20:20
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap
1m5f9y, Flat, 3yo+, F & M, 12 runners
Winning time 2m 57.14s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Nicola Burns (7)
G M Lyons
Settled just behind the front group - 4th at halfway - moved into 3rd and pushed along entering the straight - drove to the front inside the final 100 yards and stayed on strongly to win
W J Lee
P Twomey
Settled behind the pace - 5th at halfway - improving into 4th on the outside turning for home - pushed along to move up into 2nd close home - stayed on gamely but denied by a short margin
Chris Hayes
E J O'Neill
Sat just behind the pace - still in second at halfway - asked for effort into the straight and went for the front a furlong out - unable to find more close home finishing third
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Set the pace early - two lengths ahead at halfway - driven approaching the straight then challenged hard a furlong out before being overtaken close home - held no more in reserve at the finish
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards the back early - still down in 7th at halfway - made progress out wide into the straight - into 5th and pushed along a furlong out then stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at the back - gained ground into the straight and up to 7th under pressure a furlong out - stayed on at one gait to finish sixth
Colin Keane
Gerard Keane
Held up towards the back - driven into contention entering the straight - up to 6th a furlong out - stayed on same rate but made no further gain to finish 7th
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort approaching 3f out - unable to threaten leaders in the straight and finished well held
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat close to the pace - third at halfway - driven with 3f left and slipped to fifth entering the straight - held no more inside the final furlong to finish ninth
Sam Coen (7)
Patrick Magee
Held up towards the back of the pack - driven on with 3f left with little response - held to the line
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Held up at the back - driven with no response 3f out - unable to find more late
Luke McAteer
Cian Hughes
Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - driven but made no headway turning for home - unable to find more and allowed to drop away inside the last
Non-runners: Lot Of Joy (temperature)
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.