17:57
Ploughman Bar And Grill Handicap (0-60)
7f211y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 42.94s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Settled in midfield inner track - urged forward from halfway - shifted wide and found extra with 2f left before hitting front inside final furlong and stayed on strongly to win
Adam Caffrey
H Rogers
Drifted right and clipped another runner leaving stalls - settled midfield then made ground from halfway - driven to fight for the front from 2f out - overtaken inside the final 200 yards and held on for second at a steady clip
James Ryan (3)
Ms Claire O'Connell
Held up at the back - driven into contention from over 2f out - up to 4th with a furlong left - eased across right-handed and edged into 3rd right at the line
Gavin Ryan
Thomas Dowling
Held a midfield spot early - driven from the outer 3f out and shifted wide with 2f left - responded to urging and finished strongly through the last furlong to snatch 4th - held no more ground late
Nicola Burns (7)
R P Burns
Sat handy behind the front group - moved through from three out to hit the front with two remaining - driven and matched approaching the furlong pole - overhauled and could not find more finishing tamely
Gary Carroll
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Sat behind front group before urged forward 3f out - shifted wide 2f out under pressure and up to 5th with a furlong left - couldn't find more and slipped back to finish 6th
Rory Mulligan (7)
G A Kingston
Sluggish start settling towards the back - urged wide with 3f left then edged closer 2f out under pressure - stayed on late but never a threat inside the closing furlong
Robbie Colgan
Nigel Thomas Slevin
Settled midfield - squeezed for space approaching 3f out prompting an urgent effort then edged closer 1f out - held level through the closing stages finishing eighth beaten four lengths
Chris Hayes
P J F Murphy
Drifted right leaving stalls - settled midfield then driven on with 3f left and jostled 2f out - unable to find more approaching final furlong finishing ninth
Ben Coen
Ciaran Murphy
Sat just behind the front group on the rail - asked for effort nearing halfway then squeezed for space and dropped back - driven with two furlongs left but faded from over a furlong out to finish well held
Wesley Joyce (3)
E D Delany
Went straight to the front - shared command approaching 1f then back in sole command by halfway - driven up but lost command 2f out - had nothing left and dropped away to finish 11th
Jack Cleary (5)
Tom McGuinness
Sluggish start settling towards the back - unable to close in on leading group from 2f out - crept past tired rivals late finishing 12th
Seamie Heffernan
Anthony Mullins
Sluggish start and settled towards the back - squeezed for space nearing halfway - pushed along but unable to close from over 2f out - well held at the finish
J M Sheridan
Thomas Dowling
Bumped leaving stalls - settled in the pack early - moved up towards the pace before halfway - pushed along into 2nd spot 3f out then found nothing and dropped away from 2f out to finish well beaten
Terry Casey (10)
Shane Gallagher
Squeezed for space at the break - urged forward to share front spot after a furlong then lost that spot at halfway - driven and faded from 3f out to finish last
Non-runners: Famous Enough (reserve), Jazz Dreamers (reserve), Wayne R Walker (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.