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Curragh To Curragh Cycle On 30th August Handicap (Div 2)
7f, Flat, 3yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 30.40s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Nicola Burns (7)
Gerard O'Leary
Hesitant start - held up towards the back - shifted right and driven up approaching final 2f - surged through under pressure inside the last furlong - drifted left near the finish to get up in the final strides
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Handy early - second at halfway - hit the front approaching 2f out and asserted to open a two-length advantage inside the final furlong - caught in the closing strides
Seamie Heffernan
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
Travelled keenly close to the pace - 5th at halfway - urged forward outside final 2f - driven approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly to finish third
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Up with the pace early - 3rd at halfway - niggled at below 2f out - short of room and bumped 150 yards out - moved up to 2nd inside final 100 yards - dropped back to finish 4th
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
Gillian Scott
Settled midfield - 8th at halfway - urged on with 2f left - stayed on late to finish 5th beaten 2 lengths
Ronan Whelan
P G Fahey
Settled midfield - 4th at halfway - urged forward over 2f out - jostled inside the final furlong - lost momentum near the line to finish 6th
No. 3, stall 18
7yo, 10-0, OR 70
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Richard Brabazon
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Richard Brabazon
Settled towards the back - urged forward approaching 2f out and made ground inside final furlong - stayed on same gait to the line finishing 7th
Robbie Colgan
David Marnane
Settled in midfield - 6th at halfway - urged forward with two furlongs left - unable to close in the final stage finishing 8th beaten 3½ lengths
Colin Keane
Diego Dias
Held up towards the back of the pack - asked for effort approaching final 2f then found traffic inside the last - stayed on at same tempo to finish 9th
Wayne Lordan
M C Grassick
Missed the break - settled towards the back - pushed into a challenge approaching the final 2f then nudged aside by another runner inside the last - made no late impact
Sam Coen (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Settled in the pack early on keen rein - 9th at halfway - pressed for effort 2f out - drifted left approaching final furlong - unable to close late finishing 11th
Ross Coakley
John C McConnell
Settled midfield early - 11th at halfway - urged into contention with 2f left - held even pace through the last furlong to finish 12th beaten 5 1/4 lengths
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Set the pace early - urged on approaching 2f out then overtaken and driven out - offered nothing more and dropped away fast in the closing stages to finish 13th
James Ryan
Thomas Coyle
Sat just behind pace early - 7th at halfway - urged forward approaching final 3f - lost momentum and dropped away inside final furlong
Paddy Harnett (5)
Martin Hassett
Held up towards the back of the pack - shifted wide and asked for effort with 3f left - lost touch approaching the final 2f and finished well beaten
Ross Fagan (10)
Padraig Roche
Held up towards the back - driven with over 2f left - unable to find more inside the final furlong - finished 16th
Non-runners: Free Solo (reserve), Pause For Peace (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.