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Saturday 31 August 2024

16:00

FBD Hotels And Resorts Faithlegg Hotel Nursery Handicap

7f, Flat, 2yo, 8 runners

Winning time 1m 27.85s

Going
Good
Surface
Turf

Result

1st

King Thistle (GB) b

No. 2, stall 7

2yo, 8-9, OR 78

J: Patrick McGettigan (10) · T: J P Murtagh

1:27.85

Settled in midfield - improved into contention by halfway and edged into the fight 2f out - pushed to the front inside the last two furlongs and stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Edergole's Angel (IRE)

No. 7, stall 9

2yo, 8-7, OR 66

J: Nathan Crosse · T: W McCreery

1¼

Held up towards the back - improved from 2f out to sit 4th approaching final furlong - responded to press into 2nd close home without reaching winner

3rd

Nyman (IRE)

No. 4, stall 6

2yo, 9-1, OR 74

J: W J Lee · T: Henry De Bromhead

1¼

Settled just behind pacesetter early - pushed to challenge for front spot approaching 2f out then lost that spot inside it - held 3rd a furlong out - unable to find more but held ground to the line finishing third

4th

Sugar Club (IRE)

No. 3, stall 8

2yo, 9-4, OR 77

J: Colin Keane · T: Noel Meade

½

Settled 6th at halfway - nudged along into 5th inside the final 2f - unable to land a blow from 1f out but stayed on for 4th

5th

Sweet Chariot (IRE) b

No. 5, stall 1

2yo, 9-1, OR 74

J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien

¾

Set the pace early - driven and caught approaching the final furlong-and-a-half then overtaken shortly after - unable to find more and dropped away close home to finish 5th

6th

Churchill Gale (IRE) t

No. 10, stall 10

2yo, 8-4, OR 60

J: James Ryan (3) · T: T G McCourt

½

Held up towards the back on the wide side - pushed along inside the final 2f - unable to close on 6th - finished without further progress from the last furlong

7th

Sunriseontheboyne (IRE)

No. 8, stall 5

2yo, 8-2, OR 65

J: Wesley Joyce (5) · T: Michael Mulvany

¾

Settled just behind the front group and handy in 3rd at halfway - pushed along over 2f out - dropped away and faded from inside the final furlong - finished 7th

8th

Longwinded Lady (IRE) p

No. 6, stall 3

2yo, 8-9, OR 68

J: Rory Cleary · T: J S Bolger

9½

Settled just behind the front group - handy in 4th at halfway - pushed along with 3f left - lost touch soon after and dropped away steadily to finish eighth

Non-runners: Girl Like You (off feed), Ottoman (ran yesterday)

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.

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