18:45
Camida Advantage Tipperary Cup Handicap
2m144y, Flat, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 53.91s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Coen
Mrs C O'Leary
slow into stride at the off - niggled along on the inner with a furlong and a half left - up into 4th with a furlong to run - hit the front inside the last 150 yards and drove on to win going away
Jack Cleary (7)
Gerard O'Leary
Held up behind the pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - into 3rd and moved left approaching the final furlong and a half - closed on the front pair inside the last - stayed on to take 2nd
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Tucked in behind pace-setter early - moved up to dispute front 3f out - edged in front 1 1/2f out under pressure - shaded out of it inside final furlong and a half - just failed to hold on for the places at the line
Rachael Blackmore
John Queally
Slow into stride at the back - pushed along to reach leaders 2f out but unable to threaten a furlong out - maintained effort to the line for 4th
Nathan Crosse
James M Barcoe
Set the pace under pressure from rivals - driven along and drawn level with two furlongs left - just edged in front by a short margin at the furlong and a half marker - fought back to be within a whisker approaching the final furlong before finishing without further response
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Tracked the front group early - 3rd at halfway - pushed along to chase 2f out but made no headway in 5th with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth
Keithen Kennedy (7)
Gordon Elliott
Settled towards rear - pushed along to reach leaders 2f out but found nothing over 1f out - stayed on same gait to finish 7th
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.