16:50
Pravha Handicap (Div II)
1m3f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 25.73s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Coen
A Oliver
Held up towards back early - moved into contention entering straight - pushed to front over 1f out and stayed on strongly to the line
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat just behind the pace - asked for effort turning into the straight and squeezed for space with a furlong to go - responded well under pressure late to claim second near the line
Reese Holohan (7)
M D O'Callaghan
Went straight to front early - urged on before giving way turning into the straight - driven in third with 1f remaining - edged back into second just short of the line but faded to finish third
Jack Kearney (3)
Gerard Keane
Held up towards back of pack - urged forward with 2f left - driven approaching final furlong - stayed on well to take 4th near line
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Aidan Melia
Settled in the pack early - improved to reach the front group by halfway - driven forward to hit the front turning in - overtaken and asked for more with a furlong left - had nothing left and dropped away near the line
Rory Mulligan (5)
Ciaran Murphy
Sat behind pace early - driven into second turning for home - dropped to 4th inside final furlong and lost ground late
Rory Cleary
Brendan W Duke
Held up towards back - improved into contention entering straight and moved to outside approaching final furlong - pressed for effort and stayed on same rate to finish seventh
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat close behind front group - 3rd at halfway - squeezed for space with 2f left - pushed along but couldn't quicken and stayed on same stride to the line
W. J. Lee
J A Nash
Held up towards back of pack - improved to sit close to front group approaching 3f out - driven into 4th over 2f out - lost place through final furlong to finish ninth
Zoe McMullan (10)
G A Kingston
Tracked the pace-setter - still second at halfway - driven approaching 2f out with nothing more in reserve - faded inside the final furlong to finish 10th
Jack Cleary (5)
Shane Crawley
Slow to begin - settled at the back of the field - made no impact through the race - finished well beaten in 11th
R. P. Whelan
J S Bolger
Sat close to the front pack - urged forward with two furlongs left - had nothing left and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished well held
Robbie Colgan
A. J. Martin
Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout
G. F. Carroll
A Oliver
Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back by halfway - no headway from over 3f out and finished well beaten
Non-runners: Cleopatra's Needle
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.