14:10
DAR Golf Handicap
5f, Flat, 3yo, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 4.44s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
K J Condon
Held handy up the middle - 4th at halfway - urged forward with 2f left - driven out and stayed on well to hit the front close home to win
Colin Keane
M D O'Callaghan
Settled midpack down the middle - improved when asked at halfway - urged forward inside final 2f to move up into 3rd - pressed the front-runner close home - stayed on strongly to just miss out by a short head margin
Patrick McGettigan (7)
J P Murtagh
Contested pace on far-rail group - opened up a gap at halfway - niggled at below 2f out - pressure applied over 1f out - passed inside final 100 yards but stayed on to finish third
David Egan
John James Feane
Held a midfield spot on the far rail - asked for effort and drifted right at halfway - stayed on through the finish to take fourth
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back near the stand rail - asked for effort with 2f left - stayed on well through the finish - just failed to get closer late
Seamie Heffernan
Derek McCormack
Held a midfield spot near the stands rail - clipped heels and stumbled with a furlong left - responded gamely under pressure inside the closing stages - finished sixth beaten under five lengths
Ben Coen
Daniel James Murphy
Detached at the back - held far flank - driven forward from halfway - stayed on inside the final furlong without threatening
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Held around midfield near the stands rail - urged for effort over 2f out then drifted left approaching the final furlong - unable to find more inside it - finished without threatening the front runners
Megan Telford-Kelly (7)
W McCreery
Hampered exit from stalls - settled towards the back on the inner group - improved position approaching the final 3f - driven with 2f left then urged out inside the last furlong - lost ground close home to finish ninth
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Hesitant start - drifted left while towards back - urged on with 3f left - driven with 2f to go - stayed on same speed to finish 10th
Declan McDonogh
Michael Mulvany
Held up towards the back of the pack on the outer - urged forward with three furlongs left - driven but unable to make headway inside the final two furlongs - well held at the finish
Sean Davis
Sean Davis
Towards the back of the pack up the middle - fell away to last place approaching 3f out - nudged for effort over 2f out - marginal interference and angled left over 1f out before finishing well held in 12th
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Andrew Slattery
Shared the front spot early - lost the advantage at halfway - pressed for effort and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished well held
Rory Mulligan (5)
R K Watson
Handy racing on the far flank early - urged to keep tempo by halfway - lost touch with the pace inside final 2f - eventually well held in 14th
Leigh Roche
Kieran P Cotter
Sat close to the pace down the middle of the track - urged on with over 2f left - dropped away rapidly entering the last furlong - finished well adrift in last
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.