18:40
COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)
1m123y, Flat, 3yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 49.13s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Seamie Heffernan
Miss Natalia Lupini
Bumped a little early - urged forward to hit the front after 1f - two lengths clear approaching 2f out - fully extended to hold on under late pressure
Nicola Burns (7)
Gerard O'Leary
Broke on top before yielding advantage past the 1f mark - sat behind the pacesetter - slipped to third by halfway - given a nudge with 2f remaining - fought back into second inside the final furlong - flew home late but narrowly denied
Jimmy Dalton (10)
A J Martin
Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - pushed along 1 1/2f out - plugged on through the final furlong without troubling those ahead
Gary Carroll
G M Lyons
Held up early - midfield turn - squeezed for room and checked in effort 2 1/2f out - dropped back briefly then rallied to 6th with a furlong left - finished 4th holding effort to the line
Jack Cleary (5)
A P O'Brien
Sat handy behind the front group - disputing second at halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left - held safe in third with a furlong to go but stayed on at one tempo to finish 5th
Ben Coen
Miss Hilary McLoughlin
Held up at the back - pressed for effort 2f out and made headway into 8th - continued on same gear to the line
J M Sheridan
J A Stack
Settled towards the back - pushed along 2f out and made late ground into 7th - plugged on at one tempo through the final furlong
Jack Kearney (3)
Stephen Thorne
Held up early - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on same gear out wide inside final furlong - finished well held in 8th
No. 3, stall 8
4yo, 9-10, OR 100
J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Wobbled a touch leaving the stalls - settled behind the pace after a furlong then 5th at halfway - pushed along into 4th with 2f left - flattened out inside the final furlong to finish 9th
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Sat handy behind the front group - 6th at halfway - pressed for effort 2f out and unable to find more inside the final furlong
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Settled towards back of field - pushed along with 2f to go - unable to make headway 1 1/2f out - finished 11th
Robert Whearty (3)
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left but couldn't close - finished well held in 12th
Wayne Hassett (3)
Joseph G Murphy
Sat close to the pace early - slipped back through the pack by halfway - pushed along but unable to close 2f out and found nothing thereafter to finish well held
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
Held up around midpack - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't quicken - dropped away late - finished well beaten in 14th
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.