Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap

1st

Cala Bonita (IRE) ^p

No. 17, stall 1

4yo, 8-7, OR 69

J: Leigh Roche · T: Matthew J Smith

4 8-7 69

Leigh Roche

Matthew J Smith

1:51.12 £12,000

Sat close to the pace - third at halfway - pushed along with 2f left and closed on the front-runner inside the last furlong - went on close home to score

2nd

Zaraahmando (IRE) ^t

No. 11, stall 3

4yo, 8-12, OR 74

J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery

4 8-12 74

Andrew Slattery

Andrew Slattery

1¾ £4,000

Close up early - hit the front briefly then shared command before a furlong - overtaken after 3f and travelling keenly - shared control once more 2f out - roused into the advantage inside the last two furlongs - challenged in the closing furlong - caught close home to finish second

3rd

Earls (IRE) ^tb

No. 9, stall 7

9yo, 8-9, OR 78

J: Reese Holohan (7) · T: Gavin Cromwell

9 8-9 78

Reese Holohan (7)

Gavin Cromwell

¾ £2,000

Sat close to the front pack early - 6th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left and down to 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on at one gait to finish third

4th

Glyndwr (IRE)

No. 7, stall 4

4yo, 9-5, OR 81

J: Ben Coen · T: Gerard O'Leary

4 9-5 81

Ben Coen

Gerard O'Leary

1¾ £999

Held a midfield position - pushed along approaching final two furlongs then rallied into 5th - continued in similar fashion to the line finishing 4th

5th

Pink Oxalis (IRE) ^b

No. 1, stall 12

5yo, 9-11, OR 90

J: Jack Kearney (3) · T: Stephen Thorne

5 9-11 90

Jack Kearney (3)

Stephen Thorne

¾ £600

Settled last of the field - pushed along and moving up approaching the final 2f - unable to make any impact when 8th a furlong out - plugged on at one tempo to finish 5th

6th

Merlin The Wizard (GB)

No. 10, stall 14

6yo, 9-2, OR 78

J: Gavin Ryan · T: R P Cody

6 9-2 78

Gavin Ryan

R P Cody

1¾ £401

Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed along into 4th with 2f left - couldn't quicken from 1f out and stayed on same gear to finish 6th

7th

Java Wood (IRE)

No. 15, stall 10

6yo, 8-5, OR 70

J: Wesley Joyce (3) · T: K Smith

6 8-5 70

Wesley Joyce (3)

K Smith

1¼

Settled towards the back early - still close to last at halfway and unable to challenge under pressure 2f out - stayed on steadily to finish seventh beaten 8 lengths

8th

No More Porter (IRE) ^tp

No. 13, stall 11

8yo, 8-10, OR 72

J: Nathan Crosse · T: Adrian McGuinness

8 8-10 72

Nathan Crosse

Adrian McGuinness

0.2

Held a midfield spot early - pushed into 5th two furlongs out - unable to find more inside the final furlong

9th

Molto Amichi (IRE)

No. 4, stall 5

5yo, 9-7, OR 83

J: Luke McAteer · T: Eoin Griffin

5 9-7 83

Luke McAteer

Eoin Griffin

1¼

Straight into a forward position early - hit the front briefly then shared control - travelling keenly - clear at the head after 3f - pressed and caught 2f out then overtaken 1½f out - unable to find more in the closing stages

10th

Hygge (GB) ^t

No. 3, stall 15

4yo, 9-7, OR 83

J: Declan McDonogh · T: Gordon Elliott

4 9-7 83

Declan McDonogh

Gordon Elliott

1¾

Settled towards the back of the field - pushed along but unable to close the gap 2f out - well beaten in 10th

11th

Tolebi (FR)

No. 2, stall 6

4yo, 9-6, OR 87

J: Nicola Burns (5) · T: Gerard O'Leary

4 9-6 87

Nicola Burns (5)

Gerard O'Leary

3¼

Sluggish start settling towards the back - pushed along without threatening the front by 2f out - well held at the finish in 11th

12th

Calm The Jets (GB)

No. 12, stall 2

4yo, 8-11, OR 73

J: Rory Cleary · T: C W J Farrell

4 8-11 73

Rory Cleary

C W J Farrell

1¾

Slow into stride - held up towards the back for the remainder - well held in 12th

13th

Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) ^v

No. 6, stall 13

7yo, 9-5, OR 81

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness

7 9-5 81

Adam Caffrey

Adrian McGuinness

8

sent forward early - lost front spot after a furlong and sat close up - 4th at halfway - pressed for effort 3f out and unable to quicken from 2f out finishing well held