18:07
Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap
7f195y, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 39.23s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Coen
Ciaran Murphy
Away smartly and settled just behind the front group - third at halfway then fourth with 3f left - found space and made progress between rivals 2f out - hit the front a furlong and a half from home and driven out - stayed on strongly to win
Gary Carroll
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Handy early - shared front spot after a furlong and a half - edged in front by halfway - urged on with two furlongs left - overtaken 1 1/2f out - battled to the line without troubling winner and finished second
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Gerard O'Leary
Slow to break - held up towards the back - urged into 7th with 2f left - unable to gain despite driving inside final furlong - improved to 6th approaching the marker - stayed on same gear to snatch 3rd near the line
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Settled in midfield - 6th at halfway - urged into 5th with 3f left - up to 4th but couldn't find more inside the final furlong and stayed on at one gait
Gabriella Hill (7)
Adrian McGuinness
Race up with the pace early - shared the lead before edging in front just past halfway - asked for effort with 2f left - into 3rd inside the final furlong and unable to find more - held on for 5th
Siobhan Rutledge
H Rogers
Sat behind the pace wide - 4th at halfway - urged into 3rd with 3f left - still in touch 2f out - held in 4th and unable to progress inside final furlong finishing sixth
Jamie Powell
M D O'Callaghan
Hesitant start and settled near the back - shaken up to make late progress 2f out - still in 7th with nothing to show 1f out - found trouble in the last furlong but stuck to task - allowed to finish in own time
Orla Tynan (7)
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 3f left - driven wide inside final 2f but unable to land a blow
Chris Hayes
P J F Murphy
Settled in the pack early - nudged for effort 3f out - asked for more soon after and found little - eventually well held in 9th
Colin Keane
M D O'Callaghan
Held up in the pack throughout - driven from over 2f out - unable to find more late
No. 1, stall 11
4yo, 9-10, OR 73
J: Yudish Geerdharry (7) · T: Anthony Mullins
Yudish Geerdharry (7)
Anthony Mullins
Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - into 6th and asked for effort 3f out but couldn't find more - dropped away to finish 11th
Declan McDonogh
Michael Mulvany
Settled midpack early - urged forward with no headway 3f out - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
Nathan Crosse
Conor David Maxwell
Clumsy break from the gates - keen and settled at the back of the field early - lost more ground into last place by halfway - fading from there and allowed to coast home well beaten
Rory Cleary
C W J Farrell
Sat close to the pace fighting for control early - 5th at halfway - driven and lost touch soon after - allowed to drop away a furlong out to finish well beaten
Leigh Roche
Conor David Maxwell
Reared as gates sprang - unseated rider
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.