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Safer Gambling Handicap (47-70)
5f180y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 47-70, 19 runners
Winning time 1m 13.80s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
N G McCullagh
Charles Weld
Sat handy on the far flank early - moved into second spot 2f out - pressed for the front and edged upside the pace - hit the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to the line
Keithen Kennedy (7)
John C McConnell
Settled midpack down the middle - began to move into contention 2f out and pushed along in 4th with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to snatch 2nd near the line but never landed a blow on the winner
Wayne Hassett (5)
Chris Timmons
Sat handy on the near side early - urged forward 2f out - driven out from the final furlong and stayed on steadily but couldn't reach the places - finished third
J M Sheridan
R K Watson
Struck the front early on the far rail and opened a big gap by halfway - pushed along with a furlong left and edge shrinking fast - overtaken close home and had nothing left in the last stages finishing fourth
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back on the far flank - began to make headway two furlongs out - squeezed for space approaching the final furlong - pushed out to finish steadily but not close enough to challenge
No. 11, stall 19
4yo, 8-9, OR 56
J: Rory Mulligan (7) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray
Rory Mulligan (7)
Joseph Anthony Murray
Drifted right leaving stalls - held up in the middle bunch on the near flank before angling towards the middle ground from halfway - stayed on under pressure inside the final furlong but never in contention for a place finishing 6th
Ronan Whelan
Stephen Thorne
Drifted right leaving stalls - settled in the pack on the near side - driven for effort and closed ground over 2f out - unable to quicken and held gait through the last furlong to finish seventh
No. 6, stall 4
3yo, 9-7, OR 61
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Patrick Martin
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Patrick Martin
Drifted left leaving stalls - settled in the pack wide of centre - moved up to challenge front markers from halfway and pushed along - 3rd approaching final furlong before fading to finish 8th
Jamie Powell (3)
Ciaran Murphy
Sluggish start settling towards the back on the near side - pushed along from 2f out - edged into ninth inside the final furlong but no closer
Julian Pietropaolo (10)
Muredach Kelly
Sat close to the pace on the wide flank - urged forward with two furlongs left - couldn't find more and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished tenth
Chris Hayes
G A Kingston
Sat second on the near side early - pushed along with 2f left - unable to threaten and dropped away inside final furlong - finished 11th
W J Lee
W McCreery
Held up towards the back on the far side - pushed along with no advance from over a furlong out - shows faint late gain to finish 12th
Siobhan Rutledge (3)
G A Kingston
Sluggish start settling near the back on the outer - urged forward and edged into contention from halfway on the inside - driven approaching the final furlong and unable to find more in the closing stages - finished 13th beaten 8.25 lengths
James Ryan (3)
Edward Lynam
Settled in the pack away from the rail - urged forward with two furlongs left - driven but faded inside the final furlong - eventually well held in 14th
Nathan Crosse
Ciaran Murphy
Held in the pack towards the stands side throughout - pushed along inside the final two furlongs - unable to gain any ground - finished well beaten in 15th
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Settled in the pack across the far part of the track - urged forward with two furlongs left - driven and faded inside the final furlong and a half - finished well held in 16th
Nicola Burns (10)
W Ross
Drifted left leaving stalls - sat close to the pace on the near side - asked for effort from halfway but had nothing more and dropped away
Terry Casey (10)
Michael Mulvany
Reared as stalls opened - awkward away and immediately under pressure - no higher than midfield in the middle of the course - effort gone inside the final furlong and faded into 18th
Wesley Joyce (5)
Michael Mulvany
Sat close to the pace on the stands' side - urged forward from halfway - had nothing left in reserve and dropped away tamely
Non-runners: Miqdaad (vet's certificate)
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.