19:42
McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap (0-60)
1m6f109y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 15.77s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Patrick McGettigan
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back and 8th at halfway - crept into contention on the outer from 3f out to be pushed up into 4th with 2f left - hit the front inside the last 150 yards and stayed on strongly to prevail
Sadhbh Tormey (4)
T G McCourt
Held up at the back - driven into contention with a strong move up the inside from 2f out and looked poised to challenge inside the final furlong - stayed on but just failed to overhaul the winner
Gabriella Hill (4)
Henry De Bromhead
Up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - tight on the inside over 2f out before moving away from the rail - challenged for 2nd and got to the front inside the final furlong - worn down in the closing 150 yards and had nothing more to give
Terry Casey (4)
Michael Mulvany
Settled in the pack - moved wide to challenge from 3f out and up into 2nd - contesting the front over 1f out - took a share of 1st inside the final furlong before collared inside the final 150 yards - faded in the closing stages to finish 4th
No. 1, stall 4
10yo, 10-0, OR 60
J: Yudish Geerdharry (2) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray
Yudish Geerdharry (2)
Joseph Anthony Murray
Settled midfield and 7th at halfway - asked for effort from wide two furlongs out and dropped to 9th with a furlong left - finished well to snatch 5th right at the line
Darragh O'Sullivan
Liam P Cusack
Set the pace fighting for control early - urged into effort with over 2f remaining and soon challenged hard - overtaken inside the final furlong and a half - found nothing more late to finish sixth
Julian Pietropaolo (2)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front pack and 4th at halfway - dropped back over 2f out and needed urging into the last furlong - finished 7th without finding more
Nicola Burns
Seamus Fahey
Settled in the pack and 5th at halfway - dropped back from 3f out despite urging - unable to find more and finished at an even gait to end up 8th beaten 5.5 lengths
Sam Coen
Hugh Paul Finegan
Sluggish start settling towards the back - driven from 2f out and put under pressure - found little more after stumbling near the surface marking inside the final furlong - finished ninth
Rory Mulligan
Paul Mulligan
Sat close to pace and second at halfway - driven from 3f out and dropped away soon after - under pressure and faded from inside final furlong - eventually finished tenth
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.