17:20
Bryan MacMahon (Pro/Am) Flat Race
2m4f, NH Flat, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 56.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Sat close to the pace early - up to 4th at halfway then 3rd with 5f left before 2nd entering the straight - hit the front inside the final two furlongs and quickened clear - stayed on strongly to the line for victory
Mr D L Queally
Declan Queally
Sat close to the front early - moved up to share the front after 6f and went clear 8f out - overtaken 4f out then third and urged approaching the straight - driven with no response - stayed on to reclaim second in the final furlong finishing runner-up beaten 6 lengths
Mr D McGill (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat behind front group - third at halfway - moved through to hit front 4f out - driven and lost advantage entering straight - unable to challenge winner and held for third
Mr B Barry (7)
Riceal Dunne
Settled at the back and travelling keenly - up to 7th at halfway - made progress into 4th with 5f left - unable to close on leaders into the straight - couldn't find more from 1½f out finishing fourth
Mr M J O'Connor
Michael John O'Connor
Held up towards the back of the field - 6th at halfway - improved slightly but hampered on the turn 6f out - driven with no response and finished well behind
Mr J L Gleeson
John Queally
Held up towards the back - untroubled in touch through the race - asked for effort 4f out but found little - dropped away to finish last of the group
Mr Finn Buckley (7)
John C McConnell
Went forward and hit front early on - lost command past halfway and slipped back through the pack - faded out of contention with steady pressure - trailed in well beaten
Tom Harney (7)
F Costello
Sent clear early - overtaken after 3f - dropped to 5th by halfway - driven and losing touch from 8f out then found nothing more and eased out of contention
Mr D Doyle (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up at the back of the field throughout - still in mid-division and asked for effort with 4f left - unable to find more - dropped away and slid over near 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.