20:05
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race
2m2f134y, NH Flat, 4yo+, M, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 30.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr D O'Sullivan (7)
Ms Claire O'Connell
Held up towards the back of the pack early - moved through the field from 6f out to join the front rank by 4f out - went clear from 2f out and drifted right under pressure inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line
Mr Alan O'Sullivan (7)
C Byrnes
Settled towards the back early - made headway from 6f out to lead the chase 3f out despite tight quarters entering the straight - pushed into second a furlong out - unable to close on leader late and held on for the runner-up spot
Mr J L Gleeson
Emmet Mullins
Sat behind the front pack wide - moved up to share the front spot 4f out - shaken up and lost the advantage 2f out then slipped to 3rd approaching the final furlong - held on at that level to finish third
Aileen O'Sullivan (7)
S Michael Millar
Settled towards the middle of the field wide - improved position with 6f left - lost touch with the front group over 3f out and asked for effort without response in 5th - stayed on to finish 4th
Mr D McGill (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Went straight to front - overtaken 4f out and pushed along as slid back to 4th - continued to weaken through the straight to finish 5th
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Anthony McCann
Settled around midfield early - lost touch with pace from 6f out then pushed along to regain sixth over 3f out - unable to find more and held late
Mr D Doyle (7)
S Curling
Settled in the pack early and pulling hard - flattened out approaching final 3f - dropped away and finished last
Mr S Connor (7)
James Andrew Fahey
Sat close to the pace pulling hard early - dropped away from 5f out and settled into 8th with over 3f remaining - held no more ground and finished well adrift
Mr S Cavanagh (7)
Peter Maher
Sat close to the pace on the rail early - urged to keep up but slipped back from 6f out and settled at the back with nothing left to give - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Expresso Tini (lame), Pointwelltaken (unsuitable ground), Shadows Of My Mind (coughing)
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.