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
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(6) | 10. Magna Victoria 9/2 | J: Declan McDonoghT: Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 2 | 8-13 | – | ||
| 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) | 1¼ | 4. King Christoph 16/1 | J: Andrew SlatteryT: A. Slattery | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| 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 selection | J: Seamie HeffernanT: J S Bolger | 2 | 9-0 | – | |
| 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) | 1¼[3¼] | 2. Williamsburg 100/30 | J: Luke McAteerT: David Marnane | 2 | 9-6 | 82 | |
| 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 50/1 | J: Rebecca ParsonsT: David Marnane | 2 | 8-1 | – | |
| 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 25/1 | J: Adam CaffreyT: Noel Meade | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| 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 15/2 | J: Chris HayesT: Kevin Thomas Coleman | 2 | 9-3 | – | |
| 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) | 1¾[8] | 8. Alfredo Delgado 33/1 | J: Shane FoleyT: E McNamara | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| 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 14/1 | J: James RyanT: Jack W Davison | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| 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 40/1 | J: Patrick McGettiganT: J. P. Murtagh | 2 | 8-13 | – | |
| 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 150/1 | J: G. F. CarrollT: M P Fogarty | 2 | 9-6 | – | |
| 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