20:20
Caulfield Industrial Handicap
1m123y, Flat, 4yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 1m 52.45s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sam Coen (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Settled midpack early - pushed along with 2f left - denied room and blocked approaching final furlong yet found more - finished strongly up the rail - locked together with rival at the line for victory
Shane Foley
Sean Byrne
Sat just behind the front group early - back in 7th at halfway - pushed along to make up ground with under 2f left - up into 3rd inside the final furlong - drove alongside up front near the line - just held on in a dead-heat
Ross Coakley
D P Coakley
Shared the pace early - went in front after a furlong - pushed along inside the last two furlongs - challenged hard late and just caught near the line to finish third by half a length
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - pushed into 3rd 2f out - edged left and slipped back to 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth beaten three quarters of a length
Ben Coen
Ciaran Murphy
Sat close up early - disputing 2nd at halfway - pressed for effort with 2f to run - unable to find more inside final furlong and held for 5th
Gary Carroll
Yvonne Latta
Settled behind front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed along in 7th with 2f left - unable to close in closing stages finishing 6th
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to the front pair early - third at halfway - pushed along into fourth 2f out and unable to close - bumped mildly a furlong out and again inside the final 100 yards - finished 7th holding effort to the line
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Patrick Magee
Slow to break and settled at the back - still towards the tail at halfway - pressed for effort 2f out and finished at an even rate
Robert Whearty (3)
T G McCourt
Settled midfield - pushed along with 2f left but unable to close on the front pair - stayed on at same rate to finish ninth beaten 2½ lengths
Wayne Hassett (3)
Don Browne
Slow to break - urged forward early - settled midpack by halfway - moved up widest 1 1/2f out then found little inside final furlong
Leigh Roche
M D O'Callaghan
Held up towards the back - pushed along with a furlong and a half left - stayed on same gear inside final furlong - finished 11th beaten 3 1/4 lengths
Nicola Burns (7)
M C Grassick
Settled towards back of field - pushed along with no headway 1 1/2f out - stayed on same gear to finish 12th
Seamie Heffernan
P Sweeney
Settled just behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - pushed along into 5th 2f out - unable to close 1f out - kept on with a nudge inside the final 100 yards but held for 13th
Donagh O'Connor
John C McConnell
Held a midfield position early - pushed along with no headway made in the closing stages - eventually beaten 5¼ lengths in 14th
Jack Cleary (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Sluggish getaway - held up towards the back - pushed along with no headway 2f out - well held at the finish
Robbie Colgan
Chris Timmons
Held up towards back of field - pressed for effort with 2f left but unable to gain on leaders - well held at finish
Gavin Ryan
Thomas Gibney
Settled off the pace early - still towards the back at halfway - pushed along but made no headway 2f out - well beaten in 17th
James Ryan
M A Molloy
Slow to break - settled last and unsettled early - pushed along with nothing more found 2f out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Darkdeserthighway (unsuitable ground), Sinbad My Dad (reserve), Zabeir (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.