15:35
DNG Handicap
1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 12.18s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Held up towards the back - 6th at halfway - improved into 3rd with a furlong left - edged ahead close home to score driving
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Gavin Cromwell
Slow to break - settled towards the back and 8th at halfway - made headway into 7th with 2f left - up into 4th inside the final furlong - responded well late to take 2nd - just found wanting in the finish
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - 5th at halfway - made progress into contention 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - caught late and eased back to 3rd with nothing more to give
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Settled in the pack early - moved into 3rd by halfway - held 4th two out but squeezed for space approaching the last furlong and a half - slipped to 5th briefly inside the final furlong - rallied late to reclaim 4th at the line
W J Lee
Joseph G Murphy
Quick away to hit the front - soon overtaken and sat second at halfway - kicked back in front two and a half out - challenged and passed inside the final furlong - weakened close home - eventually beaten 3 lengths in 5th
Seamie Heffernan
Gerard Keane
Held up early - midfield by halfway then slipped further back approaching 2f out - unable to make headway inside final furlong - stayed on late but never a factor at the finish
Colin Keane
Gerard O'Leary
Handy early - 4th at halfway - moved up to 3rd over 2f out - dropped away in final furlong to finish 7th
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Settled just behind the pace - hit the front soon after - overtaken with 2 1/2f left and slipped back before a furlong out - faded in the closing stages to finish eighth
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.