17:30
BAR 1 Betting 'Download Our App For Cheltenham' Handicap
1m, Flat, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 40.75s
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Result
Declan McDonogh
J S Bolger
Settled in the pack - driven through gaps to break into 5th inside the final furlong - hit the front 150 yards out and stayed on strongly
Robbie Colgan
Andrew Lee
Sat behind the front group - 6th at halfway - driven into contention entering the straight before angling wide with a furlong left - finished strongly to snatch second late
Wayne Lordan
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Sluggish start and driven on early - towards back of the pack at halfway - progress made with 2f left then 4th and asked for effort with 1f to run - up into 2nd inside the last 150 yards - unable to find more and held for 3rd
Iqbal Khan (7)
Anthony Mullins
Sat close up early - second at halfway - went in front two out - driven and overtaken close home then held for fourth
Shane Foley
Ciaran Murphy
Sat behind the pace - 4th at halfway - into 2nd and driven with a furlong left - held no more inside the final 150 yards
Jack Kearney (3)
Stephen Thorne
Sprinted straight to front - driven up and lost advantage 2f out then third with a furlong left - held with little response late finishing 6th beaten 4 lengths
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards back - pushed along and made progress inside final 2f - stayed on same gear late to finish 7th
James Ryan
Keith Henry Clarke
Sat close to pace early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left - dropped to 6th and driven inside final furlong but unable to close
Elin Hedman (5)
Eamonn O'Connell
Held up towards back - driven into contention approaching 2f out - one-paced through to the line in 9th
Donagh O'Connor
R P Cody
Held up towards the back - pushed along inside the final two furlongs - stayed on at one speed but made no impression - finished 10th
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Sprang forward smartly - sat close to the pace in third at the midpoint - pressed for effort inside the final two furlongs then dropped away with nothing left to give up the straight
Killian Leonard
Noel C Kelly
Settled around midfield - urged forward with two furlongs left before slipping backward inside the final furlong - unable to find more close home - finished well beaten in 12th
W J Lee
P J F Murphy
Held up towards the back - under pressure with two furlongs left - found little more and allowed to drop away inside the final furlong - finished well beaten
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.