Troytown Bar Handicap (0-60)

1st

Makaiah (IRE)

No. 3, stall 10

4yo, 10-0, OR 58

J: J M Sheridan · T: Gerard O'Leary

4 10-0 58

J M Sheridan

Gerard O'Leary

2:52.99

Sat just behind the pace - third at halfway - made ground into contention 3f out - shaken up to join the front pair inside 2f - edged ahead 1f out - stayed on strongly to win

2nd

Fine Print (IRE) ^tp

No. 5, stall 3

4yo, 9-8, OR 57

J: Jack Kearney (5) · T: John C McConnell

4 9-8 57

Jack Kearney (5)

John C McConnell

2

Shared the front early - lost command after 2f and sat second - level again 3f out - edged back in front 2 1/2f out - driven along and challenged 2f out - overtaken 1 1/2f out then regained slim advantage briefly before giving it up 1f out - held effort to the line for second

3rd

Bright Start (USA) ^p

No. 9, stall 5

8yo, 8-12, OR 49

J: Nicola Burns (7) · T: S M Duffy

8 8-12 49

Nicola Burns (7)

S M Duffy

½

Slow to break and settled towards the back - pushed along approaching the final 3f - responded to finish third

4th

Waystar (IRE)

No. 8, stall 9

4yo, 9-9, OR 53

J: Ross Coakley · T: John C McConnell

4 9-9 53

Ross Coakley

John C McConnell

1½

Settled midfield early - dropped towards the back 3f from home - shifted right under pressure and made progress into 6th with a furlong left - stayed on to finish 4th beaten 4 lengths

5th

Maxwell Smart (IRE)

No. 11, stall 1

4yo, 8-9, OR 42

J: Robert Whearty (3) · T: T G McCourt

4 8-9 42

Robert Whearty (3)

T G McCourt

0.3

Held up towards back of the pack - found room and made headway on the inside 3f out - boxed in 2 and a half out - driven into contention 2f out - held third spot briefly before finishing one-paced to take 5th

6th

Cleopatra's Needle (IRE) ^ht

No. 7, stall 6

7yo, 9-10, OR 54

J: Chris Hayes · T: H Rogers

7 9-10 54

Chris Hayes

H Rogers

½

Settled towards the back early - squeezed for space with 2f and a half to run - pushed along and found space to move through inside the last two - up to 5th with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth beaten under five lengths

7th

Sunny Dude (IRE) ^p

No. 13, stall 2

5yo, 8-10, OR 40

J: Rory Cleary · T: D Buckley

5 8-10 40

Rory Cleary

D Buckley

¾

Shared early advantage - then settled just off the front group - 5th at halfway - shifted right with 3f left and pushed along - hampered and bumped between 2 and 2.5f out - dropped back to 10th inside the final furlong and a half - finished the race at an even effort - eventually seventh

8th

Red Secret (CAN) ^tb

No. 1, stall 13

9yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: Patrick McGettigan (7) · T: Kevin Michael Smith

9 9-9 60

Patrick McGettigan (7)

Kevin Michael Smith

2

Sat close to front pack early - 6th at halfway - squeezed between rivals 2 1/2f out - held on one-paced for 8th

9th

A Mere Bagatelle (IRE) ^b

No. 2, stall 8

8yo, 10-0, OR 58

J: W J Lee · T: John Joseph Hanlon

8 10-0 58

W J Lee

John Joseph Hanlon

1½

Asked for effort early - settled in the pack - moved closer to front group after 4f and 4th at halfway - pressed for effort 3f out - unable to find more from 2f out and finished well held

10th

Highland Bells (IRE)

No. 10, stall 4

4yo, 8-10, OR 45

J: Wesley Joyce (5) · T: Michael Mulvany

4 8-10 45

Wesley Joyce (5)

Michael Mulvany

2

Shared pace early - hit front after 2f - pressed for advantage and pegged back around 3f out - lost position 2 1/2f out and found nothing more

11th

Obama Army (GB) ^t

No. 4, stall 12

5yo, 10-0, OR 58

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness

5 10-0 58

Adam Caffrey

Adrian McGuinness

4½

Held up towards the back - moved into contention wide on the outer approaching 3f out - pushed up into 4th 2f out - unable to find more inside the final furlong and dropped away to finish 11th

12th

Burvea (IRE) ^t

No. 6, stall 11

5yo, 9-11, OR 55

J: Robbie Colgan · T: D Broad

5 9-11 55

Robbie Colgan

D Broad

0.2

Settled towards the back early - pushed along with little response approaching 3f out - couldn't quicken and faded into 12th