18:15
Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap
2m144y, Flat, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 3m 52.05s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - up to 6th at halfway - moved through into 4th with 3f left then advanced to hit the front 2f out - driven and challenged hard inside the final furlong drifting right but holding on gamely at the finish
No. 8, stall 12
6yo, 8-12, OR 81
J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7) · T: Patrick J Flynn
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Settled midfield early - moved forward to sit behind pace then edged into command by halfway - lost front spot 4f out and pushed along in 4th with 2f left - regained second inside the final furlong and stayed on but couldn't quite reel in winner
Gary Carroll
Aidan Melia
Set the pace early - matched and passed after 4f to race 4th at halfway - nudged forward in 3rd from 3f out - drifted left 2f out and driven - no response in 4th over 1f out - stayed on to reclaim 3rd inside the final furlong
Sam Coen (7)
Andrew Slattery
Sluggish start and towards back - grabbed bit and moved into second by halfway - hit front 4f out - overtaken 2f out and slipped to third inside final furlong - held on for fourth beaten 4 lengths
Seamie Heffernan
R P Cody
Sluggish start - settled towards the back - moved into contention from 5f out - up to 6th 3f out then pushed along - unable to threaten leaders from over 1f out but stayed on late to finish 5th
Jimmy Dalton (10)
Gerard O'Leary
Settled midpack and 7th at halfway - faded in 3f out then roused into contention over a furlong out to move up to 5th - couldn't find more in the closing stages and finished 6th
Nathan Crosse
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - still down in 10th at halfway - crept into contention from the outer with 5f left to move into 5th by 3f out - got outpaced from 2f out and dropped away in the closing stages
Luke McAteer
Patrick T Foley
Settled midfield early - still 8th at halfway then urged into 7th with 3f left - unable to close and finished no faster to the line
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mark Fahey
Contested the front early - moved to the fore after 4f - lost that position approaching halfway and faded from 5f out - plugged on at one speed from 3f out to finish ninth
Ronan Whelan
Emmet Mullins
Held up in touch - 9th and towards back of pack at halfway - lost more ground into last 5f - driven with nothing more to give from 3f out - eventually beaten well over 15 lengths in 10th
Robbie Colgan
Karl Thornton
Sat up with front pack early - slipped to 5th by halfway then eased back from 3f out - held no more in tank and faded through final 2f
Non-runners: God Of Thunder (unsuitable ground), Palamon (coughing), Toto Too (self certificate)
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.