17:05
Clonmel Oil Chase Day November 5th Handicap Steeplechase
2m5f, Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 26.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
Thomas Mullins
settled towards the back of the pack and pulled keenly - crept closer after 3 out going smoothly - went to the front before 2 out - pulled clear approaching the last and stayed on strongly to win comfortably
Kevin Healy (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Prominent enough in the pack until blundering 5 out - back in third after 3 out and urged on approaching the last - soon driven to take second early on the run-in - could not reach the winner and stayed on at the same speed for second
Sean O'Keeffe
Michael J McDonagh
Prominent early - second at halfway - small error 8th - took front spot for a spell turning in - soon ridden and unable to threaten winner approaching the last where another small error - third and weakened on the run-in
Aidan Kelly
S Curling
up with the front pair - went on after 6th - overtaken early in straight - fourth and under pressure when small error 2 out - soon faded to finish 4th
Danny Gilligan
David Harry Kelly
Towards the back of the main group early - urged after 3 out and 7th turning in - 6th before 2 out then made no dent and stayed on at the same speed to finish 5th
Sean Flanagan
Paul Tobin
Raced in the pack and 6th at halfway - ridden from behind without making ground turning for home - nothing left before 2 out - plodded on at same speed to finish 6th
Michael Kenneally (3)
John Patrick Ryan
Well off the pace from the start and last of all - improved by halfway then crept into 5th turning for home after 3 out - pushed along and made no dent 2 out before fading from the last - finished 7th
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Held up in last group - 9th turning into the straight - made no impression from 2 out - plodded on to finish 8th
Danny Mullins
J P Flavin
Prominent early - fourth at the midpoint before shoved up the order after 3 out and sixth turning in - soon floundered and faded tamely to finish 9th
Harry Sexton (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Raced in the pack - ridden after 3 out and made no progress - soon tailed off finishing 10th
Luke Burke Ott (7)
Alexander Ott
Settled well back - blundered 6 out - made no progress before falling 4 out
Mr P Verling (7)
Patrick Michael Verling
Went to the front early - overtaken after the 6th and dropped to 3rd by halfway - fell back before 3 out with a minor error there - soon struggling and well adrift when pulled up before 2 out
James Smith (3)
A. McCann
Up with the front pair early and 5th halfway - blundered 4 out and soon dropped back - tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
Philip Donovan
Seamus Neville
Made the running early - dropped back after 4th and needed urging - clumsy at the following fence and soon tailed off - ran out of steam and pulled up after 6th
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Raced in the pack - blundered 5 out then lost ground to be last few and bumped at the following fence - emptied after 3 out and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Synchronize, Laska Du Breuil, Without Exception, Onefortheditch
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.