13:20
Kilberry Apprentice Handicap
5f, Flat, 3yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 0.39s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jamie Orr (7)
William Durkan
Asked for effort early and up with the front group - went in front approaching halfway - pressed for more effort inside final 2f and clear by a furlong out - stayed on strongly to score
No. 13, stall 13
5yo, 8-12, OR 56
J: Patrick McGettigan (2) · T: Daniel James Murphy
Patrick McGettigan (2)
Daniel James Murphy
Smartly into stride - raced in the middle just behind the front rank - 3rd at halfway - driven in 2nd 2f out and again over 1f out - drifted left inside the final furlong - one-speed to the line in second
No. 11, stall 11
6yo, 8-10, OR 59
J: Darragh O'Sullivan (7) · T: Mrs John Harrington
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
Mrs John Harrington
Sluggish start and driven up early - settled near the back - urged forward once more at halfway - made progress with 2f left and up to 5th with a furlong to go - stayed on for 3rd
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
J P Murtagh
Reared and hesitant leaving stalls - settled towards the back on the far flank - still last at halfway - urged forward and closing ground on the rail approaching the last two furlongs - up to 7th with a furlong left - unable to threaten those ahead - stayed on at one gear to finish 4th
Reese Holohan (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat behind the front group on the far rail - urged into 5th at halfway - fourth and asked for more 2f out - held no threat and stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Wesley Joyce
Michael Mulvany
Slow to break and urged forward early - held a midfield spot on the far rail - shaken up into 9th by halfway - improved to 6th with a furlong left but had nothing more to offer
Joseph Harnett (7)
Kieran P Cotter
Sat just behind front group down the middle - 4th at halfway then asked for effort - one-paced through final furlong to finish 7th
Jessica O'Gorman (7)
John C McConnell
Held a midfield spot on the far flank early - roused in 8th by halfway - unable to find extra pace inside the final furlong and finished well held
Kyle Faulkner (7)
E D Delany
Slightly hampered leaving stalls - soon up with the pace in the middle - second at halfway - driven into third 2f out - unable to threaten and dropped away late
Sam Coen (2)
W McCreery
Fractional hesitation leaving stalls - towards middle of the field in the central group - niggled at halfway before hard at work 2f out - never threatened and finished 10th
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
M C Grassick
Slow to start - settled at the back and stayed there - given encouragement approaching halfway - urged out 1f from home - made no headway to finish 11th
Emily Grifferty (7)
Gerard Keane
Held up towards the back of the pack down the middle - urged forward around halfway - given reminders inside final furlong - unable to find more and well held late
Shay Wallace (7)
Michael Mulvany
Driven on early - sat just behind the pace in the middle - 6th at the halfway point - asked for effort 2f out but found nothing more
E E Ryan (7)
James M Barcoe
Slow to begin - held up at back throughout - urged into effort by halfway - hampered and shifted left over a furlong out with no headway made - hampered once more approaching final furlong then finished steadily in 14th
Conor Cusack (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Fidgety before the off then hampered by a clumsy break - settled midfield through the middle stages - still 7th passing the halfway point - pressed for effort but made no gain a furlong out - dropped away to finish well beaten
Freya Frain (7)
J G Murray
Struggled to keep tabs early and under urging - failing to threaten the front group and asked for effort with 2f left but making no headway - dropped away late to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Step Back In Time (coughing)
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.