16:10
Ladies Day July 26th Apprentice Handicap
1m1f100y, Flat, 3yo, 6 runners
Winning time 2m 4.78s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Wayne Hassett
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled just behind the front group - third at halfway - moved up to join the front two furlongs out - edged ahead early in the last furlong and stayed on strongly to the line
Jamie Powell
J P Murtagh
Sat behind pace early - still second at halfway - moved through to share front spot 2f out - pushed along and lost front by a whisker entering last furlong - unable to get back on terms at the finish
James Ryan
G M Lyons
Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left but couldn't close the gap - found third and finished strongly inside the last 150 yards
Wesley Joyce
Michael Mulvany
Set the pace early - driven and lost the front two furlongs out - held in 3rd but couldn't quicken close home
Jack Kearney
D K Weld
Held up towards the back - moved into 4th and niggled at approaching the final 2f - found nothing in the closing stages and finished 5th
Patrick McGettigan (7)
J P Murtagh
Jumped cleanly - dropped away to the back early - nudged through before the straight but made no inroads from 2f out - faded to finish sixth
Non-runners: Nepal (unsuitable ground), No Mo Cash (unsuitable ground), Report To Station (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.