14:25
Curragh On Course Bookmakers Premier Handicap
1m, Flat, 3yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 1m 46.39s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Mark Fahey
Handy in the middle order - hit the front early then gave up the advantage after 3f and drifted towards the far rail - roused to regain command inside the final two furlongs - hard driven as a rival closed in over a furlong out - held on gamely to prevail
Ronan Whelan
Stephen Thorne
Handy early - sitting just off the front pair - 7th at halfway - improved into contention with 2f left - closed to 2nd and asked for effort a furlong out - stuck on strongly to the line but narrowly denied
Sam Coen (10)
A J Martin
Slow to break - settled in the pack - down in 12th with 3f left - boxed in approaching 2f out before angling right and making progress - fifth and unable to close 1f out - up into third close home - stayed on at one speed
W J Lee
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Settled in the pack early - down in 10th with 3f left - boxed in with 2f to run - shaken up in 6th a furlong out - couldn't find extra gear - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Wesley Joyce (5)
John James Feane
Sat behind the front group early - up to 5th at the midpoint - into 3rd with a furlong left under a drive - couldn't find extra in 4th approaching the line - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th beaten two lengths
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
Sat close to the front group early - third at halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to make headway in 5th approaching the final furlong - fourth entering the last furlong but held with no more to give at the line
Wayne Hassett (5)
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back on the far flank - roused into contention 3f from home - still amongst the pack with a furlong left but making no headway - stayed on at one gear to finish seventh
Shane Foley
Mark Fahey
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along with nothing to show 2f out - dropped to 7th and held late to finish 8th
Sean D Bowen (3)
Timothy Doyle
Held up towards the back - down in 11th with 3f left - driven into contention with 2f to run but made no headway - stayed on same gear to finish ninth beaten well over 7 lengths
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Slow to break - held up towards back - still down in 13th with 3f left - driven up into 8th but made no dent on leaders with 1f to go - held on same pace to finish tenth
Nicola Burns (10)
Adrian McGuinness
Settled around midfield - 9th at halfway - pressed for effort inside final furlongs but unable to close - finished 11th
Keithen Kennedy (7)
Thomas Mullins
Settled towards the back early - boxed in near halfway then shifted right to find room - driven into the pack with 2f left and unable to find more
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Raced up with pace near the near rail early - fighting for control in the early stages - went on from the front after 3f - shaken up and lost the advantage inside the final 2f - dropped away quickly after that
Adam Caffrey (3)
Adrian McGuinness
Settled towards the back of the pack - still there with 3f to run - pushed along but unable to find more and beaten well over 14 lengths in 14th
Neve Bennett (7)
Jarlath P Fahey
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - pressed for effort two out then dropped away late
Gavin Ryan
Thomas Gibney
Sat close to the front group wide of the field - urged forward and slipped towards the back three furlongs out - asked for effort and faded steadily thereafter - well held in 16th
Ben Coen
Noel Meade
Settled midfield - 8th at the halfway stage - pressed for effort but made no headway 2f out - dropped away and allowed to finish in own time
Non-runners: Earls (stone bruise)
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.