17:02
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1m1½f, Flat, 3yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 8.10s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paddy Harnett
Martin Hassett
Settled in the pack early - urged forward to move up inside on the rail approaching 2f out then hit the front with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to the line for victory
Shay Wallace (7)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat just off the pace - 5th at halfway - boxed in inside final 2f and shifted left approaching the furlong pole - 4th with 150 yards left before finishing strongly to grab second
No. 14, stall 3
3yo, 8-10, OR 61
J: Julian Pietropaolo (4) · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman
Julian Pietropaolo (4)
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Encouraged early in the pack - up with front group and 4th at halfway - driven to move up and get on terms with 1 1/2f left - 2nd approaching the furlong pole but couldn't find more late on to finish 3rd
Conor Cusack (7)
P J F Murphy
Driven early towards the back - improved into contention entering the straight and up to 3rd inside the final furlong - held to finish 4th
Jimmy Dalton (7)
A. Slattery
Sat close to pace early - 3rd at halfway - pushed along and shared front spot approaching 2f out - dropped to 4th with a furlong left then found nothing more late
Nicola Burns (2)
R P Burns
Held up at back - urged forward to make late progress from 2f out and 8th out wide inside final two furlongs - stayed on same effort to finish sixth
Jack Cleary
John James Feane
Held up towards the back - urged into effort in the straight - 10th and asked for more with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish 7th
Rory Mulligan
K Smith
Sat handy in behind early - 6th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left but unable to close - held on late for 8th
Orla Tynan (7)
A. Slattery
Went straight to front - held a healthy advantage at the midpoint before being caught 1 1/2f out - dropped away quickly and had nothing left to give in the closing stages
Jack Kearney
W. McCreery
Held a midfield position - pushed along inside final 2f but couldn't quicken - stayed on same pace to the line - finished 10th
Reese Holohan (4)
M D O'Callaghan
Held up towards the back of the pack - asked for effort inside final 2f but made no headway - finished well held in 11th
Max Popan (7)
K J Condon
Under early urging just behind front-runner - disputed second at halfway - dropped away soon after turning in and faded to finish 12th
Keithen Kennedy
Peter Fahey
Held up towards back - lost touch soon after - unable to find more entering straight - well held in 13th
Patrick McGettigan (2)
John McConnell
Settled midpack early - driven and dropped towards the back turning for home - unable to find more inside final 2f - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Moyassr, Maeve Brennan
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.