19:02
TipperaryRacecourse.ie Handicap
1m4f100y, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 2m 53.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Sat just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - urged forward entering the straight - up to 3rd with 2f left - hit front inside final furlong and stayed on strongly to score
Luke McAteer
Alan McIntyre
Tracked the pace in 2nd from halfway - niggled into the straight - driven over 1f out - stayed on inside the final furlong without troubling the front runner
Colin Keane
John Queally
Held up towards the back - urged forward into the straight - stayed on late to grab 3rd near the line
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Sat behind the front group - 8th at halfway - urged forward turning into the straight - driven with 2f left - stayed on to take 4th near the finish
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Set the pace early - urged on turning into the straight then lost front spot inside final furlong - held no more in reserve and slipped back to finish 5th
Chris Hayes
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Settled midfield early - 9th at halfway - urged forward entering straight to move 5th over 2f out - faded to steady effort through the final furlong finishing sixth
W J Lee
Peter Fahey
Held up at the back - 14th at halfway before improving into the pack early in the straight - pushed along and stayed on from a furlong out to finish 7th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the front pack early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort with 3f left - unable to find more and lost ground final furlong
No. 9, stall 16
9yo, 8-12, OR 79
J: Jack Kearney (5) · T: John E & Thomas Kiely
Jack Kearney (5)
John E & Thomas Kiely
Held up in the pack early - 12th at halfway - asked for effort turning into straight but unable to close from 2f out - well held at the finish
Seamie Heffernan
A J Martin
Settled midpack early - 7th at halfway then driven on with 3f left - unable to close from 2f out and beaten well into 10th
Conor Cusack (10)
Henry De Bromhead
Settled towards the back of the field - still 10th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out but made no headway and beaten off from a furlong out
Ronan Whelan
David Marnane
Held up at back - 11th at halfway - driven on approaching 3f out and squeezed for space entering straight - had nothing left and dropped away from 2f out
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
Gerard O'Leary
Held up at the back - made no impression - well held at the finish
Declan McDonogh
J S Bolger
Sat close to the front group - 6th at halfway - driven into the straight but had nothing more and dropped away inside the final furlong
Nicola Burns (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat close to the pace - third at halfway then squeezed for effort and slipped back turning in - unable to threaten from 2f out home well held
Non-runners: Solar Drive (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.