20:10
Racing Again On 2nd July Handicap
1m4f70y, Flat, 3yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 57.93s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paddy Harnett (5)
M K Flannery
Tracked the main group early - 4th at halfway - made smooth progress into contention approaching 2f out - sent on to hit the front with a furlong and a half left - edged left inside the final furlong - held on gamely under late pressure to win
Luke McAteer
Oliver McKiernan
Driven to the front - clear by five lengths at the halfway point - margin narrowed with 5f remaining - challenged under pressure 2 1/2f out - overtaken 1 1/2f from home - bumped mildly with a furlong left then found more to finish second
Seamie Heffernan
A J Martin
Settled off the pace - 6th at halfway - urged forward with 2f left - finished strongly to take 3rd
Adam Caffrey
C Byrnes
Settled towards the back - pushed into 6th with 2f left - unable to threaten leaders in 4th and stayed on one gear to finish 4th
Andrew Slattery
J S Bolger
Sat behind the front-runner early - upsides in second by halfway - driven to challenge for the lead 2 1/2f out - dropped to fourth and asked for effort inside final 2f - up to third with a furlong and a half left - stayed on same gait but couldn't find more late to finish fifth
Nathan Crosse
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat handy early - third at halfway - pushed forward to challenge up front approaching 2f - into second inside final 2f - dropped to fourth with little left over a furlong out and stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Declan McDonogh
Gordon Elliott
Settled off the pace early - through midfield around halfway - pushed along but making no headway from 2f out and unable to find more inside the final furlong
Ben Coen
Richard John O'Brien
Slow to start and lost ground early - pushed along but unable to gain on leaders over 2f out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Dark Summit (unsuitable ground), Genoah (unsuitable ground), Omniscient (lame), Palace Rock (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.