Strand Inn Dunmore East Handicap

1st

Preparations (IRE)

No. 5, stall 6

5yo, 9-9, OR 56

J: Sam Coen (5) · T: Andrew Slattery

5 9-9 56

Sam Coen (5)

Andrew Slattery

2:42.96 £6,000

Shared front spot early - sat second before losing position after being knocked sideways on the turn nearing halfway - moving into 4th with 3f left - onto 3rd and closing inside final furlong - level for front spot with 150 yards to run - went in front approaching final 100 yards - stayed on strongly to score

3rd

Limestone Red (IRE) ^p

No. 9, stall 4

6yo, 9-6, OR 48

J: Rory Cleary · T: Tracey Collins

6 9-6 48

Rory Cleary

Tracey Collins

½ £999

Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway and 5th with 3f left - couldn't quicken when asked over a furlong out - stayed on to snatch 3rd close home

4th

Stepdance (IRE)

No. 2, stall 10

6yo, 10-4, OR 60

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead

6 10-4 60

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

1¼ £500

Sat close to the pace early - hit the front for a moment passing the grandstand around halfway - settled back into 3rd and pushed along 2f out - 4th and unable to threaten in the final furlong

5th

Tassarolo (GB) ^tp

No. 3, stall 9

5yo, 10-4, OR 60

J: Daniel King · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

5 10-4 60

Daniel King

Denis Gerard Hogan

0.2 £300

Sat close to the front group - 7th at halfway then 6th with 4f left - unable to close 2f out - stayed on at an even tempo to finish fifth beaten 3¼ lengths

6th

Miss Australie (IRE)

No. 1, stall 11

5yo, 10-4, OR 60

J: J J Slevin · T: Adrian McGuinness

5 10-4 60

J J Slevin

Adrian McGuinness

½ £200

Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway and 7th with 4f left - unable to make headway from 2f out - stayed on driving to finish 6th

7th

Go Flo Jo (IRE)

No. 7, stall 5

4yo, 9-1, OR 50

J: Jessica O'Gorman (7) · T: P G Fahey

4 9-1 50

Jessica O'Gorman (7)

P G Fahey

2½

Up with the pace early - took it up after 1½f - momentarily lost the lead when drifting off the rail approaching halfway - 3 lengths to the good 2f out - disputed out front 1f out before giving way 150 yards from home - had nothing left to give

8th

Spinning Web (IRE) ^b

No. 8, stall 7

6yo, 9-2, OR 49

J: Nicola Burns (5) · T: Ms Margaret Mullins

6 9-2 49

Nicola Burns (5)

Ms Margaret Mullins

1

Held up at the back early - trailing the field by halfway - still down in 8th with 4f remaining - unable to make headway from 3f out and finished at an even effort

9th

Mullacurry Maid (IRE) ^t

No. 4, stall 1

4yo, 10-0, OR 56

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Donal Kinsella

4 10-0 56

Robbie Colgan

Donal Kinsella

51

Shared the initiative early - sat close up before slipping back to fifth by halfway - soon began to fade - beaten and last with 4f remaining - no impact on the finish - well beaten at the end