19:45
Renault Ireland Handicap
1m1f, Flat, 3yo+, 22 runners
Winning time 1m 53.02s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sam Coen (5)
W McCreery
Settled midfield early - moved through into 4th turning for home - driven to find a way through and hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to prevail by a whisker
No. 12, stall 7
8yo, 9-6, OR 62
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: M D O'Callaghan
Dylan Browne McMonagle
M D O'Callaghan
Settled midpack early - moved up on the inner turning for home - boxed in around 5th with a furlong left - found a gap to challenge close home and edged into second at the line
Paddy Harnett (5)
D K Weld
Settled in the pack early - urged forward and made progress wide out approaching final two furlongs into 6th - finished strongly to snatch third near the line
Cillian Rowan (10)
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to the pace early - fourth at halfway then pushed along and up to second inside final furlong but couldn't threaten - finished fourth beaten just under four lengths
Ben Coen
Miss Natalia Lupini
Held up towards the back - made progress into straight but boxed in around 8th with a furlong left - eased right and finished strongly to be 5th
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Sat close up early - third at halfway - driven forward to hit the front two out - soon collared and unable to find more - held on for sixth
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Went straight to front early - driven to stay clear before edging in front by a nose 2f out - pressed for effort inside final furlong and unable to find more in the closing stages - finished seventh beaten 5.5 lengths
Jack Kearney (3)
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to the front group early - still 7th at halfway then asked for effort in the straight without gaining ground - stayed on at one speed late finishing eighth
Joseph Harnett (7)
Seamus Fahey
Sluggish start settling near the back - pushed along with no headway a furlong and a half out - finished 9th staying on late inside the closing stages
Conor Cusack (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Tardy away and at the back - made some late progress from inside the final furlong - no threat throughout to finish 10th
W J Lee
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - driven early in the straight without threatening leaders - stayed on steadily late but well held
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Held up in the pack - driven approaching the straight but failed to close entering the final two furlongs - held towards the finish - eventually well beaten in 12th
Siobhan Rutledge
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up at the back - driven approaching the final furlong - stayed on same tempo out wide - well held in 13th
Reese Holohan (7)
Paul W Flynn
Held towards the back of the pack early - urged into action entering the straight with little response inside the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish 14th
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
Sent forward early - settled 5th of the pack by halfway then unable to make headway into the straight - held no threat under pressure in the final furlong to finish 15th
Danny O'Leary (10)
Gerard O'Leary
Tardy away and immediately well adrift - no involvement throughout - plugged on at the same tempo from beyond 1f out to finish 16th
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - driven early in the straight but couldn't gain ground and faded to finish 17th
Rory Cleary
Brendan W Duke
Sat close to the pace early - second at halfway then driven and unable to find headway inside final two furlongs - faded to finish 18th beaten 11 lengths
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Held up in the pack - pushed along entering the straight without threatening leaders - one-paced from over a furlong out - finished well held in 19th
Jamie Powell
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Held up at the back - driven for effort with no gain nearing the straight - unable to quicken - eventually well held in 20th
Declan McDonogh
Charles O'Brien
Held up at the back - driven early in the straight with no headway - unable to find more late - finished well beaten
Donagh O'Connor
Robson De Aguiar
Settled midfield early - dropped away fast approaching 4f out to trail markedly - allowed to drop away in the straight and finished far adrift
Non-runners: God Knows, Nibras Rainbow, Cleopatra's Needle
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.