07 Jan 2018 14:15 Naas
Winner: €18,500 (Penalty: €11,396); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Eastcoast Seafood & Gouldings Hardware Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Blue Empyrean (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 463832 / 15 | Jump (6) | Andrew Ring | R K Watson J J Taylor | 5/1 | |
| held up in rear on outer, slight mistake 2nd and mistake 5th, headway on outer entering straight, 5th and pushed along 2 out, ridden to lead at last, stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 2¾ L | Eiri Na Casca (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 149187 / 11 | Jump (12) | S A Mulcahy | D Hogan Adrian McNamara | 7/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd early, led from 5th, ridden from 2 out, headed at last, 3rd early run-in, kept on without threatening winner to regain 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 1½ L | Peoples Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 5P4-P6P / 9 | Jump (29) | D J McInerney | T J Taaffe John P McManus | 8/1 | |
| led early, headed 5th, not fluent in 2nd 2 out and soon ridden, 3rd at last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 4½ L | Sizing Titanium (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 2124/51 / 10 | Jump (21) | R M Power | J T R Dreaper Ann & Alan Potts… | 6/4 | |
| tracked leaders on inner, ridden in 4th on inner 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Ontopoftheworld (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 212-870 / 11 | Jump (21) | Donagh Meyler | A L T Moore Saith O Ni & Karen… | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 1 L | Black Zero (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) | 662007 / 10 | Jump (11) | M A Enright | M J McDonagh Michael J McDonagh | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 28 L | Persian Wind (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 164U18 / 10 | Jump (24) | L P Dempsey | J P Dempsey Robert Honner | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outer, mistake 3rd, ridden in 5th after 3 out, weakened | ||||||||||
