John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (Div 1)

1st

The Mediator (IRE) ^b

No. 3, stall 4

8yo, 11-12, OR 66

J: Mr J M Halford · T: Gordon Elliott

8 11-12 66

Mr J M Halford

Gordon Elliott

3:57.43

Sluggish start and settled towards the back - moved through the pack from 4f out then found a route to strike into contention with 2f left - hit the front a furlong and a half from home and stayed on strongly to win

2nd

Rich Belief (GB) ^tb

No. 2, stall 2

8yo, 11-13, OR 67

J: Mr D McGill · T: Karl Thornton

8 11-13 67

Mr D McGill

Karl Thornton

2

Settled midfield early - improved into contention with 4f left - hampered for space and dropped to 8th soon after with 3f remaining - driven from a furlong out and finished strongly to snatch second near the line

3rd

Sequoiaspirit (IRE) ^t

No. 1, stall 12

8yo, 11-13, OR 71

J: Mr L Hackett (4) · T: Ray Hackett

8 11-13 71

Mr L Hackett (4)

Ray Hackett

0.3

Sat second early - slipped to third by halfway - moved up outside to join the front pair with over 2f left - overtaken and asked for effort a furlong and a half out - could not find more inside the last and eased back to third at the line

4th

Rauzan (IRE) ^v

No. 8, stall 1

5yo, 10-13, OR 55

J: Mr T A Halford (2) · T: Eoin Doyle

5 10-13 55

Mr T A Halford (2)

Eoin Doyle

4¾

Held up in 5th at halfway - squeezed through to press between rivals from 2f out and bumped shortly after - one-paced inside the final furlong and finished 4th

5th

Alfalfa (IRE)

No. 4, stall 11

7yo, 11-10, OR 64

J: Mr D Doyle · T: Timothy Doyle

7 11-10 64

Mr D Doyle

Timothy Doyle

1¾

Set the pace early - caught around halfway then overtaken with a furlong and a half left - dropped away under pressure late to finish fifth

6th

Inchiquin Star (IRE) ^b

No. 5, stall 8

6yo, 11-7, OR 61

J: Mr D Kiely · T: Paul Stephen Kiely

6 11-7 61

Mr D Kiely

Paul Stephen Kiely

1¾

Sat just off the pace in 4th at halfway - moved into contention approaching 2f out but found nothing under pressure from 1f out - faded late to finish sixth

7th

Pegasus Of Harry (GB) ^t

No. 11, stall 5

4yo, 10-7, OR 47

J: Mr J H Williamson · T: Eamonn O'Connell

4 10-7 47

Mr J H Williamson

Eamonn O'Connell

3¾

Held in midfield early - improved into contention from 5f out then in the mix behind the front group 3f out - still involved 2f out but bumped and faded from over 1f out to finish 7th

8th

Takarengo (IRE)

No. 6, stall 9

9yo, 11-3, OR 61

J: Ms M Barcoe (4) · T: James M Barcoe

9 11-3 61

Ms M Barcoe (4)

James M Barcoe

1

Away sluggishly - held up towards the back - urged on in 9th two furlongs out but unable to make headway - crossed the line eighth

9th

Art Of Silence (IRE) ^t

No. 9, stall 6

7yo, 10-8, OR 48

J: Mr M J Kenneally · T: Gerard Keane

7 10-8 48

Mr M J Kenneally

Gerard Keane

11

Sat close to pace early - moved up to share command nearing halfway then driven and lost front spot 2f out - had nothing more and dropped away to finish 9th

10th

Movie King (IRE) ^tp

No. 10, stall 7

8yo, 10-3, OR 47

J: Mr A Coonan (4) · T: A J Martin

8 10-3 47

Mr A Coonan (4)

A J Martin

9½

Held a midfield spot early - faded towards the back from halfway - pushed along but unable to find more from 3f out - eventually well held in 10th

11th

Zentopia (IRE) ^t

No. 12, stall 3

5yo, 10-7, OR 40

J: Mr S Hunter · T: S M Duffy

5 10-7 40

Mr S Hunter

S M Duffy

15

Sluggish getaway settling towards the back - urged forward with 4f left - unable to find more from three out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 11th

PU

Weather Alert (IRE) ^t

No. 7, stall 10

9yo, 11-3, OR 57

J: Mr C Mullins · T: Thomas Mullins

9 11-3 57

Mr C Mullins

Thomas Mullins

-

Settled midfield - urged forward with 5f left before dropping away quickly - eased and pulled up 3f from home