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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bluebell Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed)
Listed, 1m3f214y, Flat, 3yo+, F & M, 16 runners
Winning time 2m 32.19s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Settled just behind the front group - third at halfway - moved up to dispute matters 3f out - hit the front 2f and a half out - pressed on with a furlong and a half left - stayed on strongly to the line
No. 9, stall 1
3yo, 9-2, OR 93
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled midfield early - moved through the field 3f out to sit 4th with 2f left - improved into 2nd inside final furlong - unable to close on leader - finished second holding effort to the line
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Settled in the pack - pushed along to make ground wide out with 2f left - into fourth a furlong out and held effort to the line
W J Lee
Mrs John Harrington
Held up towards the back - pushed along to move up outside 2f out and into 5th approaching the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Gavin Ryan
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Tracked the front group in touch early - 6th at halfway - nudged along and asked for effort with over two furlongs left - into 3rd and driven approaching final furlong - held effort to the line in 5th
Ronan Whelan
M Halford & T Collins
Sat close to the front group early - 5th at the midway point - squeezed for space and pressed for effort 2f out - unable to make further headway and stayed on at one gear through the final furlong to finish 6th
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Settled towards rear - denied room over 2f out with pressure applied - still in 8th under a furlong out then plugged on same speed to finish 7th
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Went forward early to share the front - lost that spot after 3f before sharing it once more - pushed along and lost it for good with 2½f left - unable to find more inside the final furlong finishing 8th
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Held up towards back of field - pushed along with little response 2f out - stayed on same gear late to finish 9th
James Doyle
W P Mullins
Settled towards the back - pushed along with no headway approaching 2f out - stayed on same gait from inside final furlong - finished 10th
J M Sheridan
Peter Lawlor
Held up towards the back - nudged along and found a gap along the rail 3f out but boxed in with 2f left - couldn't threaten leaders and faded to finish well held
Mikey Sheehy
A P O'Brien
Settled behind the pace early - 4th at halfway - pushed along wide 2f out then unable to find more inside final furlong
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards the back - pushed along and unable to make headway out wide 2f out - well held at the finish
Gary Carroll
E J O'Neill
Close up early and shared the advantage - hit the front after 3f - caught 4f out - pushed along and lost pole spot 2 1/2f out then unable to find more - well held at the finish
Andrew Slattery
John S O'Donoghue
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 2½f left and unable to quicken - well held at the finish
Robbie Colgan
Andrew Kinirons
Asked for effort early on - settled in the pack then 7th at halfway - lost touch under pressure 3f out - dropped away well held
Non-runners: Counterculture (reserve), Sidiza (reserve)
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.