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Racing Club Membership Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)
1m75y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 57.56s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Robbie Colgan
Matthew J Smith
Slow to break - held up towards the back - settled midfield at halfway - moved through 3f out - pushed into second 2f out - hit the front 1 1/2f out drifting right near the rail late - stayed on strongly to win
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
Andrew Slattery
Settled around midfield - pushed along on the inner with 2f left - found more to reach 3rd a furlong out - bumped approaching the final 150 yards then again inside the last 50 - denied late in a tight finish
Killian Leonard
P J F Murphy
Handy early - drops to midfield after 2f - moves into 4th by halfway - nudges ahead 3f out - pushed along 2f out and overtaken 1 1/2f out - stays on at one gait to finish 3rd
Adam Grant (10)
P Sweeney
Up with the front group early - settled just behind the front pair before halfway 3rd - pushed along to attack 3f out - fell to 5th and outpaced 2f out - held effort through the final furlong to finish 4th
Jessica O'Gorman (7)
Aengus King
Settled around midfield early - close to the front group after 2f - slipped backward approaching halfway - pushed along and edged forward inside the last two furlongs - finished in 7th with a furlong left then continued at a steady effort to the line to finish 5th
No. 6, stall 8
5yo, 9-10, OR 54
J: Scott McCullagh · T: John Andrew Kinsella
Scott McCullagh
John Andrew Kinsella
Sat handy behind front group early - 6th at halfway - shifted middle of course and pushed along 2f out - unable to threaten and stayed on same gear to finish 6th
Alan Casey (10)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled just behind pace early - hit front briefly before 4f mark then lost command - pressed from inside approaching 3f out - driven but couldn't respond over 2f out and finished 7th
Paddy Harnett (5)
Philip M Byrne
Went straight to front - settled just behind the pace before hampered after 2f - sat 5th at halfway - pushed along but made no headway 2f out - unable to find more in the final furlong
Sean Davis
C Byrnes
Held up at the back - pressed for effort 3f out and boxed in approaching final 2f - stayed on same rate to finish 9th
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Timothy Doyle
Slow to break - held up towards the back for most of the way - pushed along and unable to make headway from 2f out - well held at the finish
Sean Bird (7)
Conor David Maxwell
Poor start and settled at back of field - pushed along but made no headway from 2f out - well held at the finish
Jimmy Dalton (10)
Andrew Slattery
Sat just behind pace on outside early - slipped through the pack to the back by halfway - pressed for effort but found nothing over 2f out
Ross Coakley
Anthony Mullins
Held up at the back - pushed along but unable to close before 2f out - well held at the finish
Neve Bennett (7)
R K Watson
Settled midpack early - moved up to challenge near front by 2f in - dropped back around halfway - pressed for effort but couldn't find more from 2f out to finish well beaten
N G McCullagh
C P Donoghue
Near front early - hit the front after 1f before giving it up - back in command past 3 1/2f - pushed along and lost command 3f out - had nothing more and dropped away over 2f out to finish last of 15
Non-runners: Launch Time (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.