Next Fixture Christmas Festival Handicap

1st

Pimstrel (IRE) ^p

No. 11, stall 3

8yo, 8-5, OR 53

J: Rory Mulligan (7) · T: G A Kingston

8 8-5 53

Rory Mulligan (7)

G A Kingston

1:38.38

Slow to get going - settled just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - urged into 4th turning for home - hit the front a furlong out and stayed on strongly to prevail

2nd

Speckled Meadow (IRE)

No. 1, stall 8

7yo, 9-9, OR 69

J: Wayne Hassett (5) · T: Don Browne

7 9-9 69

Wayne Hassett (5)

Don Browne

1½

Settled in midpack early - 4th at halfway - fifth and driven entering the straight - stayed on late to snatch second near the line

3rd

Selective Power (IRE) ^p

No. 3, stall 2

5yo, 9-9, OR 67

J: James Ryan (3) · T: Thomas Coyle

5 9-9 67

James Ryan (3)

Thomas Coyle

½

Sat close to the front group early - up to 3rd at halfway before improving to 2nd entering the straight - pushed along in 3rd inside the last furlong - held on without finding more finishing 3rd

4th

Eastern Wind (GB) ^p

No. 6, stall 1

5yo, 9-6, OR 64

J: Robert Whearty (3) · T: T G McCourt

5 9-6 64

Robert Whearty (3)

T G McCourt

2¼

Sat behind the front group early - up to 2nd by halfway - urged forward entering the straight - moved into the front 2f out - caught and passed a furlong out - unable to find more and slipped back to finish 4th

5th

Royal Pippen (IRE) ^p

No. 5, stall 9

7yo, 9-10, OR 65

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Paul W Flynn

7 9-10 65

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Paul W Flynn

0.3

Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - urged into contention entering the straight and stayed on steadily from the final furlong to finish 5th

6th

Cherry Pink (IRE) ^v

No. 8, stall 11

4yo, 9-3, OR 61

J: Adam Caffrey (3) · T: Adrian McGuinness

4 9-3 61

Adam Caffrey (3)

Adrian McGuinness

0.3

Held up towards the back - urged forward entering the straight and asked for more approaching the final furlong - stayed on steadily to finish sixth

7th

Master Garvey (IRE)

No. 9, stall 5

4yo, 9-1, OR 56

J: Leigh Roche · T: Joseph Anthony Murray

4 9-1 56

Leigh Roche

Joseph Anthony Murray

0.3

Went straight to front - shaken up and lost advantage over 2f out - into 4th a furlong later and had nothing more late on

8th

Summer Snow (IRE) ^t

No. 2, stall 10

4yo, 9-13, OR 68

J: Colin Keane · T: M D O'Callaghan

4 9-13 68

Colin Keane

M D O'Callaghan

6½

Held up towards back of pack - still 7th at halfway - driven approaching straight but unable to threaten from 2f out - finished 8th

9th

Notforalongtime (GB)

No. 10, stall 6

7yo, 8-13, OR 54

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Laura Hourigan

7 8-13 54

Robbie Colgan

Laura Hourigan

1

Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - asked for effort on the rail entering the straight then dropped away over 1f out

10th

Talking Tough (IRE) ^tp

No. 12, stall 7

7yo, 8-7, OR 47

J: Nathan Crosse · T: S M Duffy

7 8-7 47

Nathan Crosse

S M Duffy

0.2

Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout