18:40
William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (47-70)
1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 47-70, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 38.96s
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Result
Jack Kearney (5)
Stephen Thorne
Held up towards the back early - still 8th at halfway - urged forward and improving on the outside inside final 2f - hit front early in last furlong and stayed on strongly to score
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mark Fahey
Settled midpack early - still 6th at halfway - eased across to the left and up to 5th inside the final furlong before staying on into 2nd late
Ross Coakley
D P Coakley
Set the early gallop - second by the midpoint - pressed for the lead with two furlongs left - held off inside the final 150 yards and stayed on without finding extra to finish third
Jamie Powell (3)
M D O'Callaghan
Held up towards the back - improved into the straight and found a way through into 6th with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed inside the final 150 yards to finish 4th
Ben Coen
P J F Murphy
Sat behind front pack early - 3rd at halfway then driven on turning in - 4th with a furlong left and finished same effort
Rory Mulligan (7)
Patrick J McKenna
Slow to begin - quickly made progress to hit the front after a furlong and a half - four lengths in command by halfway - driven approaching 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left - unable to find more late and finished sixth beaten 4 lengths
Gary Carroll
Chris Timmons
Held up towards back of pack - pushed along with 2f left and 9th with 1f to go - stayed on same speed to finish 7th
James Ryan (3)
T G McCourt
Held up in midfield - 7th at halfway - driven early in the straight - unable to gain ground from over 1f out - finished 8th
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Held up at the back - driven with no response into the final two furlongs - stayed on steadily to the line without threatening
Chris Hayes
Edward Lynam
Sat handy behind pace - 4th at halfway - pressed for effort with no headway early in straight - dropped to 8th inside final furlong and held on for tenth
Leigh Roche
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled at the back early - driven approaching the straight but made no dent on the leaders inside the final two furlongs - stayed on at one speed to the line without threatening
No. 12, stall 10
6yo, 9-2, OR 59
J: Robert Whearty (3) · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue
Robert Whearty (3)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Towards the back of the main group - made no headway when asked early in the straight - weakened from a furlong out to finish well held
Seamie Heffernan
R K Watson
Settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway then driven inside but making no headway in the straight - held no more finishing ground 2f out and well held at the line
Non-runners: Bungle Inthedesert (reserve), Gatsby Cap (reserve), Higher Kingdom (withdrawn), Suityourselfboss (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.