17:53
Aer Lingus College Football Classic Handicap
1m, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 41.73s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Sat behind pace early - moved into second 3f out then went to the front entering the straight - edged clear inside the final furlong - held on gamely to score
Gary Carroll
Yvonne Latta
Held a forward position early - slipped back to 6th approaching 3f out - made progress 2f out to loom into 2nd - pressed the front-runner in the final furlong - stayed on well late but narrowly missed out
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Settled handy early - 4th approaching final 3f - moved into 3rd inside final furlong - couldn't close on pair up front and finished evenly to take third
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Gerard O'Leary
Slow to break - settled towards the back - moved into 10th spot over 2f from home - pushed into contention 1½f out - stayed on for 4th without threatening the front
Luke McAteer
P Sweeney
Dwelt at the start - dropped towards the back of the field - began to make headway inside the final 2f - rallied well up the straight to take 5th late
Mark Crehan (3)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Settled midfield - 8th turning for home before slipping back and pushed along inside the last two furlongs - stayed on late but never a factor for the finish
Leigh Roche
P J F Murphy
Went straight to front - lost the advantage entering the straight - driven into 3rd with a furlong and a half left - unable to close on the leaders in 4th and found nothing more late
Dylan O'Connor (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled with the pack early - 7th approaching 3f out - crept into contention 2f out but made little ground in 6th a furlong out - unable to find more late and well held
Robert Whearty (3)
Thomas Coyle
Handy early - 3rd with 3f left before dropping back and pushed along entering the straight - faded inside final furlong to finish 9th
James Ryan (3)
T G McCourt
Settled in the pack early - hampered and slipped back after a furlong and a half - unable to make headway over 1f out but stayed on late to finish 10th
Wayne Hassett (5)
Cian Hughes
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th approaching 3f out then dropped away entering straight - faded final furlong to finish 11th
Killian Leonard
Daniel James Murphy
Slow to break - settled towards the back of the pack - lost more ground into the straight and found little in the closing stages
Jack Kearney (3)
Richard John O'Brien
Held up towards the back - pushed along with two furlongs left but made no headway - well held at the finish
Seamie Heffernan
P J F Murphy
Settled with the pack early - slipped back around halfway and fell towards the tail turning in - had nothing left inside the final furlong
Gavin Ryan
Peter McCreery
Held up at the back - briefly improved into 9th turning for home before dropping away - faded inside the final two furlongs
Non-runners: Cordouan (nasal discharge), James Henry (coughing), Loingseoir (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.