19:22
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3)
Group 3, 1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 32.89s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Colin Keane
P Twomey
Sat second early - urged along with 2 1/2f left - closed on front-runner inside final furlong - edged in front with 150 yards to run despite a knock - held on gamely to prevail
Declan McDonogh
A P O'Brien
Set the pace early - pushed along with 2f remaining - challenged hard a furlong out - overtaken in the final 150 yards and edged left into opponent - could not regain advantage and finished second by a short margin
James Ryan
Jack W Davison
Sat behind front pair - third at halfway - pushed along two furlongs out but unable to close - finished steady for third
Chris Hayes
William Haggas
Tracked the front group early - 4th at halfway - pushed along with 2 1/2f left - couldn't quicken into contention and stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Rory Cleary
Noel Meade
Settled off the leaders early - 6th at halfway - pushed along in 5th with 2 1/2f left but unable to close - stayed on steadily to finish 5th beaten 4 lengths
Shane Foley
P Twomey
Slow into stride and drifted right early - settled at the back tugging hard - improved into 5th by halfway - pressed but couldn't find more approaching 3f out - one paced from 2f out and finished sixth
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Slow to break and briefly bumped early - held towards the back - pressed for effort with 3f left but made no headway and faded from 2f out
Gavin Ryan
A P O'Brien
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 4f left - found nothing and dropped away - well beaten before the finish
Non-runners: Elizabeth Jane (in season)
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.