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William Hill Proper Betting Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)
1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 47-65, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 39.60s
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Result
Gary Carroll
John C McConnell
Sat behind the front group early - second at halfway - pushed along to close in two furlongs out - locked together at the furlong and a half marker - edged in front with a furlong left and held on strongly to the line
Wesley Joyce (5)
Thomas Dowling
Went to the front early - driven and challenged with 2f left - matched up 1.5f out then edged in front briefly - shaded back into second 1f out - stayed on but denied by a short margin at the line
No. 5, stall 8
5yo, 9-8, OR 60
J: Robert Whearty (3) · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue
Robert Whearty (3)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Sat close to the front pair early - 5th at halfway then pushed into 3rd but couldn't close the gap 2f out - held on for third without gaining further ground
W J Lee
Cian Collins
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - pressed for effort inside final 2f but unable to close and stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
No. 1, stall 6
7yo, 9-13, OR 72
J: Aisling McGuinness (10) · T: Adrian McGuinness
Aisling McGuinness (10)
Adrian McGuinness
Sat behind front group early - third and 5 lengths adrift at halfway - fourth under pressure with 2f left and stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Colin Keane
Chris Timmons
Settled towards the back - pushed along and closed through midfield with 1 1/2f left - up to 6th with a furlong to run and stayed on at one gear to the line
James Ryan (3)
T G McCourt
Held around midfield early - pushed along with no headway 2f out - stayed on same gait to finish seventh
Chris Hayes
Patrick Martin
Held a midfield spot early - pushed along around the middle of the track approaching 2f out but unable to close and caught a knock inside the final two furlongs - stayed on same speed to finish 8th
Rory Cleary
Aidan Melia
Settled in the pack - pushed along with no headway 2f out - stayed on same gear to finish 9th
J M Sheridan
Daniel James Murphy
Held up towards the back for most of the way - pushed along and unable to make headway 2f out - finished well held in 10th
Mikey Sheehy
T J O'Mara
Slow to break and settled towards the back - pushed along but unable to make headway from 2f out - finished well held in 11th
Robbie Colgan
John Geoghegan
Settled in the pack - pushed along with no headway 2f out and drifted left approaching final furlong and a half - held on well held late
Adam Caffrey (3)
Thomas Coyle
Hesitant break and settled towards the back - pushed along with no headway through the middle stages 2f out - well held at the finish
Luke McAteer
Noel C Kelly
Held up in the pack throughout - pushed along with 2f left but unable to close - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Mysterious Maestro (coughing)
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.