18:34
Dino Day 8th July Handicap (0-60)
6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 17 runners
Winning time 1m 13.84s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Sat behind the front group - fifth at halfway then fourth with 2f left - squeezed for space and drifted right approaching the furlong pole - driven into the advantage inside the last - stayed on strongly to prevail
Chris Hayes
Patrick Magee
Settled around midfield - still 9th at halfway - urged forward approaching final 2f - improved into 6th with a furlong left - stayed on to snatch second near the line
Paddy Harnett (5)
Kieran P Cotter
Sat just behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - urged into 5th with 2f left - up to 4th approaching the final furlong - into 3rd inside the last 200 yards - hit the front for a stride around 50 yards out before finding nothing more and slipping back to finish third
Alan Casey (7)
Liam Casey
Held up at the back of the pack - still 10th at halfway - urged forward with 2f left - responded to hit late to finish 4th
Gary Carroll
Kevin Michael Smith
Up with the front early - moved to the fore after 2f - driven and passed over 1f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 5th
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Slow to start - held up towards the back pulling hard - moved into the pack passing the 2f marker - up to 5th with a furlong left then pushed along without finding more - stayed on at one speed to the line
James Ryan
Jack W Davison
Held up towards the back - driven forward approaching final 2f - improved into midfield inside last furlong - stayed on under pressure but only edged into 7th at the finish
Robbie Colgan
Matthew J Smith
Sat close to the pace early - nudged into 2nd approaching 2f out but flattened out in 3rd inside the final furlong - dropped away late
Luke McAteer
Oliver McKiernan
Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - asked for effort soon after but made no headway from 1f out - finished well held in 9th
Manoel Marques
Kieran P Cotter
Went straight to front - overtaken after 2f - second at halfway - urged for effort early in straight - third 2f out but had nothing more and dropped away 1f out - finished well held in 10th
Jamie Powell
Michael Mulvany
Held up at the back - made no impression - finished well beaten in 11th
Robert Whearty
Conor David Maxwell
Sat handy behind front group early - 7th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out and faded final furlong
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back - 11th at the halfway point - unable to make headway from over 2f out - finished well held in 13th
Zoe McMullan (10)
G A Kingston
Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway before dropping to 6th under pressure 2f out - lost touch with little response inside the final furlong
No. 2, stall 20
6yo, 9-8, OR 57
J: Darragh O'Sullivan (7) · T: Mrs John Harrington
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
Mrs John Harrington
Held up early - stayed in touch with no impression made - well beaten in 15th
Declan McDonogh
Batt Burke
Sat close to the pace - 8th at halfway then driven approaching straight - lost touch and dropped away 2f out
Siobhan Rutledge
John C McConnell
Held up at the back from the start - no impression made throughout - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Bel Espoir (reserve), Livingston Range (reserve), Monastere (reserve), Verhoyen (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.