15:45
Kevin's Bar, Listowel/Exchange Inn, Ballybunion Handicap
1m4f, Flat, 3yo, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 42.91s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
No. 9, stall 3
3yo, 9-4, OR 58
J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Stayed handy early on - slipped back to sixth by halfway - made ground approaching the straight - went in front inside the final two furlongs - drifted left and pulled clear a furlong out - stayed on strongly to score going away
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Slow to break - soon into a forward position - settled midpack after a furlong and a half - third at halfway - slipped back to fifth with two furlongs left - eased across to the right route a furlong and a half out - found space and made ground inside the final furlong - stayed on for second without threatening the winner
Nathan Crosse
W McCreery
Slow to begin - dropped towards the back and briefly isolated - 9th at halfway - headway over 1f out - kept on into 3rd late on
Ronan Whelan
M Halford & T Collins
Slow to break - settled towards the back and lost touch with the pack - 8th at the midpoint - made ground into the last furlong - improved to finish 4th - kept going without threatening the podium
Gavin Ryan
Mark Fahey
Settled handily wide early - 4th at the midpoint - pushed into 3rd with a furlong left - found nothing and dropped away late
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Drifted right at the break - went clear in front briefly before being overtaken approaching 2f out - dropped away and faded final furlong to finish sixth
Rory Cleary
J S Bolger
Settled second early behind the pace - pushed along and slipped to third with a furlong and a half left then fourth inside the final furlong - gave way in the closing stages to finish seventh
Scott McCullagh (3)
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Held up towards the back - up to 5th at halfway - dropped away and pushed along with 1½f left before fading in the closing stages to finish 8th
No. 7, stall 7
3yo, 9-0, OR 61
J: Keithen Kennedy (7) · T: Mrs John Harrington
Keithen Kennedy (7)
Mrs John Harrington
Settled midpack early - slipped back through the order by halfway and towards the back turning for home - lost touch inside final two furlongs to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Lightning Legs (unsuitable ground)
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.