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Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Buy Online Handicap
1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 2m 35.08s
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Result
Ben Coen
R P Cody
Sat handy on rail early - third at halfway then driven into second with 2f left - hit front inside final furlong - stayed on gamely to score
Chris Hayes
Richard John O'Brien
Settled towards the back - moving strongly into contention 2f out - urged into 3rd inside the final furlong then into 2nd - unable to reel in the leader - stayed on at one speed to finish second
Declan McDonogh
Charles O'Brien
Went straight to front - lost that spot after 2f and sat in 2nd - urged back to command 2f out before yielding it 1f out - asked for effort in 3rd but couldn't find more - stayed on same gait to finish third
Luke McAteer
Emmet Mullins
Settled in the pack - pulled hard in the early stages - 5th at halfway - roused into contention below 2f out - 4th 1f out with no ground being made on the principals - one-paced to finish 4th
Jack Cleary (5)
Karl Thornton
Slow to stride - settled in the middle order - off the bridle and making no inroads 2f out - plugged on one-paced inside the final furlong to finish 5th
Robert Whearty
Noel Meade
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out but found little - faded to 5th and held for 6th
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left - 6th approaching the final furlong - held no more in reserve at the finish
Patrick McGettigan (7)
R Donohoe
Settled towards the back - urged forward with two furlongs left - still ninth inside the final furlong - unable to threaten leaders and finished eighth
Wayne Hassett (3)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held a midfield spot early - 7th with 3f left before being urged forward - unable to close the gap approaching the final furlong - stayed on same pace to finish ninth beaten 3.5 lengths
Nicola Burns (5)
Mark Fahey
Asked for early encouragement - held a midfield position - urged forward turning into the straight - given more urging with two furlongs left - unable to find more and finished well held
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Settled just behind pace in 2nd - fighting for the bridle before going clear after 2f - driven up and overtaken with 2f left - dropped away in a hurry - well held at the finish
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.