17:20
Thank You For Your Support Handicap (47-65)
1m4f46y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 47-65, 16 runners
Winning time 2m 47.30s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
Charles O'Brien
Held up at the back - still 14th at halfway - urged forward on the outside entering the straight - asked for effort 2f out - improved into 4th inside the final furlong - hit the front close home and stayed on strongly to win
Jamie Powell (3)
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - still down the field at halfway - driven into third spot inside final 2f - hit the front with 200 yards left before edged out close home
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at the halfway point - urged forward turning into the straight and moved up to 2nd with 2f left - lacked the finishing burst and slipped back to 3rd inside the final furlong and a half - stayed on at one gear to finish third
No. 4, stall 10
4yo, 9-11, OR 60
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph G Murphy
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph G Murphy
Sat just behind pace - second at halfway - hit front two out - pressed for effort a furlong out - overtaken near the line and eased back to finish fourth
Danny Power (10)
Oliver J Power
Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - urged into contention early in the straight - improved to 5th inside the final furlong before finishing one-paced for 5th
Shane Markey (10)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - urged into effort entering the straight - stayed on at one speed from inside the final furlong and a half
Gavin Ryan
Jarlath P Fahey
Settled behind the front group early - up into 3rd by halfway - into 4th and asked for effort turning for home - held on without finding more to finish 7th beaten 9 lengths
Cian Fahy (10)
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - still down in 13th at halfway - pushed along early in the straight before moving to the inner and edging through late to finish 8th
Ronan Whelan
M Halford & T Collins
Settled midfield early - dropped towards back by halfway despite urging into straight - unable to close from 2f out and well held at the finish
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - urged into effort early in straight - lost touch under pressure over 2f out and dropped away to finish tenth
Wesley Joyce (5)
F G Hand
Held up towards the back - still 11th at halfway - driven on the rail turning in but unable to close from 2f out - well held at the finish
Robbie Colgan
Patrick Magee
Set the pace early - shaken up before being overtaken with 2f left - urged again then dropped away inside the final furlong - finished last of 12
Luke McAteer
Andrew Kinirons
Sat close to the front pack - 4th at halfway before dropping to 6th under pressure 3f out - had nothing left and dropped away late
Chris Hayes
Thomas Cleary
Handy early behind front pack - 5th at halfway - up to 3rd turning in - pressed 2f out then dropped away rapidly for an eventual well-beaten finish
Seamie Heffernan
Paul John Gilligan
Sat close to the front early - settled midpack by halfway then dropped towards the back turning in - unable to make ground from 2f out and well held
Shay Wallace (10)
James M Barcoe
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout - finished 16th
Non-runners: Elusive Guy (unsuitable ground), Saxon Land (unsuitable ground), Velvet And Vine (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.