15:49
Racing Club Membership Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)
1m75y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 56.51s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mel Sheridan (10)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Handy early - hit front after 2 1/2f - challenged 3f out - drifted wide entering straight - pushed clear inside final furlong and powered home for the win
Donagh O'Connor
Aidan Melia
Slow to break - settled handy on the outside early - drifted into the pack by 2f - near the back at halfway - found room turning in - pushed up into 6th inside the final 2f - stuck on to snatch second late but well behind winner
Orla Tynan (10)
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - made headway into 6th before holding the effort to the line
Paddy Harnett (5)
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Sat close to the front early - drifted to midfield by halfway - pushed along with 2f left - edged into 5th late on but held to that effort to the line
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Timothy Doyle
Settled midfield early - improved into 4th by halfway - upsides the front-runner 3f out - asked for effort but couldn't find more 2f out - stuck on same gait to finish 5th
N G McCullagh
Charles O'Brien
Shared front spot early - settled just behind the pack - sat 5th at halfway - upped tempo to challenge the front-runner 3f out - sent along in second under 2f out but couldn't find more - stayed on same gear to the line
Robbie Colgan
Conor David Maxwell
Settled midfield to the outside - dropped towards the back before halfway - pushed along with no headway over 2f out and stayed on same gear late to finish 7th
Terry Casey (7)
J G Murray
Shared the front early - went clear before a furlong and a half - overtaken soon after - second at halfway - dropped to 6th and pressed 3f out - unable to find more 2f out and beaten into 8th
Conor Cusack (7)
William Delahunty
Settled towards the back early - up into the pack by halfway - pushed along but unable to close 2f out - finished 9th
Sadhbh Tormey (10)
T G McCourt
Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left but unable to close on the leading group - finished well beaten in 10th
Killian Leonard
T J O'Mara
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - pushed along and unable to make headway approaching final 2f then held no more ground 1 1/2f out
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
Anthony Mullins
Shared the early pace before losing the lead approaching 1½f - sat 3rd at halfway - pressed for a run 3f out - unable to threaten the front pair 2f out - couldn't quicken 1½f out - dropped away late finishing 12th
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
Andrew Slattery
Slow into stride - held up towards back early - closer to midfield by halfway - pushed along but found little from 2f out and faded
Ross Coakley
Tracey Collins
Held up towards the back early - urged into the pack around halfway - found nothing under pressure from 2f out and dropped away late
Non-runners: Thompson Gunner (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.