Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Handicap

1st

Daamberdiplomat (IRE) ^p

No. 1, stall 7

5yo, 10-0, OR 87

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

5 10-0 87

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

1:11.35

Settled just behind the front group - 6th at halfway - driven on approaching 2f out and up to 5th inside the final furlong - found a gap to hit the front close home - stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Rappell (IRE) ^b

No. 11, stall 5

4yo, 8-11, OR 70

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Paul W Flynn

4 8-11 70

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Paul W Flynn

½

Settled in the pack early - still 8th at halfway - urged forward with 2f left and up to 6th - stayed on strongly to snatch second close home

3rd

Back Down Under (IRE)

No. 4, stall 11

4yo, 9-6, OR 79

J: Leigh Roche · T: Padraig Roche

4 9-6 79

Leigh Roche

Padraig Roche

½

Handy from the outset - third at halfway - hit front two furlongs out and battled on - overtaken close home - held on for third

4th

Brigid's Cloak (GB) ^p

No. 5, stall 13

3yo, 8-12, OR 85

J: Patrick McGettigan (7) · T: J P Murtagh

3 8-12 85

Patrick McGettigan (7)

J P Murtagh

1

Shared the front spot early - driven to keep tally and lost command approaching final 2f - stayed on without gaining ground late finishing 4th

5th

Cold Hearted (IRE) ^p

No. 8, stall 8

3yo, 8-13, OR 79

J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington

3 8-13 79

Shane Foley

Mrs John Harrington

1

Settled midfield early - still 7th at halfway - asked for effort but made no headway approaching final furlong marker - stuck on same gear to finish 5th beaten three lengths

6th

Saturn Seven (IRE)

No. 9, stall 12

5yo, 8-12, OR 71

J: Chris Hayes · T: Edward Lynam

5 8-12 71

Chris Hayes

Edward Lynam

0.1

Slow to break - settled quickly to sit close behind the front group - 5th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out - 7th and urged inside final furlong - stayed on same rate to finish 6th

7th

Collective Power (IRE)

No. 2, stall 4

7yo, 9-9, OR 82

J: Colin Keane · T: Edward Lynam

7 9-9 82

Colin Keane

Edward Lynam

0.3

Settled towards the back - made ground approaching the final 2f - plugged on at one speed to finish 7th

8th

Tawaazon (IRE) ^tb

No. 12, stall 3

7yo, 8-4, OR 68

J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: John Andrew Kinsella

7 8-4 68

Keithen Kennedy (5)

John Andrew Kinsella

0.05

Broke right and tracked far rail in isolation - contested the front position at halfway - urged forward over 2f out then lost the advantage - had nothing left inside the final 150 yards

9th

Verified (IRE) ^p

No. 14, stall 9

4yo, 8-0, OR 65

J: Rory Mulligan (7) · T: Charles Weld

4 8-0 65

Rory Mulligan (7)

Charles Weld

0.3

Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out and flattened out inside the final furlong and a half

10th

Never Shout Never (IRE) ^t

No. 7, stall 1

5yo, 8-13, OR 75

J: Jack Kearney (3) · T: Stephen Thorne

5 8-13 75

Jack Kearney (3)

Stephen Thorne

0.2

Held in midfield through early stages - pushed along with 2f left and made no headway in 9th with a furlong to run - stayed on at the same rate to finish

11th

Gordon Bennett (IRE)

No. 10, stall 10

7yo, 8-11, OR 70

J: N G McCullagh · T: Richard Brabazon

7 8-11 70

N G McCullagh

Richard Brabazon

0.1

Towards the back of the pack - urged forward 2f out - made no inroads over 1f out - stayed on inside the final 150 yards to finish 11th

12th

Jon Riggens (IRE) ^t

No. 3, stall 6

7yo, 9-6, OR 82

J: James Ryan (3) · T: Edward Lynam

7 9-6 82

James Ryan (3)

Edward Lynam

4½

Held up at back throughout - pushed along but made no headway approaching final 2f - found little late and finished well held

13th

Manhattan Chute (IRE) ^tb

No. 13, stall 14

3yo, 8-8, OR 74

J: Wayne Lordan · T: M D O'Callaghan

3 8-8 74

Wayne Lordan

M D O'Callaghan

3

Held up at the back - urged to keep tabs before halfway - lost touch approaching final 2f - unable to find more late