Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race

1st

Antoine De Paris (IRE)

No. 13, stall 12

3yo, 9-0, OR 63

J: Colin Keane · T: Noel Meade

3 9-0 63

Colin Keane

Noel Meade

2:24.06

Settled behind the front group - 4th at halfway - moved into second turning for home - driven to the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win

2nd

Tartaraghan (IRE)

No. 9, stall 14

4yo, 9-3, OR 64

J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: John C McConnell

4 9-3 64

Keithen Kennedy (5)

John C McConnell

1¾

Sat behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - urged into 4th with 2f left - improved to 3rd inside the final furlong and stayed on to snatch 2nd near the line

3rd

Loingseoir (IRE) ^t

No. 1, stall 2

9yo, 9-9, OR 67

J: Nicola Burns (7) · T: M C Grassick

9 9-9 67

Nicola Burns (7)

M C Grassick

½

Held up at the back - urged forward turning into the straight - improved through the pack around 150 yards out - stayed on late to snatch third near the line

4th

Quatrain (IRE) ^tv

No. 3, stall 8

4yo, 10-2, OR 66

J: Ronan Whelan · T: K J Condon

4 10-2 66

Ronan Whelan

K J Condon

0.3

Tracked pace-setter early - hit front over 2f out then driven into straight - overtaken inside final furlong - faded to finish fourth

5th

Roderick (GB) ^tp

No. 12, stall 5

9yo, 8-10, OR 56

J: Patrick McGettigan (7) · T: P Sweeney

9 8-10 56

Patrick McGettigan (7)

P Sweeney

¾

Settled in the pack early - urged forward approaching 3f out and 7th turning for home - stayed on late to claim 5th near the line

6th

Capital Theory (GB)

No. 4, stall 4

6yo, 9-6, OR 85

J: Sam Coen (7) · T: H D McGuigan

6 9-6 85

Sam Coen (7)

H D McGuigan

½

Held up towards the back - driven into 6th turning for home - unable to quicken and stayed on at one speed inside the last furlong

7th

Picpoul (IRE) ^tp

No. 2, stall 1

7yo, 9-9, OR 43

J: Shay Wallace (7) · T: M M Rice

7 9-9 43

Shay Wallace (7)

M M Rice

1½

Settled midfield early - advanced into 3rd by halfway - urged on with 2f left and into 5th entering straight - findings nothing more and stayed on same speed to finish seventh beaten 5.25

8th

El Bello (GB) ^p

No. 6, stall 13

6yo, 9-6, OR 61

J: Taylor Kingsley (7) · T: Raymond Hurley

6 9-6 61

Taylor Kingsley (7)

Raymond Hurley

½

Held up at back - still 11th at halfway - driven on into straight with modest late progress inside the last furlong - finished 8th

9th

Dont Do Dramas (IRE)

No. 5, stall 3

4yo, 9-10, OR 62

J: Wesley Joyce (3) · T: Michael Mulvany

4 9-10 62

Wesley Joyce (3)

Michael Mulvany

1¼

Set the pace early - driven into the lane in third then lost momentum around 2f out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish ninth

10th

Powerful Hook Head (GER) ^t

No. 8, stall 10

4yo, 9-8, OR 67

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

4 9-8 67

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

0.2

Sat just behind the front group early - midfield turn - asked for effort with 2f left but denied room 150 yards out - stayed on same gear to finish 10th

11th

Pearl Of Australia (IRE)

No. 7, stall 7

5yo, 9-8, OR 66

J: Shane Foley · T: Ross O'Sullivan

5 9-8 66

Shane Foley

Ross O'Sullivan

4¾

Held up towards the back of the pack - still 10th at halfway - drifted left turning into the straight after being asked for effort - unable to threaten from over a furlong out and beaten into 11th

12th

Guest Star (GB) ^b

No. 11, stall 11

4yo, 8-7, OR 54

J: Cian Fahy (10) · T: John C McConnell

4 8-7 54

Cian Fahy (10)

John C McConnell

5½

Held up towards the back of the pack - 8th at halfway - driven to chase widest position over 2f out but made no headway and finished well held