18:20
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap
1m4f, Flat, 4yo+, F & M, 7 runners
Winning time 2m 42.04s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Chris Hayes
E J O'Neill
Led from the outset - given a squeeze approaching 2f out - asked for more soon after and stayed on strongly to the line
Rory Mulligan (7)
Dermot Kilmartin
Sat close to front group early - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left before moving into 2nd inside final furlong - stayed on same gait to finish 2nd
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Mark Fahey
Slow to break - held up towards the back - urged into effort with over 2f left - stayed on late to take 3rd near the line
Daniel King (3)
Michael Mulvany
Sat second early - still second at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out then eased back to third with a furlong left - unable to find more and slipped to fourth near the line
Shane Foley
Gerard O'Leary
Held up at back - urged into 5th over 3f out - stayed on same tempo without finding more from 2f out to finish 5th
J M Sheridan
Paul Stephen Kiely
Held up towards the back - improved to 5th by halfway then urged into 6th 3f out - had nothing more to offer and dropped away inside the final furlong
Wesley Joyce (3)
Andrew McNamara
Settled midpack - 4th at halfway - crept forward wide to reach 3rd inside final 2f - eased back to 4th and faded in the last furlong to finish 7th
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.