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Racing Again 21st October Handicap (Div I)
1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 16 runners
Winning time 2m 13.47s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Andrew Slattery
A. Slattery
Sat close behind the front pair - moved up to second after 1f - third at halfway - asked for effort and hit the front over 2f out - strongly driven and stayed on to win
Siobhan Rutledge
Ms Sheila Lavery
Settled in midfield - moved up to front after 1f - shoved aside over 2f out - 3rd over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong to snatch 2nd late
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back early - made ground 2f out to sit just behind the front group - pushed into 2nd over 1f out and stayed on inside the final furlong - weakened late and was passed for 2nd to finish 3rd
J M Sheridan
Andrew Kinirons
Prominent early and second at halfway - dropped to 3rd over 2f out under urging - soon 4th and out of answers over 1f out - plugged on at same speed inside final furlong
Patrick McGettigan (5)
P Sweeney
Held up in midfield early - moved up to sit close to the front pair over 2f out - pushed along into 5th over 1f out then plodded on at same speed inside the final furlong
Adam Caffrey
Patrick Magee
Raced at the back early - nudged up over 2f out then improved into the pack 1f out - kept on under urging inside the final furlong - finished 6th late on
Reese Holohan (5)
John McConnell
Racing in the middle of the pack - urged over 2f out then soon under hands and heels with nothing more over 1f out - plodded on inside the final furlong to finish 7th
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Close up early and 5th at halfway - ridden over 2f out and soon held - faded over 1f out and finished 8th
Nicola Burns (5)
Donal Kinsella
Raced in the pack - nudged for effort over 2f out then briefly climbed to 6th over 1f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 9th
Donagh O'Connor
John McConnell
Settled in the pack's middle - slipped to the back by halfway and shaken up over 2f out - under urging soon after and plodded on without threatening from over 1f out to finish 10th
Wesley Joyce
Michael Mulvany
Prominent early - niggled on the inner turning in - 6th over 2f out then soon floundered and faded over 1f out to finish 11th
James Ryan
T G McCourt
Raced among the back markers early - nudged up to the centre of the pack over 2f out then soon under pressure and found little over 1f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 12th
Jack Cleary (5)
William J Fitzpatrick
Held up at the back throughout - no threat at any stage - finished 13th
Ben Coen
W. McCreery
Raced in the pack - shaken up over 2f out then soon urged with nothing left over 1f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 14th
G. F. Carroll
Chris Timmons
Off the pace from the outset - trailed throughout and well beaten in 15th
Rory Cleary
Dermot Kilmartin
Set off in front for 1f - passed then dropped to 4th by halfway - urged on entering the straight - soon empty and faded over 2f out - finished 16th and well beaten
Non-runners: All Is Bright
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.