17:22
Champion Lettings Handicap (0-60)
7f211y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-60, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 44.36s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ronan Whelan
Adrian McGuinness
Held up in the pack early and 11th at halfway - shifted wide and driven into contention approaching the final furlong - hit the front inside the last 200 yards and held on strongly to score
Chris Hayes
Noel Meade
Settled midpack and 8th at the turn - urged forward to move through the field entering the last two furlongs - hit the front a furlong out after being asked for effort - overtaken close home but stayed on gamely for second
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Drifted off a straight start - settled towards the back and 12th at halfway - improved from there and pushed along over 2f out - couldn't reach the front pair but finished well to grab 3rd late
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Sat handy behind front group - urged forward with over 2f left and asked for effort - couldn't find extra with 1f to go and held on at unchanged rate through closing stages - finished fourth
Terry Casey (10)
Michael Mulvany
Settled midpack fighting for control early - moved into contention 3f out and pushed up to challenge for the front approaching 2f out - lost place inside final furlong finishing 5th
Gary Carroll
Kevin Michael Smith
Held a spot in the pack towards the outside - driven up into contention from 2f out with a shout approaching the final furlong - unable to find more late and held to sixth
Donagh O'Connor
Ross O'Sullivan
Race up with the pace early - dropped into cover behind the front group - driven up to press the front and drifted right approaching 2f out - shared the advantage briefly before being overtaken with a furlong left - found little more and dropped away late finishing seventh
Robbie Colgan
Chris Timmons
Tardy away - held up at the back and niggled into contention from halfway before making no impact when asked 2f out - switched wide in the final furlong and picked up ground past fading rivals to finish 8th
Seamie Heffernan
E J O'Grady
Held up in midfield - lost touch after halfway and asked for effort - drifted right approaching the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish ninth
Rory Cleary
Donal Kinsella
Sluggish start settling near the back - hit a flat spot rounding the turn at halfway - driven from 2f out but couldn't find the pace to threaten - stayed on weakly late for tenth
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Nudged forward early from the stalls - settled midfield on the rail and 9th at halfway - pressed for effort inside final 2f but unable to close and finished the race at an unchanged tempo
Sam Coen (7)
Andrew Slattery
Drifted right leaving stalls before racing handily then dropped into midfield - asked for effort 2f out and knocked about soon after - bumped again a furlong out - had nothing left and faded late
Luke McAteer
Paul W Flynn
Drifted right leaving stalls - raced handy just behind the pace - asked for effort over 2f out - found nothing and dropped away inside final furlong
Ben Coen
John Joseph Murphy
Race up with pace early - hit front after a furlong - driven to stay there from 2f out but soon overtaken - had nothing more to offer and dropped away over a furlong out finishing well beaten
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Badly hampered leaving the stalls - soon dropped away and was withdrawn from contention
Non-runners: Katie Ross (reserve), Romantic War (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.