1m · 2yo · Good · 11 runners · €15,000

All racecards for Monday 21st September

We said3rd of 11, beaten 2 at 6/5F

DAWNMORE 2/1

Hard to be confident with this many unexposed, so the yard and the jockey are doing most of the talking.

DAWNMORE gets the vote at 2/1 for J S Bolger, ridden by Seamie Heffernan. The market makes it favourite.

The dangers are WILLIAMSBURG at 5/2 and MAGNA VICTORIA at 10/3.

Result

PosHorse / SPJockey
Trainer
AgeWgtOR
1(6)10. Magna Victoria 9/2J: Declan McDonoghT: Joseph Patrick O'Brien28-13
Slow to break - settled midpack early - faded to 8th by halfway - made ground inside final 2f - rallied in final furlong - up into third with 150 yards left - got up close home to score
2(11)4. King Christoph 16/1J: Andrew SlatteryT: A. Slattery29-4
Held up towards the back early - improved into 5th by halfway - made ground over a furlong out - flew home late but denied by a length and a quarter in 2nd
3(10)¾[2]9. Dawnmore 6/5F our selectionJ: Seamie HeffernanT: J S Bolger29-0
Sat close up early - driven into command after 3f - stretched clear approaching final furlong - edged out and outpaced in the closing stages - finished third without a fightback
4(7)[3¼]2. Williamsburg 100/30J: Luke McAteerT: David Marnane29-682
Quick away to set slight advantage - overtaken by 2f - sat 3rd at halfway - pushed into 2nd spot 3f out - unable to threaten pacesetter inside final furlong - eased back to 4th close home
5(3)hd[3½]11. Sonic Sabiha 50/1J: Rebecca ParsonsT: David Marnane28-1
Slow to break - settled towards the back - 10th at halfway - pushed along over a furlong out - shifted right and found room - progress inside final furlong - stayed on but finished 5th
6(5)¾[4¼]5. Petrolio 25/1J: Adam CaffreyT: Noel Meade29-4
tucked in early - 4th at halfway then dropped back and pushed along over a furlong out - rallied approaching the final furlong - stayed on to finish sixth beaten 4¼ lengths
7(8)2[6¼]7. Ocean Phoenix 15/2J: Chris HayesT: Kevin Thomas Coleman29-3
Settled just off the pace early - slipped towards the back of the field - 7th at halfway - pushed along a furlong and a half out - couldn't quicken and stayed on one gear to the line
8(1)[8]8. Alfredo Delgado 33/1J: Shane FoleyT: E McNamara29-2
Held up towards back - 6th at halfway - move made into contention over a furlong and a half out - faded in closing 150 yards to finish 8th
9(2)2[10]3. Celestial Heights 14/1J: James RyanT: Jack W Davison29-4
Sharp away to sit close up - hit front after 2f then relinquished it after 3f - tracking in second at the midpoint - urged into third with 3f remaining - dropped away entering the final furlong-and-a-half - faded through the closing stages
10(4)hd[10¼]6. Professor Finnegan 40/1J: Patrick McGettiganT: J. P. Murtagh28-13
slow to break and driven up early - lost touch with the pack - made some late progress a furlong out - stayed a peripheral figure and finished well held in 10th
11(9)½[10¾]1. Melchizedek 150/1J: G. F. CarrollT: M P Fogarty29-6
Sat close to the pace early - slipped back to 9th and asked for effort by halfway with little response - faded inside the final furlong to finish 11th

Winning time 1m 40.53s · Going Yielding · Tote win €5.70