17:25
King George V Cup (Listed)
Listed, 1m4f, Flat, 3yo, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 34.63s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Slow to break - settled towards the back - swung wide turning into the straight - made progress out wide with a furlong left drifting left - got up close home to hit the front - pushed clear at the finish to win
W J Lee
P Twomey
Settled early behind pace - fourth with 5f left - moved up approaching 2f out to hit the front briefly 1 1/2f out - overtaken in the final stretch - stayed on to the line - unable to match the winner - finished second
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Held up towards the back - still 8th with 5f remaining - began to press forward with a furlong left - briefly boxed in and knocked off stride - stayed on late to take 3rd near the line
Chris Hayes
Adrian Murray
Sat close up early - slipped back through the pack by the 3f mark - found some late rally with a furlong left - stayed on but never in range of the winner late finishing fourth
Gary Carroll
Henry De Bromhead
Settled towards the back of the pack early - improved into 5th after 3f - found extra a furlong out to loom into 3rd but couldn't threaten the front pair - eased back to finish 5th
Colin Keane
Adrian Murray
Raced handy early - third with 5f to go - moved up into second with 1 1/2f left - dropped back and faded near the line to finish sixth
Seamie Heffernan
J A Stack
Held up towards back of pack - still 7th with 5f left despite urging from behind - found room on inside with a furlong to go - lost momentum in final 150 yards to finish 7th
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Handy early - moved to front after 2f - stretched clear after 3f - margin cut 2 1/2f out - passed 1 1/2f out - dropped away over 1f out to finish 8th
No. 8, stall 2
3yo, 9-0, OR –
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Went straight to the front - overtaken before 2f - up in second with 5f to go - improved position approaching 2 1/2f out - dropped away inside the final 2f and faded out of contention
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.