17:05
Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden
6f, Flat, 2yo, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 15.22s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jamie Powell (3)
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Settled just behind the front group - 4th at halfway - driven into contention with a furlong left - hit the front 150 yards from home and stayed on gamely - margin narrowed near the line but held on to win
No. 8, stall 17
2yo, 8-12, OR –
J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman
Seamie Heffernan
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Settled midfield early - urged forward approaching 2f out while 6th and going wide - stayed on strongly inside the final furlong - just failed to catch winner
Killian Leonard
Diego Dias
Sat behind the front group early - third at halfway then second and pushed along with 2f left - hit the front for a moment inside the final furlong - unable to assert and edged back to third near the line
Ross Coakley
David Marnane
Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - dropped to 3rd and pressed 2f out then slipped to 5th with little response over 1f out - rallied strongly through the final stretch to finish 4th
N G McCullagh
K J Condon
Held up towards the back - driven approaching 2f out - made progress into 7th with a furlong left - finished strongly to take 5th near the line
Rory Mulligan (7)
Patrick Magee
Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then lost front spot inside final furlong - couldn't quicken again through to the line
No. 12, stall 10
2yo, 8-5, OR –
J: Wayne Hassett (5) · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Wayne Hassett (5)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Up with the front group - outpaced from halfway and making no inroads 1½f out - plugged on at one speed to finish 7th
Jack Cleary (5)
Paul W Flynn
Settled at the back early - urged forward and still in touch with the pack approaching 2f out - stayed on strongly in the last furlong to close the gap at the line
Nicola Burns (7)
T G McCourt
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway then driven with 2f left but couldn't quicken - stayed on at the same rate to finish 9th
J M Sheridan
J A Stack
Settled in the pack early - driven to improve position approaching final two furlongs to lie 4th with a furlong left - held that spot without finding more late finishing off 10th
Donagh O'Connor
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - urged forward with little response 2f out - stayed on same speed to finish 11th
James Ryan (3)
Jack W Davison
Held up in the pack - ridden and unable to make any headway 2f out - dropped away to finish 12th
Robert Whearty (3)
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back - keen through midfield - driven with two furlongs left but made no headway and faded out of contention
Leigh Roche
W McCreery
Held up at the back - driven early in straight without gaining ground - weakened further to finish last of no threat
Dylan Browne McMonagle
J G Coogan
Held up towards the back - shaken up with little response approaching 2f out - held on for a well-beaten fifteenth
Non-runners: La Masia (unsuitable ground), Quiet Mutiny (unsuitable ground), The Right One (unsuitable ground)
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.