14:20
FBD Hotels And Resorts Castleknock Hotel Maiden
6f, Flat, 3yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 1m 11.75s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ronan Whelan
Mark Fahey
Settled in the pack early - moved into contention approaching the final 2f - edged to the front inside the last 150 yards - kept finding more to assert at the finish
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph G Murphy
Settled with the pack early - made ground approaching 2f out and set about the front-runner inside the last - held to finish second
J M Sheridan
J A Stack
Slow to break - soon up with pacesetter - edged in front just after halfway - challenged hard inside the last furlong - lost the advantage with 150 yards left and held on for third
Killian Leonard
M A Molloy
Handy early - faded to midfield and needed urging after 2½f - eased right and found extra 1½f out - 6th with a furlong left - stayed on well to finish 4th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Settled among the pace on the wide part of track - moved up inside final two furlongs to loom large with a furlong left - unable to find more and held for 5th
No. 3, stall 1
3yo, 9-3, OR 73
J: Wayne Hassett (5) · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Wayne Hassett (5)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sharp exit into an early forward spot on the far rail - clear of company there approaching 2f out - still holding a real prospect inside the final furlong and stayed on - lost momentum in the closing yards to finish sixth
Adam Caffrey (3)
Patrick Martin
Hampered start - held up towards back - improved into contention 2f out - unable to make further ground late finishing 7th
James Ryan (3)
Patrick Martin
Slow to break - settled towards the back - crept into contention approaching final 2f - 7th with 1f left before finishing without further response
Wesley Joyce (5)
Aidan Anthony Howard
slow to begin - soon niggled along behind pace-setter - pushed along with two furlongs left - dropped away inside final furlong to finish well held
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Slow to start - settled towards the back - pushed along with a furlong and a half left - stayed on late without threatening the front
Nathan Crosse
Mrs John Harrington
Held up towards the back - unable to build a challenge with 1 1/2f left - stayed on at one speed to the line
Scott McCullagh (3)
P Twomey
Slow to break - settled towards the back - pushed along by halfway - nudged into contention late but well held at the finish
Wayne Lordan
W P Browne
Sluggish start - held up towards the back - moved right with 2f left - shaved deficit late but well held
Robbie Colgan
M C Grassick
Sprang forward smartly to command near the rail - overtaken past halfway before slipping back approaching the final 2f - dropped away inside the last furlong
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan
Handy early - dropped away with a furlong and a half left - gave way inside final furlong - finished well beaten in 15th
Rory Cleary
John Geoghegan
Held up at the back - made no headway approaching final 2f - dropped away in the last furlong
Neve Bennett (7)
D J Bunyan
Held up towards the back - dropped further away and pushed along with 2f left - gave way approaching the final furlong and a half - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Desert Power (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.