15:05
Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (0-60)
7f111y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 39.77s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jessica O'Gorman (7)
Aengus King
Held up towards back of the pack - shifted left and found room approaching 2f out then closing on leaders with a furlong left - hit front close home - stayed on strongly to score
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Tracked the pace - 6th at halfway - pressed for effort but made no dent 2f out then rallied late to snatch second
Zoe McMullan (10)
G A Kingston
Went straight to front - lost advantage before 2f - urged to regain command 2f out then lost that spot near the furlong pole - couldn't match winner's pace and slipped to third late
Adam Grant (10)
John C McConnell
Sprang forward smartly - sat behind pace group in 4th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out and up to 2nd inside final furlong - unable to find more close home finishing 4th
Sean Bird (7)
Conor David Maxwell
Hesitant start settled at back - driven wide to make ground approaching 2f out and still 9th with a furlong left - finished strongly to take 5th late
Colin Keane
Kieran P Cotter
Held up towards back - driven into contention approaching final 2f and up to 10th with a furlong left - stayed on through closing stages to finish 6th
Emily Grifferty (10)
Noel Meade
Up with pace and in front from 2f - driven and lost the advantage 2f out then third with urging inside final furlong - unable to find more and finished seventh
Nicola Burns (7)
Thomas Coyle
Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway then pushed along with 2f left - dropped to fourth and flattened out in the closing stages to finish eighth
W J Lee
Gillian Scott
Held a midfield position - given encouragement approaching final two furlongs and up to 7th inside the closing stages - unable to make further gains and finished 9th
Adam Caffrey
R K Watson
Settled towards the back - under pressure entering the straight - no response when asked over 1f out - plugged on without threatening to finish 10th
Leigh Roche
Conor David Maxwell
Settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - driven with 2f left but couldn't find more and held to the line
Rory Mulligan (7)
Laura Hourigan
Held up towards the back - driven approaching 2f out and made up a bit of ground with a furlong left - flattened out in the closing stages - finished 12th
No. 12, stall 9
5yo, 9-0, OR 47
J: Wesley Joyce (3) · T: Dermot A McLoughlin
Wesley Joyce (3)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Held a midfield spot early - asked for effort turning into the straight - couldn't quicken and dropped away from 2f out - well held at the finish
Dylan Browne McMonagle
W McCreery
Hesitant start and settled at back - urged on turning into straight - lacking response inside final two furlongs and held to finish 14th
Wayne Hassett (3)
John M Harney
Settled in the pack early - still 5th at halfway then driven into the straight without gaining ground - found nothing more and allowed to finish in own time well held
Non-runners: Half Nutz (reserve), Imnoaprilfool (reserve), Perry Mason (nasal discharge)
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.