18:35
Guinness Handicap
1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 2m 45.81s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
W P Mullins
Settled in the pack on the rail - squeezed for space approaching 2f out - driven up entering the straight and into 4th with a furlong left - hit the front inside the final furlong - kept finding more to the line
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Sat close to the pace early - still 5th under pressure with 2f left - improved into 2nd inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish second beaten 1¾ lengths
Andrew Slattery
W P Mullins
settled midpack - moved into 4th 2f out under a push - up to 3rd 1f out - held effort to the line finishing 3rd
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat second early - shared front running position with two and a half out - pressed for advantage entering straight - went in front a furlong out before being passed inside the last - unable to find more and held on for 4th
Leigh Roche
W McCreery
Settled in the middle of the pack - pulled hard early - nudged along in 7th 2f out and plugged on but never looked like troubling the principals
Rory Mulligan (5)
J P Murtagh
Sluggish start - settled towards the back - improved into 12th 2f out under pressure - progress to 7th inside final furlong - stayed on at one effort to finish sixth
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Sat close to the front group early - into 6th under pressure with 2f left - unable to close late - finished 7th
Chris Hayes
William Durkan
Set the pace early - under pressure and drawn level 2f out - lost the advantage inside final furlong - dropped away to finish eighth
Ronan Whelan
Emmet Mullins
Held up towards the back on the inner - lost touch and boxed in 2f out - pushed along and stayed on late but never a factor - finished 9th beaten 5.75L
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to the pace fighting for control early - pushed along in 3rd with 2f left - faded in the closing furlong to finish 10th
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Held up towards the back - pushed along in 13th with 2f left - unable to make headway - finished well held in 11th
Wesley Joyce (3)
M K Flannery
Settled in the pack - pushed along over 2f out - dropped away late - finished 12th beaten 8.5 lengths
Gavin Ryan
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up in the pack - pushed along in 15th with 2f left - unable to close - finished well held in 13th
Reese Holohan (7)
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back - pushed along in 11th two furlongs out - unable to close the gap - finished well held in 14th
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along in 14th with 2f left - unable to close - well held at the finish
Luke McAteer
Paul W Flynn
Held up towards rear from the start - no real impression made through the race - well held at the finish
Siobhan Rutledge
H Rogers
Held towards the centre of the pack wide of rivals - pushed along with 2f remaining - dropped away to finish 17th
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up in rear from the start - no impression made - well beaten in 18th
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.