17:10
Golf At Gowran Park Optional Claiming Race
7f, Flat, 3yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 27.92s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Up with the front group in 3rd - moved to contest 2f out and briefly shared top spot - asserted inside the final 150 yards and stayed on strongly to win
Colin Keane
Gerard Keane
Set the pace early - challenged in the straight and lost front spot close home - stayed on to just miss out
Andrew Slattery
Josh Halley
Settled off the pace early - made ground before halfway - up to 4th and pushed along over 2f out - into 3rd and pressing the leaders inside the last two furlongs - stayed on well to finish 3rd
No. 5, stall 10
4yo, 9-1, OR 65
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Sat behind front group - still 6th on the straight - moved into 5th with 2f left - up to 4th a furlong out - unable to threaten and held to the line
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Up with the pacesetter in 2nd - contended for the front entering the straight - gave way below 2f out and found little from the furlong pole
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Kieran Callaghan
slow to break - settled behind the pace - straightened up in 5th - lost touch inside final 2f and beaten off
No. 7, stall 3
3yo, 9-5, OR –
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Slow to begin - trailed the field throughout - never a factor - finished seventh
Non-runners: Clonmacash (unsuitable ground), Fly To Glory (unsuitable ground), Venetian (unsuitable ground)
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.