William Hill Proper Betting Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

1st

Rockbury Lad (GB) ^p

No. 3, stall 8

5yo, 9-8, OR 60

J: Jamie Powell (3) · T: M D O'Callaghan

5 9-8 60

Jamie Powell (3)

M D O'Callaghan

1:58.64

Slow to break - held up towards the back - moved smoothly on the outer to sit 7th 2f out - advanced into 4th with a furlong left - found a gap to hit the front inside the final furlong - kept going strongly to score comfortably

2nd

Church Mountain (IRE) ^tp

No. 2, stall 15

6yo, 9-8, OR 60

J: Daniel King (3) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

6 9-8 60

Daniel King (3)

Denis Gerard Hogan

1¼

Settled in the middle of the field - urged forward on the inner 2f out - moved up to 5th entering the final furlong - finished strongly into 2nd - could not reach the winner

3rd

Skontonovski (GB) ^v

No. 8, stall 16

7yo, 9-4, OR 53

J: Rory Cleary · T: Adrian McGuinness

7 9-4 53

Rory Cleary

Adrian McGuinness

0.3

Settled in the pack early - moved into 4th under a shake-up 2f out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - overtaken inside it and unable to find more - held on for 3rd

4th

Lady Arwen (GB)

No. 1, stall 5

5yo, 9-11, OR 65

J: Jake Coen (5) · T: Conor O'Dwyer

5 9-11 65

Jake Coen (5)

Conor O'Dwyer

¾

Sat just behind the front group early - moved through to hit the front turning for home - pressed for effort 2f out - lost command 1 1/2f out and slipped to third with a furlong left - held that spot to the line finishing 4th

5th

Leviosa (IRE) ^b

No. 13, stall 10

7yo, 8-12, OR 47

J: Danny Sheehy · T: Seamus Fahey

7 8-12 47

Danny Sheehy

Seamus Fahey

¾

Sat handy behind the front group - pushed along entering the straight - hit the front for a spell inside 2f out before being overtaken with a furlong left - held for fifth late on

6th

Dazzling Spirit (IRE)

No. 10, stall 9

6yo, 8-8, OR 50

J: Rory Mulligan (7) · T: Mrs Denise Foster

6 8-8 50

Rory Mulligan (7)

Mrs Denise Foster

2¼

Sluggish start - urged forward and settled towards the back - still 11th with two furlongs left - improved to 6th inside the final furlong - unable to find more late on finishing 6th

7th

Roderick (GB) ^t

No. 6, stall 12

8yo, 8-10, OR 55

J: Patrick McGettigan (10) · T: C Moore

8 8-10 55

Patrick McGettigan (10)

C Moore

0.3

Stood up at the break - settled towards the back - improved into 6th under pressure 2f out but unable to threaten - finished well held in 7th

8th

Adhuil (IRE)

No. 11, stall 11

5yo, 8-3, OR 48

J: Rebecca Parsons (10) · T: Aidan Anthony Howard

5 8-3 48

Rebecca Parsons (10)

Aidan Anthony Howard

1¾

Held up towards the back wide of rivals - pushed along entering the straight - unable to close in eighth

9th

Harseva (IRE) ^t

No. 5, stall 13

4yo, 9-7, OR 56

J: Gary Halpin · T: Gerard Keane

4 9-7 56

Gary Halpin

Gerard Keane

0.2

Settled in second early - hit front 3f out then pushed along and lost that spot entering straight - back up in second 2f out - faded out of contention late finishing 9th

10th

Marians Gal (IRE)

No. 9, stall 6

4yo, 9-3, OR 52

J: Nathan Crosse · T: Kevin Michael Smith

4 9-3 52

Nathan Crosse

Kevin Michael Smith

1½

Held up in the pack - made no headway in the closing stages - well held into 10th

11th

Tartaraghan (IRE)

No. 7, stall 1

3yo, 9-2, OR 59

J: Siobhan Rutledge (3) · T: John C McConnell

3 9-2 59

Siobhan Rutledge (3)

John C McConnell

4½

Went straight to front - pressed for effort before losing command 3f out - dropped away steadily to finish 11th beaten well over 13 lengths

12th

Jarvis Brook (IRE)

No. 4, stall 7

4yo, 9-10, OR 59

J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Paul Nolan

4 9-10 59

Donagh O'Connor

Paul Nolan

19

Sat close to the front pack - pushed along entering the straight - dropped away thereafter - finished well held in 12th