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Paddy Power Betting Shops Irish EBF Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)
Grade 3, Class 1, 2m4f, Chase, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 4m 56.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harry Cobden
W. P. Mullins
Set the pace from the start - 2 lengths up halfway - untidy at the 7th - small error 3 out - went on approaching the last and stayed on strongly run-in to win comfortably
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Prominent early - 3rd at halfway before urged on after 4 out - moved up to 2nd after 3 out and driven - small error at the last with winner gone clear - held in 2nd at the finish
Mark Walsh
W. P. Mullins
Raced among the back markers early - moved up to 4th by halfway - progressed to 2nd 5 out - stumbled 3 out and dropped to 3rd - no threat approaching the following fence where sluggish and never able to respond - finished 3rd
Cian Quirke
A. Slattery
up with the front pair - moved into 2nd after the 6th but blundered at the following fence - dropped to 4th and under urging 4 out - found nothing in the straight and finished well beaten
Mike O'Connor
C O'Keeffe
Held up at the back throughout - out of the contest and losing touch before 5 out - nothing left on turning in - finished 5th and miles adrift
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
prominent early - lost ground after 6th and soon struggling well adrift - tailed off and pulled up before 7th
Non-runners: Fruit De Mer, Chanceawetmorning
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.