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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Pro/Am) Auction Flat Race
2m50y, NH Flat, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 4m 3.00s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr R W Barron (5)
Henry De Bromhead
Sat close up early and fresh - went in front after 4f - lost front spot before halfway - moved through smoothly to nose ahead entering straight - challenged hard with a furlong left - drifted left approaching final stretch - stayed on to the line - just denied late
Mr E P O'Brien (5)
E McNamara
Sat behind pace-setter early - down in 5th at halfway - improved into 4th passing 4f out - made ground into the straight - pressed the front-runner inside final furlong - drifted left final 150 yards - stayed on to the line - awarded the win in the placings
Mr J M Halford (7)
Gordon Elliott
Settled early in the pack - slipped back to 7th by halfway - made ground into the last 4f - moved up to 3rd with 2f left - couldn't get near the front two and finished without further gain
Mr M J Kenneally (7)
Colin Motherway
Settled in the pack early - slipped back to 8th by halfway - moved forward with 4f left - up to 6th with 2f remaining - stayed on for 4th at the finish
Mr A P Ryan (7)
C W J Farrell
Went straight to the front - lost the advantage by 4f - back in fourth by halfway - up to third with 5f remaining - slipped to fifth 2f from home - held that spot into the final furlong before fading late
Mr J L Gleeson (3)
Emmet Mullins
Sat close to the pace early - moved to the front approaching halfway - challenged and overtaken entering the straight - dropped away in the closing stages
Mr E M Nugent (7)
Donal Hassett
Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway then improved into contention over 3f out - flattened out in 7th home well held
Mr K P Healy (7)
M M Lynch
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway before pushed into 7th with 3f left - dropped to 8th and faded 2f out
Mr D Doyle (7)
Miss Hilary McLoughlin
Held up at the back - still towards the back at halfway then pushed along in 10th 3f out - lost touch 2 1/2f out - dropped right away and finished well adrift
Paddy Hanlon (7)
Anthony McCann
Held up in the pack racing along the rail - improved to 3rd by halfway - 4th with 5f left - dropped back 4f out - fell away 3f from home - finished well beaten in 10th
Tom Harney (7)
W J O'Doherty
Held up towards the back - 9th at halfway - struggling for effort 3f from home - dropped away and finished last
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Ciaran Murphy
Held up towards the back - slipped further off the pace by halfway - lost touch and struggled over 5f from home - well held at the finish
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.