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Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)
1m5f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 51.73s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
Paul W Flynn
Sat second early - urged forward 3f out before hitting front 2f out - opened up advantage inside final furlong - kept finding to the line for the win
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
J Morrison
Sat close to the front trio - asked for effort 3f out - moved into second inside the final furlong but unable to close on the winner - stayed on to finish second
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled midfield - under pressure into 4th with 2f left - moved up into 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Sam Coen (5)
Paul Nolan
Settled midfield - pushed along in 7th approaching final 2f then improved to 6th with a furlong left - stayed on late to finish 4th
Jack Kearney (3)
Patrick Magee
Went straight to front - pressed and lost advantage 2f out - second with a furlong left - unable to find more and eased back to 5th at the line
Colin Keane
Gerard Keane
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 6th spot with 2f left - unable to close the gap late - finished 6th
Wesley Joyce (3)
M A Molloy
Slow to break - held towards the back through the early stages - driven into 9th 3f from home but made no headway and finished well beaten
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
T G McCourt
Held up towards the back - pushed along in 10th two out - unable to make headway - well held at the finish
No. 10, stall 5
6yo, 8-13, OR 50
J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7) · T: Patrick J Flynn
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Settled midfield - pushed along in 10th with 2f left - unable to close - finished ninth beaten 11 lengths
Jimmy Dalton (7)
S M Duffy
Settled in the pack pulling hard early - moved into 4th and asked for effort 3f out - soon lost momentum and finished well held
N G McCullagh
Dermot A McLoughlin
Slow into stride - settled just behind the front group - pushed along in 7th with 2f left before fading late to finish 11th
Shane Foley
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway in the straight - well held throughout - finished 12th
No. 11, stall 8
6yo, 9-2, OR 46
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Daniel John Howard
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Daniel John Howard
Slow to begin - settled towards the back pulling hard - improved into 5th with 5f left - pressed for effort 3f out - lost ground late finishing well down the field
Siobhan Rutledge
M Flannery
Slow to break - trailed throughout with little impact - dropped away 5f out
Non-runners: Appian Way (coughing)
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.