14:25
Bahrain Turf Club Knockaire Stakes (Listed)
Listed, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 48.03s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Seamie Heffernan
Mrs John Harrington
Set the pace from the break - driven out and had a two length advantage with a furlong left - urged and stayed on strongly to the line for victory
W J Lee
K J Condon
Held up towards the back early - 5th at halfway - found room to make progress inside the final 2f - driven into second with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed but couldn't threaten the winner
No. 8, stall 5
4yo, 9-4, OR 97
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat just behind the front early - midfield by halfway - urged forward in the straight and slipped to 5th over a furlong out - stayed on same gait to snatch 3rd near the line
Robert Whearty
G M Lyons
Sat behind the pace - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort early in the straight and stayed 3rd inside the final furlong - flattened out to finish 4th
Ray Dawson
Roger Varian
Settled midpack early - moved up keenly to sit second by halfway - driven into the straight but made no dent on the front-runner - eased back to fourth inside final furlong - held on for fifth without finding more
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Sat behind front group early - 6th at halfway - driven approaching straight - unable to close over 1f out and found nothing more
Colin Keane
D K Weld
Held up at the back throughout - driven with no response into the straight - dropped away late
Ben Coen
Joseph G Murphy
Sluggish start and trailing the field early - urged on with no headway approaching the straight - driven but unable to find more inside final 2f - well held in 8th
Non-runners: Gun Carriage (unsuitable ground), Serengeti (unsuitable ground)
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.