16:40
Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap
7f, Flat, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 26.70s
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- Standard
- Surface
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Result
James Ryan
Jack W Davison
Held up towards the back - still 11th at halfway - moving smoothly to improve 2f out - driven up into second inside the final furlong before hitting the front - shaken up and stayed on strongly to score
Iqbal Khan (7)
Anthony Mullins
Set the tempo early - asked for effort turning into the straight - edged off a true line inside the final furlong - overtaken soon after and unable to fight back - held on for second without gaining further ground
Seamie Heffernan
John James Feane
Settled midfield tracking inner rail - 6th at halfway - driven forward gaining ground early in straight - into 2nd inside final two furlongs - dropped to 3rd with a furlong left - unable to threaten leaders and held on steadily for third
Conor Cusack (7)
P J F Murphy
Sat behind the front group early - 7th at halfway - driven on with progress made entering the straight - up to 4th a furlong out but unable to close - stayed on same gait to finish 4th beaten two lengths
Rory Mulligan (5)
Laura Hourigan
Slow to break and needed encouragement - settled towards the back - 12th at halfway - driven but made no headway 2f out - up to 7th with a furlong left before finishing one-paced in 5th
Jack Kearney (3)
Nigel Thomas Slevin
Settled midfield - 8th at halfway - encountered a gap and eased right approaching 2f out - into 5th but unable to threaten leaders and finished one-paced
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards the back - still down in 10th at halfway - pushed along to make late progress inside the final furlong - up to 6th but flattened out close home
Gabriella Hill (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Encouraged from the start - settled in the pack - 9th at halfway - driven with two furlongs left but couldn't find more - finished well held in 8th
Luke McAteer
P Sweeney
Sluggish start - settled at back of field - pressed for effort 2f out but couldn't quicken - finished well held in 9th
Rian Lane (10)
Terence O'Brien
Held up close to pace early - settled into second before halfway - pushed along and unable to close the gap when drifting left with 2f left - held no more finishing ground from over 1f out - eventually beaten well into 10th
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Asked for effort early - sat behind the front group and third at halfway - urged once more entering straight - found little when squeezed for space with 2f left - dropped away to finish 11th
Robbie Colgan
D Broad
Held up at the back of the field - driven with no response approaching final furlong marker - dropped away late to finish 12th
Wayne Lordan
Miss Natalia Lupini
Settled in the pack early - moved up to sit fourth by halfway - asked for effort but made no headway into the straight - dropped away 2f out
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Asked for effort early - sat close to the pace and 5th at halfway - dropped away soon after turning in - faded from 2f out to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Amemri (reserve), Lady Arwen (reserve), Rockbury Lad (reserve)
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.