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Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Distance: 3m150y
Going: Yielding To Soft
Prize: €17,700
Runners: 5
Winning time: 6m 40.00s (slow by 41.00s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 1
1
J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins
Age:7 Weight:10st 7lbs
OR:- SP:7/4F
Prominent - led from 2nd - clear before 8th - hit 2 out - going easily when good jump last - went well clear run-in - easily(op 6/4)
2 13
J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead
Age:8 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:- SP:5/2
Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - went second before 10th - not fluent 11th - headway after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 11/4)
3 21 34
J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Sean Joseph Allen
Age:9 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:- SP:50/1
Led - prominent 2nd - lost ground before 10th - went third before 12th - struggling before 2 out - tailed off(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)
4 20 54
J:J J Slevin T:Sean Thomas Doyle
Age:8 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:149 SP:2/1
Prominent - lost ground before 10th - not fluent 12th - soon struggling - tailed off (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 15/8)
5 46 100
J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott
Age:7 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:140 SP:8/1
Prominent - not fluent and lost ground 2nd - dropped to last before 8th - struggling before 10th - tailed off (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 11/1)
NR
jockey silk Broomfield Bijou
J:Donagh Meyler T:J P Dempsey
Age:7 Weight:10st 7lbs
OR:128 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €2.75
Tote place: €1.50 €1.50
Exacta: €3.80
Trifecta: €40.10
CSF: €6.83