14:55
Liam & Joan Healy Memorial Handicap
1m1f, Flat, 3yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 56.17s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
No. 7, stall 9
9yo, 9-1, OR 73
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: P F O'Donnell
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
P F O'Donnell
Settled handy early - upsides in second by halfway - edged ahead approaching final 2f - challenged hard inside the last - found extra to prevail
N G McCullagh
G. O'Leary
Settled in early stages - 6th at halfway - moved into 3rd turning for home - made headway a furlong out - pressed the front-runner inside the last - had a great shout but rider allowed to coast late - narrowly denied
Paddy Harnett (3)
W. McCreery
Sat close up early - held 3rd at halfway - slipped to 5th turning in - rallied into 3rd inside final 2f - stayed on but held for 3rd
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
Laura Hourigan
Slow into stride - settled towards the back - 11th at halfway - found room and improved over a furlong out - stayed on down the inner to finish 4th
G. F. Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - moved into 6th turning for home - unable to threaten those ahead and stayed on at one level to finish 5th
Shane Foley
Mrs J. Harrington
Settled handy early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort inside final furlong but couldn't quicken - stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Reese Holohan (7)
M K Flannery
Sat handy early - 5th at halfway - slipped to 7th turning in - unable to threaten the leaders and stayed on one gear late
Mel Sheridan (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Driven straight from the break to set the pace - overtaken two furlongs out then dropped back - faded through the closing stages to finish eighth
Jack Kearney (3)
Gavin Cromwell
held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - unable to close inside final two furlongs and stayed on same tempo late to finish well held
Robbie Colgan
Matthew J Smith
settled midpack early - still 9th at the halfway point - unable to close late and dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 10th
Declan McDonogh
Ciaran Murphy
Held up at the back - still 12th at halfway making no headway - unable to quicken in the closing stages to finish well held
Scott McCullagh
Mrs J. Harrington
slow to break - settled midfield - 7th at halfway - dropped away entering straight and faded final furlong to finish 12th
Jessica O'Gorman (7)
P G Fahey
Slow to break - settled at the back - still 13th at halfway - unable to make headway - dropped away in the closing stages
Non-runners: Red Autumn, Java Wood, No More Porter, Justenzia, Khormor Syd
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.