17:10
Friday Night Lights Return Weekly From 18th September Handicap
1m2½f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 15.16s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Result
Robert Whearty
A Oliver
Held up towards the back - 8th at halfway - moving smoothly through the pack though boxed in and darted left 2f out - pushed along into 4th 1 1/2f out - hit the front early in the last furlong and stayed on strongly to win
Paddy Harnett (5)
Martin Hassett
Settled just off the front pair on the rail - 4th at halfway - asked for effort in 2nd two out - hit the front a furlong and a half from home - overtaken early in the last after a further urging with nothing more to give - held on for the finish without gaining further ground
James Ryan
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to front pair - 6th at halfway - up to 3rd and going smoothly early in straight - asked for effort a furlong out - unable to find more late and stayed on same gear to finish 3rd
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Anthony McCann
Sluggish start - settled towards the back - boxed in for a moment 2f out - found extra room and made progress inside the final furlong - 5th with a furlong left - urged into 4th but couldn't quicken - stayed on same gait to finish 4th
Rory Mulligan (5)
M M Rice
Settled in the pack early - needed encouragement soon after the start - denied a smooth passage and shifted course 2f out - asked for effort again shortly after - 8th a furlong out and unable to find more - finished fifth beaten just over nine lengths
Wesley Joyce (3)
M G Quinn
Handy early - up behind pace-setter before 1½f - hit front entering straight - pressed and lost advantage 1½f out - fourth and outpaced final furlong before fading
Jack Kearney (3)
Eoin Griffin
Held up towards the back - driven wide of the field approaching 2f out - found extra late but never threatened - 6th entering final furlong then faded home in 7th
Adam Grant (7)
Jamie Flynn
Settled in the pack towards inner rail - 7th at halfway - driven with 2f left - unable to quicken and finished 8th
Keithen Kennedy (5)
J G Coogan
Slow to break - settled midfield out wide - lost touch with the pack by halfway - pushed along inside final two furlongs but couldn't find more
Conor Cusack (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Small hop leaving stalls - settled around midfield and up to 5th at halfway - pushed along with no headway 2f out - dropped away to finish 10th
Feenagh Moran (10)
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the pace - third at halfway - pressed for effort but unable to close 2f out then dropped away
Seamie Heffernan
W R Crawford
Fractious in the stalls early - raced up front and went in front after a furlong and a half - driven and overtaken at the top of the straight - lost touch and dropped away inside the final two furlongs
Terry Casey (7)
Patrick Magee
Held up in the pack towards the wide side - asked for effort with 2f left - dropped away late - finished 13th
Nathan Crosse
Conor O'Dwyer
Handy early behind the pace - 9th at halfway - faded from 2f out to finish 14th
Non-runners: Without Love, Yquem, Chloe's Boy
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.