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Great National Ballykisteen Golf Hotel Handicap (47-70)
1m4f110y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 47-70, 16 runners
Winning time 2m 46.59s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Daniel King (3)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled just off the pace on the inner - 7th at halfway - up to 4th turning for home - pressed for effort 2f out but making no headway - rallied to close 1f out - hit the front 150 yards from home - drew clear at the finish
W J Lee
Ms Sheila Lavery
Handy early - hit front after 1f - asked for effort entering straight - clear by three lengths 2f out - driven out with a furlong left as chasing rival closed hard - overtaken inside final 150 yards - unable to fight back - stayed on same gait to finish second
David Egan
Cian Collins
Driven early - settled just behind the front group - 6th at halfway - urged into 5th with 2f left - unable to close in 3rd approaching the final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish third
Chris Hayes
Matthew J Smith
Held up at the back - made progress 3f out - urged into 7th entering the straight - shifted right a furlong out but couldn't threaten the leaders - stayed on same gait to finish 4th
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Settled towards the back and pulling hard early - squeezed for space and knocked about after 3f - moved right for room in 11th 2f out - pushed along but made no headway in 10th with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish fifth
Keithen Kennedy (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close up early and fought for control - settled just behind the pace after a furlong - 5th at halfway - shaken up into 3rd turning for home - couldn't find more a furlong out - slipped to 4th - weakened close home to finish 6th
Ben Coen
Mrs Denise Foster
Settled midfield early - 8th at halfway - driven approaching the straight and up to 5th but couldn't threaten leaders inside final furlong - stayed on same rate to finish 7th
Rory Cleary
J S Bolger
Held a midfield spot early - roused into effort turning for home but made no headway inside the final furlong - stayed on same speed to finish 8th
Rachael Blackmore
John E & Thomas Kiely
Held up towards the back - shifted left early - urged into midfield as straight was reached - ninth with a furlong left and unable to find more
Wesley Joyce (5)
Thomas Dowling
Slow to break - held up towards the back - driven and edged wide turning into straight - asked for effort with 2f left - unable to threaten leaders and finished well held
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the pace early - disputed second at halfway - urged forward 3f out - unable to threaten turning in - down to 6th inside the final furlong - dropped away late
Danny Sheehy
Aengus King
Hesitant start and urged on - settled towards the back of the field wide - roused entering the straight - unable to quicken and well held in twelfth
Siobhan Rutledge (3)
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no headway under pressure and bumped 2f out - couldn't find more late finished 13th
Gary Carroll
C Byrnes
Held up at the tail from the start - driven to keep pace at the 4f mark - fell adrift approaching halfway - unable to find more turning into the straight and beaten a long way home
Robbie Colgan
Laura Hourigan
Handy on rail early - up with pace after a furlong then 3rd at halfway - asked for effort but held no threat when hampered with 3f left - dropped away to finish 15th
Wayne Hassett (5)
Timothy Doyle
Sat behind front group - 4th at halfway - dropped away entering straight and faded out of contention
Non-runners: Kings Prince (unsuitable ground), Palo Duro (unsuitable ground), Sir Allen (unsuitable ground), Spy (allergy)
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.