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Dundalkstadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65)
1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 47-65, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 39.68s
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Result
Adam Caffrey
Ciaran Murphy
Settled midfield - 7th at halfway - asked for effort and gained ground 2f out to hit the front inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to win
Jamie Powell
M D O'Callaghan
Settled at the back - progress from 2f out - short of room over 1f out then angled left and stayed on strongly - second at the line
Keithen Kennedy (2)
Timothy Doyle
Sat close behind pace - 6th at halfway - urged into effort entering straight - improved to 5th before finishing strongly to grab third
Robert Whearty
Keith Henry Clarke
Held up towards back - asked for effort early in straight then found room and moved into third 2f out after angling right - stayed on same gait to finish 4th
James Ryan
T G McCourt
Held a midfield berth early - nudged for effort with 2f left and up to 6th a furlong out - driven and stayed on at one speed through the closing stages to finish 5th
Wesley Joyce
Thomas Dowling
Held up towards the back of the pack - asked for effort 2f out and found room to improve into 8th with a furlong left - stayed on at the same speed inside the final 150 yards to finish 6th
Jack Cleary (2)
S M Duffy
Up with pace and hit the front after 2½f - driven early in straight before losing top spot inside final furlong - unable to find more late and beaten 3½ lengths in 7th
Sam Coen (7)
P J F Murphy
Settled in the pack - pulled hard early - lost ground rearwards 2f out - stayed on inside the final furlong but always held
Ruby Kinkaid (7)
John C McConnell
Dwelt at the start and well adrift in the early stages - made a little progress from the back of the pack approaching the final 2f - one-paced through the closing furlong and finished ninth
Jessica O'Gorman (7)
John C McConnell
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway then driven up 7th with a furlong left - held no more late ground finishing 10th
Cian Fahy (7)
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back and driven up early - made no impact through the contest - shown the whip inside final furlong but unable to close - well held at the line
Sorcha Woods (7)
T M Walsh
Raced handy and wide early - moved left to share front spot after 3f then second turning in - fourth and pressed 1f out - couldn't quicken and held late for 12th
Rory Mulligan (4)
M M Rice
Sent clear early - overtaken before 3f mark and sat third by the midpoint - urged for effort turning in and dropped back - no response inside final furlong - faded to finish well beaten in 13th
Kyle Faulkner (7)
E D Delany
Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - dropped back soon after turning for home when asked for effort - faded to finish 14th
Non-runners: La Tulipe Noire (reserve), Roderick (reserve), Star Mind (reserve)
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.