Wallstone Grant Thornton Optional Claiming Race

1st

Solomon (GB) ^p

No. 4, stall 7

4yo, 9-3, OR 78

J: Dylan O'Connor (10) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

4 9-3 78

Dylan O'Connor (10)

Denis Gerard Hogan

2:31.95

Slow to break - settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - moved up into 3rd 2f out - into 2nd approaching final 1 1/2f - hit the front inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to win going away

2nd

Gracesolution (IRE)

No. 7, stall 13

8yo, 8-12, OR 68

J: Shane Markey (10) · T: Ross O'Sullivan

8 8-12 68

Shane Markey (10)

Ross O'Sullivan

2

Settled midfield early - 8th at halfway - improved into 6th with 2f left - moved up to 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on into 2nd but never got to winner

3rd

Lohengrin (GB) ^tp

No. 11, stall 10

5yo, 9-5, OR 57

J: Colin Keane · T: Eamonn O'Connell

5 9-5 57

Colin Keane

Eamonn O'Connell

½

Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - improved to challenge on the outside inside the final 2f - kept on to snatch 3rd right at the line

4th

Migdam (FR) ^v

No. 6, stall 12

6yo, 9-10, OR 68

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness

6 9-10 68

Adam Caffrey

Adrian McGuinness

½

Driven up to sit behind pacesetter - second at halfway - edged in front approaching the straight - overtaken with a furlong left then found little in the run to the line - eased back to finish fourth

5th

Highland King (IRE) ^p

No. 12, stall 5

6yo, 9-3, OR 50

J: Chris Hayes · T: John C McConnell

6 9-3 50

Chris Hayes

John C McConnell

2

Settled towards the back of the pack early - slipped further off the pace after a furlong and a half - down in 9th at halfway - found some late progress with a furlong to run - stayed on to the line without threatening the front end

6th

War Correspondent (IRE) ^tp

No. 5, stall 11

6yo, 9-13, OR 84

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: R P Cody

6 9-13 84

Dylan Browne McMonagle

R P Cody

½

slow to get going - settled at back of field - still down in 12th at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left - up to 10th approaching final furlong - stayed on late but never featured in finish

7th

Magnetic North (IRE) ^b

No. 3, stall 3

10yo, 10-2, OR 54

J: Shane Foley · T: Peter Fahey

10 10-2 54

Shane Foley

Peter Fahey

0.2

Set the pace early - lost command approaching the straight and slipped to third with a furlong and a half left - lost more ground in the closing furlong to finish seventh

8th

Silkies Sib (IRE) ^h

No. 9, stall 6

5yo, 9-8, OR 62

J: Ronan Whelan · T: Timothy Doyle

5 9-8 62

Ronan Whelan

Timothy Doyle

0.05

Settled handy in the pack early - third at halfway then improved into contention 3f out - fourth and pushed along with 2f left - slipped back and faded in the last furlong

9th

La Tulipe Noire (IRE)

No. 13, stall 2

5yo, 8-10, OR 49

J: Jessica O'Gorman (7) · T: Aengus King

5 8-10 49

Jessica O'Gorman (7)

Aengus King

1½

Settled in a forward spot early - fourth at halfway before slipping back a place approaching 2f out - unable to threaten and faded inside the final furlong

10th

Khormor Syd (IRE)

No. 2, stall 1

4yo, 10-2, OR 63

J: W J Lee · T: Gillian Scott

4 10-2 63

W J Lee

Gillian Scott

0.3

Settled around midfield - 7th at the halfway stage - dropped back with nothing to offer inside final furlong and edged wide near the finish

11th

Buckle And Bolts (IRE)

No. 1, stall 8

4yo, 10-2, OR 65

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Ms Sheila Lavery

4 10-2 65

Robbie Colgan

Ms Sheila Lavery

6

Sluggish start - settled towards the back - still 11th at halfway - unable to close - lost more ground inside final furlong

12th

Viceregent (GB)

No. 10, stall 9

8yo, 9-1, OR 63

J: Sam Coen (7) · T: H D McGuigan

8 9-1 63

Sam Coen (7)

H D McGuigan

4¾

Settled handy early - 5th at halfway - moved into contention 3f out before dropping back and driven along 2f out - faded final furlong to finish well held