13:53
GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap
1m, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 39.80s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
tracked the pace early - hit the front briefly then lost it after 3f - back in command by halfway - edged away with a furlong left - opened daylight in the closing stages - stayed on strongly to the line
Sam Coen (5)
A. Slattery
Settled with the pack early - 7th at halfway - moved into contention entering the straight - pushed into 4th inside the final furlong - found extra late to grab 2nd - unable to trouble the winner
Diego Lima
Oliver McKiernan
Sat close up early - nosed in front after 3f - overtaken at halfway - unable to threaten new front-runner from 1f out - slipped to third late while maintaining effort to the line
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
A. Slattery
Sprang off in front early - soon overtaken and sat handy - 3rd at the midpoint - unable to threaten the pace-setter with a furlong left - slipped to 4th and stayed one-dimensional to the line
No. 13, stall 13
4yo, 8-13, OR 62
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - found some late running inside the final furlong - stayed on into 5th at the line
Paddy Harnett (3)
Gillian Scott
Held up towards back - still 11th at halfway - found some late headway a furlong out - stayed on to finish 6th
Seamie Heffernan
Gillian Scott
Handy early - 6th at halfway - driven approaching final furlong and finished 7th without further gain
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Peter Lawlor
Held a forward spot early - 4th at halfway - moved up 1 1/2f out - eased back to 5th inside final furlong and held on for eighth
No. 12, stall 6
5yo, 9-0, OR 63
J: Sadhbh Tormey (7) · T: Maurice Andrew Ahern
Sadhbh Tormey (7)
Maurice Andrew Ahern
Handy early - 5th at halfway - dropped back turning into the straight - ridden along with 1 1/2f left - stayed on at one speed but made no further gain late - finished 9th beaten 7.5 lengths
G. F. Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Held up in the pack early - still down the field at halfway - found some late headway inside final furlong but only stayed on at one speed to finish tenth
Shane Foley
G. O'Leary
Held up in the pack - still down in 13th at halfway - late push from 1f out yields only a little late gain to finish 11th
Jack Cleary (5)
Charles Coakley
slow to begin - settled towards the back of the pack - 10th at halfway - pushed along with a furlong left - unable to make headway and finished without response
Jack Kearney (3)
T J O'Mara
Held up at the back - still down the field at halfway - unable to make headway late and stayed on same speed to finish 13th
Danny O'Leary (10)
G. O'Leary
Slow into stride - settled at back of the field - still down in 14th at halfway - unable to make headway inside closing stages - held on for 14th
Conor Cusack (7)
Henry de Bromhead
slow to break - settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - dropped away and pushed along into the straight - faded late to finish 15th
Non-runners: Fan Club, Brains, James Henry
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.