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Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)
1m5f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 16 runners
Winning time 2m 53.08s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Patrick McGettigan (5)
S M Duffy
Sat behind the pace early - urged forward in 4th with two furlongs left - edged into contention inside the final furlong - kept finding to hit the front near the line
Dylan Browne McMonagle
M M Rice
Settled midpack early - moved into 4th with 3f left - pushed along in 5th with 2f to run - up to 3rd a furlong out - challenged for the front inside the last but caught and unable to find more late
Robert Whearty
Paul W Flynn
Sat handy behind the pace - pushed along into 3rd with 2f left - hit the front a furlong out - overtaken again inside the final furlong and denied late - third at the line by a short head
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midfield - pressed for effort in 7th with 2f remaining - moved into 4th inside the final furlong and finished off steadily
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
T G McCourt
Sat close to front group early - pushed along in 8th two out then 6th final furlong - stayed on at one effort to finish 5th
Jack Cleary (5)
Liam McAteer
Shared front spot early - lost command after 3f - back in command 2 1/2f out then pressed for effort - lost command again inside final furlong - unable to find more late and beaten 3.5 lengths
Luke McAteer
Liam P Cusack
Settled midpack early - pushed along and made headway into 5th with 3f left - unable to close on the front pair in the closing stages - finished 7th beaten 5.5 lengths
Ben Coen
Ciaran Murphy
Held up in the pack early - improved into 12th with 3f left but couldn't threaten - stayed held up to the line
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Shared front-running spot early on a tight rein - moved clear in command after 3f - pressed for effort and lost command 2 1/2f out - dropped away to finish ninth
Seamie Heffernan
Ms Margaret Mullins
Sat close behind front group early - pushed along in 6th with 2f to run - unable to find extra - held on for 10th
Nathan Crosse
Martin Hassett
Settled midfield - pushed along with 3f left - unable to close - beaten well into 11th
Chris Hayes
P J F Murphy
Held up towards the back of the pack - made no headway from 3f out - well held throughout - finished 12th
Rory Cleary
Thomas Cleary
Held up in the pack from the off - no impact on the finish
Leigh Roche
Matthew J Smith
Sluggish start - stayed at the rear throughout - made no impression on the leading group - finished well beaten in 14th
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Slow to begin - settled midfield - pressed for effort 3f out and dropped away to finish 15th
Gavin Ryan
Edward F Power
Held up in rear from the start - unable to make an impression - well beaten in the end
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.