Irish Examiner Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Emphatic Answer (IRE) | N/A | Elite | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 135 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Midfield - switched right and pushed along over 2f out - ridden and good headway from over 1f out - kept on strongly inside final furlong - led towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Prince Of Peace (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Danny Sheehy
(3)lbs
|
J P Murtagh | 126 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Slowly into stride - in rear - soon pushed along briefly - headway on outer from 4f out - ridden 3f out - good headway from over 1f out - went second final strides(op 5/1) | |
| 3rd | 11 | Vocito (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Willie Byrne
(7)lbs
|
J S Bolger | 122 lbs | 7/2J | 0.3 | Took keen hold - chased leaders - went second halfway - ridden and kept on well from 2f out - led narrowly and inside final furlong - headed and no extra towards finish(op 7/2 tchd 100/30) | |
| 4th | 13 | Magic Carousel (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
J M Sheridan
(5)lbs
|
E Sheehy | 123 lbs | 100/1 | 0.1 | Squeezed out start - in rear - soon pushed along briefly - midfield after 3f - pushed along and headway from over 3f out - ridden and kept on well from 2f out - went second inside final furlong - no extra and lost two places towards finish(op 33/1) | |
| 5th | 1 | Lust (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Sam Ewing
(5)lbs
|
G M Lyons | 137 lbs | 7/2J | 2 | Held up in behind leaders - stumbled after 3f - ridden over 2f out - kept on well but no extra inside final furlong(op 10/3 tchd 18/5) | |
| 6th | 4 | Supershock (IRE) | 2 F | Poor | Ms Sheila Lavery | 132 lbs | 9/2 | 2.5 | Close up - led after 2f - ridden and kept on well from under 2f out - headed and no extra inside final furlong(op 7/1 15/2) | ||
| 7th | 15 | Sea Sessions (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Ross O'Sullivan | 121 lbs | 25/1 | 2 | Towards rear - pushed along on inner from 3f out - soon switched right - ridden and some headway from 2f out - not pace to challenge(op 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Captain Middleton (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Mrs Denise Foster | 130 lbs | 40/1 | 2 | Took keen hold - chased leaders - ridden under 3f out - soon no extra and weakened(op 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Cosa Sara (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | D K Weld | 128 lbs | 15/2 | 2.75 | Led - headed and chased leaders after 1f - dropped to midfield after 4f - switched right and ridden over 2f out - soon no extra(op 13/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Cocobanana (IRE) | 2 F | Poor | J A Stack | 131 lbs | 40/1 | 1.25 | Slowly into stride - in rear - soon pushed along briefly - ridden when short of room under 3f out - soon switched left but no extra(op 22/1) | ||
| 11th | 14 | Spring Time Bay (IRE) | N/A | Poor | K J Condon | 128 lbs | 16/1 | 7 | Close up - led after 1f - headed and chased leader after 2f - lost second halfway - pushed along and weakened from under 3f out(op 11/1) |
Killarney (IRE) Races