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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap
6f, Flat, 3yo, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 14.79s
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Result
Nicola Burns (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Set the pace from the break - roused for effort with two furlongs remaining - driven out to hold on strongly through the closing stages
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
David Marnane
Settled towards the back early - moving smoothly into contention approaching 2f out - into second and driven on with a furlong left - drifted left inside the final furlong but couldn't reel in the leader
Jack Kearney
Stephen Thorne
Held up towards the back - still 6th at halfway - driven into contention over the final furlong to snatch 3rd late
Hugh Horgan
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to front group early - third at halfway then asked for effort over 1f out - stayed on same gear late to finish fourth
No. 2, stall 4
3yo, 9-8, OR 66
J: Rory Mulligan (4) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray
Rory Mulligan (4)
Joseph Anthony Murray
Quick start and settled in the pack - 5th at halfway then squeezed for room approaching final furlong - driven out and finished strongly to take 5th
Jack Cleary
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Sat close to front early - second at halfway before being asked for effort in early straight - slipped back with a furlong and a half left - stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Sam Coen (7)
C W J Farrell
Sat handy early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching final furlong and unable to find more inside closing stages
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Donal Commins
Settled towards the back - urged into the effort but made no headway approaching the final 2f - driven inside the last furlong and unable to find more - finished well beaten in 8th
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.