14:35
Guinness Handicap
7f111y, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 37.63s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Colin Keane
Richard John O'Brien
Settled in the pack - still 7th at halfway - eased over to the left and found room 2f out to move into second inside the final furlong - hit the front in the closing stages and stayed on strongly to score
Luke McAteer
Paul W Flynn
Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - driven forward to hit the front approaching 2f out - overtaken close home and could not respond as runner-up
Gary Carroll
Michael Mulvany
Held up towards back of pack - urged forward and made ground wide with 2f left then 6th and driven with a furlong to go - moved into 3rd inside final 100 yards and stayed on same effort to finish
No. 5, stall 11
3yo, 9-13, OR 81
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards the back - improved from outer in 11th spot approaching final furlong - finished strongly late to take 4th near the line
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Driven to the front early - lost the advantage approaching 2f out and dropped to 4th with a further urging inside the final furlong - unable to make further gains and finished 5th beaten just over 5 lengths
Sam Coen (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards back of the field - urged into effort with 2f left and 8th under pressure a furlong out - stayed on same gait to finish sixth beaten 5.5 lengths
W J Lee
W McCreery
Sat close to the front group early - dropped to 6th at halfway then slipped to 9th under urging with a furlong to run - stayed on at one speed to finish 7th
Gavin Ryan
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the pace - up to 2nd by halfway - pressed forward into 2f out but couldn't find room past the pair in front - held in 3rd and weakened late to finish 8th
Jamie Powell
Ciaran Murphy
Sat close to pace early - slipped to 3rd by halfway then 4th under pressure 2f out - into 5th a furlong out - held no more inside final 150 yards to finish 9th
Andrew Slattery
Richard John O'Brien
Held up in the back half - no meaningful response when asked 2f out - plugged on at one tempo inside the final furlong without threatening
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Maurice Andrew Ahern
Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left but made no headway - stayed on same speed to finish well held
Ben Coen
P J F Murphy
Midfield early - moved up to 5th at halfway - under pressure entering the straight - no response from 2f out and faded to finish 12th
No. 2, stall 6
4yo, 9-9, OR 80
J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: Oliver McKiernan
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Oliver McKiernan
Held up at the back throughout - driven with no response entering the straight - couldn't quicken inside final 2f and well held
Ronan Whelan
Ms Joanna Morgan
Settled in the pack early - driven approaching the straight but made no headway over a furlong out - found nothing more and was let drop away inside the final furlong
Leigh Roche
Maurice Andrew Ahern
Held up towards the back - urged for effort with two furlongs left - dropped away to finish tailed off
Non-runners: Greek Gift (reserve), Mercurial (withdrawn; no rider declared), Pandion Power (withdrawn)
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.