William Hill Top Price Guarantee Apprentice Handicap (47-65)

1st

Church Mountain (IRE) ^tp

No. 4, stall 1

6yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: Jack Kearney (2) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

6 9-9 60

Jack Kearney (2)

Denis Gerard Hogan

2:18.09

Held up in the back markers - driven and eased over to the right entering the straight - crept forward on the wide side into 9th a furlong out - asked for extra and hit the front in the closing stages to hold on

2nd

Koniag (IRE)

No. 8, stall 4

3yo, 9-8, OR 63

J: Paddy Harnett (2) · T: Kieran P Cotter

3 9-8 63

Paddy Harnett (2)

Kieran P Cotter

1¼

Handy in the early running - shared front spot before halfway then went clear 4f out - driven along 2f out and overtaken close home - unable to peg back winner in the finish

3rd

Dancing Steve (IRE) ^v

No. 7, stall 15

3yo, 9-10, OR 63

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness

3 9-10 63

Adam Caffrey

Adrian McGuinness

0.1

Settled in the pack early - still 7th at halfway - driven and made progress inside final 2f to reach 4th with a furlong left - finished strongly to take 3rd beaten a length and a quarter

4th

Glyde Ranger (IRE) ^v

No. 10, stall 16

4yo, 9-5, OR 54

J: Robert Whearty · T: T G McCourt

4 9-5 54

Robert Whearty

T G McCourt

½

Tardy leaving the stalls and niggled at towards the back - made ground out wide approaching 2f out and hit the front momentarily 1f out - one-paced in the closing stages to finish 4th

5th

Academy Winner (USA) ^p

No. 5, stall 3

3yo, 9-10, OR 63

J: Daniel King · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

3 9-10 63

Daniel King

Denis Gerard Hogan

¾

Away smartly and sat behind the front group in 3rd at halfway - asked for effort 2f out and driven approaching the furlong marker - stayed on at one speed to the line without further gain

6th

Areana (IRE) ^t

No. 6, stall 12

5yo, 9-10, OR 59

J: James Ryan · T: Conor David Maxwell

5 9-10 59

James Ryan

Conor David Maxwell

0.3

Sluggish start settling towards the back - improved through the field approaching 2f out - into 6th and pushed along a furlong later - unable to threaten leaders and finished one-paced

7th

Wishes And Dreams (IRE) ^tp

No. 11, stall 6

4yo, 9-5, OR 54

J: Jamie Powell · T: Ciaran Murphy

4 9-5 54

Jamie Powell

Ciaran Murphy

2

Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out and up to 5th inside final furlong - unable to find more late and held for 7th

8th

Maxwell Smart (IRE)

No. 14, stall 14

3yo, 8-4, OR 47

J: Keithen Kennedy (4) · T: T G McCourt

3 8-4 47

Keithen Kennedy (4)

T G McCourt

¾

Held up towards back of the pack - urged forward with 2f remaining and driven approaching final furlong - stayed on same gear late to finish 8th

9th

Harseva (IRE) ^t

No. 9, stall 8

4yo, 9-5, OR 56

J: Hugh Horgan (2) · T: Gerard Keane

4 9-5 56

Hugh Horgan (2)

Gerard Keane

0.2

Sat just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - driven into the straight but couldn't close the gap over a furlong out - held place to the line finishing 9th

10th

Endless Pursuit (IRE)

No. 2, stall 10

4yo, 9-13, OR 62

J: Scott McCullagh · T: Mrs John Harrington

4 9-13 62

Scott McCullagh

Mrs John Harrington

0.3

Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - moving smoothly into the straight - no response when asked over 1f out and faded inside the final furlong to finish 10th

11th

Inchiquin Maid (IRE) ^t

No. 3, stall 13

5yo, 9-12, OR 61

J: Wayne Hassett · T: David Kenneth Budds

5 9-12 61

Wayne Hassett

David Kenneth Budds

0.1

Held up towards the back - urged forward into the straight without gaining ground a furlong out - drifted left and stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong - well held in 11th

12th

Albion Princess (GB) ^ht

No. 12, stall 11

5yo, 8-12, OR 47

J: Wesley Joyce · T: Donal Kinsella

5 8-12 47

Wesley Joyce

Donal Kinsella

4¼

Held up towards the back - urged forward into the straight but made no impression - faded without threatening

13th

Lohengrin (GB) ^t

No. 1, stall 7

4yo, 9-7, OR 63

J: Sam Coen (7) · T: Eamonn O'Connell

4 9-7 63

Sam Coen (7)

Eamonn O'Connell

½

Held up at the back - struggled to get involved - driven with 2f left but found nothing more - well held in 13th

14th

Del Posto (GB) ^b

No. 13, stall 5

3yo, 8-1, OR 47

J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: W J Lanigan

3 8-1 47

Julian Pietropaolo (7)

W J Lanigan

5½

Went straight to front by a small margin - matched up before halfway then overtaken 4f out - pushed along early in straight and quickly dropped away - faded to finish well held in 14th