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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed)
Listed, 1m5f, Flat, 3yo, 7 runners
Winning time 2m 51.04s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
P Twomey
Sat close up early - driven into contention 3f out to edge in front 2f out - drew clear inside the final furlong - stayed on well to score
Ben Coen
Adrian Murray
Sat behind front pack - 3rd at halfway - eased right and pressed for effort inside final 2f - into 2nd with a furlong left - unable to close on winner and finished second holding effort to the line
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled at the back - pushed along 3f out - made progress into 4th inside the final furlong - plugged on for 3rd
Gavin Ryan
A P O'Brien
Settled towards the back early - up into 5th by halfway - boxed in approaching 2f out - pushed along soon after - stayed on same speed for 4th
Colin Keane
Adrian Murray
Set the pace early - challenged for the lead 3f out then lost command with 2f to run - battling into 3rd a furlong out - found nothing more at the finish
Chris Hayes
Mrs John Harrington
Held up towards the back - pushed along with no headway 3f out - stayed on same gear from inside the final furlong to finish sixth
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - pushed forward 4f out and driven 3f out - 3rd 2f out before a minor collision at 1 1/2f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 7th
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.