19:30
DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65)
1m2f150y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 47-65, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 18.32s
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Result
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
Noel C Kelly
Settled just behind the pace - mid-pack at halfway - moving smoothly into 3rd turning in - up to 2nd with 2f remaining - asked for effort to hit the front a furlong and a half out then edged left inside the last - stayed on strongly to win
Sam Coen (7)
Andrew Slattery
Slow to break - held up towards the back and 11th 3f out - moving nicely on the outer in early straight - progress from over a furlong out - pushed along and up to 5th inside final furlong - unable to find more - stayed on at same tempo - grabbed 2nd near the line
Dylan O'Connor (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat handy behind front group - fighting for head early - 4th at halfway - nudged into 3rd 2f out - asked for effort into 2nd a furlong out - unable to threaten winner - stayed on same speed to finish 3rd
Jack Kearney
Adrian McGuinness
Sluggish start - settled midfield - urged forward to make late progress 2f out - into 4th and driven inside final furlong without gaining further - stayed on same rate to finish fourth
Cian Fahy (7)
John C McConnell
Settled around midfield - pushed along with 2f left - eighth approaching the final furlong and unable to close
Nicola Burns (4)
P J F Murphy
Close up early - hit front after a furlong - lost advantage with a furlong and a half left and driven on - held third late but had nothing more to offer late finishing 6th
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the front group early - third at halfway - driven approaching 2f out with no headway made - down to 7th with a furlong left - held on without finding more late
No. 10, stall 17
6yo, 8-9, OR 51
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled around midfield - urged forward with two furlongs left and into 6th a furlong out - unable to close and held for 8th
Rory Mulligan (2)
John C McConnell
Settled towards the back of the pack fighting for control early - urged forward with 2f remaining - driven out approaching the final furlong - unable to find more and well held at the finish
Jack Cleary
Paul W Flynn
Handy up with the front group early - 5th at halfway - pressed but unable to close 2f out then dropped away - finished 10th
Wesley Joyce
Shane Crawley
Sluggish start - settled at back of the field pulling hard - not seen with a chance - pushed along early but couldn't find more
No. 14, stall 13
6yo, 8-8, OR 47
J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (4) · T: Donal Kinsella
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (4)
Donal Kinsella
Held up at the back throughout - pushed along with no headway entering the straight - dropped away late to finish 12th
Sorcha Woods (4)
John Geoghegan
Tardy start and badly outpaced from the off - well to the rear throughout - no response when asked early in the straight - faded into 13th
Paddy Harnett
M A Cahill
Sent clear early - lost front spot after a furlong - tracked pace into halfway - pressed for effort turning in and dropped away rapidly - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Higher Kingdom (reserve), Spirit Of Paradise (reserve), Suityourselfboss (in season)
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.