18:52
Unio Financial Services Handicap
7f42y, Flat, 3yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 1m 29.14s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Siobhan Rutledge (3)
John C McConnell
Handy early - hit front before 2f then edged clear entering straight - kept finding late to score
Seamie Heffernan
Daniel James Murphy
Held up towards the back early - urged into contention to sit second at halfway - pressed the pace-setter but found nothing extra inside the final furlong - held for second
Ronan Whelan
Adrian McGuinness
Settled with the pack early - slipped back to 9th by halfway - moved up passing the 2f marker - up to 5th entering the final furlong - stayed on well to snatch 3rd at the line
No. 12, stall 2
3yo, 8-9, OR 67
J: Darragh O'Sullivan (10) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan
Darragh O'Sullivan (10)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled with the pack early - 5th at halfway - improved into 4th over 2f out then 3rd inside final furlong - unable to find more late and eased back to finish 4th
Cian Horgan (7)
Andrew Slattery
Settled with the pack early - fourth at halfway and still fifth into the final two furlongs - briefly improved to fourth approaching the last furlong - slipped back to fifth and unable to threaten at the finish
Gary Carroll
Chris Timmons
Held up at back - moved into contention inside final 2f - finished strongly but held for 6th
Colin Keane
M D O'Callaghan
Held up at the back - progress inside final two furlongs - stayed on late but never in contention - finished seventh
Ben Coen
Miss Hilary McLoughlin
Slow to break - settled towards the back - moved forward inside final 3f - pushed along a furlong out but found little - beaten 9¼ lengths in 8th
Cian MacRedmond (5)
Jack W Davison
Slow to break - settled midfield - improved into 6th by halfway - dropped back approaching 2f out - one-paced finish
Paddy Harnett (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sprinted to the front early - overtaken soon after and tracking in touch - slipped back to mid-pack by halfway and still 6th approaching the final furlongs - lost momentum late to finish tenth
James Ryan (5)
T G McCourt
Raced up with pace and went to front early - third at halfway - dropped back and driven inside final two furlongs - faded through the last furlong to finish 11th
N G McCullagh
Donal Kinsella
Held up towards the back - pushed along entering the straight - edged closer late but never a threat
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
M C Grassick
Held up towards back of field - made no headway 2f out - well held at finish
Declan McDonogh
Matthew J Smith
Held up towards back of the pack - 8th at halfway then pushed along in 9th with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong to finish well held
Conor Maxwell
Fergal Birrane
Settled in the pack early - 10th at halfway before dropping backward and needing driving into the straight - faded final furlong to finish 15th
Cian Fahy (10)
John C McConnell
Slow to break - stayed towards the back - no real progress made and finished well held
Nathan Crosse
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - 11th with 3f left and pushed along - lost touch inside the final furlong
Non-runners: Campari Soda (unsuitable ground), Purring Along (unsuitable ground), Rhasidat (reserve)
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.