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William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)
1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 47-65, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 40.36s
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Result
Robbie Colgan
Jamie Flynn
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - asked for effort and made progress 2f out - hit front inside final furlong and stayed on strongly to win
J M Sheridan
P Sweeney
Sat close behind pace - 4th at halfway - angled right and pushed along 2f out - moved into 2nd inside final 150 yards and stayed on to finish second
Jack Kearney (5)
Adrian McGuinness
Settled in midfield - still 7th at halfway - driven to make progress approaching final 2f and up to 5th with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Rory Mulligan (7)
John James Feane
Sat just behind the front pair early - disputed second at halfway then pushed along and slipped to fourth with a furlong left - stayed on same rate to finish fourth
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back - pushed along and lost touch entering the straight - progress inside final 2f and up into 11th with a furlong left before finishing strongly to take 5th late
Ruby Kinkaid (10)
John C McConnell
Settled at the back - made progress on the favoured rail approaching the final furlong and briefly short of room - ran on strongly in the closing stages to finish 6th
Donagh O'Connor
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - pushed along to make progress inside the final two furlongs - 9th with a furlong left before staying on steadily to finish 7th
Nicola Burns (7)
John C McConnell
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out then 6th under pressure inside final furlong - unable to close and finished well held
Mikey Sheehy
Patrick Martin
Set the pace early - driven approaching the straight before losing the advantage inside the final furlong - unable to find more and finished ninth beaten 5¾ lengths
Jack Cleary (5)
M Halford & T Collins
Settled in the pack - nudged for effort 2f out and tight for space 1f out - made no headway in the closing stages
Luke McAteer
P J F Murphy
Sat close to the front pack - third at halfway before dropping back early in the straight - driven but couldn't find more inside final 2f and beaten well
No. 9, stall 1
4yo, 8-6, OR 47
J: Darragh O'Sullivan (7) · T: Brendan Maurice Walsh
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Towards the back of the pack - struggling and losing ground into the straight - faded from 2f out to finish well held in 12th
Jimmy Dalton (10)
Andrew Slattery
Held a midfield spot on the wide side - nudged for effort and slipped backwards approaching 2f out - unable to find more thereafter - finished well held in 13th
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.