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Weld Park Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)
Group 3, 7f, Flat, 2yo, F, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 29.38s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
P Twomey
Held up towards the back - headway wide to move into 5th over 2f out - driven up to hit the front a furlong out - stayed on strongly to win
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Tracked the pace-setter early - third at halfway - urged forward into second with 2f left - eased back to third a furlong out - fought back late to grab second near the line
Ronan Whelan
A P O'Brien
Sat behind the front group early - moved into the advantage after a furlong - urged forward with 2f left - driven and hard chased inside the final furlong - overtaken soon after - stayed on but had nothing more and slipped to third near the line
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - nudged for effort on the inner over 2f out and found little - one-paced from over 1f out to finish 4th
Ben Coen
Daniel McLoughlin
Held up towards back of pack - still 6th at halfway then pushed into 5th under a furlong out - couldn't quicken and stayed on same gait to finish 5th
James Ryan
G M Lyons
Held a midfield spot early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort passing 3f out but couldn't quicken and trailed home one-paced
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Slow to break - urged forward with three furlongs left - made no headway from two out - well held at the finish
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Slow to break - held up towards the back - unable to make headway from over 2f out - well held at the finish
Gavin Ryan
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Sent clear early - overtaken before the furlong marker - second at halfway - urged on and slipped back to third with 2f left - couldn't find more when asked - lost touch inside the final furlong to finish 9th
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.