19:00
John Gilligan Memorial Nursery Handicap
6f, Flat, 2yo, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 18.15s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
P Twomey
Sat just off the front three - asked for effort before the turn - moved into contention and hit the front a furlong out - stayed clear when pushed out - finished strongly for the win
No. 8, stall 8
2yo, 9-2, OR 60
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Handy behind front group early - mid-pack around halfway then pushed along and up to 5th - moved into second inside final furlong - unable to close further - held on for the runner-up spot
Jessica Maye (7)
J P Murtagh
Hemmed in early exit from stalls - held towards the back - up to 9th turning for home - closing steadily from the final furlong to finish third
Andrew Slattery
J A Stack
Sat just behind the pack in 5th-7th - pushed along before the turn but unable to find extra going into the final furlong - stayed on at an even gauge to finish 4th
Jack Cleary (5)
Josh Halley
Settled in the pack around 8th - pushed along at halfway with little threat into the straight - found a bit of momentum before being severely checked inside the final furlong and held on for 5th
Patrick McGettigan (5)
J P Murtagh
Sat close to front pack early in 4th - lost footing a touch approaching final two furlongs - drifted right when driven inside final 150 yards still 4th - unable to threaten and finished 6th
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up at the back - responded in the closing stages without threatening the front - finished seventh
Jamie Powell
M D O'Callaghan
Tracked front group early - up to 4th nearing straight before easing back with a furlong left - hampered inside the final 100 yards and unable to fight back - finished eighth well beaten
Gavin Ryan
Kieran P Cotter
Tracked front pair early while dealing with slipped tack - rider without stirrups soon after start - hit the front around 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong - unable to find more - hampered hard around 100 yards from home - finished 9th well beaten
Rory Cleary
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Went straight to the front early - lost the advantage two furlongs out and found little more when asked - fading and then significantly hampered inside the final furlong to finish well beaten in 10th
Leigh Roche
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Held up in touch with back markers - unable to make headway in the straight - well held throughout - finished 11th
Rory Mulligan (5)
Alan McIntyre
Held up towards the back - dropped away entering the straight - never a factor - finished well down the field
Non-runners: Ballymackney
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.