14:45
Sunday 10th May Leopardstown Family Day Handicap (0-60)
1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 20 runners
Winning time 1m 45.73s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Robbie Colgan
Cian Hughes
Sat behind the pace wide - moving strongly in third approaching 2f out before hitting front with a furlong left - driven out to hold on gamely and win
Chris Hayes
H Rogers
Settled in midfield on the rail - urged up in 9th with 2f left - improved into 4th inside the last furlong - moved up to 2nd close home - held to the finish just over half a length behind
Gabriella Hill (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Went straight to front - driven along with 2f left - challenged hard soon after - overtaken a furlong out and stayed on for third
J M Sheridan
Patrick Magee
Held up in the pack - progress to 5th inside the final furlong under pressure - stayed on but never able to challenge for a place
Nicola Burns (5)
Peter Fahey
Sluggish start - settled towards the back - urged into contention in 10th with 2f remaining - improved to 7th approaching the final furlong - finished steadily but never landed a blow for 5th
Ronan Whelan
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close behind the front group - moved into 3rd approaching 2f out going nicely - asked for effort soon after - slipped to 5th inside final furlong unable to close further - finished sixth
W J Lee
W McCreery
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along into 6th with 2f left and edged up to 3rd inside the final furlong - couldn't find more late and finished 7th
James Ryan
T G McCourt
Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort in 7th with 2f left - unable to close the gap - held on for 8th
Declan McDonogh
Charles O'Brien
Settled towards the centre of the field - pressed for effort in 12th with 2f left - unable to close - finished 9th
Reese Holohan (7)
J G Coogan
Settled behind the front group early - still in touch in 5th with 2f left - pushed along but faded through final stages - eventually beaten well into 10th
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Slow to begin - settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with two furlongs left but unable to make headway - finished well held in 11th
Jack Cleary (5)
R Donohoe
Settled midfield pulling hard - squeezed for space turning into the straight - driven to chase the pace but couldn't find extra gear - finished well held in 12th
Jimmy Dalton (7)
S M Duffy
Held up towards the back - still down the field 2f out under pressure - unable to make headway late - finished well held in 13th
Seamie Heffernan
J A Stack
Settled just behind the pace - pushed along in second with two furlongs left - dropped away quickly after - eventually well held in 14th
Wayne Lordan
W R Crawford
Settled midpack early - pressed for effort with three furlongs left - dropped away through the finish to come home 15th
Siobhan Rutledge (3)
H Rogers
Slow to break - stayed towards the rear throughout - no impact on the finish
Ben Coen
James M Barcoe
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Settled at the tail of the field early - made no impression through the race - finished well beaten in 18th
Ross Coakley
D P Coakley
Slow into stride - held up rear of field throughout - no impression made - well held at finish
Luke McAteer
James M Barcoe
Held up rear from the off - no impression made - well beaten in 20th
Non-runners: Bang Po (reserve), Rock Etoile (reserve), Romantic War (reserve)
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.