17:22
1XBET IRISH SPIRIT Handicap (Div I)
1m1½f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 16 runners
Winning time 2m 0.14s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sam Coen (5)
Adrian McGuinness
Sent to the front early - tracked in touch - dropped to third by halfway - back in command 2f out - lost the advantage a furlong from the line and battled on in second - regained top spot inside the final 100 yards to hold on gamely
Ronan Whelan
P J F Murphy
Tracked front group - 8th at halfway - made ground with driving 2f out - went to front approaching final furlong - edged in front briefly - overtaken close home - stayed on to finish second
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Cian Hughes
Tracked the front group early - back in 7th at halfway - made ground with a drive approaching 2f out - moved left into 5th with a furlong left and stayed on to finish third
Chris Hayes
Ms Sheila Lavery
Held up towards the back of the pack - edged closer approaching the final two furlongs - stayed on in the closing stages to finish fourth beaten three and a half lengths
W J Lee
A Oliver
Held up towards the back - moved through the field before 2f out - pushed along in 6th and unable to close 1f out then finished without gaining or losing further ground
James Ryan
Jack W Davison
Held up towards the back - nudged into contention over 2f out - stayed on at one speed to finish 6th beaten 4.5 lengths
Colin Keane
Gerard Keane
Handy from the start - moved into second before halfway - pressed the leader turning in - dropped to third and struggled a furlong and a half out - held no more inside final 200 yards to finish seventh
Siobhan Rutledge
E D Delany
Tracked the front group early - 6th at halfway then improved to 5th and closed in with 2f left - unable to find more inside the final furlong
Conor Cusack (7)
Eamonn O'Connell
Prominent early behind pace-setters - 4th at halfway then went up to dispute 2f out - one-paced from 1f out finishing 9th
Jack Cleary (5)
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up towards the back - unable to close over 2f out - stayed on at one tempo late but held to finish 10th
Nathan Crosse
Eamonn O'Connell
Held up towards the back of the pack - nudged forward approaching 2f out - couldn't quicken when pushed out with a furlong and a half left - finished well held in 11th
Gary Carroll
Paul W Flynn
Handy early - hit front approaching 3f mark - shaken up and overtaken 2f out - dropped away final quarter mile and faded
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Eoin Griffin
Held up at the back from the start - lost more ground before halfway - never a factor - finished well held in 13th
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
Noel Meade
Sat close behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - dropped back with 2f left - backed off before the final furlong
Rory Cleary
Brendan W Duke
Settled at the back from the start - lost touch before halfway - well held to finish last
Ben Coen
Karl Thornton
Held up towards the back - lost touch approaching 2f out - allowed to drop away well before the line
Non-runners: Giselles Defence, Tullyesker, Pettus Bridge, Bang Po
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.