18:00
Unio Employee Benefits Handicap
7f, Flat, 3yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 26.64s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sam Coen (5)
W McCreery
Slow to break and settled near the back - pushed along and made headway inside two furlongs - sixth with a furlong left before finishing strongly to hit the front close home
Ben Coen
P J F Murphy
Hampered leaving stalls - settled just behind the front group - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort 2f out - into 2nd and driven approaching the furlong marker - chased winner all the way to line but narrowly denied
Jamie Powell
M D O'Callaghan
Slow to begin and drifted left early - settled midpack then improved into striking spot by third furlong before hitting front - pushed along with two to go - stayed on well - overtaken in final strides - unable to find more and just held for third
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Hampered a touch at the break - held up towards the back then pushed out and shifted wide approaching 2f out - finished strongly in the last furlong to take 4th
Jack Cleary (5)
Harry Cleary
Tracked the pack early - 6th at halfway - pressed for effort inside final 2f and stayed on for 5th
Reese Holohan (7)
R Donohoe
Handy in the early running - sitting just off the pace and 5th at halfway - pushed forward to challenge 2f out - held 3rd approaching the final furlong - unable to find more and finished 6th
Paddy Harnett (5)
W McCreery
Sat close to the front early - drifted into the pack through midrace - pushed wide approaching 2f out and stayed on at one gait to the line
Gary Carroll
A Oliver
Wandered a touch exiting the gates - settled near the back and pressed for effort but made no headway over 2f out - stayed on at one tempo through the final furlong to finish eighth
Donagh O'Connor
Ross O'Sullivan
Sprang quickly and brushed with rival early - settled in the pack - pressed for effort with two out but couldn't find more and plugged on same speed to finish ninth
Wesley Joyce (3)
T G McCourt
Settled in the pack pulling keenly early - up into 4th by halfway - pushed along into 5th 2f out - couldn't quicken final furlong to finish well held
Jamie Orr (7)
William Durkan
Drifted right leaving the stalls - settled towards the back - pushed along with no headway 2f out - well held at the finish
Rory Cleary
Brendan W Duke
Went straight to front - lost the advantage after three furlongs and pushed along into second - couldn't quicken final furlong to finish well held
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Drifted right leaving stalls - up with the pace before settling just off them - slipped through the pack to sit midfield by the 6th furlong - pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out then well held at the finish
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
Held up midfield - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't quicken - flattened out inside final furlong - well held in 14th
Non-runners: Rappell, La La Lucrative, Mr Perth, Faoladh, Kc Bear, Oppenheimer, Gordon Bennett
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.