17:22
Bluegrass Horse Feed Mares Flat Race
2m190y, NH Flat, 4yo+, M, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 4.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr J L Gleeson (3)
Henry De Bromhead
Set the pace from the front - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on strongly in the closing stages to score
Mr J M Halford (7)
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind pace early - third at halfway - driven up to challenge with 3f left - into second and asked for effort 2f out - stayed on but held to finish 2nd
Mr S Connor (7)
S R B Crawford
Handy behind front group early - 4th at halfway - pushed along and found room inner side approaching 2f out - battled on into 3rd but couldn't quicken further
Ivan Ryan (7)
T G McCourt
Tracked the pack early - 6th at halfway - pushed along and made headway three out but couldn't get closer over two out - stayed on same speed late to finish fourth
Mr D G Lavery
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back early - moved into contention 4f out and up to 5th with 3f left - unable to threaten in front from 2f out - stayed on same gait to finish 5th
Mr R Sugrue (7)
Mrs Julie Cashin
Sat handy behind the front group - 5th at halfway - driven to narrow gap 3f out - fought on in 3rd approaching 2f out then no further response in 4th inside final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Mr A P Ryan (7)
John M Burke
Settled midfield - pressed for effort with 3f left but couldn't find extra in 6th 2f out - stayed on same gear to finish 7th
Miss A B O'Connor
Anthony McCann
Settled towards the back - travelled keenly in the early stages - pressed for effort 3f from home - still 8th and unable to close inside the final 2f then plugged on at one speed to finish 8th
Mr O McGill (5)
Cian Collins
Settled midpack early - improved to 7th with 5f left - pushed along with no headway 3f out then unable to find more
Mr B O'Neill
S R B Crawford
Sat close to the pace early - second at halfway before being pushed along with nothing more to give 3f out - dropped away to finish 10th
Mr Derek O'Connor
S R B Crawford
Held up towards the back - pushed along with no headway 3f out - soon dropped away - finished 11th
Mr L P Shanahan (7)
M C Hickey
Held up towards the back - pushed along with no response 3f out - well held at the line
Non-runners: Broomfield Aderra (unsuitable ground), Kath Alec Girl (lame)
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.