Elphin Handicap

1st

Phoenix Pairc (IRE) ^t

No. 2, stall 17

4yo, 10-2, OR 60

J: W J Lee · T: W McCreery

4 10-2 60

W J Lee

W McCreery

1:32.47 £6,000

Held up towards the back - urged forward wide 2f out - 6th with a furlong left - stayed on to hit the front late and win

2nd

Givehertilxmas (IRE) ^p

No. 1, stall 5

4yo, 10-2, OR 60

J: Colin Keane · T: Gerard Keane

4 10-2 60

Colin Keane

Gerard Keane

0.2 £2,000

Settled behind the pace - third at the midpoint - urged forward turning in - hit front two out - held on until inside final furlong then edged out for second

3rd

Whatswrongnow (IRE)

No. 9, stall 16

5yo, 8-13, OR 50

J: Adam Browne-Souza (7) · T: Batt Burke

5 8-13 50

Adam Browne-Souza (7)

Batt Burke

1¼ £999

Sat handy behind front group - moved into 2nd before 2f gone - asked for effort 2f out but found little in 3rd - stayed on same rate to finish third

4th

Sunday Sovereign (GB) ^h

No. 13, stall 6

9yo, 8-5, OR 45

J: Zoe McMullan (10) · T: G A Kingston

9 8-5 45

Zoe McMullan (10)

G A Kingston

0.2 £500

Set the early pace - driven and overtaken approaching 2f out - kept safe in second under pressure inside final furlong - eased back to finish fourth

5th

Tamazu (IRE) ^t

No. 12, stall 3

7yo, 9-2, OR 46

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Fergal Birrane

7 9-2 46

Seamie Heffernan

Fergal Birrane

0.3 £300

Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - driven on the rail with 2f left - unable to find more inside final furlong and finished 5th beaten two lengths

6th

Shamanka (IRE) ^t

No. 4, stall 13

4yo, 9-8, OR 57

J: Jack Cleary (5) · T: Harry Cleary

4 9-8 57

Jack Cleary (5)

Harry Cleary

1½ £200

Settled midfield - driven into 6th approaching final 2f with little response - stayed on same gait to finish sixth

7th

Gordon Bennett (IRE) ^b

No. 16, stall 4

8yo, 9-2, OR 53

J: Reese Holohan (7) · T: Peter Fahey

8 9-2 53

Reese Holohan (7)

Peter Fahey

¾

Held up in the pack - asked for effort with 2f left - stayed on late to take 7th near the finish

8th

James Henry (IRE)

No. 7, stall 9

7yo, 9-1, OR 52

J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

7 9-1 52

Julian Pietropaolo (7)

Eoin Christopher McCarthy

0.1

Settled around midfield - asked for effort out wide over 2f out with little response - stayed on at one gear through the final furlong to finish eighth

9th

Glen Breeze (IRE) ^p

No. 8, stall 10

3yo, 9-6, OR 55

J: J M Sheridan · T: Patrick Magee

3 9-6 55

J M Sheridan

Patrick Magee

0.2

Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out with nothing more to offer - faded inside final furlong to finish ninth

10th

Cisterna (IRE)

No. 6, stall 8

3yo, 9-9, OR 58

J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery

3 9-9 58

Andrew Slattery

Andrew Slattery

0.1

Held up towards the back - still there approaching straight - driven inside final two furlongs and edged through late for modest gains - finished 10th beaten 4½ lengths

11th

Bullet Bourbon (IRE)

No. 15, stall 1

3yo, 8-10, OR 45

J: Robert Whearty · T: T G McCourt

3 8-10 45

Robert Whearty

T G McCourt

1¼

Up with the front group early - towards the centre of the field at halfway - niggled on the inner over 2f out and making no inroads from over 1f out

12th

La Campanella (IRE) ^v

No. 14, stall 7

4yo, 8-12, OR 42

J: James Ryan · T: Gerard Keane

4 8-12 42

James Ryan

Gerard Keane

0.2

Sat handy behind front group - midpack at halfway - driven approaching 2f out and gave way inside final furlong

13th

Angel Of Promise (IRE) ^b

No. 3, stall 18

4yo, 9-13, OR 57

J: Ben Coen · T: Edward Lynam

4 9-13 57

Ben Coen

Edward Lynam

3½

Settled at the back early - unable to land a blow - well held in 13th

14th

Queen Of Newark (IRE)

No. 11, stall 15

3yo, 9-2, OR 51

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Matthew J Smith

3 9-2 51

Robbie Colgan

Matthew J Smith

1¼

Settled at the back early - made no impression through the race - finished well held in 14th