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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-70)
7f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 47-70, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 26.92s
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Result
Sam Coen (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Sat behind the pace early - 6th turning for home - moving smoothly into 4th with a furlong and a half left - drove up to dispute the lead a furlong out - hit the front and driven clear - stayed on strongly to win
Luke McAteer
Anthony McCann
Settled just behind the front pair on the rail - 5th turning into the straight - pushed into 3rd with a furlong and a half left - closed to challenge inside the last furlong but couldn't get on terms - held on for second without threatening the winner
Chris Hayes
Edward Lynam
Held a midfield berth early - urged into a modest 8th turning for home - driven but making no headway a furlong out - stayed on same gear for third at the finish
Adam Browne-Souza (10)
Andrew Slattery
Sat close behind the front group early - 7th turning for home - driven up in the straight yet stuck around 5th - unable to make further headway and finished 4th
Gavin Ryan
Diego Dias
Handy early - shared the front around 2f in - shaken up to hit the front 2f out - hard at work under pressure and challenged inside final furlong - overtaken and unable to fight back late finishing 5th
Nathan Crosse
J G Coogan
Settled towards the back - urged into 10th with 2f left and unable to find extra gear - stayed on at one speed but never a factor
Adam Caffrey (3)
Ciaran Murphy
Sluggish start - settled towards back - pushed along entering the straight - unable to make headway and finished well held
Nicola Burns (7)
R Donohoe
Slow to break - sat handy in touch with the pace outside - driven into fourth entering the straight and shifted to the near rail - asked for effort a furlong out but had nothing more finished eighth beaten 8 lengths
Killian Leonard
Noel C Kelly
Slow to start - held towards back of the pack for most of the way - pushed along inside the final furlong but unable to find more finished 9th beaten 8 lengths
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
W J Martin
Urged forward early - settled just behind front group - shared the lead entering straight - driven into 2nd 2f out then dropped to 4th under pressure with nothing in hand - held on for tenth without finding more
Dylan O'Connor (10)
P F O'Donnell
Held a forward spot early - shared the front briefly before losing it entering the straight - driven but faded from there
Robbie Colgan
Matthew J Smith
Held towards back of the pack early - pushed along still near the tail with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong
Seamie Heffernan
Cian Hughes
Settled midfield on the rail - asked for effort in 9th turning in but failed to threaten - allowed to drop away inside final furlong for 13th
Non-runners: Free Solo (by order of stewards), Jacks Inn (reserve), Seas And Oceans (reserve), Wild Mountain (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.