16:15
QuinnBet Spring Fillies Handicap (Premier Handicap)
1m, Flat, 3yo, F, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 36.43s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Held up towards back - still 8th at halfway - made ground wide out with a furlong and a half left - drifted right inside final stretch - hit the front approaching the post to score
No. 8, stall 4
3yo, 8-2, OR 74
J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: Mrs John Harrington
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mrs John Harrington
Went straight to front by a whisker - challenged hard soon after - pushed clear inside final furlong while drifting left late - held firm under pressure - caught right at the line for second
Wayne Lordan
Joseph G Murphy
Settled towards midfield out wide - moved into 3rd after 3f and up to 2nd 2f out - unable to challenge the front pair late on - held final position finishing three lengths back
Leigh Roche
G M Lyons
Held up towards the back - up into 5th by halfway - moved through approaching 2f out to lead the chase in 2nd with a furlong and a half left - lost that spot inside the last furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Patrick McGettigan (7)
J P Murtagh
Sat handy early holding on eagerly - slipped back to 4th after 3f - regained ground into 3rd with 2f left - unable to threaten pacesetter approaching final furlong - lost momentum through the finish
Rory Cleary
Noel Meade
Handy early - moved into second by halfway before slipping back to third with 2f left - faded into the final furlong to finish sixth
Robert Whearty (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - still 7th at halfway - lost touch inside the final furlong - finished well held in 7th
Seamie Heffernan
J A Stack
Held up towards the back of the pack - 6th at the halfway point - slipped to 7th with two furlongs left - lost touch inside the last two furlongs and came home well held
Non-runners: Fiona Maccoul (unsuitable ground)
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.