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Ladies Day July 25th Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)
1m1f120y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 4.11s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat behind front group early - 5th at halfway - made ground into the straight and pressed forward - hit the front with 2f remaining - two lengths to the good approaching final furlong while driven out - finished strongly for the win
Shane Foley
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Sat behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - made ground into the straight to 4th 2f out - pushed into second 1 1/2f out - unable to threaten the winner inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish runner-up
Reese Holohan (7)
Jarlath P Fahey
Settled around midpack early - down in 10th at halfway - moved into contention turning for home - up to 6th with 2f left before edging to 3rd inside the final furlong but unable to close further and held for the show
Chris Hayes
Ms Sheila Lavery
Held up at the back - crept into contention entering straight then 8th two out - up to 5th but unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong
Seamie Heffernan
J P Murtagh
Handy early - up to 3rd approaching halfway - pushed into contention entering straight and pressed leaders over 2f out - dropped to 4th and held late finishing 5th
Gary Carroll
John J Nallen
Settled midpack early - 7th at halfway - made ground into the straight - 5th and pushed along 2f out but soon held with no further threat
Robbie Colgan
Karl Thornton
Held up towards the back - maintained a steady effort in the straight - no real progress made - finished seventh
Rory Mulligan (5)
Alan McIntyre
Keen through opening stages - pushed into contention early - shared front spot before halfway - moved in front entering straight - overtaken with 2f left - dropped to 6th and held no more inside final furlong - dropped away late
James Ryan
Mrs Denise Foster
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 2f out - well held at the finish
Luke McAteer
M A Cahill
Went straight to front early - tucked in behind before sitting 4th at halfway - dropped back turning into the straight - down in 7th with nothing left to give 2f out - dropped away to finish well beaten
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Charles Weld
Settled around midfield early - still 12th at halfway and unable to close when asked over 2f out - dropped away to finish 11th
Gavin Ryan
Thomas Dowling
Prominent early - hit front after 2f - shared advantage before halfway - overtaken entering straight - dropped away 2 1/2f out and faded to finish well beaten
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Settled around midpack early - still 9th at halfway before dropping back with 2 1/2f left - faded to finish well beaten
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Tracked the front group early - 8th at halfway - edging closer before being eased to a stop entering the straight
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.