15:10
SBK Joe McGrath Premier Handicap
5f, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 59.03s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
Edward Lynam
Held up towards the back - moved left approaching 2f out - stormed home in the last furlong to hit the front inside the final 150 yards - drew away for an easy win
Wayne Hassett (5)
Martin Hassett
Sprang smartly clear early - lost front spot after a furlong and a half - driven back into a slender advantage inside the final furlong - overtaken again close home - stayed on for second without matching the winner
Jamie Powell (3)
John James Feane
Held up towards the back - moved right and made progress inside final furlong - kept on strongly to finish third
Rory Mulligan (7)
J P Murtagh
Sat close behind pace early - third with a furlong and a half left before angling right approaching final furlong - unable to threaten in fourth at the finish
Adam Caffrey (3)
Adrian McGuinness
Settled in the pack - pushed along a furlong and a half out then finding room to move through inside the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish fifth
James Ryan (3)
Daniel James Murphy
Held up towards the back of the pack - found some run inside the final furlong - unable to find more in the closing stages - finished sixth
Keithen Kennedy (7)
Paul W Flynn
Handy early - dropped away and driven approaching 2f out - stayed on late but never a factor - finished 7th
Robert Whearty (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Handy up front early - driven along 2f out - dropped back into the pack soon after - finished 8th plugging on but never a factor
Julian Pietropaolo (10)
James M Barcoe
Held up towards the back - moved right approaching the final 2f - stayed on late but well held
Gary Carroll
Kieran P Cotter
Handy early - hit front before halfway then squeezed to hold advantage until overtaken with a furlong left - lost place near the finish
Dylan Browne McMonagle
M D O'Callaghan
Held a forward spot early - fought for position in 4th with 1½f left before fading through the final furlong to finish 11th
Gavin Ryan
Jack W Davison
Held up at the back - stayed on late stages - unable to challenge - finished 12th
Shane Foley
M G Quinn
Held up towards the back - found a bit of headway approaching the final furlong but found space tight late on - dropped away
Rory Cleary
Chris Timmons
Settled towards the back of the pack early - dropped away with two furlongs left - faded through the final furlong to finish well beaten
Wesley Joyce (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled in the pack - struggling 1 1/2f out - hampered inside the final furlong and dropped away - finished well held in 15th
Non-runners: Grand City Hall (unsuitable ground), The Highway Rat (stone bruise)
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.