18:50
James Nolan's Bar Kildare Town Handicap
1m, Flat, 3yo+, 20 runners
Winning time 1m 37.91s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Leigh Roche
Alan McIntyre
Sat behind front group - third at halfway then edged into command 2f out - driven out to hold on inside final furlong
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
Held a midfield position - urged for effort with 2f left in 7th before improving to 3rd approaching final furlong - finished strongly to snatch second close home
No. 20, stall 18
3yo, 8-5, OR 70
J: Jamie Powell (3) · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty
Jamie Powell (3)
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Sat close to front group early - 5th at halfway - into 4th under pressure 2f out - up to 2nd inside final furlong but one-paced late to finish 3rd
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Settled in the pack early - up to 6th by halfway and asked for effort with 2f left - improved to 4th and driven inside final furlong - stayed on same speed to finish 4th beaten two and a half lengths
Wayne Hassett (3)
Noel Meade
Sat behind the front group early - 6th at halfway then improved to 5th under pressure with 2f left - driven approaching the final furlong and stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Donagh O'Connor
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled around midfield - 8th at halfway then found room and improved position approaching final furlong after moving left - finished steadily to end sixth beaten 3.5 lengths
Declan McDonogh
J S Bolger
Settled in the pack - urged on approaching 2f out and down to 10th with a furlong left - finished strongly late to be 7th
Luke McAteer
P Sweeney
Held up towards the back - pushed along and made progress wide 2f out - 11th with a furlong left before staying on at one speed to finish 8th
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Held up towards back - driven for improvement inside final two furlongs - stayed on at same rate to finish ninth
Gavin Ryan
Mark Fahey
Settled around midfield - asked for effort and made ground on the rail approaching 2f out but boxed in with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish 10th
Dylan Browne McMonagle
M C Grassick
Shared control early - urged on and lost the advantage 2f out then slipped back to 6th with a furlong left - held no response in the closing stages to finish 11th
W J Lee
K J Condon
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f to run - stayed on inside the closing furlong - always held for the places - finished 12th
Conor Cusack (10)
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged for effort with over 2f left - unable to close and finished well held
Ben Coen
John James Feane
Shared front spot early - urged on and lost place 2f out then slipped to 7th inside final furlong - held no more in reserve at the finish
Nicola Burns (7)
R P Burns
Sat close behind the front group early - still 4th at halfway - pressed for effort inside final 2f and dropped away with little response
Seamie Heffernan
Miss Tara Lee Cogan
Held up at the back throughout - pushed along with no headway inside final 2f - weakened to finish well beaten
Ross Coakley
Eoin Doyle
Held up towards the back - failed to threaten leaders - no response inside final 2f - finished well beaten in 17th
Rory Cleary
Daniel John Howard
Held up towards the back - no impression made - one-paced through the closing stages
Gary Halpin
John M Harney
Held up towards the back - driven to chase the pack over 2f out but made no headway - had nothing left in the closing stages - finished 19th
Jack Cleary (5)
Tom McGuinness
Held up at the back throughout - no response from over 2f out - dropped away to finish well held
Non-runners: Heliogabalus (reserve), Space Warrior (reserve), Zabeir (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.