17:00
Final Furlong Podcast With 1xbet.ie Handicap
1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, 25 runners
Winning time 2m 14.97s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Coen
Daniel McLoughlin
Settled midpack early - moved up wide into 9th 3f out and asked for effort - chased down the front-runner from a furlong out then powered clear late to score
Patrick McGettigan (7)
P Sweeney
Sat behind front group wide - urged forward 2f out - chased leading rival inside last furlong - stayed on but couldn't quite reel in winner
Leigh Roche
Mark Fahey
Set the pace early - driven and urged approaching final two furlongs - challenged hard inside the last then overtaken close to the line - could not find more and finished third
No. 18, stall 4
3yo, 9-4, OR 64
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat behind front group on the rail before being nudged into 7th 3f out - asked for effort and closed strongly into contention approaching final furlong - stayed on but couldn't reach the front two close home
N G McCullagh
Thomas Mullins
Held up in the pack early - improved into 8th with 3f left - pushed along to move 6th a furlong out - stayed on into 5th late without reaching the front runners
Colin Keane
A J Martin
Towards the rear - needed driving from 3f out - moved left 2f out before finding extra from a furlong out - plugged on into 6th but no danger to those ahead
Nicola Burns (7)
R P Burns
Sat second early - pushed along with 2f left then dropped back approaching final furlong - held no more and faded to finish seventh
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Held up in the pack near the rail - urged forward from 3f out and driven approaching the final furlong - stayed on at one level to finish eighth
Shane Foley
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward passing the 3f marker - pressed for effort with 2f left - shaved off a little late ground but well held at the line
Robbie Colgan
A J Martin
Sluggish start settling towards the back - closed into contention from 3f out under pressure with 2f left - couldn't find more and finished at an even effort from the final furlong
Sam Coen (7)
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the pace early - asked for effort over 2f out - lost touch inside final furlong - finished well held in 11th
W J Lee
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back - driven from 2f out - shaken up late without troubling the front runners - finished 12th
Seamie Heffernan
Gillian Scott
Settled just behind the pace - 4th at halfway - dropped back and faded from over 2f out - eventually well held
No. 13, stall 28
5yo, 9-0, OR 63
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Maurice Andrew Ahern
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Maurice Andrew Ahern
Sat handy behind front group - urged forward over 2f out - lacked response and dropped away inside final furlong - finished 14th
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Andrew McNamara
Held a midfield spot early - urged forward approaching 3f out and driven with 2f to go - unable to close and finished race off at unchanged effort from inside the final furlong
Sadhbh Tormey (10)
H D McGuigan
Settled in the pack on the wide side - urged forward past the 3f marker and driven approaching 2f out - unable to close and finished at a steady gait through the last furlong - well held in 16th
Reese Holohan (10)
Jarlath P Fahey
Held up towards the back - pushed along on the outside from 3f out - unable to close 2f out - edged past faders late finishing 17th
Wayne Lordan
Joseph G Murphy
Sluggish start and settled towards the back - urged forward from the outside two furlongs out - stayed on late to pass a few tired rivals
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Sluggish start settling near the back - urged forward with 3f left and edged into the pack a touch - squeezed for space with 1f to run and unable to find more - finished well held in 19th
Ronan Whelan
Jarlath P Fahey
Held up in the pack - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away under pressure inside the final furlong - eventually finished 20th
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
Timothy Doyle
Sat in the pack early - urged forward 3f out - lost touch under pressure inside final 2f - eventually well held in 21st
Rory Cleary
Thomas Cleary
Held up at the back - urged forward with 3f left - no response from inside the last 2f - well beaten in 22nd
Robert Whearty
T G McCourt
Held around midpack early - urged forward past the 3f marker - dropped away steadily from 2f out to finish well beaten
James Ryan
Thomas Coyle
Held around midfield early - urged forward from 4f out then slipped backward under pressure from 3f - unable to find more inside final two furlongs and well held at the finish
Jamie Powell
Chris Timmons
Held up at the back - driven from 4f out with nothing left to give - allowed to drop away over 2f out well beaten
Non-runners: Goin' (unsuitable ground), Gudrun Genberg (reserve), Mr Mills (reserve), Si Senior (coughing)
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.