20:20
Ladbrokes (Pro/Am) Flat Race
2m, NH Flat, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 3.00s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back of the pack wide - moved through to the front after 2f - advantage cut 4f out - overtaken beyond 3f out - stayed wide turning into the straight - edged in front a furlong and a half out - overtaken again late on - fought back to win right at the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
Thomas Gibney
Sat behind pace early - 4th at halfway - made progress 6f out - up to 2nd with 4f left - edged in front over 3f out then lost that spot 1 1/2f out - rallied to get back on top late - held on well but nosed out right at the line
Mr L P Shanahan (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Handy position wide early - 5th at halfway - improved into contention 2f out - 3rd with a furlong left - held effort to the line without finding extra
Mr O McGill (5)
W R Crawford
Held up early - improved from halfway to sit 6th with 3f left - moved into 4th inside the last two furlongs - flattened out in the closing stages to finish 4th
Mr R M Staunton (7)
Brian M McMahon
Held up early - improved into 7th over 3f out - into 5th but unable to threaten leading group and held that spot with nothing more to offer late
Mr A P Ryan (5)
Andrew Slattery
Went straight to front - overtaken after 2f - second at halfway - down to third with 4f remaining - dropped away entering the straight and faded inside final 2f
Mr J L Gleeson
Peter Lawlor
Handy early - third at halfway then fourth with 4f remaining - crept into it entering the straight - asked for effort soon after - faded inside final 2f to finish seventh
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Robin McNeilly
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - slipped back before fading three furlongs out - well held at the finish
Mr A P Kennedy (7)
E Sheehy
Held up towards the back early - still 8th at halfway - lost touch and dropped away over 3f out
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
D Buckley
Held up in the pack - 9th at halfway - lost touch and dropped away 3½f out - well held at the finish
Mr H C Swan
Conor O'Dwyer
Held up at back of field - unable to make headway - dropped away over 3f out - well held at finish
Mr D Doyle (7)
Sean Byrne
Sat close up early - lost ground after halfway - faded from 3f out to finish well beaten
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Paul Hennessy
Held up early - up to 7th by halfway before dropping back and pushed along 4f out - faded from 3f out to finish tailed off
Non-runners: Ballito Beauty (stone bruise)
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.