17:35
Ardilaun Hotel Handicap
7f, Flat, 3yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 27.97s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
Andrew Slattery
Sat behind the pace - third at halfway - pushed along a furlong out and edged in front near the finish
Declan McDonogh
David Loughnane
front early - settled second at halfway - pushed along turning for home - stayed on strongly to go down by a whisker
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
settled in the pack early - up to 5th at halfway - into 4th and driven with a furlong to go - responded gamely in the closing stages to finish third a whisker short
Robbie Colgan
Matthew J Smith
Went straight to front early - driven on with 2f remaining and battled to inside final furlong - overtaken late to finish fourth by three quarters of a length
W J Lee
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - progress made turning for home moving smoothly and up into 5th before shifting left approaching the final furlong then right again but boxed in with no gap under 100 yards out - finished fifth beaten a length and a quarter
Jamie Powell
Joseph Anthony Murray
Held up at back of the pack - urged into contention entering the straight and up to 6th a furlong out - couldn't quicken through the closing stages - finished 6th
No. 16, stall 16
4yo, 9-4, OR 65
J: Patrick McGettigan (5) · T: Adrian McGuinness
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Adrian McGuinness
Held in the pack early - 6th at halfway then asked for effort 2f out but made no headway - held to the line for 7th
James Ryan
R P Burns
Towards back of field and isolated by halfway - pushed along and plugged on without real threat in closing stages - finished well held in 8th
Sam Coen (5)
Ciaran Murphy
Held up in the pack - driven approaching straight without threatening leaders - unable to find more inside final furlong - finished ninth well beaten
Scott McCullagh
Oliver McKiernan
Handy in behind early - 4th at halfway then 5th under pressure 2f out - held no more finishing ground from over 1f out and beaten well into 10th
Wesley Joyce (3)
Adrian Sexton
Settled midfield early - urged forward nearing straight - unable to find more inside final furlong - finished well beaten in 11th
Shane Foley
Ms Claire O'Connell
Held up towards the back - lost touch with the pack early and stayed there - pushed along in the straight but made no headway - well held in 12th
Leigh Roche
Maurice Andrew Ahern
Held up towards the back of the field - driven approaching the straight without threatening those ahead - found nothing more and allowed to drop away inside the final furlong - finished well beaten in 13th
Non-runners: Lough Leane, Bay Of Dreams, Rhythm King, Chester Nimitz, Mytimetoshine
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.