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Grimes Estate Agents Beginners Chase
2m5f175y, Chase, 5yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 40.30s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 fences 2 omitted
Result
Mark Walsh
W P Mullins
Up with the front early - shared top spot from 4th before going solo at the 6th - hit 2 out and surrendered advantage momentarily approaching last - stayed on strongly up the run-in to win going away
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Went straight to front - lost command 6th after being matched then overtaken - settled into second by the midpoint - regained top spot after the second-last under pressure but had nothing more to counter the winner up the straight
Daniel King
W P Mullins
Tracked the front group early - 4th at halfway - unable to close ground before 4 out - held steady in 3rd late on
Mike O'Connor
Henry De Bromhead
Sat behind the front group - stumbled at 7th - fifth turning halfway - unable to close from 5 out - held modest 4th nearing last and stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Carl Millar (5)
Gordon Elliott
Held sixth spot but urged with no headway 4 out - improved to 5th before last - stayed on at one gait - well held throughout
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Sat close to the front pair - 3rd at halfway - small error 5 out - driven with no headway after 3 out - 4th and holding no more 2 out - dropped away to finish last
Aidan Kelly (3)
Padraig Roche
Held up at back of field - small error 8th and driven to keep up - no response from 5 out - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Ballybow (unsuitable ground), Dr Eggman (unseated jockey and loose before start)
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.