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Ire Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Apprentice Handicap
Class 4, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, 18 runners
Winning time 1m 28.57s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Aiden Brookes
Harriet Bethell
Settled midfield early - urged into contention approaching halfway - made ground on the inner in the closing stages - hit front close home - drew clear to score
Amie Waugh
Tim Easterby
Settled just off the front - hit the front with 2f left - pushed along a furlong out - overtaken close home but stayed on for the runner-up spot
George Bass
Grant Tuer
Sat behind front group early - stayed on late to move into third inside the final furlong - lacked the speed to get on terms with the front two
Frederick Larson
Tim Easterby
fretful in the stalls before a clumsy break - settled towards the rear of the pack - made progress on the far flank approaching 2f out - moved into second a furlong out before being pushed along inside the final furlong - dropped back to finish fourth
Sam Feilden (5)
Michael Herrington
Held up towards the back - improved out wide inside final 2f - stayed on but unable to get to the front rank
Shay Farmer (7)
Iain Jardine
Tracked front group early - dropped away in the closing furlong - finished sixth
Archie Young (5)
Iain Jardine
Slow to break - settled midpack on the wide side - pushed along with no headway made inside the final furlong - eventually beaten well home in 7th
Joe Leavy
Ian Williams
Settled towards the back - crept on late without threatening leaders - finished 8th
Ethan Jones (5)
Philip McBride
Held up towards back of field early - never involved with leading group - came home well held in 9th
Oisin McSweeney
Richard Fahey
Held up towards the back - driven approaching the final 3f while drifting left - unable to challenge and well held at the finish
Sean D Bowen
Richard Fahey
Held up in rear midpack throughout - unable to make ground - finished well held in 11th
Andrew Breslin
Adrian Paul Keatley
Reared in stalls at the break - went forward and set the pace - pressed for effort and overtaken with 2f left - dropped away in the last furlong to finish well held
Aidan Keeley
Gay Kelleway
Held up towards the back - never on terms with the leading group - checked in stride approaching final furlong - finished well beaten in 13th
Jack Doughty (3)
Roger Fell
Held up in the pack - unable to make ground into contention throughout - well held in 14th
Alex Jary (3)
Mark Walford
Sat close to pace on the near flank - lost touch inside final 2f - well held at the finish
William Pyle
Philip Kirby
Wide throughout - never troubled leading group - well held at finish
Mark Winn
Antony Brittain
Hesitant leaving the stalls - never a factor thereafter - well held in rear throughout
Rhys Elliott (5)
Michael Dods
Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with three furlongs left - drifted left and dropped away over the final two furlongs to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Justcallmepete (self certificate), Overlooked (self certificate)
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.