15:20
Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap
1m98y, Flat, 4yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 1m 50.11s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Set the pace from the off - driven clear entering the straight then challenged hard under pressure inside the last furlong - fought back to prevail
Colin Keane
Gerard Keane
Sat behind pace early - third at halfway then up to second entering straight with pressure applied inside final furlong - fought back but unable to reel in winner late - held for second
James Ryan (5)
M D O'Callaghan
Settled midfield near the rail - improved between rivals turning in and up to 4th with a furlong left - moved into 3rd close home but only stayed on at one speed
Declan McDonogh
William Durkan
Sat just behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - into 4th and driven approaching 2f out - hit the front rank inside final furlong but couldn't find more finishing 4th
W J Lee
Thomas Mullins
Held up at the back - driven into contention entering the straight then 7th with a furlong left - stayed on late to finish 5th
Scott McCullagh (3)
Alan McIntyre
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort entering the straight but made no further headway - stayed on at one speed to finish 6th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Settled in the pack early - driven approaching the straight and up to 6th a furlong out - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on same gear through to finish
Luke McAteer
Alan McIntyre
Held up towards the back of the pack - moved through and clipped another runner turning into the straight - still down in 9th a furlong out before staying on steadily to finish 8th
Robbie Colgan
Mrs C O'Leary
Held up towards the back of the pack - driven to make ground into the straight before sitting 8th with a furlong left - unable to find more late and well held at the finish
Wesley Joyce (5)
Michael Mulvany
Sat close to front group early - 4th at halfway then driven and slipped back into the straight - unable to find more from over 1f out and well held at the finish
Adam Caffrey (3)
Adrian McGuinness
Settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - shaken up but making no headway when checked into the straight and soon dropped away
Sean Bird (7)
Michael Mulvany
Sat behind pace-setter - second at halfway before dropping back early in straight - unable to find more thereafter
Wayne Hassett (5)
Timothy Doyle
Held up in midfield out wide - 8th at halfway then bumped entering straight with nothing to offer - stayed onepaced to finish well beaten
Leigh Roche
Denis W Cullen
Held up towards the back early - still in the pack on the inside at halfway - driven but made no headway into the straight and held on well the same to the line
Gavin Ryan
Emmet Mullins
Held up towards the back - driven for effort but made no headway turning for home - stayed on same pace to finish 15th
Shane Foley
John C McConnell
Held up in the pack early - made no impression through the race - no danger in the closing stages - finished well beaten in 16th
Seamie Heffernan
G M Lyons
Held up at the back from the off - made no headway and struggled to go the pace entering the straight - dropped away and finished well adrift in 17th
Non-runners: Desert Haven (temperature), Giuseppe Cassioli (coughing), Livio Milo (allergies), No More Porter (declared in error)
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.