15:20
Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60)
1m5f130y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 4.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Keithen Kennedy
P A Fahy
Settled in the pack around 5th at halfway - shaken up to move into 4th from 2f out then advanced to 2nd over a furlong out - hit the front inside the final 200 yards and stayed on strongly to score
Jack Cleary
Gerard O'Leary
Settled in the pack around 7th at the halfway point - driven into contention from just past the 2f marker and stayed on strongly in the closing stages to snatch second near the line - never able to reach the winner
No. 4, stall 2
10yo, 9-3, OR 54
J: Patrick McGettigan (7) · T: H D McGuigan
Patrick McGettigan (7)
H D McGuigan
Went straight to the front - held a four length margin at halfway - shortened up under pressure from 2f out and lost the lead inside the final furlong and a half - unable to find more and eased back to finish third
Sam Coen (4)
J A Nash
Tracked the pace in third at halfway - moved up to challenge from over 2f out then pressed for the advantage before being asked for effort inside the final furlong - found little and slipped back to finish fourth
Nicola Burns (4)
Gerard O'Leary
Unhurried away and settled near the back - driven from 2f out and stayed on inside the final furlong to take 5th near the line
Wayne Hassett
Martin Hassett
Held up towards back and 8th at halfway - driven into 7th wide from 2f out but made no headway inside final furlong - edged up into 6th at the finish
No. 7, stall 4
6yo, 8-11, OR 48
J: Dylan O'Connor (7) · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue
Dylan O'Connor (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Stumbled leaving stalls - settled second before slipping back to third under pressure with 2f left - lost place from the final furlong to finish 7th
Wesley Joyce
Michael Mulvany
Driven from the off - sat behind the front group and 4th at halfway - urged 2f out but faded from there - unable to find more late and finished 8th
Jack Kearney
R P Cody
Held up in the pack early - urged forward from 3f out and asked for effort soon after - unable to find more in 9th approaching final 2f - allowed to finish well held
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
Adrian Sexton
Settled in the pack around 6th at halfway - urged forward from 4f out then slipped backwards and driven out with 3f left - held no more in reserve at the finish
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.