16:19
Pravha Handicap (Div I)
1m3f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 25.89s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W. J. Lee
A Oliver
Settled just behind the front group early - midfield turn at halfway - smooth progress before hitting the front entering the straight - driven out to hold on strongly to the finish
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat behind the front-runner early - down in 4th at halfway before improving to 2nd and driven out over 2f from home - stayed on at the same rate late to finish second beaten a length and a quarter
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
P Sweeney
Held up at back of the pack - urged forward passing 2f out and up to 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on well through the last stages - nabbed 3rd close home
Mel Sheridan (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat behind the pace - asked for effort over 2f out and moved into 3rd inside the final furlong - faded late to finish 4th
No. 9, stall 10
4yo, 8-9, OR 44
J: Patrick McGettigan (5) · T: Mrs Denise Foster
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Mrs Denise Foster
Held up at the back - urged forward with 2f left - stayed on inside the final furlong to take 5th late
Declan McDonogh
J S Bolger
Held up towards the back - asked for effort approaching final 2f but found little - stayed on same tempo to finish sixth
R. P. Whelan
Tracey Collins
Held up towards the back - urged forward with over 2f remaining - pressed for effort soon after and stayed on at one gear inside the closing furlong - finished seventh
Siobhan Rutledge
H Rogers
Sat close to the pace early - slipped towards the back by halfway - improved on the outside turning in and pushed into 5th a furlong out - couldn't find more and gave way close home
Reese Holohan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Settled midpack early - asked for effort on inside turning for home - couldn't find further gear inside final furlong and held on for ninth
Jack Cleary (5)
Thomas Cleary
Slow to break - stayed at the back throughout - no real threat late on - finished 10th
Wesley Joyce
A Oliver
Held up in the pack - quick advance to sit second after 1f - driven approaching the straight - lost place inside final furlong
Rory Cleary
Brendan W Duke
Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then overtaken turning into the straight - gave nothing further and dropped away 1f out to finish well beaten in 12th
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Seamus Fahey
Sat close to front group early holding hard - urged forward with over 3f left - had nothing more and faded away well held
Chris Hayes
John McConnell
Slow to break - held up at back and driven up before 3f out - found nothing and allowed to drop away inside final 2f
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.