12:20
Jossestown Handicap Chase
2m, Chase, 5yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 18.40s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 fences
Result
G B Noonan (3)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled in midfield early - 5th at halfway then up to 4th turning for home - moved into 2nd before the last after passing rivals - took command on the run-in and stayed on strongly to win
Tiernan Power Roche (3)
P J Rothwell
Set the pace early - driven and lost the front approaching 2 out before rallying back in charge - overtaken again on the run-in and unable to threaten the winner
Niall Moore (5)
Philip Fenton
Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - urged forward to hit the front nearing 2 out but hit a small error there - slipped back to 3rd by the last and unable to threaten again on the run home
Michael Kenneally (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - urged forward turning into the straight - up to 5th two out - fourth and steady approaching the final fence - stayed on without gaining further
Brian Hayes
James M Barcoe
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 5th turning for home before bumped when in 4th spot 2 out - held on for 5th without finding more
Sam Ewing
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Sat close to pace early - third at halfway - dropped away into straight and had nothing left to offer
Conor Stone-Walsh
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the first - driven approaching straight but made no headway - hampered two out and held on for seventh
Phillip Enright
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Settled in the pack early - 6th at the midpoint - slipped backward before 3 out - lost touch with the field and finished well behind
Sean O'Keeffe
Shane Crawley
Sat close to the front group - 4th at halfway and 3rd entering the straight - driven approaching 2 out and came down there
Non-runners: Toofareastiswest (nasal discharge)
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.