19:55
Matchbook Exchange Flat Race
2m1f, NH Flat, 4yo, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 21.90s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr A P Ryan (5)
Andrew Slattery
Set the pace from the start - went further clear after 2f - margin narrowed over 1f out - drifted left inside the final furlong but stayed on strongest to the line
Mr B T Stone (7)
Paul Nolan
Settled towards the back of the pack in 6th at halfway - made ground inside the last 2f - up to 2nd with 1 1/2f to run - hampered a touch and moved out in the final furlong - stayed on to the line without getting to the winner
Mr J Dunne (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up in 7th towards the back at halfway - 8th entering the straight - made ground out wide inside the last 2f - brushed another runner soon after - up to 3rd 1f out and stayed on at an even gallop in the final furlong
Mr J C Barry
Kieran Purcell
Held up in 8th towards the back at halfway - rallied into 7th entering the straight - made further headway 1 1/2f out - up to 4th inside the final furlong but soon found little more
Mr J L Gleeson
Emmet Mullins
Handy early in 2nd at halfway - faded 1 1/2f out - slipped to 5th 1f out and had nothing more to offer
Mr H C Swan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Handy early in 3rd at halfway - faded 2f out - unable to make ground in 6th 1f out and had little left
Mr J P Sampson (7)
I Madden
Settled in the pack in 4th at halfway - 5th entering the straight - slipped towards the back inside the last 3f and found nothing more with 1 1/2f to run
Mr D Doyle (7)
Kieran Purcell
Settled in 5th towards the back of the pack at halfway - improved into 4th entering the straight - bumped inside the last 2f - immediately slipped back and faded over the final furlong
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.