14:00
Clieveragh Handicap (47-70)
1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 47-70, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 40.89s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
No. 13, stall 7
5yo, 8-6, OR 54
J: Darragh O'Sullivan (10) · T: Gillian Scott
Darragh O'Sullivan (10)
Gillian Scott
Slow to begin - settled towards the back of the pack - 11th at halfway - moving strongly and made progress with a furlong and a half left - swept through inside the final hundred yards to hit the front - stayed on strongly to score
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midpack early - 9th at halfway - made progress 2f out to hit front approaching final furlong - overtaken close home - unable to reel in winner
Keithen Kennedy (7)
Patrick Magee
Held up at the back - moved into contention over 1f out - ran on into 3rd late on and closest to the front pair at the line
Declan McDonogh
T J O'Mara
Slow to break - settled towards the back and 16th at halfway - made progress wide of rivals approaching 2f out - stayed on into 4th but couldn't close further - finished fourth beaten 2¾ lengths
Jamie Powell (3)
Augustine Leahy
Settled around midfield - down in 8th at halfway - pushed along past the furlong marker - stayed on late for 5th
Ronan Whelan
Jack W Davison
Settled with the pack early - 6th at halfway - improved into contention a furlong and a half out - up to 4th inside the final furlong before fading to finish sixth
Adam Caffrey (3)
Adrian McGuinness
Held up handy early - 4th at halfway - made ground 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 7th
Chris Hayes
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards the back early - slipped to 13th by halfway - found some renewed energy inside the last furlong to stay on for eighth
Wayne Hassett (5)
Timothy Doyle
Held up in the pack - still 14th at halfway - moved into contention past the 2f marker - short of room approaching the final furlong - checked in run - eased right but couldn't threaten leaders - finished 9th
Jack Cleary (7)
Paul W Flynn
Settled with the pack early - up to 7th at halfway then closed the gap with a run inside two furlongs - dropped away fast approaching the line
Rory Cleary
Mark Michael McNiff
Slow to break and bumped early - settled towards the back - 10th at halfway - unable to threaten leaders and held late
Andrew Slattery
Michael William O'Meara
Held up towards the back - still down in 15th at halfway - crept into contention with a furlong left before flattening out inside the final furlong to finish 12th
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Driven to sit close to pace - third at halfway - edged in front briefly two furlongs out - overtaken and dropped back a furlong out - faded inside final furlong and allowed to drop away late
Alyse Clarke (10)
T G McCourt
Drifted left after the break - settled just behind the pace-setter and close up in second at halfway - dropped away over 2f out - faded through the closing stages to finish 14th
Gavin Ryan
Thomas Gibney
Went straight to the front by a short margin - overtaken with 2f left then dropped away fast in the closing stages - allowed to drift home well beaten
Luke McAteer
Michael Flannery
Raced handy on the wide side early - 5th at halfway - dropped away rapidly with 1½f left - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Santa Catarina (reserve)
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.