17:10
JFC Group Apprentice Claiming Race
1m1f163y, Flat, 3yo, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 8.99s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rory Mulligan (4)
John S O'Donoghue
Hampered leaving stalls - settled behind the pace and up to 5th at halfway - driven into 2nd turning into the straight - hit the front with 150 yards left and stayed on strongly for the win
Jamie Powell
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - still only 6th at halfway - improved to 5th and asked for effort entering the straight - found extra to be 3rd inside final 150 yards - stayed on strongly to just miss out
James Ryan
Noel Meade
Went straight to front - two lengths in command by halfway - gap widened approaching final 3f - driven on turning for home - overtaken 150 yards from the line and unable to find more
Sam Coen (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to pace early and 4th at halfway - driven with 3f left but couldn't get near the front-runner - 3rd early in straight - held 4th to the line
Robert Whearty
Noel Meade
Handy in the early stages - sat third at halfway - urged forward with three furlongs left then dropped to sixth entering the straight - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish fifth
Keithen Kennedy (2)
John C McConnell
Handy early - second at halfway then driven with no dent in gap to front-runner 3f out - dropped to 4th inside final 2f - held no more finishing 6th
Jack Kearney
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Slow to leave the gates - held up at the back throughout - made no inroads nearing the home turn - plugged on at one speed inside the final furlong
Wayne Hassett
P J F Murphy
Held up at the back throughout - driven but made no headway into the straight - stayed on steadily in the closing stages to finish eighth
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.