14:26
BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div I)
1m½f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 46.86s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Conor Cusack (7)
Henry de Bromhead
Niggled early to hold a prominent place - 3rd at halfway - urged turning in and under pressure in 2nd when angled out left 1 1/2f out - hit the front 1f out - drifted left inside final furlong but stayed on strongly to win
G. F. Carroll
Michael Mulvany
Slow to break - set off behind the main bunch - niggled at halfway - 11th and short of room 2f out before switched wide - soon shaken up and gaining ground - 7th approaching the final furlong - 2nd inside last 100 yards - never threatened winner - finished 2nd and stayed on at one speed
Reese Holohan (5)
Aidan Melia
up with the front pair early - 5th at halfway - 4th 2f out and urged - 3rd 1f out but unable to threaten - stayed on at one speed to finish 3rd
Leigh Roche
W. McCreery
Held up at back early - met traffic 2f out in the pack and angled left - made no inroads over 1f out - plugged on inside final furlong to take 4th near the line
Rory Cleary
Conor David Maxwell
Slow to break - out the back and covering extra ground on the outside - urged on turning into the straight - got to the middle of the field but made no dent 1f out - plodded on at the same speed to finish 5th
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Raced in the pack - 7th at the halfway point - pushed along to hold 5th 2f out - moved up a place inside the final furlong - failed to threaten and plugged on at the same speed to finish 6th
Ben Coen
Daniel McLoughlin
Sprang out smartly then eased back to last of the group - nudged at the turn into the straight - cajoled 2f out without making ground - plugged on at the same speed inside the final furlong to finish 7th
No. 6, stall 16
6yo, 9-1, OR 52
J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7) · T: Patrick J Flynn
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Made the running from the front - shaken up 2f out - hard driven over 1f out and passed soon after - faded inside the final 150 yards - finished 8th
Chris Hayes
P J F Murphy
Stayed at the back throughout - urged 2f out - soon under hands and riding and making no dent - plodded on to finish 9th
Siobhan Rutledge
Richard Brabazon
Raced in the pack - 6th at the halfway mark - urged on turning for home - under pressure 2f out but found little - finished 10th
Jimmy Dalton (7)
P O'Rourke
missed the break but quickly up with the front pair - second at halfway - made no progress 2f out - fifth 1f out then faded to finish 11th
Nathan Crosse
Richard John O'Brien
Missed the break - towards the rear of the pack and out of the contest throughout - got no response turning for home before fading over 1f out to finish 12th
Luke McAteer
Rory Anthony Devine
Urged from the start - raced close to the front pair - 4th at halfway - 5th turning for home and under pressure - soon dropped away tamely to finish 13th
Non-runners: Banshof, Cisterna, John La Bear, La Tulipe Noire
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.