Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden

1st

Expanded (IRE)

No. 2, stall 13

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien

2 9-5 –

Wayne Lordan

A P O'Brien

1:29.09

Slow to break - settled midfield then improved into 4th by halfway - stayed on hard in the closing stages to hit the front right at the line

2nd

First Wave (FR)

No. 3, stall 11

2yo, 8-12, OR –

J: Jack Cleary (7) · T: A P O'Brien

2 8-12 –

Jack Cleary (7)

A P O'Brien

0.3

Settled in the pack early - moved into contention by halfway - up to third with 2f left - edged ahead a furlong out - battled on gamely - caught right at the line

3rd

Wild Sapphire (IRE)

No. 14, stall 8

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Adam Caffrey (3) · T: D K Weld

2 9-2 –

Adam Caffrey (3)

D K Weld

0.3

Slow to break - settled towards back of field - 11th at halfway - moved left and pushed along with 2f left - shifted through late stages - closed strongly to grab 3rd right on the line

4th

Some Performance (USA)

No. 9, stall 10

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington

2 9-5 –

Shane Foley

Mrs John Harrington

0.2

Handy in the pack early - moved into second before halfway - edged in front just over a furlong out - overtaken shortly after - slipped to third late on - held on for fourth without further gain

5th

Truth Be Told (IRE)

No. 12, stall 4

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: W J Lee · T: D K Weld

2 9-5 –

W J Lee

D K Weld

1

Handy early - slipped back to 10th by halfway - made progress 2f out to 5th then 4th inside final furlong - edged back to 5th late with no further gain

6th

Serengeti (FR)

No. 8, stall 2

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Declan McDonogh · T: A P O'Brien

2 9-5 –

Declan McDonogh

A P O'Brien

0.1

Settled towards the back of the pack - slipped to 12th by halfway - found extra late and made up ground inside final furlong - stayed on to finish sixth beaten 2 lengths

7th

I'll Be Handy (IRE)

No. 4, stall 12

2yo, 9-0, OR –

J: Wesley Joyce (5) · T: Matthew J Smith

2 9-0 –

Wesley Joyce (5)

Matthew J Smith

¾

Held up at the back - improved into 8th by halfway - moved forward inside the final furlong - stayed on but flattened out towards the finish

8th

Scott Key (IRE)

No. 7, stall 6

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery

2 9-5 –

Andrew Slattery

Andrew Slattery

2½

Settled with the pack early holding an edge - 7th at halfway - dropped back 2f out - shifted left and stayed on late - flattened out near the line

9th

Paddydaddy (IRE)

No. 6, stall 3

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Gary Carroll · T: A Oliver

2 9-5 –

Gary Carroll

A Oliver

1½

Handy early - slipped back through the field into midfield by halfway then eased further back and pushed along with 1 1/2f left - faded in the closing stages to finish 9th

10th

Balibel (FR)

No. 1, stall 7

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Ronan Whelan · T: M Halford & T Collins

2 9-5 –

Ronan Whelan

M Halford & T Collins

¾

Settled just behind the pace early - up to 3rd approaching halfway - slipped back to 5th with 2f left and pushed along - lost ground in the closing stages to finish 10th

11th

Tilani (IRE)

No. 11, stall 5

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: N G McCullagh · T: M Halford & T Collins

2 9-5 –

N G McCullagh

M Halford & T Collins

1¾

Went straight to the front - challenged and overtaken approaching final furlong then dropped to third and fell away quickly - held on well held at the finish

12th

Wellwhatshappenin (IRE)

No. 13, stall 1

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Shane B Kelly · T: Patrick Joseph Hayes

2 9-5 –

Shane B Kelly

Patrick Joseph Hayes

¾

Held up towards the back - still down in 13th at halfway - drifted away from those ahead approaching the final furlong - unable to threaten and finished well held in 12th

13th

The Dark Baron (IRE) ^t

No. 10, stall 14

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: John Joseph Murphy

2 9-5 –

Seamie Heffernan

John Joseph Murphy

0.3

Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - driven and slipped further down the field inside the final two furlongs then dropped away

14th

Micasso (IRE)

No. 5, stall 9

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Donal Kinsella

2 9-5 –

Robbie Colgan

Donal Kinsella

20

Sluggish start and settled towards the rear - still last at halfway - gap growing 2f out - lost touch quickly and finished well held