Brehon Hotel Handicap

1st

Love Sonnet (IRE)

No. 8, stall 4

3yo, 9-2, OR 60

J: Colin Keane · T: John Joseph Murphy

3 9-2 60

Colin Keane

John Joseph Murphy

2:28.45

Held up towards the back - 7th at halfway - moving smoothly to advance approaching 3f out - hit the front over 2f out and kept going strongly to the line

2nd

Ranting And Raven (IRE) ^b

No. 7, stall 7

3yo, 9-3, OR 61

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

3 9-3 61

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

1½

Handy early before moving to front on the wide side - lost the advantage approaching 2f out - slipped to third with a furlong and a half left - found renewed effort inside final furlong to regain second - stayed on well to the line without threatening the winner

3rd

Eagles Dream (IRE)

No. 4, stall 8

3yo, 9-10, OR 68

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: John Joseph Murphy

3 9-10 68

Seamie Heffernan

John Joseph Murphy

½

Drifted right at the break - settled towards the back - 8th at halfway - shifted wide entering the straight - made ground 2f out - up to 2nd with a furlong and a half left - couldn't get to the winner and slipped to 3rd late

4th

Ice Jet (IRE)

No. 2, stall 5

3yo, 9-11, OR 69

J: Nathan Crosse · T: John S O'Donoghue

3 9-11 69

Nathan Crosse

John S O'Donoghue

1¾

Drifted right at the break - settled midfield - up to 4th at halfway - pushed along inside final 2f and briefly slipped to 5th - rallied to hold 4th at the finish

5th

Glinka (IRE)

No. 1, stall 2

3yo, 9-12, OR 70

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3 9-12 70

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2¼

Settled midpack early - held 5th at halfway - dropped back approaching 2f out - pushed along with 1 1/2f left but made little dent in 6th entering final furlong - edged forward late to finish 5th

6th

Refreshment (IRE)

No. 3, stall 3

3yo, 9-11, OR 69

J: Shane Foley · T: Mark Fahey

3 9-11 69

Shane Foley

Mark Fahey

1

Sprang forward smartly at the start - handed up front spot soon after and sat second at halfway - dropped back and asked for effort a furlong and a half out - faded approaching the line

7th

Sottsands (IRE) ^v

No. 5, stall 1

3yo, 9-8, OR 66

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness

3 9-8 66

Adam Caffrey

Adrian McGuinness

1¼

Settled just off the front early - 3rd at halfway - dropped away and faded from 2f out home

8th

Vervain (IRE)

No. 6, stall 6

3yo, 9-6, OR 64

J: Gary Carroll · T: Joseph G Murphy

3 9-6 64

Gary Carroll

Joseph G Murphy

0.3

Slow to begin and bumped at the break - settled towards the back - 6th at halfway - shifted wide entering the straight - lost touch approaching the last furlong and a half and could not sustain the effort