17:30
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1m7f150y, NH Flat, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 42.20s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr P A King (3)
James Kieran King
Settled towards the back early - moved into contention approaching the home turn to hit the front - driven clear inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win
Mr B T Stone (7)
Declan Queally
Settled at the back of the pack - 7th at halfway - driven approaching the straight and found room to move through - second inside the final 150 yards - stayed on strongly to finish 2nd
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Rory Anthony Devine
Close up early and hit the front after 6f - lost that advantage entering the straight - asked for effort but couldn't match the leader - into 3rd inside final 150 yards and stayed on at one speed
Mr Finn Buckley (7)
John C McConnell
Sat close to the front pack early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort 3f out and slipped to 5th entering the straight - stayed on at one gear to finish 4th
Paddy Cody (7)
Eoin Doyle
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - urged forward with 3f left before dropping to 8th entering the straight - stayed on steadily late to finish 5th
Mr P W Mullins
Thomas Cooper
Settled behind front pair early - up to 3rd by halfway - dropped to 4th and driven approaching straight - unable to find more inside final furlong finishing sixth
Kevin Healy (7)
R P Rath
Set the pace early - clear obstacle after 5f then dropped back - second at halfway - third and asked for effort into the straight - unable to close a furlong out then found nothing more late - eventually well held in 7th
Mr J P Berry (7)
J A Berry
Settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway then 6th entering the straight under pressure - unable to find more late and well held
Mr M J McGrath (7)
Roger Joseph McGrath
Held up at the back of the field - lost touch with rivals turning into the straight despite urging - unable to find more finished ninth
Mr J Dunne (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up at the back of the field - needed encouragement with 6f and 4f remaining - unable to improve into the straight and allowed to drop away late
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.