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Owenstown Stud Stakes (Listed)
Listed, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 25.07s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jamie Powell
M D O'Callaghan
Settled just behind the pace early - third on the rails at halfway then squeezed for room and shifted wide two out - pushed along a furlong out and finished full of running to hit the front close home
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
Drifted slightly right leaving stalls - set the pace early - driven and drew level with two furlongs left - kicked back in front approaching the final furlong and opened a two length margin - gap narrowed nearing the line - overtaken and unable to fight back at the finish
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled just behind the pacesetter early - pushed into contention approaching 2f out - lost the advantage inside the final furlong and slipped to third - stayed on at one gear to the line finishing 2.0 lengths back
Scott McCullagh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Squeezed for space early and settled near the back - improved into 6th by halfway - asked for effort with 2f left and up into 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on but never landed a blow in the closing stages finishing 4th
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway then found extra energy over 2f out - driven approaching the final furlong to finish 5th
David Egan
Adrian Murray
Settled midpack early - short of space and pressed for a run 2f out - couldn't find further gear and slipped back inside the last
Ben Coen
Mark Fahey
Held up towards the back and squeezed for space with a bump early - still near the tail at halfway and asked for effort - driven approaching 2f out but boxed in once more - unable to make headway in 8th a furlong out then edged into 7th close home
Wayne Lordan
Miss Natalia Lupini
Settled handily behind the front group early on outer - 4th at halfway then pushed along 2f out and knocked about - had nothing more and dropped away over 1f out to finish eighth
W J Lee
Daniel James Murphy
Raced midpack towards the outside and 7th at halfway - urged on then slipped backwards from 2f out - unable to find more and well held at the finish
Non-runners: Elinor Dashwood (allergies)
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.