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Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-70)
1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 47-70, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 41.14s
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Result
Paddy Harnett
Daniel James Murphy
Set the pace early on a tight rein - matched up by the field entering the straight - roused two out - edged clear inside the final furlong - kept finding to the line
Jack Kearney
W McCreery
Sat handy early - slipped back through the pack by halfway - pushed along around 6th with 2f left - improved to 4th entering the final furlong then finished second having stayed on but not quite able to challenge
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
David Marnane
Handy early - shared front spot into the straight - asked for effort 2f out and drifted left - lost front spot inside final 2f - unable to find more late - held on for 3rd
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Patrick Magee
Settled just behind the front pair - pushed along into 4th with 2f left - edged into 3rd but couldn't threaten the pace-setters a furlong out - dropped back to 4th and held on for that spot without finding more
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Thomas Dowling
Settled midpack early - under pressure in 7th passing the 2f and 1f markers - stayed on same gear to finish fifth
Nicola Burns (7)
M D O'Callaghan
Sluggish start - settled towards back - fighting for control early - moved up to challenge front group by halfway - 5th two furlongs out - urged along a furlong out - dropped to 6th and unable to close
Rory Mulligan (4)
John C McConnell
Slow to get going - stayed towards the rear pulling hard - unable to make ground in the straight and finished 7th beaten 6 lengths
Jack Cleary
Gerard O'Leary
Held up towards the back - pushed along turning for home - dropped away in the closing stages - finished eighth
Keithen Kennedy
R Donohoe
Settled handy early fighting for its head - into 3rd with 2f left under pressure - slipped back to 5th approaching the final furlong - faded to finish 9th
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
Sean Davis
Held up at the rear - no impression made throughout - finished well held
Non-runners: Man Is King (coughing), Trishuli River (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.