14:20
Laurels Pub & Restaurant Median Auction Maiden
1m30y, Flat, 3yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 49.59s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
No. 9, stall 1
3yo, 9-3, OR 67
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Set the pace from the off - lost front spot after a furlong - urged forward early in the straight - driven with two out - surged back to the front approaching the final furlong - held off a determined rival to prevail
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Sat behind the pace - 6th at halfway - moved into 4th with 2f left - pushed into 2nd inside the final furlong - fought for the front spot before holding on for second at the finish
Shane Foley
John Joseph Murphy
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - driven into contention with 2f left - stayed on to snatch 3rd close to the line
Seamie Heffernan
Thomas Mullins
Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - driven on turning into the straight - stayed on to grab 4th near the line
Wayne Hassett (5)
Henry De Bromhead
Sat behind the front group early - third at halfway - squeezed for space and urged on inside with two furlongs left - moved up into second a furlong out - lost momentum and dropped away inside the final 200 yards to finish fifth
W J Lee
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to pace early - hit front after a furlong - urged on with over two furlongs remaining - lost command a furlong out then slipped to fourth clipping another runner - held sixth with no more to offer through the closing stages
Colin Keane
Richard Brabazon
Held up towards the back - still 11th at halfway - urged forward early in the straight - asked for effort 2f out - up to 7th with a furlong left before staying on steadily to the line
Gavin Ryan
E J O'Grady
Held up towards back of pack - still 9th at halfway - asked for effort into straight but made no dent on leaders from 2f out
Ronan Whelan
M Halford & T Collins
Sat close to the pace - 5th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out then dropped away inside the final furlong
J M Sheridan
P F O'Donnell
Slow to break - held towards the back - 10th at halfway - driven approaching the straight but made no headway from 2f out
Wesley Joyce (5)
Cian Hughes
Slow to break - driven at back of field early - asked for effort 2f out but made no headway - well held in 11th
Nathan Crosse
P F McEnery
Settled midfield - 7th at halfway - driven turning in then dropped away over 2f out to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Next Trick (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.