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Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)
7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 27.66s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Alyse Clarke (10)
T G McCourt
Sat just behind the front group early - still in the pack past halfway - asked for effort and made progress a furlong out - hit the front inside the final 150 yards and stayed on strongly to score
Gavin Ryan
Thomas Dowling
Held up in the pack early - shaken up to make progress out wide inside final 2f - eighth with a furlong left - improved into second in the last 100 yards but couldn't get to winner
Ross Coakley
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - asked for effort wide on outside inside final 2f and improved into 7th - finished well to snatch 3rd close home
Robert Whearty (3)
G A Kingston
Sat close up early fighting for the bridle - settled midfield at halfway - asked for effort and improved into contention inside final 2f - into 3rd and driven with 1f left before staying on same gait to finish 4th
Jack Kearney (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - shaken up to make progress inside 2f out then found room blocked and moved left with a furlong left - finished strongly to take 5th late
Rory Cleary
John Patrick Hayes
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - moved through under pressure 2f out to hit the front 1½f out - overtaken inside the final furlong - held on for 6th
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Sat just behind the front group early - 4th at halfway then asked for effort with 2f left dropping to 6th - moved right approaching final 150 yards and stayed on same gear to finish 7th
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Slow to break - settled towards the back - lost ground and bumped approaching halfway - shifted left inside the final furlong and stayed on at one speed to finish eighth
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
Thomas Cleary
Held up at back - crept into midfield around the turn but found nothing when asked 2f out - stayed on same speed to the line
W J Lee
Miss Natalia Lupini
Settled just behind the front pair - 3rd at halfway - 4th and driven approaching 2f out - dropped away with a furlong left - kept finding nothing more late
Rory Mulligan (7)
Paul Mulligan
Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left - stayed on same speed to finish 11th
Donagh O'Connor
John C McConnell
Held up close to the front early - shared the running - dropped to 3rd and driven approaching final 2f - unable to find more inside closing furlong - finished well held in 12th
Nathan Crosse
P J F Murphy
Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - ridden for room on the inner approaching final furlong and found passage blocked - allowed to come home in own time
J M Sheridan
E D Delany
Held early advantage - asked for effort with under two furlongs left and lost front spot approaching final furlong and a half - found nothing inside the last - dropped away and beaten well at the finish
Non-runners: Sovereign Banter (stone bruise), Star Mind (reserve)
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.