14:54
Down Syndrome Centre Cork Rated Race
5f, Flat, 3yo, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 3.88s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
K J Condon
Slow to break - soon into a forward spot down the middle - isolated there from the 1.5f mark - moving strongly to hit the front approaching 2f out - kicked on inside the final furlong - opened up a big advantage - kept finding more to the line
Seamie Heffernan
J P Murtagh
Quick away to set the pace - overtaken inside final 2f and asked for more - unable to get back at rival entering final furlong - stayed on without ever threatening to reverse the placings - held on for second
Luke McAteer
Jack Foley
Held up towards the back - began to make ground inside final furlong - up to 4th with a furlong left - stayed on into 3rd at the finish
Jamie Powell
M D O'Callaghan
Slow to break - settled midfield before linking with the pack after a furlong and a half - drifted right approaching 2f out and moved into contention - drifted left into 3rd inside the final furlong - slipped back to 4th late and finished at a steady effort
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
Held up towards the back - improved into contention a furlong out and up to 5th - maintained effort through the finish without threatening - never a factor in the finish
Chris Hayes
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Slow to start - settled towards the back of the pack - improved position 2f out - faded to finish 6th with nothing more to offer late
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - still 7th and unable to close a furlong out - flattened out through the finish and beaten well
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Settled just behind the pace early - began to struggle with two out and slipped towards the back - faded through the closing stages to finish 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.