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Guinness Handicap
1m5½f, Flat, 3yo, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 5.44s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rory Cleary
Brendan W Duke
Sent to front from the start - lost the advantage before halfway and settled into second - regained command 3f out - opened a three-length advantage entering the final furlong and stayed on strongly to the line
No. 5, stall 11
3yo, 9-9, OR 61
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Settled around midpack early - up to 7th at the turnover point - made ground into contention 3f from home - into 3rd and driven entering the straight but unable to threaten leader - claimed 2nd close to the finish line
Luke McAteer
Ciaran Murphy
Sat in fourth early - pushed along and up to third with 3f left before moving into second turning for home - unable to close from there and held for third
Max Popan (10)
K J Condon
Sat handy in 5th early - drifted to 6th 3f out then back to 5th entering straight - unable to threaten and held for 4th
Rory Mulligan (5)
Ciaran Murphy
Sat in third early - moved into second and pushed along 3f out before dropping to fourth turning for home - unable to close and finished well held
Gavin Ryan
Alan McIntyre
Held up early - improved into midfield by 3f out - unable to challenge and held for 6th before straight
Nathan Crosse
Gavin Cromwell
Sat just behind the pace early - dropped back into midfield by halfway then slipped further behind with 4f left - unable to make headway into the straight and well held in 7th
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up early - crept into contention around 7th approaching the straight - unable to close on the leaders in the closing stages - finished well held in 8th
Chris Hayes
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - roughly 8th at halfway - pushed along soon after - dropped away 3f out and never a threat
Jamie Powell
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Sat second early - went to front before halfway - overtaken with 3f left - dropped away soon after - given a breather entering the straight well beaten - finished far last
Non-runners: Chicago Moon
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.