16:50
Leopardstown Golf & Driving Range Apprentice Handicap
7f60y, Flat, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 30.81s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Wayne Hassett
Gerard O'Leary
Settled midfield - 6th passing 3f out - moved through inside final two furlongs to be second - stayed on strongly to hit front near the line
James Ryan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Held up towards back of pack - still 9th with 3f left - angled right and pushed along with a furlong and a half to go - found room and made ground inside final furlong - kept on to snatch second but just failed to catch winner
No. 4, stall 9
4yo, 9-3, OR 86
J: Patrick McGettigan (7) · T: J P Murtagh
Patrick McGettigan (7)
J P Murtagh
Handy in the early running - nudged up to grab the front - driven hard with a furlong left - edge shrinking in the drive - caught and slipped to third right at the line
Wesley Joyce
Alan McIntyre
Went straight to front - soon overtaken and settled second - still holding that spot 3f out - unable to threaten up front a furlong out - eased back to third then held on steadily for fourth at the finish
Keithen Kennedy (2)
Mrs John Harrington
Settled with the pack early - 5th passing the 3f marker - unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong - slipped a place before rallying back to finish 5th at the line
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Handy early - into 4th around 3f out then up to 3rd approaching 2f out - couldn't threaten leaders in 4th with a furlong left - eased back to 5th late and faded near line to finish 6th
Jamie Powell
Adrian McGuinness
Settled towards the back of the field - still 7th with 3f left - pushed along a furlong and a half out then dropped away entering the final furlong - stayed on at one gear to finish 7th
Jack Cleary (2)
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Slow to break - dropped towards the back of the field - still down in 10th with 3f left - pushed along in 11th approaching the last furlong and a half - found some improvement out wide in the final furlong - stayed on late without threatening the front
Jack Kearney
Stephen Thorne
Slow to start - settled towards the back of the pack - 8th with 3f left - slipped back approaching 2f out - unable to respond and finished without response
Rory Mulligan (4)
Patrick J McKenna
Slow to begin - settled just behind the pace - third with 3f left - lost touch and faded final furlong
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
J P Murtagh
Tardy start - settled at the back - some headway 1 1/2f out - unable to land a blow over 1f out - faded to finish 11th
Sam Coen (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards the back - still in touch in 11th 3f out - lost place over the final 2f and faded from there
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.