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Best Of Luck On Your Retirement Joey Martin Handicap
5f, Flat, 3yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 0.88s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
A Oliver
Settled off the pace - midfield around halfway - dropped towards the back 2f out - urged forward to reach sixth with a furlong left - finished strongly to hit the front late and score comfortably
Wayne Hassett (5)
Martin Hassett
Settled off the pace - mid-division at halfway - began to make gains from 2f out - pressed forward inside the final furlong - hit the front 150 yards out - overtaken again and just denied at the line
Ben Coen
Daniel McLoughlin
Tracked front pair early - urged into 4th at halfway - driven to chase 1f and a half out but couldn't get on terms - held steady effort to finish third
Chris Hayes
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left and unable to make ground inside final furlong - stayed on late to finish fourth
Colin Keane
Daniel James Murphy
Shared the early running - hit the front after a furlong - challenged 2f out and pushed back in front 1½f out - overtaken inside final 150 yards - unable to find more finishing fifth
Gary Carroll
John James Feane
Slow to break - urged forward towards the back early - unable to make progress under pressure inside final 2f - stayed on same speed to finish sixth
Patrick McGettigan (7)
J P Murtagh
Near front early - settled just behind pace - shared advantage 2f out before being overtaken and pushed along 1 1/2f out - held no more in final furlong finishing 7th
J M Sheridan
Patrick J McKenna
Sent clear early before being overtaken after a furlong - sat close up behind pacesetter - roused to challenge again 2f out then edged back in front briefly before losing that spot with a furlong and a half left - unable to find more in the closing stages and beaten well into eighth
No. 7, stall 2
7yo, 9-1, OR 82
J: Wesley Joyce (5) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray
Wesley Joyce (5)
Joseph Anthony Murray
Urged forward early to share the lead - settled just behind the pack after the first furlong - fifth and asked for effort by halfway - unable to find more inside the final furlong
Non-runners: Pineapple Island (in season)
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.