17:30
Castlestone Holiday Homes (Pro/Am) Flat Race
2m100y, NH Flat, 4yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 3m 59.10s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Eoghan Finegan (7)
T G McCourt
Settled central in the pack - 11th at the halfway point - made ground into contention with 5f left - up to third turning for home - pressed the pace 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - kept finding to assert and win
Mr D P Davis (7)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up at the back - began to make headway 4f out - 9th turning for home - up to 5th with a furlong left - kept on to snatch second close home
Mr B M Coonan (7)
David Harry Kelly
Held up towards the back early - began to make headway 4f out and into the pack by the 8th - up into 4th with a push over 2f out - moved into second and pressed the leader inside the final furlong - kept responding to the finish to take third
Mr J L Gleeson
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - 8th at halfway - moved up to 6th with a shake of the reins - couldn't quicken inside the final furlong but kept battling to the line
Mr A P Ryan (5)
Andrew Slattery
Pulled hard early - sat handy in 3rd - moved up to 2nd approaching 4f out - put question 2f out but slipped to 4th and found little inside final furlong - stayed on at a steady gallop to finish 5th
Finn Brickley (7)
Cian Collins
Set the pace early - lost command approaching halfway then again inside the final furlong - dropped to third and unable to find more before finishing 6th
Mr H C Swan
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - still 7th at halfway - made ground into 4th turning for home - held that effort and slipped back to 5th in the final furlongs
Austin Gordon (7)
Mark Fahey
Held up at the back - nudged into contention with 5f left - still 11th turning for home and unable to close - finished 8th well beaten
Mr J M Halford (7)
Peter Fahey
Sat close to the pace in 5th - dropped away with 4f left - made no further headway - finished well held in 9th
Mr A T Feeney (7)
M O Quigley
Sat close behind the front group in 4th-5th - pushed along before the straight - had nothing more to give late - finished 10th
Mr S Connor (7)
J G Cosgrave
Held up towards the back - crept into contention 5f out and 10th turning into the straight - unable to threaten the leaders thereafter
Mr J P Collins (7)
John M Burke
Settled midfield in the early stages - ninth at halfway before dropping back approaching 4f out - unable to threaten the front runners late on and finished well held
Alan O'Sullivan (7)
Patrick T Foley
Held up towards the back - unable to make an impression - well held at the finish
Benjamin P Kennedy (7)
Sabrina J Harty
Sat just off the front group early - 6th at halfway - made ground 5f out - dropped away 3f out and faded out of contention
Mr D McGill (7)
C A McBratney
Held up at the back from the off - never a threat - well beaten late on
Mr R M Staunton (7)
Brian M McMahon
Settled around midfield - 10th at halfway - made ground into 7th 5f out - pushed along entering straight - lost touch quickly - well beaten at the finish
Mr L J Murphy (7)
David J Phelan
Settled second early - hit front for a spell around halfway - dropped away from front rank with 4f left - faded from there to finish well adrift
Dylan Whelan (7)
Conor Houlihan
Settled midfield - stumbled after being struck into approaching halfway - came down and took no further part
Non-runners: Hurricane Leaf (unsuitable ground), Working Class Hero (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.