17:20
Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap
7f33y, Flat, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 29.04s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Declan McDonogh
Ciaran Murphy
Settled early - 6th early on - moved into contention turning for home - made ground 1 1/2f out - hit front inside final furlong - challenged hard but held on to prevail
Sam Coen (7)
Andrew Slattery
Settled handy early - fifth passing 3f marker - made ground over a furlong out - finishing fast to press the front-runner - edged out narrowly at the line
Shane O'Callaghan (5)
T M Walsh
Edged in front early - soon overtaken and settled just behind the pace - sat third from the 3f mark - still holding a shout inside the final furlong but couldn't find more late and finished third
Wayne Hassett (5)
Adrian McGuinness
Handy early and 4th after 3f - slipped back to 6th and pushed along inside final furlong - rallied to 4th at the line staying on but not going by rivals
Terry Casey (10)
Michael Mulvany
Settled around midfield - down in 8th after three furlongs - pushed along with a furlong left - finished with modest late progress to place fifth beaten 6 lengths
Nicola Burns (7)
James M Barrett
Settled just behind the pace early - second from around halfway - pushed along with a furlong and a half left - eased back through the field and unable to find more late - finished sixth beaten 6.5 lengths
Gavin Ryan
M C Grassick
Held up at back - still 12th at halfway - found room and improved over a furlong out - stayed on to finish strongest of all
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Slow to break - settled towards the back - 13th at halfway - unable to make headway 1f out - finished with a late flourish but always held
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
Settled with the group early - 7th after 3f then asked for effort 1½f out - couldn't quicken final furlong finishing 9th
Rory Cleary
Laura Hourigan
Settled with the pack early - went in front soon after but overtaken approaching final furlong - dropped away and faded to finish tenth
Chris Hayes
Gerard O'Leary
Held up towards the back of the pack - still 11th at halfway - pushed along approaching 2f out but found little and held late
Patrick McGettigan (7)
R Donohoe
Slow to begin - settled towards back - 15th at halfway - moved up on inside with a furlong and a half left - found room tight late on - unable to find more and finished 12th
No. 13, stall 8
5yo, 9-2, OR 61
J: James Ryan (3) · T: Dermot A McLoughlin
James Ryan (3)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Settled midpack early - 10th at halfway then dropped back and pushed along inside final furlong - unable to find more late and beaten well
Leigh Roche
Denis W Cullen
Held up towards the back of the pack - slipped further down the order by halfway - unable to make headway late and stayed held over final furlong
Seamie Heffernan
Miss Tara Lee Cogan
Slow to break - settled towards the back - 16th at halfway - unable to make headway inside final two furlongs
Gary Carroll
Edward Lynam
Settled in the pack early - held around 9th at halfway - dropped away inside the final two furlongs and faded to finish 16th
Non-runners: Rosato (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.