16:30
Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Apprentice Handicap
1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 43.75s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paddy Harnett
Martin Hassett
Handy in the pack early - 4th at halfway - driven on over 3f out - hampered for room and moved left 2f out - urged inside final furlong - hit front close home and stayed on strongly
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
T G McCourt
Settled in the pack and wide early - 9th at halfway - urged forward from 3f out - stayed under pressure to close 1f out - hit the front inside the last - caught in the final strides to finish second
Keithen Kennedy
Charles O'Brien
Towards the rear in 8th at halfway and given a squeeze - denied a gap and angled left a furlong out - kept on strongly inside the final 150 yards to take 3rd but just held by the front pair
Jack Kearney
Thomas Coyle
Handy early - fifth at halfway - urged forward with 2f left - hit the front for a moment inside final furlong - overtaken again and stayed on at one gait to the line finishing 4th
No. 4, stall 15
4yo, 9-11, OR 59
J: Reese Holohan (4) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan
Reese Holohan (4)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - pressure applied from 2f out - found little and dropped away inside the final 100 yards
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Thomas Mullins
Settled in the pack - 11th at halfway - urged forward after 3f out - asked for effort with 2f left - shifted left approaching final furlong then found running room restricted late but kept finding late - finished 6th beaten 3.5 lengths
Jack Cleary
P Sweeney
Held up towards the back - still 12th at halfway - urged forward with 3f left - driven approaching 2f out - made late progress inside the last - kept on without threatening the front - finished 7th
Sam Coen
Conor David Maxwell
Slow to break - settled midfield - 7th at halfway - urged into effort with 2f left - found brief improvement approaching final furlong before fading to finish 8th
No. 13, stall 18
3yo, 8-13, OR 50
J: Rory Mulligan (2) · T: Conor David Maxwell
Rory Mulligan (2)
Conor David Maxwell
Tardy leaving stalls - settled at the back - niggled into contention from 3f out - picked up inside the final furlong to make late ground - closest of those behind at the line
Wesley Joyce
Luke W Comer
Set the pace - relinquished the lead at halfway - came under pressure from 2f out - faded in the final furlong and finished well held in 10th
Patrick McGettigan (2)
J P Murtagh
Sat close up early holding keen rhythm - third at halfway - pushed to reach the front pair two out - dropped away fast inside final furlong to finish 11th
No. 16, stall 6
6yo, 8-3, OR 40
J: Terry Casey (7) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray
Terry Casey (7)
Joseph Anthony Murray
Sat close to front - moved into command at halfway - lost control briefly with over 2f left and lost the advantage - dropped away steadily from a furlong out to finish 12th
Shay Wallace (7)
John Joseph Murphy
Held up at back - asked for effort 3f out - lost footing briefly with 2f left - faded inside final furlong - well held at finish
Julian Pietropaolo (4)
Ian O'Connor
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward approaching halfway - made a little progress when asked for effort 2f out - lost ground final furlong and finished well beaten in 14th
Joseph Harnett (7)
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back - gap of three lengths off the pace by halfway - unable to challenge - well held in 15th
Nicola Burns (2)
R P Burns
Held up at the back - pushed along from halfway - never a factor and finished well beaten
Non-runners: Volendam, Limbocall, Incredible Army
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.