19:40
Arthur Guinness Handicap
1m½f, Flat, 3yo, 18 runners
Winning time 1m 52.52s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Settled midfield early - urged forward with three furlongs left - up in fourth with two to run - surged clear inside the final furlong to score
No. 1, stall 3
3yo, 9-7, OR 70
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat handy on the rail behind the pace - pushed along into 3rd approaching final 2f - closed to 2nd inside the last and stayed on to finish a short head second
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled through the pack early - up into 6th with 2f left - pushed along and gained ground to loom up second - hit the front approaching the final furlong - overtaken and held for third at the line
Chris Hayes
Paul Nolan
Slow to break - settled midfield on rail - urged into 9th 2f out - shaken up and improved to 6th before finishing 4th
Ronan Whelan
P J F Murphy
Sluggish start and settled at the back - urged forward with 2f remaining - trailing wide turning into the straight - finished off well under encouragement - couldn't quite close in fifth
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the middle of the pack - pushed along in 8th two furlongs out and still there a furlong later - finished with some late effort to end up sixth beaten 3¾ lengths
W J Lee
M C Grassick
Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - trailing the field turning into the straight - stayed on late to finish 7th beaten 4¼
Robert Whearty
Patrick Magee
Held up towards the back - pushed along in 10th with 2f remaining - unable to threaten leading pair - finished well held in 8th
Declan McDonogh
David Loughnane
Sat close behind the pace in 2nd - pushed along 2f out then slipped to 4th inside the final furlong - faded late to finish 9th
Siobhan Rutledge
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 2f out - stayed on same gear to finish 10th
Adam Caffrey
Noel Meade
Set the pace early - opened up a gap approaching 2f out - pressed for effort entering the straight - overtaken inside the final furlong and faded to finish 11th
Ben Coen
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled around midfield - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - unable to land a challenge - finished well held in 12th
Luke McAteer
Paul W Flynn
Settled in the pack - pushed along in 7th with two furlongs left - dropped away late to finish 13th
Sean Davis
M D O'Callaghan
settled towards the back of the pack - pressed for effort with 3f left - dropped away to finish 14th
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Sluggish start - held up at the back of the field - no impression made on the race - well held in 15th
N G McCullagh
J P Murtagh
Held up towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway from 3f out - well held at the finish
Leigh Roche
Emmet Mullins
Sat close up early fighting for control - pushed along in 5th two out - faded late to finish 17th
Gary Carroll
A Oliver
Sat close to the pace fighting for control early - pushed along 3f out - dropped away to finish 18th well beaten
Non-runners: Dont Get Me Wrong, Femme Beauty, Ella's Gold
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.