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View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap (Div 2)
1m, Flat, 2yo, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 40.28s
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Result
Wesley Joyce (5)
Michael Mulvany
Sat behind front group - 5th at halfway then edged forward to hit the front 2f out - driven out and stayed strong to win
Robert Whearty (3)
Noel Meade
Set the pace early - lost front spot 2f out under pressure - responded to finish strongly for second
Nathan Crosse
Adrian McGuinness
Settled midfield early - driven up into contention 2f out to sit third - stayed on steadily but couldn't find extra late - finished third beaten a length and a half
W J Lee
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - driven into contention early in the straight to reach 4th under pressure over a furlong out - unable to close late and held to finish fourth
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - up to 5th by the furlong marker under pressure but unable to close - held on for 5th at the finish
Jimmy Dalton (10)
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back - shifted right with 2f left and driven into 10th with a furlong to run - finished strongly to take 6th near the line
Rory Cleary
C W J Farrell
Sluggish start settling near back - driven up to close ground entering the straight then asked for effort with 6th spot a furlong out - unable to make further gain in the closing stages
Sam Coen (10)
Daniel James Murphy
Sat close to pace early - third at halfway - dropped back when asked for effort inside final 2f - seventh with a furlong left and unable to find more
Adam Browne-Souza (10)
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to pace early - second at halfway before dropping back into straight - unable to find more finishing ninth
Leigh Roche
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Sat just behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - dropped back under pressure 2f out - down to 8th inside final furlong and held on for no more
James Ryan (3)
John C McConnell
Held up at the back - no headway made - pushed along inside final 2f without response - finished well beaten in 11th
Chris Hayes
William Durkan
Held up towards the back of the pack - still there entering the straight and unable to quicken with a furlong and a half left - allowed to drop away in the closing stages
Non-runners: Lyle The Crocodile (coughing), Red Charlie
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.