14:05
Flower Hill Apprentice Handicap (0-60)
5f180y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 19 runners
Winning time 1m 12.52s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Kearney
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Settled towards the wide part of the pack midfield - moved into contention 2f out and pushed into 3rd with a furlong left - hit the front inside the final 100 yards - stayed on strongly to prevail
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Andrew Slattery
Settled just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - pushed into second spot with 2f left - went ahead approaching the last one and a half furlongs - overtaken in the closing stages but stayed on gamely to finish 2nd
James Ryan
D K Weld
Held a midfield position - pressed for effort with 2f left and finished strongly to take third
Keithen Kennedy (2)
John C McConnell
Sat just behind the front group - pushed along in 6th with 2f left - stayed on at one speed through the closing stages - finished 4th
Sorcha Woods (7)
Edward Lynam
Slow to break and settled towards rear - improved into midfield by halfway then pushed along in 7th with 2f left - stayed on at one speed to finish fifth beaten 4.5 lengths
Alexandra Egan (7)
Donal Kinsella
Slow to begin and settled towards the back - pushed along with two furlongs left - finished with late progress to be sixth
Paddy Harnett (2)
Conor David Maxwell
Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f to run - stayed on late inside final furlong - finished 7th
Wayne Hassett
Patrick J McKenna
Sat close to the front early - shifted wide and pushed along in the pack around 2½f out - stayed on at one level to the line finishing 8th
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Patrick Magee
Shared front spot early - hit the front after 2f - pressed for effort 2f out before giving up advantage inside final 2f - edged left under pressure - held no more late ground finishing 9th
Jamie Powell
Batt Burke
Shared the pace early - settled just behind the front group and third by halfway - pushed along with two furlongs left then hampered approaching the last furlong and a half - held no more to give in the closing stages - finished 10th
Robert Whearty
Paul W Flynn
Sat close to the front group early - fourth turning into the straight - pushed along with 2f to run and hampered a touch inside the final two furlongs - couldn't quicken again and held on for eleventh
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
T G McCourt
Held a midfield spot near the rail - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't find headway - held safely to finish well beaten
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
Gerard O'Leary
Slow to break - settled midfield - pushed along with 2f left then plugged on same speed to the line
Cian Fahy (7)
John C McConnell
Tracked the front group early - pressed for effort with 2f left - held no fresh response in the final furlong - finished 14th
Sam Coen (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Settled in the pack - pushed along with little response inside final 2f - well held at the finish
Milo Malone (7)
Chris Timmons
Shared the early pace - sat close up from 2f in then pushed along entering final 2f - held no more in response and faded to finish 16th
Wesley Joyce
C P Donoghue
Settled around midfield in the early stages - pushed along and dropped towards the back on the outside 2f out - unable to find more thereafter - finished well held in 17th
Terry Casey (7)
Michael Mulvany
Stood up as gates flew back - held a rearward position throughout - pushed along but couldn't close over 2f out - well held at the finish
Jack Cleary (2)
Adrian Sexton
Settled just behind the pace on the inside early - drifted into the pack before halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out - well held 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.