15:30
Dine At Gowran Park Handicap (47-70)
1m75y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 47-70, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 52.38s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Up with the pace early - clear ahead and hard challenged approaching the final 2f - kept on gamely inside the last furlong to score
James Ryan (3)
Patrick Magee
Fast start to briefly show in front - eased back and edged fresh early - fourth turning into the straight - made ground from 2f out to press the front-runner - held inside final furlong for second
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack - moved forward 2f out - 3rd entering the final furlong - angled left but never able to challenge and held that position
Nathan Crosse
W McCreery
Settled towards the back - moving smoothly into contention from 2f out - stayed on through the final furlong to finish 4th
Wayne Hassett (5)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Slow to break - settled towards the back - 12th with 3f left - progress from 1f out - kept on strongly to the finish without threatening the front
No. 10, stall 13
3yo, 9-8, OR 62
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Handy early - third at halfway - improved into it approaching final 2f - eased back to fourth and held no threat late but stayed on at one speed
Colin Keane
Kieran P Cotter
Held up early - still back in 13th with 3f left - moved into contention on the inner approaching 2f out - stayed on at one speed with nothing more late
Sam Coen (10)
D K Weld
Held up towards the back - still 11th with 3f left and unable to make headway approaching the last stages - stayed on at one gear through the closing furlong to finish 8th
Wesley Joyce (5)
Michael Mulvany
Sat close to the pace early - disputing second by halfway - asked for effort 2f out but faded soon after - well held at the finish
No. 4, stall 5
3yo, 9-10, OR 67
J: Adam Caffrey (3) · T: Kevin Michael Smith
Adam Caffrey (3)
Kevin Michael Smith
Slow into stride - settled towards the back - urged into 15th with 3f left - pushed for response 1½f out - held on at one gait to the line without finding more late
Chris Hayes
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - still 10th with four to go and pushed along soon after - one-paced through the last furlong to finish well beaten
Donagh O'Connor
John C McConnell
Settled around midpack early - still 8th passing the 4-furlong point - briefly found a bit of running two out - dropped away final furlong to finish well held
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Settled with the pack early - into 6th around 4f out then began to be niggled along 2f out - gave ground quickly in the closing stages
A J Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Settled handy early - fighting for head - 5th at halfway - dropped away and pushed along inside final two furlongs before fading
Rory Cleary
Thomas Cleary
Settled towards the back of the pack - up to 7th approaching the 4f marker - dropped away turning for home - faded from 2f out to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Promo Queen (ran yesterday), Royal Dynamite (reserve), The Real Screamer (reserve), Warazam (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.