18:30
Steve Donoghue Handicap
Class 5, 1m113y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-68, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 46.20s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rossa Ryan
Stuart Williams
Held up eagerly in third early - hunting space from 3f out - shifted wide over 2f out - improved into second inside final 2f - hit the front a furlong out - powered away for a decisive win
Richard Kingscote
Karen Jewell
Slow to break - held up towards rear eager to go forward - made progress into contention over 2f out - briefly denied room - drifted left and moved up to third a furlong out - pushed along and stayed on inside final furlong - snatched second right on the line but no match for winner
Jack Callan (7)
George Baker
Sat just off the front group early - drifted left approaching 2f out and moved into second a furlong out - drifted left again and flattened out inside the final furlong - edged out of the places right on the line to finish third
Billy Loughnane
Jim Boyle
Set the pace early - pushed along and lost the front spot inside the final furlong - dropped away soon after - held on for fourth
Silvestre De Sousa
Mark Pattinson
Faltered soon after the off - settled at the rear - made no impact on the front group - finished well held in 5th
Kieran Shoemark
Brian Toomey
Sat close to pace early - asked for effort over 2f out - dropped away rapidly inside final furlongs
Pat Cosgrave
Jim Boyle
Not fluent early - held up towards the back - never involved with the front group - finished well held in 7th
Non-runners: Local Bay (self certificate, coughing), Platinum Prince (self certificate, off feed), Roundabout Silver (unsuitable ground), Starshiba (self certificate, lame)
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.