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Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Golf Club Handicap (0-60)
1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 43.52s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Noel C Kelly
Sat behind pace - 4th at halfway - moved left and pushed for effort 2f out - edged into contention 1f out then found extra to hit front late
Jimmy Dalton (10)
Andrew Slattery
Went straight to front - driven up two out then reeled in a furlong out - battled on well inside the last - overtaken close home to finish second by a short head
Nicola Burns (7)
R P Burns
Held up towards the back - driven into contention approaching final 2f and up to 6th with a furlong left - finished strongly to take third
Robert Whearty (3)
T G McCourt
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - urged forward with 2f left and up to 4th inside the last furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Shane Foley
P Sweeney
Sluggish start needing encouragement - settled midfield - asked for effort turning into straight and moved into 5th inside final furlong - stayed on same speed to finish 5th
Killian Leonard
Eamonn O'Connell
Settled just behind the pace - 3rd at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - held no more under pressure inside the final furlong and a half - finished sixth
Keithen Kennedy (5)
S M Duffy
Held up towards the back and needed encouragement early - pushed along and made progress into the last two furlongs - 9th with a furlong left before finishing without further improvement in 7th
Ronan Whelan
Timothy Doyle
Settled midpack early - still 7th at halfway - urged forward with two furlongs left but couldn't quicken - stayed on same gear to finish 8th
Gavin Ryan
Andrew Lee
Held up at the back and urged on turning into straight - unable to threaten leaders over a furlong out - finished with a late flourish in the closing stages to go down by six lengths
Seamie Heffernan
Miss Tara Lee Cogan
Held up towards back of pack - urged forward to make late progress into straight but stuck in 8th early final furlong - unable to close late and finished well held
Ben Coen
Daniel McLoughlin
Held up at the back throughout - urged wide with 2f left but made no headway - faded to finish well beaten
Wesley Joyce (3)
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - roused entering the straight - made no headway approaching 2f out - one-paced to the line - finished 12th beaten 14 lengths
Luke McAteer
James M Barrett
Settled midfield - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find more inside final furlong - dropped away late to finish 13th
Rory Mulligan (7)
Keelan Dempsey
Sat just off the pace - 6th at halfway - pushed along and slipped back early in the straight - faded from 2f out to finish 14th
Sam Coen (7)
Michael J Browne
Shared the front spot early - sat second at halfway - asked for effort into the straight then dropped away approaching 2f out - faded to finish 15th
Non-runners: Eagles Whistle (unsuitable ground), Star Mind (unsuitable ground), Super Fly (unsuitable ground), Superior Force (unsuitable ground)
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.