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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap (Premier Handicap)
7f, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 27.92s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
No. 11, stall 6
4yo, 9-2, OR 91
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled midfield - urged into contention entering the straight to loom up wide - hit the front inside the final furlong - kept finding to win
David Egan
Stephen Thorne
Sat second early - moving comfortably 2f out - asked for effort into the straight - went in front 1f out but quickly challenged - overtaken close home - held on for the finish
Seamie Heffernan
Miss Natalia Lupini
Went straight to front - urged forward approaching 2f out - driven hard as rivals closed entering straight - lost command inside final furlong - held for third late with nothing more to give
Ronan Whelan
Kevin Ryan
Held up towards the back - urged into 11th on the inside two out - pressed for effort entering the straight - improved to 8th a furlong out - stayed on late to take 4th but no more than that
Rory Cleary
Ms Sheila Lavery
Held up towards the back - urged forward around halfway and still 8th with two to run - stayed on late but never a factor for the places
Declan McDonogh
David Loughnane
Sat close up on the outside early - into 3rd and pushed along over 2f out then held that spot approaching the final furlong - unable to find extra late finishing 6th
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Sat just behind the pace along the rail - pushed along in 4th with 2f left then 5th approaching the final furlong - held no threat through to the line
Patrick McGettigan (7)
J P Murtagh
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 5th with 2f left then 6th approaching final furlong - unable to close and finished well held
Jimmy Dalton (10)
A J Martin
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - 9th and unable to close a furlong out - well held at the finish
No. 2, stall 8
8yo, 9-7, OR 101
J: Keithen Kennedy (5) · T: Mrs John Harrington
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mrs John Harrington
Settled in the pack - pushed along in 9th with 2f left - unable to close and well held at the finish
Chris Hayes
David & Nicola Barron
Settled around midfield - pushed along with 3f left before slipping back - lost more ground late to finish well beaten
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Sat close to front group early - pressed for effort and slipped to 7th 2f out - faded late to finish 12th
Shane Foley
Adrian McGuinness
Sluggish start - trailed the field throughout - no impact on the finish - well beaten in 13th
Nicola Burns (7)
Gerard O'Leary
Poor break - trailed rear throughout - no impact - well held to finish 14th
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
Held up early - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to close - eventually well held in 15th
Non-runners: Barbapapa (reserve), Laugh A Minute (reserve), Merisi Diamond (reserve)
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.