18:30
New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
1m4f, Flat, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 37.89s
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Result
Reese Holohan (7)
Mark Fahey
Settled midfield early - urged into contention entering the final two furlongs - up to second and pressed with a furlong left - nosed ahead close home and stayed on strongly to score
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat behind front pack - 4th at halfway - driven forward to hit the front two furlongs out - overtaken close to the line but battled to the wire
Conor Cusack (7)
P J F Murphy
Hampered start - settled midfield - progress into contention entering the straight and up to 3rd a furlong out - stayed on same speed to finish 3rd beaten 2¾ lengths
Robbie Colgan
Chris Timmons
Sat close to pace early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out and dropped to 6th under pressure inside final furlong - finished strongly to take 4th
Jack Kearney (3)
Ciaran Murphy
Sat just behind front group early - 6th at halfway - urged forward with 2f left and up to 4th inside final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 5th
N G McCullagh
Gerard O'Leary
Held up towards the back - urged into contention entering the straight and still 8th under pressure a furlong out - finished off nicely to be 6th
No. 10, stall 15
5yo, 9-5, OR 61
J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Denis Gerard Hogan
Donagh O'Connor
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat close to pace early - disputed second at halfway - pressed for effort inside final 2f and faded before finishing seventh
Siobhan Rutledge (3)
Gerard O'Leary
Held up towards the back - urged into effort early in the straight without threatening the front two furlongs out - driven and stayed on same gear to the line - finished eighth
Killian Leonard
Noel C Kelly
Settled in the pack - nudged forward entering the straight yet failed to make any headway inside 2f out - one-paced to finish 9th
Shay Wallace (7)
Michael Paul Ryan
Held up early - roused with modest progress wide two out - unable to threaten leaders in closing stages - finished tenth
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Set the pace early - pushed along and lost the advantage inside the last two furlongs - dropped to 7th with a furlong left and unable to find more late
Hugh Horgan (5)
John C McConnell
Handy early - 3rd at halfway - pushed along but couldn't quicken 2f out and faded to finish 12th
Leigh Roche
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up in the pack early - driven to chase leading group entering the straight but made no headway - unable to find more inside final 2f - finished well beaten in 13th
Adam Grant (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Settled towards the back - pushed along with no headway approaching final 2f - unable to quicken - finished well beaten in 14th
Non-runners: Garrybello (coughing), Pepper Noir (reserve), Sarmiento Power (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.