15:01
BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div II)
1m½f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 46.98s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rory Cleary
Conor David Maxwell
Settled among the backmarkers - moved up wide turning into the straight - 4th 2f out and niggled to improve - 2nd over 1f out under driving - hit front early in final furlong - drifted right and briefly lost footing 50 yards out - challenged hard close home - held on gamely to win by the narrowest margin
Siobhan Rutledge
John McConnell
Up with the front group early - rail position after 1f - 4th at halfway - scrubbed in 5th 2f out - 4th over 1f out and making no dent - 3rd inside final 100 yards - 2nd late and throwing down a threat - stayed on strongly and beaten a nose-length 0.1 in second
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
A. Slattery
Up with the front rank and fought for its head early - in front after 1f - shaken up 2f out - urged hard over 1f out - overtaken early in final furlong - outpaced final 100 yards - stayed on at the same speed for 3rd
Shane B Kelly
Noel C. Kelly
Prominent early - mid-division at halfway - niggled turning into the straight and unable to make inroads - running on at the same speed to finish 4th
Robbie Colgan
Andrew Lee
Raced in midfield and 7th at halfway - improved wide turning into the straight - ran second 2f out under urging - slipped to third approaching the final furlong - fourth inside the last 100 yards and stayed on at same speed to finish 5th
Leigh Roche
Paul W Flynn
Prominent early - second at halfway - ridden in 3rd 2f out before making no dent - 6th 1f out and faded late
Reese Holohan (5)
Aidan Melia
Missed the break - held up at back early - 9th wide at halfway - nudged on turning in - urged over 1f out and cut no ice - finished 7th
Nicola Burns (5)
Thomas Gibney
Raced in the pack - 8th at halfway - pushed along 2f out - found nothing more and finished 8th
G. F. Carroll
Paul Power
Prominent enough in 5th at halfway - urged 2f out without making inroads - soon faded out of contention to finish 9th
Orla Tynan (7)
Mrs Denise Foster
Began fine but sluggish to get going - soon well adrift at the back and out of the contest - pushed along 2f out without response - finished 10th
Gavin Ryan
P J F Murphy
urged early to sit close on the rail and keen - held third at the midpoint - got nowhere turning in - folded 2f out to finish 11th
Ben Coen
Eamonn O'Connell
Out the back from the start - urged early to hold position - ridden at the turn into the straight with no response - faded out of contention - finished 12th
Shay Wallace (7)
Richard Anthony Foley
Raced in the pack - 10th at halfway - pushed along 2f out without response - faded away to finish 13th
Seamie Heffernan
Andrew Kinirons
Raced among the back half early - urged on turning in and struggling - no threat entering straight - faded out of it to finish 14th
Non-runners: Grey Intentions, Master Garvey, La Campanella
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.