17:30
HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Handicap
2m, Flat, 3yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 3m 28.49s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Result
Adam Caffrey
Karl Thornton
Bit unbalanced leaving stalls - settled in midfield - pushed along and found room 2f out - hit front with a furlong and a half left - drifted right approaching the last furlong - stayed on strongly to win
Luke McAteer
M D O'Callaghan
Settled off the pace early - pressed for effort with 3f left - boxed in with 2f to run - moved left about 1½f out - improved into 5th a furlong out - finished strongly to snatch second late but couldn't reel in the winner
Seamie Heffernan
William Delahunty
Shared the front spot early - went to front before halfway then relinquished it - regained advantage by 6f mark - pushed along inside final 3f - overtaken with a furlong and a half left - stayed on at one speed but denied third place late
Reese Holohan (10)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards the back - pushed along with three left - found room to finish well and stuck on to the line
Sam Coen (7)
John J Nallen
Sat close to the front pack early - second at the halfway stage - pushed along with 2f left - fourth and driven along a furlong and a half out - bumped mildly approaching the final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish fifth
W J Lee
Noel Meade
Sluggish start settling near the back - pushed along but made no real headway approaching final 2f - rallied gradually then held same effort to the line finishing sixth
Declan McDonogh
M K Flannery
Sat just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - pushed along to reach contention 2f out - third and driven 1 1/2f out - hampered a touch over 1f out then finished 7th without responding late
James Ryan
Chris Timmons
Shared front spot early - moved clear approaching 3f mark - lost command after 6f - sat third at halfway - pressed for effort 3f out - stayed on same gear to the line finishing eighth
Wesley Joyce (3)
M A Cahill
Settled in the pack - pushed along with 3f left and unable to close 2f out - stayed on same gear to finish 9th
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Slow to start and settled towards back - pushed along and nudged into midfield 2f out but couldn't threaten front-runners - held on final furlong to finish 10th
Wayne Hassett (3)
Eoin Griffin
Held up towards the back - pushed along with nothing to show for it approaching 2f out - nudged closer through midfield inside the final furlong but faded to finish 11th
Chris Hayes
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Tracked the pack early - sixth at halfway - pressed for effort with four furlongs left then found little two out - hampered soon after and faded to finish well held
Jack Cleary (5)
Aidan Melia
Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along 3f out - unable to find more and let down over the final furlong
Wayne Lordan
Miss Kate McGivern
Held a midfield position - pushed along with three furlongs left but found nothing - dropped away inside the final two furlongs to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Echinacea (reserve), Inchiquin Maid (reserve), Pralognan (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.