19:10
Carnival de Leop Handicap
7f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 17 runners
Winning time 1m 29.69s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Colin Keane
Cian Hughes
Settled just behind the front group - mid-pack around halfway - made progress into the straight to loom up second with a furlong left - hit the front close home and stayed on strongly to score
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
T G McCourt
Slow into stride and settled towards the back - roused into contention with a furlong left - finished strongly to snatch second on the line
Wayne Lordan
T J O'Mara
Held a midfield spot wide of rivals - pushed along inside final two furlongs and up to 5th with a furlong left - finished strongly to grab third
Ben Coen
S M Duffy
Sat just behind the front group - 7th at halfway then asked for effort inside final two furlongs - finished strongly to close within a length in 4th
Sam Coen (5)
R Donohoe
Set the pace early - sat in behind in third at halfway - asked for effort and made ground into the straight - regained command with a furlong and a half left - overtaken close home and could not respond
W J Lee
Ms Sheila Lavery
Held up at the back - pushed along wide with 2f left and 12th entering final furlong - finished strongly through the closing stages to take 6th
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Held up towards the back - urged into effort entering the straight and 10th with a furlong left - finished strongly to be 7th beaten 2 lengths
James Ryan
T G McCourt
Up with the pace before taking command after a furlong and a half - urged on straightening up then lost the advantage inside the last two furlongs - unable to find more late and finished eighth
No. 18, stall 12
6yo, 8-4, OR 40
J: Terry Casey (7) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray
Terry Casey (7)
Joseph Anthony Murray
Sat behind the front group early - up to 2nd by halfway - slipped to 3rd and driven into the straight - dropped to 4th under pressure a furlong out and found little more to finish 9th
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Peter Fahey
Sprang awkwardly at the break - settled towards the back - urged forward but made no ground with 2f left - stayed on steadily late without threatening the front runners
Robbie Colgan
Donal Kinsella
Held up towards the back early - still in the second half of the field at halfway - urged for effort but made no headway into the straight - stayed on steadily late without threatening to finish 11th
Jamie Powell
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - nudged forward inside 2f out - tight for room 1f out and faded to finish 12th
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Andrew Slattery
Sat behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - urged forward on the inner entering the straight but boxed in with a furlong left - couldn't find more and beaten into 13th
Robert Whearty
Conor David Maxwell
Settled in the pack early - driven for effort entering the straight without threatening the front - unable to find more late - finished well held in 14th
Alan Persse (5)
Patrick J Flynn
Settled in the middle of the field - off the bridle entering the straight and unable to land a blow inside the final furlong - faded into 15th
Nicola Burns (5)
R P Burns
Held up towards the back - made no impression through the race - held towards finish - eventually well beaten in 16th
Megan Telford-Kelly (7)
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - unable to make an impression - finished well held in 17th
Non-runners: Dress Dance, Cordouan, Pure Valour
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.