19:00
BOYLE Sports Apprentice Handicap
1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 2m 46.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Reese Holohan (4)
Patrick Magee
Settled off the pace early - moved into 4th with 2f left - pushed into 3rd approaching last two furlongs - into 2nd and drifted right a furlong out then finished strongly to win late
Keithen Kennedy
Brendan W Duke
Went straight to front - challenged for command 5f out then regained command with 2 1/2f left - kicked clear by 3 lengths inside final 2f - edge whittled down in the run-in - caught right on the line to finish second by a half-length
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (4)
Patrick J Flynn
Settled towards rear early - improved through the pack by halfway then pushed into 6th with 2f left - stayed on same gear late to finish third
Patrick McGettigan (2)
J P Murtagh
Sat close behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close in 5th - stayed on same gait to finish 4th
Jack Kearney
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back - pushed along and closed 2f out but unable to threaten 7th with a furlong and a half left - stayed on same gait to finish 5th
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
M O Quigley
Sat up front group early - 4th at halfway - pushed into 3rd 2f out - unable to find more approaching final furlong - stayed on same gait to finish sixth
Sam Coen
A Oliver
Sat close to pace early - 3rd at halfway - pushed into 2nd approaching 2f out - eased back to 3rd and clipped inside final furlong then found nothing more late finishing 7th
Shay Wallace (7)
Thomas Cleary
Settled midfield in the early stages - pressed for effort with three furlongs left as group fell back - stayed on at a single gear through the closing stage - finished 8th
Paddy Harnett
Paul Nolan
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out - well held at the finish
Joseph Harnett (7)
Peter Lawlor
Held up at back - pushed along with no headway 2f out - stayed on same tempo late - finished tenth
Jack Cleary
Daniel John Howard
Settled midpack early - pushed along and dropped towards the back with 3f left - unable to close - finished well beaten in 11th
Wesley Joyce
W McCreery
Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd by halfway then shared the lead 5f out - pressed for effort inside final 3f - faded from there to finish well held
Rory Mulligan (2)
Cian Hughes
Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 2 1/2f left but couldn't quicken - well held at the finish
Jared Huggan (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards the back for most of the way - pressed for effort with 3f left but made no headway - well held at the finish
Orla Tynan (7)
Michael Butler
Slow to break - settled towards the rear - made no impression thereafter - well held in 15th
Non-runners: My Vonnie
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.