20:40
Hop House 13 Handicap
1m6f14y, Flat, 3yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 3m 11.78s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
No. 19, stall 2
6yo, 8-13, OR 62
J: Patrick McGettigan (7) · T: Ciaran Murphy
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Settled just off the front group early - third at halfway - asked for effort turning into the straight - into second under pressure with a furlong left - moved left before finding another gear inside the final 100 yards to go on and stay strong to the line
Robert Whearty (3)
Patrick Magee
Set the pace early - kicked on 2f out to open daylight - caught inside the final furlong - unable to fight back finishing second
Luke McAteer
Andrew Kinirons
Sat close to the front pair early - 6th at halfway - boxed in on the rail turning into the straight - pushed along and up to 5th but bumped inside the final furlong - improved into 3rd close home and finished going forward
Shane Markey (10)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled midfield - 7th at halfway - asked for effort entering straight - improved to 6th inside final furlong and stayed on to finish 4th
Dylan O'Connor (7)
Michael Flannery
Settled midpack early - dropped towards the back of the group by halfway - boxed in with room hard to find turning for home - pushed along in 7th a furlong out then finished strongly to close late
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind the front group early - up to 2nd by halfway - driven on turning into the straight - 3rd with a furlong left and unable to find more - held on for 6th
Donagh O'Connor
John C McConnell
Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching the straight then unable to find more inside the final furlong and a half
Ross Coakley
Ian O'Connor
Held up towards the back - boxed in turning for home - pushed along with 1f left and stayed on without threatening - finished 8th
Seamie Heffernan
P A Fahy
Sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - up to 4th and driven entering the straight - dropped away inside the final furlong finishing 9th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back - driven but making no headway into the straight - stayed on at one gear from inside the final furlong to finish well held
Jimmy Dalton (10)
A J Martin
Held up towards back of pack - blocked for room turning in and eased across left - pushed along inside final furlong to stay on same rate late
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - shifted wide and asked for effort entering the straight - stayed on without threatening the front and finished well held
Jack Kearney (3)
Conor David Maxwell
Held up towards the back early - improved into the pack on the outer with 4f left before finding nothing under pressure 2f out - one-paced through the last furlong to finish 13th
Liam Keniry
David Kenneth Budds
Held up at the back throughout - driven with no headway into the straight - stayed on same speed to finish 14th
No. 16, stall 17
3yo, 9-7, OR 66
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held a midfield spot wide - 8th at halfway - up to 6th and driven approaching the straight - unable to make headway and held on for the rest
Chris Hayes
Paul Nolan
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no headway out wide entering the straight - dropped away and finished well beaten
Non-runners: Atheneum (ran yesterday), Dream Escape (ran yesterday), Redwood Queen (unsuitable ground), Scottish Reel (reserve), Tassarolo (ran yesterday)
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.