13:05
Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase
2m3f150y, Chase, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 5m 21.80s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 15 fences
Result
James Smith (5)
Thomas Gibney
Sat just behind pace early - dropped to 5th after 8th before improving position after 4 out - made ground into 3rd approaching 2 out - finished strongly to hit front on run-in - shared advantage briefly late on - found extra to prevail at the finish
Ricky Doyle
A L T Moore
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield after 3 out - up to 5th 2 out - edged in front close home - overtaken run-in - fought back to fight it out to the line - denied by a whisker
Mark Walsh
Robert Tyner
Handy early - fourth from the eighth then improved into it before the eleventh - hit the front but soon overtaken - edged back in front approaching two out - lost that advantage at the last and slipped to third - stayed on same gear to the line finishing third
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat close up early - 3rd from the 8th - moved into 2nd approaching 3 out - hit the second-last - slipped back to 4th at the final fence - held on without finding extra to the line finishing 4th
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Settled handy early - up with pace after 2nd then disputing second by 8th - went in front after 11th - lost command 3 out - began to feel effort in third - slipped to 4th 2 out and 5th before last - held on for fifth without finding more
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled with leading group early - dropped to 6th then 8th before failing to threaten leaders after two out - eased into single pace late to finish sixth
Simon Torrens
E Bolger
Held up towards the back - error at the 8th and lost ground - into 13th place after that mistake - found renewed energy though untidy two out then held on at one gauge to the finish
Jordan Gainford
Colin Bowe
Held up towards the back - still 15th after the 8th - improved into contention before 2 out but stayed at one tempo to finish well held
Miss E J Sweeney (7)
Karl Thornton
Held up at the back - still down in 14th after the 8th - made headway approaching two out - stayed on into the finish but well held throughout
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Close up early - slipped back through the pack before the 8th and down to 12th - edged forward again after the second-last - stayed on one note before the final fence and well held at the finish
G B Noonan (3)
Patrick J Flynn
Settled around midfield - slipped to 10th and needed encouragement to stay involved - found some headway approaching 3 out - clipped through in 6th 2 out - faded before the last to finish 11th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Andrew McNamara
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved into contention around the 11th - dropped away and hit the second-last awkwardly - faded quickly after and beaten a long way in 12th
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Set the pace early - stumbled at the 11th and gave up the advantage before dropping away approaching 4 out - faded steadily to finish well beaten
Gavin Brouder
T M Walsh
Held up towards the back - improved into 11th before edging closer after that - lost ground after two out and beaten well home
Ben Harvey
Karl Thornton
Held up towards the back - still 16th after 8th - lost a little touch three out - dropped away before two out and beaten well home
Danny Mullins
T J Nagle Jr
Settled around midpack - still 8th early stages - hit second-last then dropped away fast late to finish 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.