Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap

1st

Sporting Hero (GB) ^v

No. 9, stall 8

6yo, 9-5, OR 75

J: Chris Hayes · T: William Durkan

6 9-5 75

Chris Hayes

William Durkan

1:14.46

Drifted right leaving stalls - hit the front early and asked for effort with a furlong and a half left - stayed on strongly to the line for the win

2nd

Inishfallen (IRE) ^p

No. 2, stall 12

5yo, 9-8, OR 81

J: Jack Kearney (3) · T: Stephen Thorne

5 9-8 81

Jack Kearney (3)

Stephen Thorne

¾

Settled midfield early - pushed into 4th with a furlong left - finished well but narrowly denied

3rd

Alfred Tennyson (IRE) ^tp

No. 8, stall 7

4yo, 9-0, OR 75

J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

4 9-0 75

Keithen Kennedy (5)

Denis Gerard Hogan

0.1

Slow to break and settled near the back - pushed along to move up wide out with 1½f left - shared 2nd a furlong out and stayed on to finish close up third

4th

Clonmacash (GB) ^v

No. 4, stall 9

5yo, 9-8, OR 78

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness

5 9-8 78

Adam Caffrey

Adrian McGuinness

½

Slow to break and settled last - boxed in with under 2f left - pushed along inside final furlong and finished well to take 4th

5th

Venetian (IRE) ^b

No. 5, stall 11

6yo, 9-8, OR 78

J: Colin Keane · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

6 9-8 78

Colin Keane

Denis Gerard Hogan

0.05

Slow to break and settled near back - pushed along with 2f left before angling left approaching final furlong - stayed on to finish fifth beaten a length and a half

6th

Collective Power (IRE)

No. 1, stall 5

8yo, 9-11, OR 81

J: W J Lee · T: Edward Lynam

8 9-11 81

W J Lee

Edward Lynam

0.3

Held up behind the pack early - 5th at halfway - moved through nicely into the straight - pushed along a furlong out and held the effort to the line

7th

Dontspoilasale (IRE) ^b

No. 7, stall 1

6yo, 8-13, OR 76

J: Reese Holohan (7) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

6 8-13 76

Reese Holohan (7)

Denis Gerard Hogan

¾

Drifted right leaving stalls - shared front spot early then settled second - held that spot at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find more in closing stages finishing 7th

8th

Inishmot Prince (IRE) ^v

No. 12, stall 10

8yo, 8-6, OR 65

J: Wesley Joyce (3) · T: T G McCourt

8 8-6 65

Wesley Joyce (3)

T G McCourt

¾

Clumsy break from stalls - sat close to front pair early - third at halfway - urged into effort - flattened out over a furlong out finishing eighth beaten 3 1/4 lengths

9th

Mehman (GB) ^b

No. 6, stall 2

7yo, 9-7, OR 77

J: Luke McAteer · T: P J F Murphy

7 9-7 77

Luke McAteer

P J F Murphy

1¾

Hampered leaving the gates - settled in the pack through the middle stages - pushed along with two out but couldn't find more inside the final furlong

10th

Oxford Circus (IRE)

No. 10, stall 3

4yo, 8-13, OR 69

J: J M Sheridan · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

4 8-13 69

J M Sheridan

Denis Gerard Hogan

1¼

Handy early behind the pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left then held no more ground inside final furlong - finished 10th