16:30
Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On This Saturday Handicap
1m20y, Flat, 3yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 41.62s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Chris Hayes
William Durkan
Sat behind the front group wide - asked for effort in 3rd approaching 2f out - improved into 2nd with a furlong and a half left - shared front spot 1f out under pressure - hit the front close home - battled on to prevail
Shane Foley
John Joseph Murphy
Held up at the back - urged forward on the outside with 2f left - up into 7th a furlong out - powered home in the closing stages - denied by a narrow margin at the line
Ben Coen
Jack W Davison
Sat just off the pace - pushed along into 4th with two furlongs left - up to 3rd inside the final furlong - edged into 2nd approaching the line before dropping back to finish 3rd by a nose
Gary Carroll
G M Lyons
Drifted right at the break - settled midpack - pushed along in 7th with 2f left - up to 5th inside final furlong holding effort to finish 4th
Dylan Browne McMonagle
A Oliver
Shared the front early - kicked on 2f out under urging - challenged hard and level with 1f left - overtaken inside final furlong - held no more finishing 5th
Gavin Ryan
Thomas Gibney
Handy early - given a squeeze 3f from home - fifth and driven inside final furlong then edged forward without any extra late
James Ryan (3)
D K Weld
Settled around midpack early - pressed for effort in 6th approaching final 2f - unable to close and finished 7th
W J Lee
Henry De Bromhead
Slow to start - held up towards back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on late but not enough to close in final furlong finishing eighth beaten 5¼ lengths
Adam Caffrey (3)
Cian Hughes
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - unable to make ground late on
Wesley Joyce (5)
Michael Mulvany
Shared front spot early - driven approaching final 3f then lost command inside final 2f - dropped away quickly after finishing 10th
J M Sheridan
R K Watson
Sluggish start - settled towards the back of the pack - unable to make ground over the closing stages and beaten off
Sean Bird (7)
Michael Mulvany
Settled in the pack - pushed along in 10th with 2f left - unable to close - well held in 12th
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Ms Sheila Lavery
Sluggish into gear - held up at the tail - unable to threaten - finished well beaten in 13th
Leigh Roche
John Patrick Hayes
Held up towards the back - couldn't land a blow in the closing stages - well held throughout
Declan McDonogh
Edward Lynam
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along with 3f remaining - dropped away steadily - finished well held in 15th
Seamie Heffernan
Anthony McCann
Reared at the start and threw rider
Non-runners: Dabana (reserve), Munroh (unsuitable ground), Pralognan (unsuitable ground), Takeachancejimmy (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.