17:25
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Habitat Handicap (Premier Handicap)
6f, Flat, 4yo+, 22 runners
Winning time 1m 10.93s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Edward Lynam
Held up towards the back - stuck for space approaching the furlong marker before finding a gap and moving through the pack inside the final 100 yards - finished strongly to get up right on the line
Rory Cleary
Ms Sheila Lavery
Held up at the back - urged forward under two out - moved into contention entering the final furlong - stayed on strongly to snatch second late
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
Held up in the pack - roused into contention with 2f left and closed on the front group - stayed on well to grab third right at the line
Leigh Roche
Padraig Roche
Sat behind front group early - urged forward with 2f to run - hit front inside final furlong - challenged hard in the closing stages and edged out finishing fourth
Seamie Heffernan
J A Stack
Sat just off the front group - still 7th at the midpoint - urged forward with over 2f left - shaken up to move into second a furlong out - held on briefly before fading in the closing stages
Sam Coen (5)
A Oliver
Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left - finished strongly to take 6th near the line
Reese Holohan (7)
Mark Fahey
Sat behind the front group early - asked for effort with over 2f left then squeezed for space approaching the final furlong - finished well to take 7th near the line
Ronan Whelan
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards the back - urged into contention over 2f out - denied a gap approaching the furlong marker - stayed on late to finish 8th
Chris Hayes
John Andrew Kinsella
Handy behind front pack early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out and up to 3rd - held no more in tank and gave way close home
Jack Kearney (3)
Stephen Thorne
Held up towards the back - driven into contention to move up to 6th with a furlong left - found little more and dropped away late
Gary Carroll
Daniel James Murphy
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out then found little and dropped away inside final furlong
Conor Cusack (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in the pack - urged for effort with 2f left but found little inside the final two furlongs - dropped away close home to finish 12th
Terry Casey (7)
J G Coogan
Set the pace early - driven approaching final two furlongs then lost the advantage inside the last - had nothing more and dropped away to finish 13th
Joseph Harnett (7)
Mark Fahey
Handy behind front group - third at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out but found little - dropped away inside final furlong
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards the back - urged forward approaching the final 2f but short of room in the closing stages - stayed on at one speed in the final strides to finish 15th
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in the pack early - driven from two out then squeezed for space with a furlong left - allowed to finish in own time as effort waned
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Sat close to the front pair early - disputed second at halfway - driven approaching 2f out then fading and hampered inside the last furlong and a half
Rory Mulligan (5)
Patrick T Foley
Held up towards the back - asked for effort with over 2f left but boxed in soon after - found a little extra in the closing stages to finish 18th
Wayne Lordan
Miss Natalia Lupini
Sat close to the pace early - 9th at halfway - urged forward passing the 2f marker and up to 4th with a furlong left - had nothing more and dropped away close home
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards the back - driven with over 2f left - asked for effort soon after but made no headway from 1f out - finished well held in 20th
Colin Keane
Daniel James Murphy
Held a midfield position - driven for effort with two furlongs left then hampered inside the final furlong - allowed to drop away and finished well beaten
No. 22, stall 7
4yo, 8-3, OR 79
J: Patrick McGettigan (5) · T: John James Feane
Patrick McGettigan (5)
John James Feane
Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort with over 2f left - driven soon after but unable to close from the final furlong - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Dmaniac (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.