18:55
Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (Div 1)
1m1f, Flat, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 55.24s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Settled midfield early - slipped back to 13th by halfway - made ground approaching 2f out - shifted right and pressed on with a furlong left - surged clear late to score
Colin Keane
W P Mullins
Settled at the back early - moved into 7th by halfway - going nicely and made ground under a furlong out - squeezed for space on the rails - found extra to take 2nd but couldn't reel in winner
Shane Foley
Gerard O'Leary
Settled with the pack early - 6th at halfway - moved through 1 1/2f out to be second passing the furlong marker - hit the front inside the final furlong - overtaken late to finish third
Jamie Powell (3)
Daniel James Murphy
Settled early close up - driven to the front after a furlong - stretched clear approaching 2f out - margin narrowed with a furlong left - overtaken inside the final furlong and eased back to finish 4th holding a steady effort
James Ryan (3)
T G McCourt
towards the back early - still 11th at halfway - bumped mildly with 2f remaining - found momentum inside final two furlongs - kept responding late to finish 5th
Ronan Whelan
William Durkan
Handy early - 5th at halfway then squeezed for space approaching final furlong - stayed on at one gear to finish sixth beaten 4¼ lengths
Rory Mulligan (7)
Laura Hourigan
Handy early - disputing second at halfway - slipped back to third with a furlong and a half left - faded in the last furlong to finish seventh
Wayne Hassett (5)
Don Browne
Held up towards the back - slipped further behind by halfway then pushed along in 14th 2f out - finished with a late flourish
Patrick McGettigan (7)
P Sweeney
Slow start and dropped towards rear - back in 15th at halfway - closed in around straight - improved position a furlong out - stayed on but not reaching front runners at finish
Leigh Roche
Denis W Cullen
Held up at the back - improved into 9th by halfway but unable to threaten leaders inside final two furlongs - stayed on same gear to finish tenth
Seamie Heffernan
E J O'Grady
Tracked the pace early - 4th at halfway - pushed along over a furlong and a half out - hampered approaching the furlong marker then dropped away - faded through the closing stages
Ben Coen
Andrew Kinirons
Went straight to the front from the wide draw - overtaken before the 7f marker - sat 3rd at halfway - moved up into 2nd with a furlong and a half left - dropped away approaching the last furlong and faded to finish 12th
Robert Whearty (3)
Noel Meade
Settled towards the back of the pack - still 8th at halfway - knocked off stride approaching 2f out and faded from there to finish 13th
W J Lee
John E & Thomas Kiely
Settled with the pack early - slipped to 10th by halfway - driven approaching 3f left and gave way inside the final 2f
Declan McDonogh
Thomas Mullins
Held up midfield wide - lost touch to 14th by halfway and caught up a bit in the pack turning in - allowed to drop away 2f out
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Settled towards the back of the pack early - 12th at halfway - slipped further back and allowed to finish well held
Non-runners: Loingseoir (temperature), The Real Screamer (coughing), Whist (coughing)
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.