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BoyleSports Irish EBF Ulster Oaks Fillies Handicap
1m2f96y, Flat, 3yo+, F, 7 runners
Winning time 2m 16.34s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
P Twomey
Slow to break - settled towards back of field - angled left and asked for effort inside final 2f - 5th passing final furlong marker then finished strongly to hit front late
Jack Kearney (3)
R P Cody
Settled midpack early - up to 5th at halfway - crept into contention out wide over 2f out - into 2nd and pushed along a furlong out - hit the front briefly inside final 150 yards but caught right at the line for second
No. 7, stall 2
3yo, 8-7, OR 85
J: Wayne Lordan · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Wayne Lordan
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Held up towards the back - still 6th at halfway - driven to make progress inside final 2f - up to 4th and pressed for effort with 1f left - squeezed for space close home before finishing one-paced in 3rd
Robert Whearty (3)
Paul Traynor
Sat behind the front group - third at halfway - moved left and improved into the front spot 2f out - pushed along inside the final furlong before being overtaken close home and unable to find more
Jamie Powell (3)
J P Murtagh
Sat close to pace early - still holding second at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left - dropped to third then eased back to finish 5th late
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Away smartly and sat close to the pace - travelling keenly in 4th at halfway - asked for effort and slipped back 2f out - faded to the back a furlong out - unable to find more late
Nathan Crosse
W McCreery
Set the pace early - driven when overtaken 2f out then slipped to 6th inside the final furlong - unable to find more and finished 7th beaten 9 lengths
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.