18:20
Sky Bet Handicap (Premier Handicap)
5f, Flat, 3yo, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 0.13s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Wayne Lordan
M C Grassick
Held up early - urged forward with 2f left - still in mid-pack a furlong out - surged to the front inside the last and drove clear to win
Patrick McGettigan (7)
J P Murtagh
Sat second early - shared front spot after 2f - went clear at halfway - pushed along 2f out - challenged hard 1f out then overtaken close home - couldn't find more and held for second
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
Held a midfield position early - urged forward to make ground approaching 2f out and briefly up to second inside the last furlong - dropped to third near the line - held with nothing more to give
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled midpack early - improved into 4th and pushed along with 2f left - briefly up to 3rd a furlong out - dropped back to 4th late but stayed on to finish fourth
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Slow to start - held towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - caught for a stride with room tight approaching the last furlong and a half - driven inside the final furlong but stayed on to no avail for 5th
Robert Whearty (3)
T G McCourt
Sat handy behind pace - pushed along into 3rd 2f out then 5th approaching final furlong - held on for 6th no further response
Jamie Powell (3)
M D O'Callaghan
Settled around midpack early - pushed along in 7th with 2f left then up to 6th inside final furlong - unable to close further finishing 7th
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards back of pack - urged forward in 8th with 2f left - driven but couldn't find extra - finished well held in 8th
Chris Hayes
Thomas Mullins
Dwelt at the off - dropped to the back of the field - niggled into contention from 2f out before plugging on down the far rail final furlong never able to land a blow
Declan McDonogh
Daniel James Murphy
Sat close to the front pair early - urged into 2nd two out then slipped to 4th inside the final furlong - faded to finish 10th beaten 5¼ lengths
Andrew Slattery
J A Stack
Held up towards the back - urged for effort with 2f left but couldn't find any response - finished without threatening
Wayne Hassett (5)
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - urged forward on the far flank with two furlongs left - lying seventh approaching the final furlong before fading to finish 12th
Sam Coen (7)
Andrew Slattery
Up with the front group early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away final furlong - eventually finished well held in 13th
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Noel Meade
Set the pace early - shared front spot after 2f then lost command at halfway under pressure - dropped away and finished well held
Non-runners: Turners Cross (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls)
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.