15:08
Metcollect Metal Recycling (Pro/Am) Flat Race
2m1f53y, NH Flat, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 9.40s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr S Connor (7)
S R B Crawford
Settled midfield - 6th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 3f out - up into 2nd early in the straight - driven to the front close home and stayed on strongly to score
Mr B O'Neill
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the pace - fifth at halfway - moved up to the front approaching 3f out - given urging as a rival closed in early in the straight and edged past inexperienced with under 100 yards left - stayed on to finish second
Tom Harney (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held in midfield - up to 7th at the halfway point - moved into 2nd spot with 3f remaining - eased back to 3rd early in the straight and stayed on steadily to finish 3rd
Conor Smithers (7)
S R B Crawford
Held up towards back of field - improved into midfield inside final 2f - pushed along and stayed on for 4th
Mr O McGill (7)
Peter Fahey
Held up towards the back - still 12th at halfway before moving into 4th outside the final 3f - unable to find more and eased back to finish 5th
Mr N McParlan
S R B Crawford
Sat behind front group early - 8th at halfway then asked for effort 3f out with nothing more to give - stayed on unchanged to finish sixth well beaten
Mr D G Lavery
S R B Crawford
Held up towards back of pack - still 11th at halfway - urged into effort with 3f left but couldn't quicken and finished one-paced
Mr D McGill (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat close to pace early - up in second at halfway - driven with effort over 3f out then dropped away before straight and finished well held
Eoin Staples (7)
E J O'Grady
Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - stayed on at one speed from 3f out - well held at the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
P A Fahy
Settled just behind the pace - up to third by halfway before dropping back with 3f left - no response thereafter and faded well held
Mr J C Barry
Oliver McKiernan
Sat close to pace early - fourth at halfway - driven with 3f left then dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
Eoin G Kelly (7)
Adrian Murray
Set the pace early - lost front spot approaching 3f out and had nothing left to give - dropped away rapidly to finish last
Miss Georgie Benson (7)
Peter John Flood
Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway - dropped away without threatening from 3f out to finish well behind
Finn Brickley (7)
Gordon Elliott
Held up at the back from the off - pushed along with 6f still to run - well beaten by the finish - eventually came home last
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.