16:57
La Bucca Restaurant Handicap
7f, Flat, 3yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 1m 25.32s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W. J. Lee
W. McCreery
Settled in the pack - moved to the outside approaching final 2f then edged into second inside the final furlong - got up to score late
Sam Coen (5)
Adrian McGuinness
Sat just behind the front group - asked for effort with 2f left - moved up into 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on well to snatch 2nd near the line
Wesley Joyce
Matthew J Smith
Set the pace early - urged forward approaching 2f out then driven inside the final furlong - couldn't quicken and lost front spot around 50 yards out - slipped back to finish 3rd
J M Sheridan
Paul W Flynn
Sat behind front pack early - still handy in 3rd at halfway - asked for effort on the rail 2f out but couldn't quicken - eased back to 4th close home
Colin Keane
Gerard Keane
Sat behind pace early - second at halfway - urged into effort entering straight - driven 2f out with little response - faded final furlong and a half
Donagh O'Connor
W. McCreery
Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort over 2f out but found little from inside the final 2f - stayed on at same rate to the line
Nathan Crosse
William Harvey
Sat close to the front group - asked for effort over 2f out but found little in 7th - stayed on same gait to finish 7th
Cillian Rowan (10)
Adrian McGuinness
Held a midfield berth - urged forward two furlongs out and unable to quicken - stayed on at same rate through the final furlong to finish eighth
W. M. Lordan
M C Grassick
Settled towards the back - urged into effort early in the straight - responded but only crept into contention from the final furlong - finished well held in 9th
Gavin Ryan
Rory Anthony Devine
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout
Ben Coen
Ms Claire O'Connell
Sat handy behind pace-setters early - 4th at halfway before being asked for effort 2f out - lost touch inside final furlong to finish 11th
Shay Wallace (7)
M C Grassick
Held up towards back of pack - driven approaching final 2f - unable to threaten front runners inside final furlong - eventually well held in 12th
R. P. Whelan
Jack W Davison
Slow to begin - held up at the back - made no impression - finished well beaten in 13th
Jamie Powell
Aidan Melia
Held up towards the back - unable to close from over 2f out - well held in 14th
Killian Leonard
Matthew J Smith
Held up towards the back - never a threat from 2f out - well held in 15th
Siobhan Rutledge
Conor David Maxwell
Held up towards the back - never able to challenge from 3f out - well held at the finish
Rory Cleary
Ms Claire O'Connell
Held up at the back from the off - no impression made on the leading group - well beaten in 17th
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - unable to make any headway from 3f out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Venetian Star, Dandymaria, Simmering Seas
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.