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Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap
7f195y, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 42.93s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back - pushed along to make ground 2f out - up into 6th with a furlong and a half left - battled to share second place approaching the final furlong then finished strongly to get up in the last strides
Robert Whearty (3)
T G McCourt
Settled midfield early - moved into contention 3f out - closed on the front pair with 2f left and shared advantage briefly - hit the front a furlong and a half out - fought off pressure inside the final furlong - caught close home to finish second
Chris Hayes
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Slow to break and settled towards the back - hampered for room around two furlongs out - pushed into 5th with light knocks approaching the final furlong and a half - shared 2nd a furlong out - stayed on at an even gallop to finish 3rd
Rory Cleary
Donal Kinsella
Settled midpack early - pushed along and slipped back 3f out before rallying into 4th with a furlong and a half left - held on at a steady clip to the line
Luke McAteer
P J F Murphy
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left and made headway into 7th - continued at a steady clip to the line
Alyse Clarke (7)
T G McCourt
Near the front early - settled just behind the front group - 6th at halfway - squeezed for room and bumped 2f out - unable to quicken and stayed on same gait to the line
No. 1, stall 10
4yo, 9-7, OR 69
J: Patrick McGettigan (7) · T: Keith Henry Clarke
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Keith Henry Clarke
Handy and involved early - sat behind pace-setters into midrace - 5th at halfway - pushed along but making no headway 2 1/2f out - boxed in briefly then faded to finish 7th
Adam Browne-Souza (10)
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the pace early - back in 7th at halfway - moved into 3rd with 3f left - pushed along approaching 2f out - held that spot but flattened out through the last furlong
No. 3, stall 4
7yo, 9-3, OR 65
J: Nicola Burns (7) · T: Ms Claire O'Connell
Nicola Burns (7)
Ms Claire O'Connell
Sluggish getaway settling near the back - pushed along and edged forward wide but hampered 2f out - unable to threaten thereafter and finished ninth
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Sent to the front early - lost that spot before 2f gone and sat 4th at halfway - pushed along but couldn't quicken from 2f out and well held
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Sean Byrne
Sat close to the pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - nudged into a slender advantage 2 1/2f out - pressed and overtaken 2f out - unable to find more inside the final furlong and a half - finished well held in 11th
Seamie Heffernan
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Slow to break - held up towards the back - never landed a blow - beaten 13¾ lengths in 12th
Robbie Colgan
Matthew J Smith
Sat close to the pace early - hit the front approaching 2f - pushed along and lost command 2 1/2f out then unable to find more finishing well held
Cian Fahy (10)
John C McConnell
Settled midpack early - moved up to 3rd by halfway then flattened out under pressure 2f out - dropped away in the closing stages well held in 14th
Adam Caffrey
H Rogers
Refused to line up
Non-runners: Brains (reserve), Eastern Wind (reserve), Punk Poet (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.