WTW Willis Handicap

1st

Verified (IRE) ^tb

No. 9, stall 7

5yo, 9-10, OR 52

J: G. F. Carroll · T: Gerard Keane

5 9-10 52

G. F. Carroll

Gerard Keane

1:20.65 £6,000

held up early - moved into contention over 2f out - third over 1f out under urging - edged ahead 150 yards out and stayed on strongly to win

2nd

Pansy Poe (IRE) ^t

No. 10, stall 8

5yo, 9-2, OR 51

J: Reese Holohan (7) · T: Mark Fahey

5 9-2 51

Reese Holohan (7)

Mark Fahey

1 £2,000

Towards back of the pack - shaken up over 2f out - 6th over 1f out after urged on - stayed on inside final furlong to snatch 2nd at the line

3rd

Carrigans Grove (IRE)

No. 3, stall 6

5yo, 9-7, OR 56

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7) · T: Patrick J Flynn

5 9-7 56

Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)

Patrick J Flynn

0.1 £999

Towards the centre of the pack early - urged over 2f out then stayed on to snatch second inside the last 50 yards - weakened late to finish 3rd

4th

Brains (IRE) ^tb

No. 6, stall 11

10yo, 9-7, OR 54

J: Sam Coen (5) · T: R Donohoe

10 9-7 54

Sam Coen (5)

R Donohoe

¾ £500

sat prominent early - nudged over 2f out - driven to front over 1f out - found nothing and overtaken over 150 yards out - passed by two more late on

5th

El Fontenaro (IRE)

No. 1, stall 2

4yo, 10-1, OR 57

J: R. P. Whelan · T: Jarlath P Fahey

4 10-1 57

R. P. Whelan

Jarlath P Fahey

2½ £300

prominent early - urged over 2f out then soon under hands and one-paced in 4th over 1f out - dropped to 5th inside last 150 yards

6th

Sand Art (IRE)

No. 20, stall 17

3yo, 8-5, OR 42

J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

3 8-5 42

Julian Pietropaolo (7)

Kevin Thomas Coleman

1½ £200

Prominent early and second at halfway - sent on over 2f out then soon out of gas and passed over 1f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 6th

7th

Alandownunder (IRE) ^p

No. 16, stall 4

3yo, 8-9, OR 44

J: Patrick McGettigan (5) · T: Kieran P Cotter

3 8-9 44

Patrick McGettigan (5)

Kieran P Cotter

1¼

Held up in last group - urged over 2f out - soon under hands and heels then stayed on inside final furlong to finish 7th

8th

Jordan Breeze (IRE)

No. 2, stall 16

4yo, 9-10, OR 57

J: Alan Persse (5) · T: Patrick J Flynn

4 9-10 57

Alan Persse (5)

Patrick J Flynn

1

chasing group in midfield - moved up to sit close to front pair over 2f out then under pressure and found little over 1f out - plugged on at same speed inside final furlong to finish 8th

9th

Hastily (GB)

No. 18, stall 19

7yo, 8-5, OR 35

J: Shay Wallace (7) · T: Tom McGuinness

7 8-5 35

Shay Wallace (7)

Tom McGuinness

1

prominent early - shaken up over 2f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 9th

10th

Surpass And Shine (IRE)

No. 7, stall 3

5yo, 9-12, OR 54

J: Scott McCullagh · T: Patrick J Flynn

5 9-12 54

Scott McCullagh

Patrick J Flynn

1¾

Prominent early - shaken up over 2f out - urged soon after and made no dent from over 1f out - finished 10th

11th

Bright Image (IRE) ^t

No. 17, stall 10

7yo, 8-12, OR 40

J: Rory Cleary · T: C P Donoghue

7 8-12 40

Rory Cleary

C P Donoghue

1

Racing in the pack's midst - shaken up over 2f out - urged soon after but made no headway from over 1f out - finished 11th

12th

Aboveheronlysky (IRE)

No. 11, stall 9

4yo, 9-3, OR 50

J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: Timothy Doyle

4 9-3 50

Keithen Kennedy (5)

Timothy Doyle

2¼

Raced in the back half of the pack - shaken up over 2f out - soon going nowhere and finished 12th

13th

Sceitimini (IRE) ^b

No. 15, stall 15

3yo, 9-1, OR 45

J: J M Sheridan · T: Rodger Sweeney

3 9-1 45

J M Sheridan

Rodger Sweeney

4½

Bounded into an early lead - passed over 2f out under urging - faded badly from 1f out to finish 13th

14th

Akashaa (IRE) ^t

No. 13, stall 20

4yo, 8-5, OR 43

J: Kian McNally (10) · T: Miss Natalia Lupini

4 8-5 43

Kian McNally (10)

Miss Natalia Lupini

1¼

Prominent early - under pressure over 2f out - faded over 1f out to finish 14th

15th

Run Forrest Run (IRE) ^b

No. 19, stall 18

8yo, 8-12, OR 32

J: W. M. Lordan · T: Laura Hourigan

8 8-12 32

W. M. Lordan

Laura Hourigan

3

prominent early - niggled over 2f out - soon outpaced and faded to finish 15th

16th

Linger For Longer (IRE) ^p

No. 14, stall 1

7yo, 9-1, OR 43

J: W. J. Lee · T: Augustine Leahy

7 9-1 43

W. J. Lee

Augustine Leahy

0.2

Raced at the back throughout - well adrift and out of the contest - finished 16th

17th

Simmering Seas (IRE) ^tp

No. 4, stall 14

3yo, 10-0, OR 58

J: Ben Coen · T: Daniel James Murphy

3 10-0 58

Ben Coen

Daniel James Murphy

2

towards the back of the pack early - short of room over 2f out - urged over 1f out but soon made no dent - finished 17th

18th

Cash On Black (IRE)

No. 8, stall 5

3yo, 9-11, OR 55

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

3 9-11 55

Seamie Heffernan

Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

4¾

Trailed from the outset - well off the pace throughout - 18th and miles adrift at the finish

19th

Three Sixteen (IRE) ^h

No. 5, stall 12

4yo, 10-0, OR 56

J: Luke McAteer · T: Alan McIntyre

4 10-0 56

Luke McAteer

Alan McIntyre

16

held up at the back throughout - no threat at any stage - finished 19th and well beaten