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Happy St Patrick's Weekend Handicap (47-65)
5f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 47-65, 10 runners
Winning time 59.90s
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Result
No. 1, stall 9
4yo, 9-6, OR 65
J: Adam Browne-Souza (10) · T: Daniel James Murphy
Adam Browne-Souza (10)
Daniel James Murphy
Sat handy behind front group - 4th at halfway - driven on to hit the front with a furlong left then stayed on strongly to the line
Jack Cleary (5)
Tom McGuinness
Held up towards back - asked for effort and made progress through the field over 1f out - driven and finished strongly to snatch second right on the line
Jimmy Dalton (10)
Andrew Slattery
Held up early - progress towards the stands' rail approaching final 2f and up to 4th with a furlong left - pushed out and finished well to grab third
W J Lee
Edward Lynam
Held up towards the back - driven into contention and up to 5th with a furlong left - urged out and stayed on inside final 150 yards - finished 4th
Gavin Ryan
David Richard Barry
Shared front spot early - second at halfway then driven approaching 2f out - kept to task but couldn't gain inside the last - held on same pace to finish fifth beaten 2 lengths
Jamie Powell (3)
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - asked for effort approaching final 2f with little response wide - driven and battled on late
Paddy Harnett (5)
Kieran P Cotter
Held handy in the pack - edged in front briefly at start of straight - driven approaching 2f out then lost command 1f out - unable to find more late - finished 7th beaten 4 lengths
Rory Cleary
Charles O'Brien
Sat close to the front pack early - 6th and driven on turning into the straight - unable to find more inside the final two furlongs and held off the rest of the way
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Patrick J McKenna
Shared front spot early - dropped to midfield turning in and driven with no headway 2f out - unable to find more inside final furlong finishing ninth
Luke McAteer
Patrick J McKenna
Shared front spot early - dropped to 3rd by halfway and asked for effort - unable to find more in 6th approaching final furlong before fading late
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.