16:52
FM104 'Giddy Up' Handicap
7f, Flat, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 30.80s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
M C Grassick
Raced towards the centre of the pack early - stayed within range after a furlong and a half - sixth at the halfway stage - made ground into contention a furlong out - edged in front and stayed on strongest to the line
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards the back - still 11th with three furlongs left - made ground inside the final two - found room to finish strongly late on - stayed on into second but couldn't get to the winner
Ronan Whelan
John James Feane
Sat close behind the front-runner early - 5th at halfway - made progress inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish 3rd
Diego Lima
Diego Dias
slow to break - held up towards the back - still 12th with three furlongs left - shifted wide into the straight - made progress with a furlong to run - stayed on into 4th at the line
Shane Foley
Gerard O'Leary
Held up towards the back of the pack - slipped to 15th turning into the straight - found room and improved a furlong out - finished with running on but held to 5th at the line
Wayne Lordan
Miss Natalia Lupini
Handy early - 3rd at halfway - dropped back and pushed along inside final 2f - no headway but stayed on to finish sixth
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mrs John Harrington
Settled in the pack - still 10th at halfway - found extra a furlong out but unable to close in closing stages
Joseph Harnett (7)
Mark Fahey
Settled just behind the pace - disputed second at halfway - hit the front approaching 3f out - squeezed for effort and overtaken with a furlong left before fading late
Robert Whearty
M M Rice
Race close to the pace early - nudged into a slender advantage soon after - overtaken with three furlongs left - squeezed hard and dropped back inside the final furlong to finish well held
Rory Mulligan (5)
Thomas Dowling
Handy early - 4th at halfway - dropped away in closing stages to finish 10th
Chris Hayes
P J F Murphy
Held up in the pack - still 14th turning for home - edged into it inside the final furlong before finding little more
James Ryan
John C McConnell
Slow to begin - settled at back and lost touch with field - still 16th turning into straight - pushed along two out - unable to close a furlong out - stayed on late but finished well held
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Held up towards the back - still in 13th with 3f left before finding some late headway - then lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish well beaten
N G McCullagh
M C Grassick
Drifted right at the break - settled midfield and 9th at halfway - dropped away and pushed along turning in - dropped out inside final furlong to finish well beaten
Ben Coen
Ciaran Murphy
Settled with the pack early - 8th at halfway - dropped away approaching 2f out - faded in the final stretch to finish well beaten
Colin Keane
Rory Anthony Devine
Sprang forward smartly to hit the front - overtaken soon after then slipped to 7th by the midpoint - faded from the pack with a furlong left to finish tailed off
Non-runners: Amemri (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.