17:40
Ross Castle Maiden
1m30y, Flat, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 1m 48.70s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Seamie Heffernan
Gillian Scott
Slow to begin - settled towards the back travelling keenly - urged forward approaching 3f out - driven with 2f left - improved into 4th inside final furlong staying on strongly - got up close home to score
Colin Keane
Stephen Thorne
Settled close up early moving well - drew level with pacesetter at halfway - surged in front approaching 3f out - driven on with 2f left - pressed again inside final furlong - edged in front near the finish line - caught in the last strides to be beaten a short head
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Settled midpack early - third at halfway - asked for effort 3f out and driven approaching 2f - improved to challenge for the front inside final 2f - held on gamely but one-paced to finish third
No. 3, stall 2
4yo, 9-9, OR 69
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat close to front early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort with 3f left - driven approaching final furlong and stayed on same gear to finish 4th beaten 2 lengths
Sam Coen (7)
David Harry Kelly
Away smartly to set the pace - shared front spot by halfway - driven and overtaken 3f out - urged approaching 2f out - unable to close final furlong and held for 5th
J M Sheridan
S M Duffy
Settled at the back early - urged forward past the 3f marker but found nothing more and dropped away fast approaching 2f out - allowed to drop away inside the final furlong - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Space Warrior (unsuitable ground)
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.