18:25
Lodge At Ashford Castle Maiden
1m1f163y, Flat, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 2m 8.10s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Handy early - third at halfway - moved into second with 2½f left - edged ahead entering the straight - kicked clear inside final 150 yards to hold on strongly
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Handy early - shoved on to nose ahead after 1f then knocked off it after 2f - second at halfway - back in front 2f out but overtaken entering the straight - unable to find more late on - beaten 3½ lengths in 2nd
Shane Foley
Anthony Mullins
Held up towards the back early - still only 6th at halfway before improving into 4th inside the final 2f - stayed on at one effort to grab 3rd near the line
W J Lee
W McCreery
Fast start to hit the front - overtaken and back in front twice early - lost command approaching 3f out - slipped to third with over two furlongs left - unable to threaten those in command turning in - held on one gear final furlong - eased back to fourth near the line
Leigh Roche
M Flannery
Settled early with the pack - held 5th at halfway and unable to close into the straight - one paced through the final furlong to finish 5th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Slow to leave stall - dropped towards back early - 7th at halfway - unable to close final stages - held to finish sixth
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Settled in the pack early - up to 4th at halfway - unable to make headway 2f out and dropped away soon after - faded 1 1/2f out to finish well held
Seamie Heffernan
Liam P Cusack
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - pushed along with two furlongs left before fading into finish well held
Robbie Colgan
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Slow to break - settled at the back of the field - still last at halfway - lost touch inside final 2f and beaten off
Nathan Crosse
Gerard Kyne
Slow to begin - settled at the back - still last of all at halfway - dropped away over 2f out and finished well beaten
Non-runners: Believe Again (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.