Listowel

Jet, Peggy & Eamonn O'Carroll Memorial Handicap

Distance: 1m6f55y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €10,030

Runners: 9

Winning time: 3m 17.20s (slow by 10.60s)

Age: 3yo

Class:

7 Granite Bay

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Jarlath P Fahey

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 4lbs

OR: 78

SP: 9/2

Prominent - dropped to midfield after 4f - pushed along under 3f out - soon steady headway on outer - ridden and challenging from over 1f out - led towards finish(op 5/1)

2 ½

6 Dark Oak

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 4lbs

OR: 78

SP: 16/1

Disputed lead - prominent after 1f - led 2f out - soon ridden and ran on well - faced challenges from over 1f out - headed towards finish(op 20/1)

3 1¼ 1¾

8 Slurricane

J: W J Lee

T: Ross O'Sullivan

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 3lbs

OR: 77

SP: 9/1

Held up in last - detached after 2f - headway from over 3f out - raced wide home turn - in touch with leaders and ran on well from over 1f out - went third towards finish(op 7/1)

4 ¾ 2½

2 Rosso

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 10lbs

OR: 84

SP: 2/1F

Prominent - briefly disputed lead after 2f - challenging from 2f out - no extra inside final furlong - lost third towards finish(tchd 9/4)

5 1½ 4

3 Messerschmitt

J: Jamie Powell(3)

T: Noel Meade

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 9lbs

OR: 83

SP: 28/1

Ducked right start - towards rear - headway from under 3f out - not clear run under 2f out - kept on when in the clear inside final furlong(tchd 25/1)

6 shd 4

1 Highland Bling

J: Keithen Kennedy(7)

T: Mrs John Harrington

Age: 3

Weight: 10st 0lbs

OR: 88

SP: 13/2

Disputed lead - led clearly after 1f - joined briefly after 2f - headed and weakened gradually from 2f out(tchd 5/1)

7 4½ 8½

4 Emphasis

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O'Brien

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 8lbs

OR: 82

SP: 7/2

Midfield - in touch with leaders after 4f - pushed along halfway - comfortably - weakened from 2f out(tchd 4/1)

8 5½ 14

5 Cruden

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 6lbs

OR: 80

SP: 25/1

Midfield - weakened from over 3f out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

9 3¾ 17¾

9 El Regalo

J: Chris Hayes

T: Emmet Mullins

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 10lbs

OR: 70

SP: 12/1

Awkward start - towards rear - pushed along briefly early - weakened from over 3f out(op 10/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5.50

Tote place: €1.50 €2.20 €2.50

Exacta: €88.50

Trifecta: €608.70

Tricast: €627.84

CSF: €74.15