17:30
Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap (0-60)
1m4f25y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 10 runners
Winning time 2m 48.98s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Leigh Roche
Michael William O'Meara
Set the pace from the start - clear by a length at halfway then pushed along and drifted right approaching the final furlong - stayed on strongly to score
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Paul W Flynn
Settled midpack early - up to 5th by halfway - improved into 3rd with 2f left - hit traffic on the rail in 2nd a furlong out and shifted left for space - driven and finished strongly to go down by a half-length
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - into 2nd and asked for effort entering the straight - into 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish 3rd
W J Lee
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled midpack early - 6th at halfway then up to 4th with encouragement 2f out - driven approaching final furlong and stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Ben Coen
E McNamara
Held up towards the back early - still down in 7th at halfway - urged into 6th with 2f left - unable to close in 5th before staying on to finish 5th beaten 7 lengths
No. 12, stall 12
11yo, 9-1, OR 51
J: Darragh O'Sullivan (7) · T: William Coleman O'Brien
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
William Coleman O'Brien
Settled at the back - niggled at approaching the home turn - going one speed from 2f out and no impression on the leaders to finish 6th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - dropped away under pressure into the straight and slipped to 5th with 2f left - held no more late and finished 7th
Ronan Whelan
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back - urged forward early in the straight and 7th 2f out - unable to close from over 1f out - stayed on at one speed to finish 8th
Joseph Harnett (10)
Mark Fahey
Driven up early behind the front group - third at halfway - dropped back approaching the straight and had nothing more to give inside final 2f
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
Settled towards back of the pack - made no inroads when asked early in the straight - faded and was allowed to coast home in 10th
Non-runners: Highland King (unsuitable ground), Man Is King (unsuitable ground), Picpoul (unsuitable ground)
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.