18:12
Doneraile Handicap
5f, Flat, 3yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 57.77s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Dylan Browne McMonagle
M D O'Callaghan
Tracked the pace-setter early - driven on with two furlongs left - pressed for effort inside the final furlong - finished strongly to score right at the line
Shane Foley
Daniel James Murphy
Prominent near the far rail early - driven with over a furlong out and responded gamely into the final furlong - overtaken right at the finish
Rory Mulligan (7)
Patrick J McKenna
Handy behind front pair - urged forward with 2f left - third with a furlong to run - slipped to fourth 150 yards out then found more to reclaim third at the line
Robert Whearty (3)
John Andrew Kinsella
Settled midfield early - driven on with two furlongs left - stayed on inside the last - nabbed 4th spot near the finish
Wayne Hassett (3)
Martin Hassett
Sat handy behind the front group - urged forward with over two furlongs left - still in seventh a furlong out - stayed on late to move up into 5th
Declan McDonogh
Miss Kate McGivern
Held up handy on the far rail - urged into 4th two out then into 3rd inside the final furlong - lost momentum close home to finish 6th beaten 2½ lengths
Chris Hayes
Edward Lynam
Held up towards the back - squeezed for space with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to the line finishing 7th
Patrick McGettigan (7)
J P Murtagh
Set the pace on the stand rail - driven approaching halfway - by 1f out down to 5th and had nothing more in tank - lost ground quickly through closing stages to finish 8th beaten 3½ lengths
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Held up towards the back - driven up approaching 2f out - asked for effort soon after but unable to close from inside the final furlong - finished ninth
Jimmy Dalton (10)
Daniel James Murphy
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout
Wesley Joyce (3)
Andrew McNamara
Held up at the back - made no impression - finished 11th
Keithen Kennedy (5)
John Andrew Kinsella
Slow to break - held up early and stayed off the pace throughout - no impression made - eventually finished well beaten in 12th
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.