14:40
Gowran Park Handicap
7f, Flat, 3yo, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 33.28s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
N G McCullagh
Conor David Maxwell
Settled behind pace early - still second at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - moved through to dispute the lead inside final furlong - hit front 200 yards out and stayed on strongly to win
Ben Coen
Daniel McLoughlin
Sent clear early - urged on turning for home - driven with two out - challenged hard a furlong out - couldn't quicken and lost front spot with 200 yards left - stayed on same gear to finish second
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back - urged forward early in the straight to move up to 6th approaching 2f out - improved into 3rd inside the final furlong - then unable to find more finishing third
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Held up towards the back - improved to 3rd by halfway - driven approaching the straight - found little 2f out and slipped to 4th - stayed on same rate to finish
Gary Carroll
Michael Mulvany
Sat just behind the front group - 4th at halfway - urged forward approaching 2f out then eased back to 5th inside the last two furlongs - stayed on same gait to the line
Rory Cleary
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards the back - urged forward entering the straight - given a squeeze 2f out - stayed on late to take 6th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Settled midpack - still 7th at the halfway point - asked for effort out wide entering straight but couldn't quicken - stayed on at one gear from 2f out to finish seventh
W J Lee
Kevin Michael Smith
Held up towards the back - improved into the pack by halfway - into 5th over 2f out under pressure with nothing more to give - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 8th
Shane Foley
Daniel James Murphy
Sat close to pace - 5th at halfway - asked for effort on inside 3f out - lost touch and dropped away 2f out
Luke McAteer
Jack Foley
Settled around midfield early - slipped towards the back by halfway - unable to threaten the front markers from over 2f out and well held at the finish
Non-runners: Believe Believe (off feed)
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.