18:05
McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap
1m3f180y, Flat, 4yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 2m 35.99s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rory Cleary
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Tracked the pack early - sixth at halfway - asked for effort with 2 1/2f left - fifth and pushed along 1 1/2f out - closed inside final furlong to hit front near the line - finished strongly for the win
Sam Coen (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Sat just off the front pack early - 4th at halfway - pushed along in 3rd with 3f left - battling in 4th 2f out before edging in front inside the final furlong - overtaken close home to finish second
Nathan Crosse
W McCreery
Settled midfield - pushed along into 7th with 2f left - stayed on close home to finish 3rd
Seamie Heffernan
W P Mullins
Held a midfield spot - pushed along 3f out then found extra to reach 6th with a furlong left - finished fourth holding effort to the line
Patrick McGettigan (7)
P Sweeney
Settled in the pack midfield - pushed along and made headway 2f out despite being 8th with a furlong and a half left - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Ronan Whelan
Alan McIntyre
Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - pressed for effort with 3f remaining - stayed on but flattened out inside final furlong finishing 6th
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Held up towards the back - pushed along in 10th with 2f left - stayed on at one speed from inside the final furlong - finished 7th
Nicola Burns (7)
M D O'Callaghan
Tracked the pack early - 7th at halfway - pushed into 3rd two out - held in 4th and unable to find more inside the final furlong
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 3f left - stayed on same speed through the straight - finished 9th
No. 15, stall 20
4yo, 9-2, OR 72
J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: Mrs John Harrington
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mrs John Harrington
Slow to break and reared start - under pressure with no headway 2½f out - stayed on same gear through straight - finished 10th
Adam Caffrey
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Slow to break and settled last - swift move into 3rd 4f out - hit front soon after - driven clear to a 5-length margin 2f out - gap narrowed inside the final furlong - overtaken and faded in the run to the line finishing 11th
J M Sheridan
Andrew Kinirons
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - pushed along 3f out and unable to find more inside final 2f
Donagh O'Connor
Anthony McCann
Settled in the pack - pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out - well held at the finish
Declan McDonogh
Matthew J Smith
Held up towards back of field - made no impression - well held throughout
Rory Mulligan (7)
Dermot Kilmartin
Held up at the back throughout - never involved - well beaten in 15th
Luke McAteer
P Sweeney
Shared pace early - hit front before 2f mark - lost advantage inside final 4f then pressed on into 3rd - unable to find more response 2f out and beaten well home
Gary Carroll
Cian Collins
Shared the pace early - sat behind the front-runner from 2f in - up in third by halfway - pushed along with nothing more 3f out and dropped away
Ben Coen
A J Martin
Held up towards back of the pack - pushed along with nothing to give 3f out - dropped away steadily to finish tailed off
Non-runners: Razdan (unsuitable ground), Si Senior (reserve), Victoria Kesia (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.