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St. Patrick's Well Handicap (0-60)
1m1f130y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 12 runners
Winning time 2m 11.18s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Shane Foley
Eamonn O'Connell
Drifted right leaving stalls - settled in the pack around 6th at the halfway stage - crept forward from the 4f pole and up to 2nd by 3f out - driven to share command approaching 2f out then set alight a furlong later before hitting the front close home - stayed on strongly to score
Ronan Whelan
Jarlath P Fahey
Went to the front early - disputed 2f out and pressed hard from 1f out - collared inside the final 150yds and found no more to finish second
Sam Coen (7)
Timothy Doyle
Sat just behind the front group and 4th at halfway - improved into 3rd approaching the final 2f and pressed for effort with 1f left - stayed on but couldn't quite reach the front two close home
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Urged forward early - sat behind front group and third by halfway - asked for effort 2f out then slipped to fourth and held on without finding more
No. 2, stall 14
7yo, 9-12, OR 59
J: Robert Whearty (3) · T: Conor David Maxwell
Robert Whearty (3)
Conor David Maxwell
Held up in the pack and 11th at halfway - urged into contention from 3f out and moved into 5th approaching the final furlong - stayed on without finding more to finish 5th
No. 10, stall 7
5yo, 8-12, OR 49
J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7) · T: Patrick J Flynn
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Urged on early and settled near the back in 10th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out and edged into contention on the inner - stayed on at one gear finishing 6th
Jack Cleary (5)
Conor O'Dwyer
Handy in the early running - sat second behind the front runner - dropped back under pressure 3f out - continued at a steady rate to the line for seventh
No. 15, stall 9
6yo, 8-7, OR 40
J: Wayne Hassett (3) · T: Aidan Anthony Howard
Wayne Hassett (3)
Aidan Anthony Howard
Held up towards the back and 9th at halfway - urged into a slight improvement from 3f out - driven but unable to find more inside the final furlong - finished 8th
No. 8, stall 6
4yo, 9-5, OR 52
J: Wesley Joyce (3) · T: Kevin Michael Smith
Wesley Joyce (3)
Kevin Michael Smith
Handy behind the front group and 5th at halfway - driven and slipped back from 4f out - unable to find more inside final furlongs and faded to finish ninth
Sean Bird (7)
Conor David Maxwell
Sluggish start settling towards the back - pushed along from 3f out drifting left with little threat - crept past faded rivals late to finish 10th
Nathan Crosse
Adrian Sexton
Settled in midfield and 8th at halfway - urged into 6th from 3f out and drifted left with pressure applied 2f out - had nothing more to offer and faded out of contention
Jimmy Dalton (10)
Cian Collins
Settled in the pack and 7th at the halfway stage - asked for effort 3f out and dropped away steadily then drifted left with pressure applied - unable to find more and well held at the finish
Non-runners: Cherry Pink (reserve), Highland King (unsuitable ground), Lohengrin (unsuitable ground), My Minervina (reared and unseated rider before start, withdrawn), Nibras Rainbow (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.