13:07
COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Steeplechase
2m6½f, Chase, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 6m 31.90s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E McNamara
Sat just behind the front runner early - went up to the shoulder of the pace before 2 out and jumped untidily there - made no dent on the front runner after the last and looked beaten 1f out - rallied inside the final furlong to snatch the win near the line
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan
Went to the front by a whisker - stretched clear by 2nd despite a scruffy jump - cushion pared back before 2 out - pulled out more after the last - margin shrank again over 1f out - drifted right under maximum effort and collared near the line to finish 2nd
Eoin Staples (5)
Paul Nolan
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved into 4th after the 6th then moved up to 3rd turning into the straight - ran on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish 3rd
Simon Torrens
Eoin Griffin
held up at back - 7th after 6th fence - jumping scrappy in 8th 3 out - gained ground at the last and soon pushed to 5th - plugged on at same speed to take 4th late
Mr Finian Maguire
Barry Connell
Handy early - Raced in 3rd from the 6th - Made no inroads on the front-runner after the last - Slipped to 4th nearing the straight and soon ridden - Lost 4th late and found nothing more
Keith Donoghue
Tom Dreaper
Dropped away at the back early - crept into 6th past halfway before slipping to 7th at the last - plodded on at the same gait to finish 6th and well beaten
Mark Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Raced in the pack's middle - crept up to 5th at the sixth - ridden along in 6th after the last - never landed a blow and faded on turning in to finish 7th
Michael Kenneally (3)
T Hogan
towards the back early - blundered at the 3rd - crept up to 7th 3 out - pushed along in 8th after the last - faded badly - eased right off to finish 8th
Harry Cobden
Robert Tyner
prominent early - blundered at the 2nd then fell soon after
Non-runners: Drumgill, Ma Jacks Hill
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.