20:00
Dan Cowman Handicap (47-65)
2m80y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 47-65, 12 runners
Winning time 3m 48.24s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Wayne Hassett (5)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - still 10th past halfway - moved into 6th approaching the final 3f - closed further with a furlong and a half left - hit the front inside the last and kept going strongly to score
Jamie Powell (3)
Barry Connell
Settled in the pack early - moved into 4th after halfway - made ground 3f out to hit the front just past 1f out - overtaken inside the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish second
Seamie Heffernan
Kevin Michael Smith
Held up early - still down the field past halfway - moved into 4th approaching 3f out - into 3rd inside the final furlong but couldn't find more finished third
Rachael Blackmore
John E & Thomas Kiely
Settled towards the back early - drifted a touch off the pack - made ground into midfield after halfway - moved through the pack with 2½f left - up to 5th inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish 4th
Adam Caffrey (3)
H Rogers
Settled with the pack early - slipped back to 9th after halfway - moved into 5th approaching the final 3f - pushed along inside the last furlong without threatening - stayed on same gear late to finish 5th
Donagh O'Connor
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - made ground into 5th after halfway - hit the front just past the 2f marker - overtaken approaching the final furlong - dropped away quickly - beaten into 4th late on
Leigh Roche
Paul W Flynn
Settled with the pack early - held 7th passing halfway - slipped to 10th approaching the 3f marker - renewed pressure over 2f out but made little headway in 8th with a furlong left - stayed on same gait to finish 7th
J M Sheridan
David Kenneth Budds
Settled early close up - asked for effort to reach front spot while racing wide - went clear after 3f - overtaken 2f out - dropped back a length and a half from home - faded final furlong to finish eighth
James Ryan (5)
Noel Meade
Settled just behind the pace early - third at halfway - dropped back approaching 4f out - down in ninth with 3f left - unable to make headway and faded inside the final 2f
Alan Persse (7)
M A Cahill
Settled towards back of field - 11th soon after halfway - lost touch with group approaching 3f out - lost pace under 2f out and beaten well home
Nathan Crosse
John S O'Donoghue
Racing near the head of affairs early - lost ground into 6th soon after halfway then 7th with 3f left - faded late to finish well held
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Sent to the front early - overtaken after 3f then second at halfway - dropped away from 4f out - faded steadily to finish well beaten in 12th
Non-runners: Kincade (reserve), Rauzan (stiff), Whispering Hopes (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.