17:05
Velo Coffee Handicap
1m, Flat, 4yo+, 19 runners
Winning time 1m 38.15s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Coen
A Oliver
Up with the pace from the off - moved to the front after 2f - stretched away from 2f out - in command entering the final furlong - kept on strongly to win with plenty in hand
Paddy Harnett (5)
Miss Natalia Lupini
Raced in touch early - dropped to 5th with 3f left - moved up passing the furlong marker - up into 3rd inside the last - stayed on for 2nd but never able to trouble the winner
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Settled with the pack early - still 9th with 3f left - made ground 2f out - up to 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on well to snatch 3rd right at the line
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Went straight to front by a whisker - overtaken before 2f gone - sat second from 3f out - unable to trouble the front-runner - slipped back to third late on - eased and gave up that spot near the finish - beaten into 4th
Chris Hayes
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up at back - improved into contention over a furlong out - kept on final furlong to finish 5th beaten 6 lengths
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
Andrew Slattery
Settled in the pack - moved closer from 1f out - stayed on but never a danger in the closing stages
Declan McDonogh
J S Bolger
Slow to break - held towards the back - improved into contention approaching 3f out then held level in the closing stages
Reese Holohan (7)
R P Cody
Settled in the pack early - dropped to 11th with 3f left before finding renewed energy inside the final furlong - stayed on at a steady clip to finish 8th
Luke McAteer
Keith Henry Clarke
Held up towards the back - found some late momentum inside the final furlong - stayed on without ever getting competitive
Tom Buckley (3)
Edward Buckley
Held up towards back - improved into contention inside final 2f - stayed on level terms through the closing stages - eventually finished 10th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the pace early - still third with 3f left before dropping back inside the final two furlongs - faded out of it approaching the final furlong
No. 20, stall 9
6yo, 8-5, OR 64
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Kevin Michael Smith
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Kevin Michael Smith
Held up towards the back - pushed along and 12th with 3f left - one-paced through the closing stages - finished well held
Nathan Crosse
William Harvey
Settled with the pack early - 8th approaching the final 3f - dropped back and unable to find more with a furlong and a half left - well held at the finish
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back - nudged into contention with a furlong and a half left - unable to threaten leaders in the closing stages - finished well held
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Peter Lawlor
Settled with the group early - 7th with 3f left - driven along approaching 2f out - dropped away inside the last two furlongs and held on well beaten
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Settled with the pack early - sixth spot 3f out before dropping back and pushed along 2f out - faded out final furlong
W J Lee
Richard John O'Brien
Handy early - fourth with 3f left before slipping back and pushed along inside final 2f - faded from there
Gary Carroll
Edward Lynam
Held up at the back - stayed there without improving - dropped away approaching 2f out
Wayne Lordan
Miss Natalia Lupini
Held up towards the back - dropped away over 3f out - faded before 2f out - well beaten in 19th
Non-runners: Greek Flower (coughing)
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.