Croom House Stud Handicap

1st

Unauthorized (IRE)

No. 10, stall 4

3yo, 8-11, OR 79

J: Reese Holohan (7) · T: Aidan Melia

3 8-11 79

Reese Holohan (7)

Aidan Melia

1:20.85

Settled midfield early - still down in 7th at halfway - pushed along and up into 5th with a furlong and a half left - into 4th and closing 1f out - hit the front 150 yards from home and stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Mercurial (IRE) ^p

No. 9, stall 3

7yo, 9-4, OR 70

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: John J Nallen

7 9-4 70

Seamie Heffernan

John J Nallen

2¼

Settled just off the front pair in 3rd - pushed along and asked for effort 1 1/2f out - still in with a shout 1f out - stayed on well to snatch second late

3rd

Mickey The Steel (GB) ^tp

No. 15, stall 2

8yo, 8-8, OR 65

J: Rory Mulligan (5) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray

8 8-8 65

Rory Mulligan (5)

Joseph Anthony Murray

0.3

Settled second early - moved up to dispute front 2f out - hit front briefly a furlong out before losing it 150 yards from home - battled on for third

4th

I Bid You Ajou (FR)

No. 3, stall 11

5yo, 9-5, OR 78

J: Joseph Harnett (7) · T: Mark Fahey

5 9-5 78

Joseph Harnett (7)

Mark Fahey

½

Settled midfield - still 8th at the midpoint - edged forward when driven approaching last two furlongs but couldn't get closer inside final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth beaten 3 lengths

5th

Aurora Nova (IRE)

No. 14, stall 12

7yo, 8-11, OR 66

J: Wesley Joyce (3) · T: Andrew McNamara

7 8-11 66

Wesley Joyce (3)

Andrew McNamara

¾

Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway - closed late to finish 5th

6th

Apache Outlaw (IRE)

No. 8, stall 10

6yo, 9-7, OR 73

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness

6 9-7 73

Adam Caffrey

Adrian McGuinness

½

Sat behind the front group early - pushed along turning for home and made progress in the final stages - unable to threaten when asked for more - held on for a finish sixth

7th

Alfred Tennyson (IRE) ^tp

No. 6, stall 6

4yo, 9-0, OR 76

J: Jared Huggan (10) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

4 9-0 76

Jared Huggan (10)

Denis Gerard Hogan

½

Slow to get going - settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - made headway into 5th turning in - made ground under 2f out - unable to threaten leaders and held to finish

8th

Mint Man (GB) ^tb

No. 11, stall 5

5yo, 9-3, OR 69

J: Luke McAteer · T: P J F Murphy

5 9-3 69

Luke McAteer

P J F Murphy

1¼

Went straight to front - challenged inside final two furlongs and lost command approaching the last - unable to find more in defeat

9th

Altimara (IRE) ^h

No. 7, stall 14

5yo, 9-8, OR 74

J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Ross O'Sullivan

5 9-8 74

Donagh O'Connor

Ross O'Sullivan

1¾

Settled towards the back early - unable to close from 1½f out - well held at the finish

10th

Inishfallen (IRE) ^p

No. 4, stall 9

5yo, 9-9, OR 78

J: Jack Kearney (3) · T: Stephen Thorne

5 9-9 78

Jack Kearney (3)

Stephen Thorne

0.2

Settled midfield early - separated from the back markers by halfway - unable to make further gains when asked for effort with a furlong and a half left - finished well held in 10th

11th

Ribble Emperor (IRE)

No. 13, stall 8

4yo, 9-1, OR 67

J: Declan McDonogh · T: P C O'Donnell

4 9-1 67

Declan McDonogh

P C O'Donnell

0.3

Sat close to front group in 4th - pushed along with 1 1/2f left - flattened out inside final furlong - finished 11th

12th

Felix Somary (IRE)

No. 12, stall 13

3yo, 9-1, OR 76

J: Ronan Whelan · T: John S O'Donoghue

3 9-1 76

Ronan Whelan

John S O'Donoghue

1

Held up at the back of the field - still down in 12th at halfway - unable to threaten the front runners in the closing stages

13th

Dragon Of Malta (IRE) ^tb

No. 1, stall 7

9yo, 9-7, OR 80

J: Sylvia O'Donnell (7) · T: P F O'Donnell

9 9-7 80

Sylvia O'Donnell (7)

P F O'Donnell

0.2

Settled at the back from the off - still down in 11th at halfway - unable to threaten leaders in the straight