20 Jul 2017 21:00 Leopardstown
Winner: €11,500 (Penalty: €7,084); Distance: 1m 5f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Manguard Plus Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(4) |   | - | Lord Justice (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 6324U-3 / 12 | Flat (23), Jump (11) | D O'Brien | J P O'Brien Annus Mirabilis… | 3/1 | |
| chased leader, 4th halfway, improved to 3rd 2f out, progress to 2nd 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, strongly challenged leader under 1f out, led final 100 yards, kept on best | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(9) |   | 1 L | Black Label (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 7) | 447430 / 10 | Flat (28), Jump (11) | Colin Keane | A McGuinness Miss E J Butterworth | 12/1 | |
| tracked leader, 3rd halfway, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed under 1f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(8) |   | HD | El Tren (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 000-081 / 12 | Flat (21) | D W O'Connor | J F Levins Ms Julianne McNally… | 5/1 | |
| chased leader, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 1 1/2f out, progress to 3rd 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(3) |   | 2¾ L | Theophilus (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 13) | 88/806-3 / 9 | Flat (20), Jump (37) | K J Manning | D McDonogh Mrs J S Bolger | 3/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden under 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(7) |   | 4¾ L | Nonetheless (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 13) | 3156-55 / 4 | Flat (96) | Gary Halpin | J M Oxx J R Ancell | 11/2 | |
| towards rear, 7th halfway, 6th 4f out, ridden in 5th 1 1/2f out, no impression, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(2) |   | 6 L | Nelson Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) | 5/5243- / 6 | Flat (350) | P J Smullen | J J Murphy Ben Greenslade,… | 25/1 | |
| in rear, 9th halfway, 8th 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, no threat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(1) |   | ½ L | Tropic Thunder (GER) (gelding, bay, 9 1) | 0742-30 / 5 | Flat (90), Jump (205) | O J Orr | A J Martin Miss Rita Shah | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, 6th halfway, 7th 4f out, ridden under 2f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(5) |   | 4¼ L | Awareness (USA) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 0-48 / 3 | Flat (27) | C O'Donoghue | Mrs J Harrington Flaxman Stables… | 10/1 | |
| prominent, led after 2f, 4 lengths clear halfway, under pressure and headed approaching straight, dropped to 4th 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(6) |   | 1¼ L | Donnerhall (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 9) | 854-0 / 4 | Flat (21) | T P Madden | Mrs J Harrington Miss Diana Cooper… | 40/1 | |
| towards rear, 8th halfway, dropped to 9th 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong, never a factor | ||||||||||
