15:23
Ross Castle Handicap (0-60)
1m30y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 46.69s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Killian Leonard
T J O'Mara
Settled midpack early - improved into 5th by halfway - driven into contention entering the straight - hit the front 1 1/2f out and drifted left - held on strongly to prevail
No. 15, stall 1
10yo, 8-3, OR 40
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Sat just behind the front group early - fourth at halfway - driven out from 2f out and finished strongly to snatch second close home
Seamie Heffernan
Thomas Mullins
Went straight to front early - pressed and lost advantage inside final 2f then dropped to third with a furlong left - stayed on same gear to finish close third
Rory Cleary
C P Donoghue
Held a midpack position early - nudged for effort with two furlongs left and up in 7th at the furlong marker - finished strongly to snatch 4th near the line
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Sat just behind the pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - pushed along to hit the front over 2f out - lost that spot with 1 1/2f left and bumped lightly - made no further headway and faded to finish 5th beaten a length and a half
Ronan Whelan
Terence O'Brien
Held up at back of pack - driven to make progress into contention 2f out - finished strongly to take 6th
Chris Hayes
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards the back - pushed along in the pack with two furlongs left - 9th with a furlong remaining - finished strongly close home
W J Lee
Gillian Scott
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward with over 2f left and into 8th under pressure inside the final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 8th beaten 3.5 lengths
Nicola Burns (7)
R P Burns
Sat close to pace early - third at halfway - driven approaching final two furlongs and up to 5th but couldn't find more - held on for 9th
James Ryan
T G McCourt
Settled in the pack early - around 9th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out without threatening leaders - stayed on steadily to finish well held in 10th
Wayne Hassett (3)
John M Harney
Held up at the back - driven with no headway 2f out - stayed on same speed late to finish 11th
Leigh Roche
Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch
Held up towards the back and bumped early - pushed along and made progress on the inner approaching 2f out - unable to quicken final furlong and allowed to drop away late - finished well beaten
Jimmy Dalton (10)
E Sheehy
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - pressed for effort with no headway over 2f out - dropped away late finishing 13th
Sam Coen (7)
Timothy Doyle
Held up at the back - urged for effort without threatening leaders early in the straight - couldn't quicken approaching 2f out - dropped away late to finish 14th
Shane Foley
Ian O'Connor
Midpack early - urged to keep tabs before slipping backward inside final 2f - offered nothing more and allowed to finish steadily - well held in 15th
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.