17:55
Aer Lingus College Football Handicap
7f30y, Flat, 3yo, 18 runners
Winning time 1m 29.48s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ronan Whelan
Jack W Davison
Held up towards the back - improving into 7th with 3f left - eased across and made ground into the last 1½f - up to 4th with a furlong to go before finishing full of running to snatch the win right on the line
W J Lee
Patrick J Flynn
Handy position wide - moved to front approaching 4f out - battled on but caught right at the finish
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Held up towards the back - moved into 10th spot over 2f out - improved into contention approaching final furlong and a half - stayed on down the inner to take third right at the line
Gary Carroll
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back - began finding extra late and closed final furlong - grabbed 4th right on the line
Cian MacRedmond (5)
Adrian McGuinness
Settled behind the pace before hitting the front - lost command after 2f - down in 4th with 3f left - moved up into 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on but eased back to finish 5th
No. 14, stall 15
3yo, 8-6, OR 63
J: Darragh O'Sullivan (10) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan
Darragh O'Sullivan (10)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Went straight to the front - soon challenged and passed - shared 2nd spot after 2f - dropped back from 4f out - faded in the final stretch to finish 6th
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Sat close to front early - dropped to 5th by 3f out then slipped further back approaching final 2f - stayed on at one level through closing stages to finish 7th
Chris Hayes
Gavin Cromwell
Towards the back of the field - made ground wide inside the final 2f - stayed on but never dangerous to finish 8th
Ben Coen
K J Condon
Slow to begin - settled towards the back - still 13th with over 2f left - made progress from there but hemmed in and forced right a furlong out - maintained effort without finding more - finished ninth
James Ryan (5)
Patrick Magee
Held up towards the back - found space and made headway inside final two furlongs - squeezed for room a furlong out then stayed on steadily to finish 10th
Rory Cleary
Anthony Mullins
Handy early - 6th approaching 3f out - driven with 1 1/2l left but made no headway - faded late to finish 11th
Patrick McGettigan (10)
J P Murtagh
Settled in the pack early - dropped back from 9th around 2f out - held same tempo late to finish 12th
Jack Cleary (7)
Kevin Prendergast
Held up in the pack - fighting the bridle early - pushed along inside final furlong but flattened out late
No. 4, stall 6
3yo, 9-6, OR 70
J: Adam Caffrey (3) · T: Kevin Michael Smith
Adam Caffrey (3)
Kevin Michael Smith
Held a midfield spot early - slipped back through the pack over 2f out and made little headway - lost more ground in the final furlong to finish 14th
Robbie Colgan
Chris Timmons
Settled with the pack early - 8th with 2½f left before being pushed along and dropping back turning in - faded from 1½f out to finish well held
Nathan Crosse
P F McEnery
Held up close to the pace early - shared the advantage briefly before giving it up inside the final 4f - dropped to third with 3f left - faded rapidly from a furlong out to finish well beaten
Dylan Browne McMonagle
M D O'Callaghan
Held up at back - unable to improve position - well held throughout
Luke McAteer
Josh Halley
Settled with the group early - dropped away over 3f out - fell right out of contention entering the straight - eventually beaten a long way
Non-runners: Alex Belardo (reserve), Saxon Kingdom (reserve), Your Day To Shine (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.