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1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 2m 10.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Maurice Andrew Ahern
Settled behind the main bunch - shuffled forward through a gap turning in - sent on 1f out and stayed on strongly to win
Andrew Slattery
A. Slattery
Raced in midfield - progressed wide in the straight to lie 4th over 1f out - went 2nd 150 yards out and stayed on strongly - unable to reel in the winner late on to finish 2nd
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Quickly into front position - overtaken turning into the straight - urged along and 3rd 1f out - no threat inside final 150 yards and stayed on at same speed to finish 3rd
W. J. Lee
G. O'Leary
Towards back of the pack - nudged up once into the straight - 8th 1f out and urged - finished strongly late to take 4th
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Seamus Fahey
Held up among the back markers early - pushed along and still behind the pack over 1f out - finished strongly down the outside in the last furlong to take 5th
Ben Coen
J. P. Murtagh
Prominent early and 3rd halfway - shoved into front at the turn for home - soon under pressure and overtaken 1f out - weakened inside final 150 yards to finish 6th
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Prominent early - 6th at halfway - urged on entering straight then 5th over 1f out - stayed on without threatening inside final furlong to finish 7th
Seamie Heffernan
K Smith
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved wide to 5th by halfway - pushed along and slipped backwards entering the straight then faded to finish 8th
Paddy Harnett (3)
W. McCreery
Showed early speed to front - settled just behind the pace and 4th at halfway - urged on turning into the straight - slipped to 6th 1f out and weakened to finish 9th
Adam Caffrey
Ciaran Murphy
Raced in the pack's midst - nudged at the turn into the straight then urged with no response over 1f out - stayed on at same speed to finish 10th
Reese Holohan (5)
Andrew McNamara
Raced in the pack - niggled on turning in - 7th and urged hard over 1f out - weakened inside the final furlong to finish 11th
Shane Foley
Mrs J. Harrington
Raced in the pack's middle - niggled on the inside turning in - failed to quicken over 1f out - finished 12th
W. M. Lordan
A Oliver
Missed the break and held up at back - ridden in straight without making any dent - tailed off late to finish 13th
Luke McAteer
Eoin Griffin
Vied for front early then sat second at halfway - urged without response and dropped back turning in - soon empty and wound down final furlong to finish 14th
Leigh Roche
Paul W Flynn
Missed the break and always well adrift - last by halfway - wound down in the straight and finished 15th a long way behind
Non-runners: Harana, Spacebound, Dark Summit, Lamar Valley
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.