20:40
Hop House 13 Handicap (50-75)
1m6f14y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 50-75, 13 runners
Winning time 3m 17.80s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Colin Keane
Emmet Mullins
Held towards the back early - made steady progress to 4th 3f out - cruising into 2nd 2f out - asked for effort and hit the front turning into the straight - challenged hard with the margin tight inside the final furlong - dug in gamely to prevail at the finish
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Knocked about at the break - settled midfield - 5th with 3f left - squeezed for space approaching 2f out - pushed into 3rd inside final 2f - up to 2nd turning for home - challenged hard and got within a whisker late - kept battling but couldn't get up
Wesley Joyce (5)
Philip M Byrne
Drifted right at the break - went straight to front then lost that spot after 2f while sitting close up - regained command 3f out under urging - overtaken again turning into the straight - slipped back to third soon after - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish third
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Sat just behind front pack - pushed along into 3rd with 3f left - held on steadily to finish 4th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Slow to break - settled midfield on the outside - pushed along and 8th with 3f left - improved to 7th into the straight but stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Jack Kearney (5)
Matthew J Smith
Sluggish start - settled towards the back - made headway into 6th with 3f left - asked for effort but couldn't get on terms in the final stretch
Siobhan Rutledge (3)
John C McConnell
Sat close to the pace early - urged on after 2f and settled around midfield - still in 7th with 3f left - unable to threaten the front runners late
Rory Mulligan (7)
Paul Mulligan
Sat second early keeping pressure - hampered in the early running - hit front after 2f and opened a big advantage - driven along before losing command 3f out - dropped away to finish eighth beaten well over 20 lengths
Robert Whearty (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - pushed along with 4f left - dropped away late - beaten well into 9th
J M Sheridan
Eoin Doyle
Drifted left out of the gates - sat close to the pace before being pressed with 3f left - dropped away soon after and well held
Adam Caffrey (3)
Oliver McKiernan
Sluggish start - trailed the pack throughout - well held at the finish
Paddy Hanlon (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled midfield early - stumbled turning after three furlongs - driven up before halfway then lost touch four out - dropped right away and finished well adrift
Shane Foley
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Bumped at the start - settled midfield wide - pushed along and slipped to 10th with 3f left - faded away well held at the finish
Non-runners: Dark Oak (nasal discharge), Dream Escape (unsuitable ground), Luminous Light (unsuitable ground), Master Dunraven (lame), Narlita (in season), Not Just Any Eagle (stone bruise), Rain (allergy), Teagarden Jazz (unsuitable ground)
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.