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1m4½f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 49.27s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Thomas Mullins
Prompted early in second spot - took charge 4f out and cruised into the straight - nudged 2f out - quickened away over 1f out - kept finding to win comfortably
Adam Grant (7)
Henry de Bromhead
Up with the front pair early - dropped to third after 4f - moved into second turning for home - urged over 2f out - no threat to the winner over 1f out - stayed on at one speed for second
No. 9, stall 2
3yo, 8-12, OR 53
J: Reese Holohan (5) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan
Reese Holohan (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled in midfield on the inner - 7th at halfway then moved up to 4th turning in - niggled along 2f out and 3rd by 1f out - plugged on at same speed to finish third
James Ryan
David Kenneth Budds
Missed the break - last of the field early - 10th turning into the straight - 6th 2f out - 5th 1f out but making no inroads - plodded on to finish 4th
Conor Cusack (7)
P J F Murphy
Settled in midfield - 5th at halfway - moved up to 3rd turning in - urged along 2f out - 4th and making no dent 1f out - plugged on to finish 5th
Megan de Souza-Wearen (10)
Francis Casey
Raced behind the middle of the field - ridden in 11th 2f out and made no inroads over 1f out - stayed on at same speed in final furlong to finish 6th
No. 12, stall 15
3yo, 8-9, OR 50
J: Jack Cleary (5) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan
Jack Cleary (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Raced in the pack - 8th at the halfway mark - urged over 4f out - sat down to work 2f out but found nothing more - finished 7th
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Paul Nolan
close up early - 6th at halfway - niggled 4f out and 5th turning in - urged 2f out but found nothing - finished 8th
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Up with the pace on the inner - second after 2f then dropped to fourth by halfway - denied a run turning in - short of room and checked entering the straight - soon struggling and getting nowhere - faded 2f out to finish ninth
Nicola Burns (5)
Paul W Flynn
Held up at the back - 6th turning in but soon under pressure and fading out of it - finished 10th
Siobhan Rutledge
John McConnell
Slow to begin and urged along early - raced in the pack without ever threatening - driven and faded entering the straight - finished 11th
No. 11, stall 16
6yo, 8-7, OR 44
J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7) · T: Patrick J Flynn
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Up with the pace and wide early - in front after 2f - overtaken 4f out and soon under urging - faded into the straight - finished 12th
Robbie Colgan
John F O'Neill
Hung back from the start - out the back and cut adrift over 4f out - tailed off to finish 13th
Nathan Crosse
Paul Nolan
Settled at back of field - pulled hard early - under pressure and going nowhere turning in - faded tamely to finish 14th
Non-runners: Highlander Addict, Peace Walk, Real Petite
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.