14:40
Nua Healthcare Handicap
6f, Flat, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 18.41s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Chris Hayes
Stephen Thorne
Settled midpack early - nudged into contention in 5th with 2f left - up to 3rd a furlong out - finished strongly to hit the front near the line
Shane Foley
Gerard O'Leary
Slow to break - held towards the back - going nicely in tenth two furlongs out - boxed in with little space soon after - still held up in tenth a furlong out - driven approaching the final furlong - finished hard to snatch second right on the line
Robert Whearty (3)
Charles O'Brien
Settled midpack early - improved into second with 2f left and pressed for effort - hit the front inside final furlong and stayed on - overtaken near the line to finish third beaten three quarters of a length
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to pace early - pushed along into 3rd two out then dropped to 4th inside final furlong - held on for 4th without finding more
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Sat handy behind the front group early - pressed for effort in 4th with 2f left - unable to close in the final furlong finishing 5th
W J Lee
W McCreery
Handy early - hit front by halfway - dropped away two out - pushed along a furlong out - lost the advantage in the closing stages and unable to fight back
James Ryan (3)
Jack W Davison
Settled in the pack - squeezed for space approaching 2f out - pushed along with a furlong left and edged up into 5th - unable to threaten late finishing 7th beaten 3 lengths
Rory Mulligan (7)
J P Murtagh
Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close - finished 8th
Colin Keane
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards the back - boxed in with two furlongs left then driven out approaching the furlong marker - kept plugging but made no headway to finish ninth
Ronan Whelan
Ms Joanna Morgan
Sat behind the front group early - urged forward outside the final two furlongs - in ninth with a furlong left - unable to close and beaten home in 10th
Nicola Burns (7)
Paul W Flynn
Held up early - no impression made through the contest - well held at the finish
Jamie Powell (3)
M D O'Callaghan
Set the pace - lost the lead at halfway and rapidly gave ground - well behind and allowed to coast home final furlong
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.