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Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Handicap
7f, Flat, 3yo+, 20 runners
Winning time 1m 32.16s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Alan Persse (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Settled just behind pace - mid-pack around halfway - pushed forward under pressure with 2f left - up to second soon after - hit the front a furlong out - stayed strong to the line despite being challenged
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
Ms Sheila Lavery
Settled midfield early - pushed into 7th with 2f left then up to 4th a furlong out - finished strongly - closed on leader late but denied by a head
J M Sheridan
Aengus King
Sat just behind the front group early - urged forward around halfway in 6th - asked for effort 3f out and still 8th with a furlong left - finished strongly to grab third
No. 19, stall 20
4yo, 8-3, OR 62
J: Jessica O'Gorman (7) · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty
Jessica O'Gorman (7)
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Racing handily early - hit front after 2f and opened four lengths clear by 3f out - pushed along inside final 2f - overtaken with a furlong left - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Ronan Whelan
John James Feane
Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left then found more inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish fifth
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Settled midfield - pushed into 3rd two furlongs out - went on maintaining effort - held final position with little response late
No. 20, stall 10
3yo, 8-2, OR 62
J: Megan Telford-Kelly (7) · T: W McCreery
Megan Telford-Kelly (7)
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - pushed along with 3f left - made headway to 6th with a furlong to go - couldn't quicken and finished one-paced
N G McCullagh
Charles Weld
Settled around midfield - pushed along with 3f left and found some late running to reach 5th - couldn't quicken again in the closing stages
Seamie Heffernan
John J Nallen
Held a midfield berth early - pushed along with 3f remaining and made ground into 7th approaching the final furlong - unable to find more inside the closing stages - finished 9th plugging on at one speed
Dylan O'Connor (7)
Maurice Andrew Ahern
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 3f left - stayed on same gear inside final furlong - finished 10th
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Sluggish start settling towards the back - roused into headway wide 2f out then plugged on without gaining over the last furlong
Rory Cleary
Conor O'Dwyer
Slow to break and settled near the back - pushed along and edged closer over 2f out - unable to threaten leaders with 1½f left - finished well held in 12th
Shane Foley
Thomas Mullins
Went straight to front - lost the advantage by 2f - sat in third at halfway - pressed on 3f out but couldn't quicken from 2f out home
Jack Cleary (5)
M C Grassick
Held a midfield spot early - pushed along with 2½f left - unable to build a challenge from there - eventually well held in 14th
Nathan Crosse
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - pushed along with no headway 3f out - well held at the finish
Scott McCullagh
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Sluggish start - pushed along with no headway 3f out - well held at the finish
Wesley Joyce (3)
P G Fahey
Sat close to the pace early - fourth at halfway - pushed along with three furlongs left then unable to quicken over a furlong and a half out - well held at the finish
Ben Coen
M C Grassick
Sat close to the pace early - up in 2nd at halfway - pushed along 3f out and unable to find more from there - well held in 18th
No. 6, stall 14
3yo, 9-2, OR 76
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Maurice Andrew Ahern
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Maurice Andrew Ahern
Held up towards the back - pushed along with no response inside final 3f - well held in 19th
Jamie Powell
M D O'Callaghan
Held up towards back - pushed along and unable to find more inside final 3f - eventually well held
Non-runners: Mehmar (nasal discharge)
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.