19:50
Grá Chocolates Handicap
1m4½f, Flat, 3yo, 15 runners
Winning time 2m 53.95s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Settled in the pack - shaken up in 8th 2f out and driven approaching the straight - advanced into 5th 1f out - went on to share the front inside the final furlong - found more to go on top near the line
W J Lee
W P Mullins
Settled in the pack - advanced into 5th 2f out and was soon driven - went on to share the front inside the final furlong - overtaken and found nothing more near the line
Wayne Lordan
Emmet Mullins
Settled just off the pace - driven in 6th approaching the straight and up to 4th 1f out - continued for 3rd but couldn't get competitive near the finish
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Settled in the pack - advanced to share the front at halfway then went clear in front 4f out - driven 2f out and came under pressure 1f out - overtaken and slipped to 3rd inside the final furlong with nothing more to give
Nicola Burns (5)
Thomas Gibney
Settled just off the pace - driven in 4th 2f out - unable to make an impact on the front pair
Shay Wallace (7)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards the back of the pack - shaken up in 11th 2f out and soon driven - up to 7th 1f out - ran on at an unchanged gear
No. 10, stall 13
3yo, 8-9, OR 75
J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: Mrs John Harrington
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mrs John Harrington
Sluggish start - struggled for tempo towards the tail and needed urging early - in touch in 13th and asked again 2f out - continued on gradually through the straight
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards the back - shaken up in a modest 12th - ran on at one speed through the straight
Wesley Joyce (3)
Patrick Magee
Settled in the pack - shaken up in 10th 2f out - soon driven and made no impact
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack - checked with 2f to run - soon driven and made no impact
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Settled just off the pace - slipped to 9th and was shaken up 2f out - soon driven and made no impact
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Sat just behind the front-runner in 2nd before slipping to 3rd at halfway - driven 2f out - faded
N G McCullagh
J S Bolger
Settled in the pack - driven and slipped towards the back over 2f out - made no impact
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Set the pace - caught at halfway - overtaken 4f out and driven 3f out - faded
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Struggled for early involvement and posed no threat throughout
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.