15:27
Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Apprentice Handicap
1m, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 45.15s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sam Coen (2)
Andrew Slattery
Settled midfield - still 9th at the halfway point - improved into 5th with 2f remaining - pushed up to 3rd inside the final furlong - finished strongly to snatch the front right on the line
Megan Telford-Kelly (7)
W McCreery
Went straight to front - lost advantage after 2f - tracking in second at halfway - hit the front again 2f out - stayed on well in the final furlong - caught in the last strides for a narrow defeat
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Handy early - faded into midfield by 3f - moved into 4th at halfway - pushed into 3rd 2f out - up into 2nd inside final furlong - edged to third late but stayed on to the line
Hugh Horgan
Noel C Kelly
Settled handy early - third at halfway - fourth with two furlongs left - unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong and a half - finished fourth without further gain late
Shay Wallace (7)
John M Harney
Slow to break - stayed in contention through midfield - pushed along in 7th inside final furlong before finishing with late progress into 5th
Jack Cleary
Adrian Murray
Held up at the back - still down in 10th at halfway - made progress into contention 2f out - weakened into 6th and beaten 8 lengths
Joseph Harnett (7)
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back - angled left and pushed along approaching the final two furlongs - responded to keep going through the closing stages - finished without threatening the leaders in 7th
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (4)
Patrick J Flynn
Racing handy early - hit the front approaching 2f - overtaken over 2f out then dropped away - faded late to finish 8th
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
J P Murtagh
Held up early - improved into 7th by halfway - dropped away approaching 3f out - stayed on again in the closing stages
Keithen Kennedy
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack - dropped back with two furlongs left - unable to close final furlong finishing 10th
Freya Frain (7)
M C Grassick
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved into 6th by halfway - dropped away in the closing stages to finish well held
Nicola Burns (2)
Richard John O'Brien
Held up at the back - nudged into contention over 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong - eventually well beaten in 12th
Patrick McGettigan (2)
P Sweeney
Slow into stride - settled towards the back - unable to threaten leaders and dropped away late
Darragh O'Sullivan (4)
Thomas Coyle
Settled just behind the front early - fifth by halfway before dropping back with 2f left - faded into the finish well held in 14th
Terry Casey (7)
Chris Timmons
Refused to line up with the field
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.