McEnery Cup Handicap

1st

Fixation (IRE) ^p

No. 2, stall 3

4yo, 9-4, OR 90

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

4 9-4 90

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

2:38.71 £15,000

Fractious pre-jump - settled just behind the pace in third - made ground turning in - went up to dispute the lead - hit the front two out - opened a two length advantage inside the final furlong while driven out - stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Star Harbour (IRE) ^v

No. 7, stall 10

8yo, 9-0, OR 86

J: Declan McDonogh · T: Adrian McGuinness

8 9-0 86

Declan McDonogh

Adrian McGuinness

4 £5,000

Settled 2nd behind the front horse - took up the challenge turning in - dropped to 3rd and found little 2f out - plugged on without threatening over the final furlong - recovered 2nd in the closing strides

3rd

Navy Waters (IRE) ^v

No. 8, stall 8

5yo, 8-13, OR 85

J: W J Lee · T: W McCreery

5 8-13 85

W J Lee

W McCreery

0.1 £2,500

Sat behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - made ground into the straight to race 4th with 2f left - moved into second inside the final furlong but couldn't get near the front - stayed on at an unchanged tempo to finish third

4th

Obscenity (IRE) ^v

No. 6, stall 9

4yo, 9-0, OR 86

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

4 9-0 86

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

1¼ £1,250

Settled towards the back - moved into 6th two out then 4th with no real threat approaching the furlong - stayed on at an even effort to finish 4th

5th

Dallas Star (FR)

No. 1, stall 2

5yo, 10-0, OR 100

J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Robson De Aguiar

5 10-0 100

Donagh O'Connor

Robson De Aguiar

0.2 £750

Went straight to front - lost command approaching final two furlongs when pushed along - dropped to 5th and found little inside the last furlong

6th

Ephesus (IRE) ^tp

No. 11, stall 1

5yo, 7-11, OR 76

J: Jared Huggan (10) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

5 7-11 76

Jared Huggan (10)

Denis Gerard Hogan

1¾ £500

Sat in touch just behind the front group in 5th-6th - pushed along entering the straight and dropped back over 2f out - unable to make headway after finishing sixth beaten 7.25 lengths

7th

Sea Coral (FR) ^tp

No. 10, stall 5

4yo, 8-3, OR 80

J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: Mrs John Harrington

4 8-3 80

Keithen Kennedy (5)

Mrs John Harrington

¾

Settled off the pace - mid-field at halfway then boxed in trying to make ground from over 2f out - moved up to 6th but unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong

8th

Daboya (IRE) ^b

No. 9, stall 6

5yo, 8-1, OR 80

J: Reese Holohan (7) · T: R Donohoe

5 8-1 80

Reese Holohan (7)

R Donohoe

1½

Sat close to pace in 4th - squeezed for space early in straight then dropped away - unable to threaten late finishing 8th