12:18
Horse & Jockey Handicap Steeplechase
2m2f, Chase, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 25.00s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead
Shared the pace early before being passed 3rd - Sat handy and 3rd at halfway - Cruised to the front early straight - Pushed along before the last - Hard challenged there but quicker over it and edged clear - Stuck on gamely run-in to win
Danny Gilligan
G Mangan
Settled in at the back - crept into 7th 2 out - cruised into 2nd early in the straight - pushed along before the last - sound threat but blundered at the last - stuck on late but winner always too strong - finished 2nd
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
P. J. Rothwell
Settled at the back early - moved up to 5th turning in - went 3rd but couldn't make a dent on the front pair before the last - plodded on to finish 3rd
Conor Clarke (7)
Ray Hackett
Quickly into front rank and vying for the lead - overtaken at the 3rd - pulled hard in the early stages - back in front after the 4th and went clear of rivals before the 5th - hard at work and passed early in the straight - lacked a finishing kick and plodded on to finish 4th
Peter Smithers (5)
Sean Joseph Allen
up with the pace early and vied for the lead - 4th halfway after racing close from 3rd - weakened before the last and finished 5th
Cian Quirke
Michael J McDonagh
Up with the front pair early - dropped back to 3rd then moved up to 4th turning in - pushed along without response early in the straight - finished 6th well held
Sean O'Keeffe
L Young
Raced in the pack - pushed along and made no progress turning for home - finished 7th well held
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Settled well off the pace - struggling to make any progress turning in - never a threat and finished 8th
Daniel King
A. J. Martin
Up with the front pair early - dropped back into the pack from 3rd - pushed along and made no dent turning in - soon beaten and finished 9th
Mr D Doyle (5)
Timothy Doyle
raced in the pack - moved up to 5th at halfway - under pressure turning in and faded out of it - finished 10th
Donagh Meyler
Ross O'Sullivan
settled at the back early - still well off the pace at halfway - minor error 4 out and unable to quicken - finished 11th
John Shinnick
Mrs Lorna Fowler
in midfield early - moved to the front at the 3rd - challenged after the 4th - passed before 4 out and a bit sluggish at the fence under pressure - soon went tamely and dropped away to finish 12th well beaten
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.