15:50
Play perysbingo.com Mares Flat Race
2m, NH Flat, 4yo+, M, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 17.80s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr A D Bustin (7)
C Byrnes
Held up towards the back early - travelling with a touch of enthusiasm - 9th at halfway - up with the pace group 3f out - blocked and clipped a runner over 2f out then eased left - driven into 4th and eased right over 1f out - 3rd approaching the furlong marker - hit the front inside the final 100 yards - kept finding to the line
Miss M O'Sullivan (5)
Emmet Mullins
Settled at back early - still ninth with 3f left - made progress on the outside inside final 3f - hit the front by a whisker with 1f to go - driven and matched stride for stride - overtaken in the closing yards - stayed on for second - denied by the shortest of margins
Mr D Doyle (7)
S Curling
Up with the front group - 7th at halfway - moved into contention 3f out and bumped over 2f out - into a share of the front over 1f out before edged out - regained a slice of first place briefly - lost out and fell to 3rd in the final 100 yards - stuck on at one speed
Mr D L Queally
Conor Houlihan
Held up towards the back early - into 5th by halfway - improved position turning for home - hit front on the inner 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong and unable to find more before finishing 4th
Mr B T Stone (7)
Paul Nolan
Held up in midfield - up to 4th at halfway - shaken up to hit the front early in straight - overtaken 2f out and slipped to 5th - held on for that spot without finding more
Mr S Cotter (7)
Peter Buchanan
Sat close to the front pack early - up in 6th at halfway - driven for effort 4f out and dropped to 10th making no headway into the straight - stayed on at one speed but never a factor at the finish
Mr R W Barron (5)
Colm Ryan
Sat close to the pace early - disputed second at halfway - driven with 3f left - unable to threaten and dropped away late
Mr J M Halford (7)
Gordon Elliott
Sat behind the front group early - third at halfway - driven into the straight but unable to make ground over 2f out - dropped away late finishing 8th
Miss J Townend
Peter Fahey
Held up towards the back - fighting for head early - still 8th at halfway - asked for effort into straight but made no headway and dropped away
Mr C M Moore (7)
Jonathan Fogarty
Sat close to the pace early - hit the front approaching the 2f mark before losing that spot into the straight - dropped away thereafter to finish tenth
Mr B Finn (7)
Gearoid O'Loughlin
Held up towards the back - urged forward with 5f left - dropped away to finish last of all
Mr R M McParland (7)
Anthony McCann
Settled in the pack early - lost touch and needed encouragement by halfway - dropped away from 5f out and finished well behind
Mr D J Walsh (7)
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Went straight to front - lost command soon after 2f - dropped through the pack and asked for effort by halfway - dropped away to finish last well behind
Mr Andrew Burke-Ott (7)
Thomas P O'Connor
Held up in the pack early - lost touch and needed driving by halfway - dropped right away 6f out and beaten out of sight from there
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.