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Watch Racing TV Irish EBF Lenebane Stakes (Listed)
Listed, 1m4f17y, Flat, 3yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 2m 40.16s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Donagh O'Connor
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - drifted left approaching the 2f marker - strong move through the field before taking over inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to the line
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Settled among the pack early - 4th at halfway - pushed up into 3rd turning for home - moved into 2nd over 2f out then dropped to 3rd a furlong out - rallied back into 2nd late but no extra - finished second beaten a length and a half
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Sat just behind front-runner early - upsides at halfway - moved into contention turning in - went ahead over 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left - eased back to third and stayed on at an even effort
Colin Keane
W P Mullins
Held up at the back - still 9th at halfway - began to close the gap approaching the last furlong marker - checked briefly in the process - kept on to the line but couldn't get closer than fourth
Ronan Whelan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled among the pack early - 5th at halfway - pushed along to close ground with 1 1/2f left - unable to threaten and flattened out over the final furlong to finish 5th
Seamie Heffernan
Emmet Mullins
Detached in the field - 11th at halfway - roused 3f out - made ground below 2f out - failed to land a blow before fading inside the final furlong
W J Lee
P Twomey
Handy early - slipped back through the pack after 2f and still 6th at halfway - made ground 2f out to lead the chasing group - asked for effort with a furlong and a half left - lost momentum near the line to finish 7th
Scott McCullagh
Mrs John Harrington
Settled towards the back of the pack - 7th at halfway - dropped further back turning into the straight - unable to threaten and dropped away in the closing stages
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Handy early - hit front after 2f - advantage cut into entering straight - overtaken over 2f out - dropped away into the final furlong to finish well held
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - unable to make ground and dropped away 1½f out
Declan McDonogh
A Oliver
Went straight to front - overtaken after 2f - sat 3rd at halfway then slipped to 4th into the straight - gave up ground with 2f left and faded from there - well beaten in 11th
Non-runners: Duraji (unsuitable ground), Lemsairbat (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.