16:25
Lorraine O'Mara Birthday Remembrance Handicap
1m50y, Flat, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 50.47s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Leigh Roche
Miss Natalia Lupini
Sat close to the pace early - drifted back to midfield - moved up smoothly with two furlongs left - pushed along in 6th with a furlong and a half to run then finished strongly to get up on the line
Chris Hayes
Richard John O'Brien
Tracked group in behind - sixth at the midpoint - pushed along to reach contention 2f out - battling in third with a furlong left - stayed on well approaching the finish - hit the front inside the last strides but caught right at the line
Adam Grant (7)
Paul W Flynn
Set the pace early - came under pressure with 3f left - driven along with 2f to run - overtaken a furlong and a half out - fought back to draw level in the last 100 yards - narrowly denied at the finish
No. 6, stall 14
4yo, 9-4, OR 85
J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: Mrs John Harrington
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mrs John Harrington
Sat close to the front pack early - 5th at halfway - angled right and pushed along for room 2f out - hit the front with a furlong and a half left - caught inside the final 100 yards then edged out close home
Seamie Heffernan
Joseph G Murphy
Sat just off the front group early - third at halfway - made ground into contention 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out but found little 1f from home - stayed on at an even gait to finish fifth
Megan Telford-Kelly (7)
W McCreery
Sat close to the pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - pressed for the lead 3f out - held that spot but faded through the closing stages to finish 6th
N G McCullagh
A J Martin
Settled midpack early - pushed along with 2f to run - moved into 5th with a furlong left - held on same gait to finish
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled towards the back - moved through on the inside 2f out - in 7th with 1 1/2f left but unable to threaten leaders - stayed on same gait to finish 8th
Scott McCullagh
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled early towards the rear - up into the pack after 2f - pushed along but made no headway 2f out - beaten into 9th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Held up at the back - pushed along with no headway 2f out - stayed on same speed to the line - finished 10th
Luke McAteer
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards back - pushed along on the inner and edged forward with two furlongs to run - stayed on same tempo through the last furlong - finished 11th
Jamie Powell
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards back of field - pushed along with no headway made 2f out - well held at the finish
Jack Kearney (3)
Robson De Aguiar
Settled off the pace early - still towards the back at halfway - pushed along but unable to make headway 2f out - finished 13th
Jared Huggan (10)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat close to the front pair early - 4th at halfway before dropping to 6th under pressure 2f out - couldn't find more late and finished well held
Nicola Burns (5)
R P Burns
Tracked the pace early - up in 7th at the halfway point - pushed along but couldn't quicken from 2f out - well held at the finish
Hugh Horgan (5)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled off the pace early - still towards the back at halfway - pushed along with two furlongs left but unable to close - well beaten in 16th
Non-runners: Earls (reserve), Rion Rubette (coughing), Walhaan (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.