17:05
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Steeplechase
2m5½f, Chase, 4yo+, M, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 37.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Cian Quirke
A. Slattery
Settled in the pack early - slipping towards the back by halfway - urged forward into 7th turning for home - made strong progress wide of rivals before 3 out - flat spot there in 4th - up to 2nd after edging right before the second last - asked for effort to hit the front before the last and driven out for the win
James Smith (5)
Brian M McMahon
Settled in the back half - 6th at the 5th from home - advanced on the outside approaching the straight - hit the front 3 out - driven after the following fence where jumping was untidy and lost the advantage - unable to make any ground on the winner before the last - stayed on at one tempo to finish 2nd
Phillip Enright
Aengus King
Sat handy behind front group - stumbled 6th - up to 4th at halfway - driven into 3rd but blundered 3 out - back to 4th making no dent on those ahead before the following fence - held 3rd before last - urged out but faded to finish third
Sean Flanagan
Martin Hassett
Sat handy on rail early - hit front after 3rd - shaken up and lost advantage entering straight - dropped to 5th by 3 out and faded thereafter
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
P J Rothwell
Settled in the pack early - up to 5th by halfway then 2nd with 5 to jump - driven on after a small stumble 3 out - held 3rd and unable to challenge after clouting 2 out - faded from there to finish 5th
Daniel King
Andrew Kinirons
Sat close to pace early - 6th at halfway then pushed along making no headway before a small error 3 out - dropped away to finish 6th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead
Sat just behind the front group early - up to 2nd by halfway - blundered at the 8th - 3rd but scratchy again soon after - slipped to 6th approaching four out - driven out and unbalanced three out then faded late
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Front early - displaced after the 3rd - terrible blunder at the 6th with the girth shifting shortly after - pulled up before 5 out
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Midfield early - dropped towards the back by halfway - serious error at the 4 out fence and faded rapidly - connections called it a day before 3 out
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
John Patrick Ryan
Settled at the back throughout - clipped the 8th fence - still 8th with 5 to jump - lost touch after the following obstacle - eased out of contention before the 3rd last
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.