17:30
QuinnBet (Pro/Am) Flat Race
2m, NH Flat, 4yo, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 5.90s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr D L Queally
Declan Queally
Set off in front from the off - gap grew after 2f and stretched to 4 lengths with 7f left - margin narrowed inside the final 4f - had to be driven approaching the last furlong - stayed on strongly to the line for victory
Mr Finian Maguire
J P Dempsey
Held up at back - still 8th at halfway - began to make progress from 3f out - moved through on the outside turning in - up to 2nd inside the final furlong - stayed on but couldn't reach winner
Mr H C Swan
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards back of field - 5th at halfway and 6th with 5f left - began headway 1½f out - up to 4th entering final furlong - stayed on into 3rd at the finish
Mr B O'Neill
Cian Collins
Sat just behind the pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - pressed the front-runner approaching 4f out - 3rd with two to go - stuck on late but slipped to 4th without threatening at the finish
Cian Cullinan (7)
P G Fahey
Held up at back - still 7th at halfway - moved into 4th with 5f left - up to 2nd approaching final two furlongs - lost places late to finish 5th
Mr M N Sharpe (7)
A L T Moore
Held up towards the back - still 6th at halfway - slipped to last approaching 3f out - driven along with 2f left - lost more ground in the final furlong to finish 6th
Mr P W Mullins
Thomas Cooper
Settled in the pack early - 4th at halfway and 5th with 5f to run - began to feel the strain 3f out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 7th
Mr A P Ryan (5)
Eoin Griffin
Settled with the pack early - third at halfway - asked for effort entering the straight but soon dropped away inside final two furlongs - well held at the finish
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.