20:20
Roscommon Handicap (0-60)
1m4f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 16 runners
Winning time 2m 46.97s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Slow to start - settled at back - made progress 3f out - urged into contention in 8th 2f out - moved up to 4th 1f out - swept to front inside final furlong to score
Patrick McGettigan (5)
S M Duffy
Sat close up early - pushed along into 3rd with 2f left - hit front approaching final 1 1/2f - challenged hard inside the final furlong - overtaken close to home and unable to fight back
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Settled midpack early - pushed along and made headway into 5th with 2f left - stayed on late to grab 3rd near the line
Emily Grifferty (10)
Noel Meade
Settled just behind pace early - shared front spot briefly after 3f - overtaken at halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left - slipped to third then held on for fourth without finding more late
Alan Casey (7)
S M Duffy
Held up towards the back - pushed along in 10th with two furlongs left - stayed on late but never a factor - finished fifth
Wesley Joyce (3)
Dermot Kilmartin
Sat close up early - pushed along in 4th with 2f left then dropped to 5th inside final furlong - unable to find more late and finished 6th
Rory Cleary
Thomas Cleary
slow to begin - held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 4f left - up to 6th inside final 2f but unable to threaten leaders - finished well held in 7th
Nathan Crosse
John S O'Donoghue
Held up towards the back - pushed along in 12th two out - stayed on same gait to close - finished eighth
Luke McAteer
Anthony McCann
Set the pace early - lost command briefly after 3f before regaining it at halfway - pushed along 2f out - overtaken 1 1/2f out - faded in the closing stages to finish ninth
Colin Keane
Daniel John Howard
Settled in the pack - niggled at 4f out - quickly lost ground and faded to finish 10th
Siobhan Rutledge (3)
M Flannery
Settled around midfield - pressed for effort turning for home - dropped away thereafter - finished 11th
No. 6, stall 18
6yo, 9-8, OR 52
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled around midfield covering extra ground - pressed for effort inside final furlongs slipped to 11th - unable to threaten and well held at the finish
Zoe McMullan (10)
G A Kingston
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway turning in - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 13th
Ben Coen
Karl Thornton
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along turning into the straight and soon lost touch - trailed home well held
Reese Holohan (7)
Oliver McKiernan
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along with 3f left before dropping away - beaten a long way home
Leigh Roche
Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch
Slow to break - stayed at rear then dropped away 5f out - eased and withdrawn with 4f left to race
Non-runners: Church Mountain (reserve), Tassarolo (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.