18:22
MG Plant Sales Handicap (0-60)
1m1f133y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-60, 13 runners
Winning time 2m 9.44s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
No. 12, stall 5
3yo, 8-7, OR 48
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Mrs Deborah Cody
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Mrs Deborah Cody
Shared front spot early - hit the front after a furlong then pushed along with 2f left - stayed on strongly to the line for victory
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Shared front spot before settling in behind - third at halfway - urged forward 4f out - driven with 2f and a half to go - up into second with 2f left - unable to close on winner inside final furlong - stayed on at unchanged effort to finish second
Gavin Ryan
W R Crawford
Settled around midfield - pushed along to move through field 2f out and up to 4th with a furlong and a half left - held effort to the line finishing 3rd
Max Popan (10)
K J Condon
Settled off the pace early - pushed along and closed inside final 2f then 6th with a furlong left - stayed on to finish 4th
Ronan Whelan
Adrian McGuinness
Held up in the back half - nudged along 2f out and plugging on to 7th a furlong out - one-paced to the line to finish 5th
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards back of field - pressed for effort with no headway approaching final 2f - stayed on same gear through closing stages - finished 6th
Nicola Burns (5)
Conor David Maxwell
Slow to break - held up towards the back - pushed along with no headway over 2f out and stayed on same speed to the line finishing 7th
Rory Mulligan (5)
John S O'Donoghue
Settled around midfield - up into 5th by halfway - pressed for effort with 2 1/2f left - unable to threaten front group and faded to finish 8th
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Asked for effort early - sat close to the front group and 4th by halfway - urged on with 3f left - stayed on but couldn't quicken - well held at the finish
Reese Holohan (7)
W R Crawford
Slow to break - settled early towards rear travelling keenly - pressed for effort but unable to close over 2f out - well beaten in 10th
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Handy early behind the front group - 6th at halfway - pressed for effort but couldn't quicken 2f out - eventually beaten well into 11th
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Charles Weld
Settled midpack early - pushed along with 2 1/2f left - couldn't quicken from 2f out - well beaten in 12th
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Sat close to pace early - second at halfway - pushed along 3f out - lost touch late to finish 13th
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.