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Dundalkstadium.com Apprentice Handicap (0-60)
1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 39.57s
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Result
Reese Holohan (7)
Miss Natalia Lupini
Held up at back early - still in the pack at halfway - shaken up and moving through as straight began - eased over to the right - up into 3rd with a furlong and a half left - hit the front early in the last furlong and stayed on strongly
Sam Coen (4)
Patrick Magee
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention entering the straight - urged up to 4th with a furlong left - found extra to take 2nd close home and stayed on strongly for the runner-up spot
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
T G McCourt
Sat behind pace group early and travelling keenly - disputed second at halfway then hit front entering straight - driven approaching 2f out and overtaken early in final furlong - unable to find more close home
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Thomas Coyle
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - pushed along two out and finished strongly on the near flank inside the last furlong - finished 4th
Orla Tynan (7)
Andrew Slattery
Sat behind pace early - moved in front after three furlongs - driven up and lost advantage entering straight - asked for effort two out and second one out then no response inside final furlong and a half
Jack Kearney
Gerard Keane
Near the front early - dropped to midfield soon after - eased into contention 2f out and into 5th before the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to the line finishing 6th
Wayne Hassett
Patrick J McKenna
Poor start and settled last - pushed along and made progress approaching 2f out - 7th with a furlong left - stayed on same gear to finish 7th
Rory Mulligan (4)
Shane Gallagher
Sat close to the front early - dropped towards the back of the pack nearing the straight - urged 2f out and stayed on at one gear near the far rail inside the final furlong - finished eighth
Julian Pietropaolo (4)
Paul Traynor
Near front early - faded towards back before finding a bit of late progress into 8th - unable to close final furlong
Gabriella Hill (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on same speed inside final furlong but always held
Hugh Horgan (2)
W McCreery
Held up in the pack early - pushed along and unable to make headway from 2f out - one paced to the finish
Brandon Wilkie
Eamonn O'Connell
Held up early - moved up wide to sit 3rd by halfway - pushed along but made no dent in straight and faded 1 1/2f out
Keithen Kennedy
Edward Lynam
Went straight to the front - overtaken after three furlongs and up in fourth by halfway - dropped away with two to run and had nothing left to offer late
Jack Cleary
Liam McAteer
Sat close to the pace - 6th at halfway - driven turning into the straight but made no headway 2f out - held no more finished well beaten
Non-runners: Battle Borne (no rider declared), Marbush (coughing), Sister Lily (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.