14:15
O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (0-60)
7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 27.32s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Gary Carroll
A Oliver
Sat behind the front group - urged into 5th with 2f left - driven into 2nd with a furlong and a half remaining - hit the front 1f out drifting right - kept finding under pressure to score
Gavin Ryan
Thomas Dowling
Sent clear early on - pressed and lost front spot 2f out - slipped back to third with a furlong left - rallied into second but couldn't threaten winner and held on gamely at the line
Rory Cleary
Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch
Held handy early - hit front under pressure 2f out - quickly challenged - overtaken 1f out - hampered fighting for second spot inside final furlong and slipped back to third - unable to fight back at the line
Nathan Crosse
P J F Murphy
Sluggish start - settled towards back of the pack fighting for control - urged into contention in 11th with 2f left - improved to 7th approaching final furlong - finished strongly in 4th at the line
Chris Hayes
Sean Hayes
Sat in behind the front group on the inside - driven early and hampered after 1f then in 4th under pressure 2f out - held no more late
Rory Mulligan (7)
G A Kingston
Sluggish start - settled at the back - urged into 10th with 2f left - up to 9th inside final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth
Leigh Roche
Jarlath P Fahey
Settled in the pack - pushed along in 7th approaching final 2f - unable to close - held on for 7th
Robbie Colgan
M C Grassick
Held up towards the back - still there in 9th with 2f left despite urging - unable to close - finished well beaten
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Noel C Kelly
Sat just behind the pace on the outside - pushed along in 6th with 2f left - unable to close the gap - finished 9th
Alan Persse (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Held up towards the back on the wide side - made no headway in the straight - well held for the remainder
Seamie Heffernan
Cian Hughes
Slow into stride - held up towards back - unable to threaten in straight
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Settled just off the pace early - tucked in behind the leader by halfway then third under pressure 2f out - dropped away late to finish 12th
Adam Caffrey
C Byrnes
Slow to break - settled towards the back - dropped away in the straight - finished 13th
Orla Tynan (10)
Andrew Slattery
Hesitant start - settled in the pack - asked for effort 2f out and dropped away
Luke McAteer
E Sheehy
Settled midpack early - pushed along turning for home - dropped away through the final furlongs
No. 13, stall 11
9yo, 8-5, OR 40
J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: John Andrew Kinsella
Keithen Kennedy (5)
John Andrew Kinsella
Poor start - stayed at the rear throughout - no impact on the finish - well held in 16th
Non-runners: Dinamine (reserve), Eric Lock (reserve), Gegenpressing (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.