15:47
Bet 20 Get 40 With Matchbook Handicap
7f, Flat, 3yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 27.11s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rory Cleary
Brendan W Duke
Asked for effort early and soon hit the front - opened a two length margin over a furlong out - driven out and battled on to the line for a narrow win
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Settled in the pack early - still 9th at halfway - angled right and asked for effort over 2f out - up to 8th under pressure inside final furlong - finished strongly but denied by a short margin
Colin Keane
Gerard Keane
Sat handy behind front group - 5th at halfway - driven to improve on the inside approaching 2f out to lead the chasing pack - into 2nd and driven out with a furlong left - held the effort to the line for third
No. 2, stall 18
6yo, 9-5, OR 68
J: Jessica O'Gorman (7) · T: Maurice Andrew Ahern
Jessica O'Gorman (7)
Maurice Andrew Ahern
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along and unable to make headway wide out approaching 2f out - stayed on strongly through the last furlong to close best of all
Donagh O'Connor
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat behind the front group - 4th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out - into 3rd inside final furlong but unable to close in the closing stages
Jamie Powell
M D O'Callaghan
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with no headway a furlong and a half out - responded to finish strongest of all late on
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Settled in the pack - urged into 6th 2f out then improved to 4th with a furlong left - flattened out under pressure inside final 150 yards to finish 7th
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
T G McCourt
Sat close up early - third at halfway - shifted right approaching 2f out then fifth and pressed for effort inside final furlong - unable to find more before the line
Gary Carroll
Gerard O'Leary
Held up towards the back - asked for effort 2f out - denied a clean route with 1f left - stayed on at the same rate through a gap late - finished 9th beaten 3.5 lengths
James Ryan
Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch
Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out and dropped to 7th inside final furlong - unable to close and finished 10th
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Hesitant start and urged forward - settled towards the back of the field - asked for effort on the inner with two furlongs left then stayed on at one gear through the final furlong
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Paul W Flynn
Sat close to the pace early - 7th at halfway - moved right and pushed along over 2f out - unable to find headway through the closing stages
Nathan Crosse
Daniel McLoughlin
Held up towards back of the pack - urged into contention but made no headway with 2f left - couldn't find more from over 1f out - well held in 13th
W J Lee
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - driven approaching 2f out with little response - unable to quicken inside final furlong - well held at the finish
No. 12, stall 4
4yo, 8-9, OR 61
J: Cillian Rowan (10) · T: Adrian McGuinness
Cillian Rowan (10)
Adrian McGuinness
Sluggish to begin and driven up early - stayed at the back of the field throughout - made no impression on the finish
J M Sheridan
E D Delany
Sat close to the pace - up in 2nd at halfway - driven 2f out then dropped away inside the final furlong with nothing left to offer
Non-runners: Summer Snow, Miss Ivor, Mo Anam Chara
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.