14:16
Taste Of Kildare At Naas Racecourse 16th - 17th August Handicap
5f205y, Flat, 3yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 10.68s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Leigh Roche
P J F Murphy
Held a central position early - set the pace from the off - moved over to the far rail with 3f left - pushed for effort with a furlong to go - stayed on strongly to score with ease
James Ryan
Jack W Davison
Settled towards the back on the near rail - urged forward approaching 2f out - driven out in the closing furlong - stayed on strongly late but couldn't get to winner
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Travelled keenly on the far flank early - tracked the pace-setters - improved into second inside the final two furlongs - pushed on approaching the last furlong - stayed on but yielded second spot near the line to finish third
Shane Foley
Thomas Mullins
Settled towards the far rail in the pack - pushed for effort with 2f left - stayed on to finish 4th beaten 2½ lengths
Ben Coen
Edward Lynam
Sluggish start - settled towards the back on the far flank - urged forward with two furlongs left - driven approaching the final furlong - kept on inside distance without threatening to land it - finished fifth
Chris Hayes
Edward Lynam
Travelled keenly on the far flank in the pack - improved into 4th approaching 2f out - pressed for effort a furlong out - stayed on at one speed to finish 6th
Shay Wallace (7)
James M Barcoe
Settled towards the back of the pack on the far flank - urged forward approaching 3f out - driven with a furlong left - unable to close in the closing stages
Wayne Lordan
Stephen Thorne
Held a handy spot on the far flank - pushed for effort with 2f left - found nothing more and dropped away entering the last furlong - allowed to drop away near the line
Wayne Hassett (3)
Martin Hassett
Slow to begin - settled midfield towards the near rail - urged into effort with 2f left - driven with a furlong to go but made no headway - faded in closing stages to finish 9th
Conor Cusack (7)
David Marnane
Far flank - towards the back throughout - nudged up approaching 2f out - dropped away near the finish
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
Ran on the far rail early in a forward spot - urged for effort inside the last three furlongs - driven approaching two out - found nothing more and dropped away in the closing stages - eventually finished 11th well beaten
Seamie Heffernan
S R B Crawford
Held a position on the far rail among the midfield group - urged forward approaching 3f out - unable to find extra and lost touch inside the final furlong - allowed to finish in own time close home
Jack Kearney (3)
Stephen Thorne
Settled midpack on the far rail - pushed for effort with 3f left - found nothing and dropped away 1f out - allowed to finish in own time late on
Neve Bennett (7)
W T Farrell
Settled towards the back on the near flank - urged forward approaching 3f out - dropped away fast with 2f left - 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.