20:30
Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)
7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 27.86s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ronan Whelan
P G Fahey
Held up early - moved into contention wide over 2f out drifting off a straight line on more than one occasion and clipping another runner - third and pushed along over 1f out - hit the front 150 yards out - stayed on strongly to the line
W J Lee
A Oliver
Held up at the back - hampered on two occasions moving off the bend and advanced on the outside over 1f out - pushed along to mount a bid 150 yards out - unable to peg back the winner late on (placed 1st)
Gavin Ryan
Thomas Dowling
Towards the back - nudged up and made progress on the outside before being knocked about 2f out - moved into 5th then finished 3rd one paced through the final 100 yards
Ruby Kinkaid (10)
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - urged into contention approaching 2f out and moved left with a furlong left - finished strongly to claim 4th late
Leigh Roche
Miss Natalia Lupini
Sat behind front pack early - 4th at halfway - driven up to hit front approaching 2f out - overtaken 150 yards out and held on gamely for 5th
Jack Cleary (5)
Michael G Cleary
Settled in the pack early - moved into third with two furlongs left then pushed into second inside the final furlong - held for pace over the closing stretch to finish sixth beaten under five lengths
Rory Mulligan (7)
Kevin Michael Smith
Set the early gallop - lost the front spot before halfway then sat second - driven approaching 2f out without going through the field - down to 6th and urged out a furlong out - stayed on same gear to finish 7th
Alyse Clarke (10)
T G McCourt
Settled midfield - pressed for effort with about two furlongs left but couldn't find extra - stayed on same gear through the closing stages - finished eighth
Nicola Burns (7)
H D McGuigan
Sat close to the front early - slipped to midfield by halfway - pushed along but unable to find extra with 2f left and stayed on at one speed to finish ninth
Wayne Hassett (5)
P J F Murphy
Sat close to the front pair early - moved through to hit the front approaching halfway - driven when overtaken inside the final 2f and unable to find more
Terry Casey (10)
Michael Mulvany
Held up near back and driven early - unable to make ground into last two furlongs - stayed on same speed to the line without threatening
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Patrick J McKenna
Sat close to the pace - 5th at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left but made no headway near the rail - held no more finishing well held in 12th
Robert Whearty (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midpack early - driven approaching final furlongs and slipped backward - couldn't find more - finished well beaten in 13th
Jamie Powell (3)
Conor David Maxwell
Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway - slipped back approaching 3f out and asked for effort - fell to the back - little response inside final 2f - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Tall River (reserve), Yaxchilan (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.