17:55
Dubai Duty Free Irish European Breeders Fund Stayers Handicap
2m, Flat, 4yo+, 25 runners
Winning time 3m 31.35s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Seamie Heffernan
W P Mullins
Settled behind pace - up to second by halfway - shared front spot 3f out - pushed into command 2 1/2f out - edged clear 1 1/2f out - held on grimly to prevail
William Buick
W P Mullins
Tracked the pack early - mid-division at halfway - moved into contention 3f out - pushed forward to lie fourth 2f out - second inside the final furlong unable to reel in the front-runner - held on for a clear second at the line
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mark Fahey
Race wide and forward early - settled just behind the front group and 5th at halfway - pushed up into 2nd approaching final 2f - unable to close on the front-runner with 1½f left - held share of 2nd and stayed on to finish third
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Held up early - midfield at halfway - pushed along with 3f left - into 6th but unable to threaten inside final 2f - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
Jamie Powell (3)
Padraig Roche
Held a midfield position - pushed along with two furlongs left in 7th - stayed on at one gait to finish fifth beaten 3.25 lengths
Ross Coakley
J S Bolger
Sat behind the front group - fourth at halfway - pressed for effort with under 3f left - edged nearer approaching 2f out - held on without further improvement to finish sixth
Nathan Crosse
Matthew J Smith
Held up towards the back - pushed along and edged closer over 2f out - stayed on same tempo from the final furlong - finished 7th beaten 5 lengths
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Patrick Magee
Slow to break - settled midfield - pushed along and made ground on the inner over 2f out - eighth with a furlong left and stayed on at one speed to the line
Wesley Joyce (3)
C Byrnes
Settled in the pack - pushed along with no headway inside final 2f - stayed on same gear to finish 9th
Colin Keane
Gordon Elliott
Held up in the pack - pushed along with no headway 2½f out - stayed on same rate to finish tenth
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Settled towards the back - pushed along and made no headway wide 2f out - stayed on same gait through the closing furlong to finish 11th
Wayne Lordan
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at back - pushed along with 3f left - stayed on same gait late - finished 12th
Jack Cleary (5)
Laura Hourigan
Settled in the pack - boxed in with under 3f left before angled left approaching 2f out - shaken up but couldn't land a challenge and well held late
Luke McAteer
Emmet Mullins
Held up in the pack - pushed along with under 3f left - stayed on same speed inside the final furlong - finished 14th
Ben Coen
Peter Fahey
Tracked the pace early - 7th at halfway - pushed along 3f out but unable to close and faded from 2f out
W J Lee
Henry De Bromhead
Settled midpack early - shifted wide and pressed for effort inside final 3f - unable to close inside final 2f - well held at the finish
Gavin Ryan
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards the back - pushed along with no headway inside final 3f - well held at the finish
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Held a forward spot wide early - settled just behind the front group - third at halfway - pushed along 3f out - faded from over 2f out to finish well held
Rory Mulligan (7)
Gerard O'Leary
Held up towards the back of the pack for most of the way - pushed along with no headway 2½f out - unable to close and well held at the line
Declan McDonogh
Matthew J Smith
Slow to break and settled towards the back - pushed along with 3f left but couldn't find further gears - well held at the finish
Andrew Slattery
Joseph G Murphy
Held up at the back - made no impression - well held at the finish
Leigh Roche
Dermot Kilmartin
Set the pace early - challenged 3f out and pushed along when overtaken 2 1/2f out - unable to respond in the drive 2f out - dropped away to finish well beaten
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Sat close to the pace early - drifted into the pack soon after - pushed along with nothing left 3f out - well held at the finish
Wayne Hassett (3)
Noel Meade
Slow to break - held up at back throughout - well held at finish
Rory Cleary
Alan McIntyre
Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken from 2½f out - finished well held in 25th
Non-runners: Common Practice (unsuitable ground), Lord Erskine (unsuitable ground), Nans View (unsuitable ground), Weston (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.