15:50
Domino's Handicap
1m3f180y, Flat, 3yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 2m 48.03s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan
Handy early - settled just behind the front group and 8th at halfway - moved into 3rd with 3f left - pushed into 2nd around 2f out - asked for effort while 3rd with a furlong and a half remaining - responded to take the front inside the final 150 yards - finished off strongly to score
Ronan Whelan
Jarlath P Fahey
Sat behind the front pack early - 5th at halfway - pushed along 3f out - into 2nd with 1 1/2f left - chasing the front-runner inside the final furlong - couldn't find extra and finished second a length behind
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Michael Flannery
Slow to break and settled towards the back - moved into contention after 4f and shared the advantage - edged in front approaching 4f out - pushed along with 2f left - overtaken close home - stayed on to finish third
Adam Caffrey
H Rogers
Held up in touch - 7th at halfway - pushed along into 5th with 2 1/2f left - unable to close 1 1/2f out then stayed on late to finish 4th
Seamie Heffernan
John J Nallen
Settled just behind front group early - handy on inner past 5f then negotiated crossing before halfway - back in a forward position 4f out - pushed along from 2½f out - fending for 4th inside final furlong - held effort to the line
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Sat close to the front early - drifted back through the pack by halfway - pushed along with 3f left - unable to improve on sixth and stayed on same gear to the line
Wayne Hassett (3)
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Settled in the pack - pushed along in 9th two furlongs out - stayed on same gear to finish 7th
Joseph Harnett (7)
Mark Fahey
Slow into stride and settled towards the back - back of the pack at halfway - pushed along with 3f left and stayed on same gear from the final furlong to finish 8th
Chris Hayes
P A Fahy
Settled towards the back of the pack early - still in that spot at halfway before improving position with 3f left - into 6th and pushed along 2f out - unable to find more back into 9th
No. 6, stall 11
3yo, 9-6, OR 88
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Tracked the front group early - 6th at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken from 2f out - well held at the finish
Jack Kearney (3)
Gerard Keane
Held up in the pack - pushed along and unable to quicken 3f out - well held at the finish
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Shared front spot early - lost command approaching 4f out and pressed for effort - couldn't respond from 3f out and dropped away well beaten
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Oliver McKiernan
Slow to break and settled towards the back - pushed for effort by halfway - unable to make headway thereafter - well held in 13th
Leigh Roche
M D O'Callaghan
Held up at the back throughout - never involved - well beaten in 14th
Robbie Colgan
A J Martin
Held up towards the back - pushed along with nothing to offer 4f out - well held at the finish
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Went straight to the front early - lost the advantage before 2f then sat up with the pace - back in dispute at halfway - lost touch with the front 4f out - pressed for effort but couldn't quicken and beaten a long way
Non-runners: Grann's Boy (stiff), Thatwilldoso (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.