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CAVALOR Equine Nutrition Handicap
1m6f, Flat, 4yo+, 24 runners
Winning time 2m 57.91s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Seamie Heffernan
A J Martin
Settled handy early - still 7th around 6f out - made ground before 2f left - edged in front a furlong out and pulled clear - held on strongly to the line
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Sat behind the front-runner early - moved into second before 2f gone - edged in front by halfway and extended the advantage 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish second
Paddy Harnett (5)
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Settled around midfield - back in 14th with 5f to run - began finding room 2f out - up to 7th with a furlong left - kept improving late to finish 3rd and closest at the line
Oisin Murphy
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled with the pack early - 6th passing 6f marker - unable to make ground with a furlong left - stayed on to snatch 4th right on the line
Ben Coen
W P Mullins
Handy early - 4th with 6f left - pushed along 1 1/2f out but unable to gain ground - eased back to 5th right at the line
Chris Hayes
W P Mullins
Handy early - slipped back around 6f from home - rallied inside final 2f but held finishing effort to finish sixth beaten 6 lengths
James Ryan
Conor David Maxwell
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into contention with under 2f left - stayed on late without troubling the front runners - finished 7th
Jack Kearney (3)
Gerard Keane
Held up towards the back - some progress inside final furlong - stayed on but never in contention for the finish - eighth
No. 5, stall 2
4yo, 9-13, OR 89
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sprang out smartly to set the pace - overtaken at halfway then dropped away inside the last two furlongs - held to one gear through the closing stages to finish ninth
Leigh Roche
M D O'Callaghan
Sat just behind the pace early - still close up through the first couple of furlongs - down in 9th around 6f from home - found some headway approaching the final furlong before fading close home to finish 10th
Nathan Crosse
Mrs John Harrington
Settled around midfield - dropped to 13th with 5f left - pushed along inside final furlong but only knuckled down late finishing 11th
Jamie Powell
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards back - moved through 1½f out - couldn't quicken final furlong - finished 12th
Gavin Ryan
Charles O'Brien
Settled with the pack early - 10th passing the 5f marker - pushed along 2f out but made no headway - held to the line finishing 13th
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Donal Kinsella
Slow to break - settled near back of field - nudged closer inside final furlong but unable to threaten leaders late
Gabriella Hill (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close to the pace early - dropped to 5th with 6f remaining then slipped back 2f out - faded steadily inside the final furlong to finish 15th
No. 1, stall 20
6yo, 10-3, OR 93
J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Raced up with the pace early - still handy passing the 2f mark - down in 11th by 5f out - pushed along approaching 2f out but found little inside the final furlong - dropped away towards the finish - eventually well held
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway inside final furlong - finished well held
David Egan
C Byrnes
Slow to begin - settled towards the back - crept into contention over a furlong and a half out but flattened out inside the final furlong
Wayne Lordan
Miss Natalia Lupini
Held up towards the back - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on at one gear late - finished 19th
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back early - improved into the pack by halfway - 12th with 5f left - dropped away inside the last two furlongs and faded
Declan McDonogh
J S Bolger
Settled early with the pack - moved closer to sit second after 5f then third with 6f left - dropped back and driven along inside the last two furlongs - faded from there to finish well beaten
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mrs John Harrington
Held up towards the back - made progress past halfway - found little as field turned for home and slipped through the order - dropped away inside final two furlongs to finish well beaten
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
P A Fahy
Handy early - slipped back through the pack after 3f and needed urging into straight - faded 2f out
W J Lee
Henry De Bromhead
Held up towards the back - pushed along entering the straight - dropped away over 2f out and beaten well home
Non-runners: Granite Bay (coughing), Slurricane (unsuitable ground), Whimsy (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.