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Darley Irish European Breeders Fund Brigid's Pastures Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed)
Listed, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, F & M, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 13.74s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Shane Foley
J P Murtagh
Handy from the start - third at halfway - up to second with 2f left - closed hard on the front-runner inside the final furlong - edged ahead close home and stayed on to win
Nathan Crosse
John James Feane
Set the pace early - shared the front from 2f in - clear from 2 1/2f out - challenged hard inside the last furlong - overtaken close home - battled on for second
Wayne Lordan
M D O'Callaghan
Slow to begin - settled at the back - 9th at halfway - progress over 1f out - stayed on into 3rd at the finish a half-length off
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Held up at back - still 7th at halfway - found room and moved forward inside final furlong - kept going late to finish fourth beaten a length and a half
W J Lee
P Twomey
Settled midfield early - still 5th at halfway - moved into contention over 2f out to loom third - held that spot but stopped finding more inside final furlong
Seamie Heffernan
J A Stack
Slow to break - settled in the pack and 6th at halfway - improved position 2f out - stayed on final furlong - lost ground near the finish
Gary Carroll
Daniel James Murphy
Settled close to the front early - 4th at halfway before slipping back inside the final two furlongs - stayed on at one speed to the line finishing 7th
Ronan Whelan
Ross O'Sullivan
Slow into stride - settled at back of field - still 8th at halfway - unable to threaten leaders under a furlong out - dropped away in closing stages to finish well held
Robert Whearty
Paul W Flynn
Sat close to the front early - shared the advantage before 2f - overtaken with 2 1/2f left - dropped away through the final furlongs
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.