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Ballylinch Stud 'Red Rocks' Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, 7f30y, Flat, 3yo, C & G, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 28.44s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Sat just off the front pair early - slipped back to 5th and asked for effort after 2f - urged into a modest 6th turning in - made progress into 4th with a furlong and a half left - shaken up in 3rd a furlong out and finished strongest to get up right on the line
Gavin Ryan
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Sat handy in third early - moved into second and cruising with a furlong and a half left - pushed along with a furlong to run - hit the front briefly inside the final furlong before being reeled in and unable to find more late
David Egan
Adrian Murray
Set the pace early - urged for effort with two furlongs left - lost command approaching the final furlong and slipped to third - held on for the same without finding more
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Sat just behind the front group early - urged into 4th on the outside 2f out - improved to 3rd over a furlong out - edged back to 4th inside the final furlong and stayed on at one speed
No. 7, stall 2
3yo, 9-5, OR 90
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Slow to break - held towards the back - pushed along in 5th turning in but unable to close - finished 5th beaten 6 1/4 lengths
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Sat close up in second early - pressed for effort with 2f to run - dropped away soon after - eventually well held in 6th
Scott McCullagh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Slow to break - held towards rear throughout and pushed along entering straight - dropped away late to finish seventh
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.