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Golf At Gowran Park Nursery Handicap (0-60)
7f, Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-60, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 34.72s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
No. 8, stall 1
2yo, 9-6, OR 54
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat just behind pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along to reach front pair 2f out - hit front by a whisker inside final furlong and a half - stayed on gamely to prevail
Robbie Colgan
Matthew J Smith
Sat behind the pace early - still handy in 2nd at halfway - pushed into the front with 2f to go - matched approaching the final furlong - edged in front inside the last 150 yards - battled on but caught in a tight finish for 2nd
Nicola Burns (7)
T G McCourt
Bumped a touch at the break - settled in midfield then pushed along in 6th with two furlongs left - stayed on inside the last to finish third beaten a length and a half
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Slow into stride and slotted towards back - urged forward around midpoint - asked for effort from inside route with 2f left - improved into 8th a furlong out then finished with sustained late progress to take 4th beaten under two lengths
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Brendan W Duke
Shared advantage early - hit front after a furlong - lost lead 2f out - driven into 4th before staying on to finish 5th beaten 3 lengths
Shane Foley
Emmet Mullins
Held up towards the back - pushed along out wide 2f out - finished strongly inside the last to take sixth
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Settled off the early tempo - midfield by halfway - pushed out towards the wide side with 2f left and stayed on at one gear through the finish
No. 5, stall 16
2yo, 9-9, OR 57
J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Went forward early and pulled hard - sat just behind pace before settling third at halfway - pushed out wide with 2f left - couldn't quicken and held to finish eighth
Colin Keane
Ms Claire O'Connell
Held up towards the back - pushed along and closed a little into the last two furlongs - stayed on at one speed from inside the final furlong - finished ninth
Jamie Powell
M D O'Callaghan
Slow to break and settled towards the back - pushed along with no headway 2f out - stayed on same gear through the closing stages - finished 10th
Wayne Hassett (3)
Mrs Deborah Cody
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - pushed wide and asked for more 2f out but had nothing left in the final furlong
Gary Carroll
Kieran P Cotter
Tracked front group early - 7th at halfway - pressed for effort with no gain approaching 2f out and faded thereafter
Seamie Heffernan
Michael Mulvany
Sluggish start settling near the back - pushed along but couldn't close the gap approaching final 2f - well held at the finish
Ross Coakley
J S Bolger
Settled in the pack early - hampered around 2½f out - pushed along but couldn't find more from 2f out - well held at the finish
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Dermot Kilmartin
Sat close to the front pack early - dropped back into the pack 3f out - pushed along but couldn't quicken from 2f out and well held at the finish
Non-runners: Badger's Cove (unsuitable ground), Beau Army (unsuitable ground), Invincible Rocket (unsuitable ground), Stone Bear (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.