17:40
Guinness 0.0 Handicap (50-70)
1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 50-70, 18 runners
Winning time 2m 40.18s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Luke McAteer
Andrew Kinirons
Settled just behind the front runner - third at halfway - urged forward entering the straight - second and driven on the rail inside the final furlong - found extra to hit the front close home and stayed on strongly to win
W J Lee
Ms Sheila Lavery
Set the pace early - urged forward with two furlongs left then driven out with one to go - overtaken close home and unable to threaten the winner
James Ryan (5)
Ciaran Murphy
Settled around midfield - urged forward to move up inside with 2f left then into 4th with a furlong to run - finished strongly to grab 3rd close home
No. 5, stall 16
7yo, 9-10, OR 69
J: Wesley Joyce (5) · T: Kevin Michael Smith
Wesley Joyce (5)
Kevin Michael Smith
Settled behind front group early - 5th at halfway then improved into 2nd turning for home - pushed along into 3rd a furlong out - unable to find more late and held for 4th
Robbie Colgan
Patrick Magee
Held towards the back of the pack early - urged forward before the home turn and 10th with two furlongs left - moved up to 6th and edged left inside the final furlong before finishing with good late purpose
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - up to 4th and pushed along 2f out - unable to threaten and held late
Seamie Heffernan
Mrs Denise Foster
Settled around midfield - still 7th at halfway - driven into the straight but made no headway and found nothing more late - finished seventh
Rory Mulligan (7)
J P Murtagh
Sat behind the front group early - fourth at halfway then driven and dropped back turning into the straight - held no chance from a furlong and a half out and finished well held
Adam Caffrey (3)
Terence O'Brien
Towards the back of the pack early - urged forward with modest progress made turning into the straight - asked for effort and stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong - finished ninth
Shane Foley
John Joseph Murphy
Hesitant start and settled near the back - urged into 8th entering the straight but couldn't threaten front-runners inside final furlong - held on for tenth without finding more
Daniel King (5)
Mrs C O'Leary
Held up towards the back - driven approaching straight but made no headway on the pack ahead - held no chance and finished well beaten in 11th
Ronan Whelan
Adrian McGuinness
Towards the back of the pack - always struggling to land a blow - no response entering the straight and beaten some way out - allowed to coast home in 12th
Sean Davis
C Byrnes
Settled at the back from the off - made no impression and found nothing entering the home straight - well held in 13th
Darragh O'Sullivan (10)
Ciaran Murphy
Held up at the back - lost touch with the field turning for home - no impression made - well beaten in finishing position 14
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Held up at the back throughout - urged approaching the straight with no response - faded to finish well beaten in 15th
Declan McDonogh
Cian Collins
Sat close to the front early - settled midfield by halfway - urged forward turning into the straight but found nothing more - well held in 16th
Rory Cleary
J S Bolger
Sat close behind the front group early travelling keenly - second at the midway point - dropped back entering the straight under pressure - faded with nothing more to offer late finishing well beaten
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the pace early - 8th at halfway then driven up 4f out and dropped away entering the straight - couldn't find more late finished last of 18
Non-runners: Jawhary (reserve), Jupiter Rock (reserve), Noble Crusade (coughing)
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.