14:45
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap
6f, Flat, 3yo+, F, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 13.48s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Dylan Browne McMonagle
W McCreery
Settled towards the back of the pack early - moved into 3rd by halfway - asked for effort with 2f left - responded and stayed on strongly through the final furlong - got up to win right at the finish
Seamie Heffernan
M J Byrne
Sat handy behind pace - 4th at the midpoint - moved through to hit the front a furlong out - driven along and stayed on well inside final furlong but caught in the last strides for second
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Sent clear early - driven and lost front spot inside final furlong - held on gamely but slipped to 3rd near the line
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Held up early - still 9th at halfway - urged forward with 2f left - moved into 4th inside the final furlong - drifted right approaching the finish and stayed on to finish 4th beaten three quarters of a length
No. 12, stall 9
4yo, 8-2, OR 60
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Sat behind front pack - 7th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out and moved into 5th inside final furlong - flattened out and finished without menace late on
W J Lee
W McCreery
Held up at back - urged forward with two furlongs left - moved right and driven approaching final furlong - stayed on to finish sixth beaten 4.5 lengths
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Held up towards the back - still 6th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out but found little more - stayed on same gait to finish 7th
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
Held up towards back of pack - urged forward with over 2f left - unable to quicken and finished without real improvement in closing stages
James Ryan
Jack W Davison
Sat close to pace early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out but found little more - dropped away inside final furlong
Nicola Burns (7)
Andrew McNamara
Slow to break - held up towards the back - made no impression - finished well beaten in 10th
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Sat close to the front group early - slipped back to 10th by halfway - driven out from 2f out but made no headway late and finished well held
Patrick McGettigan (7)
Maurice Andrew Ahern
Sat close to the pace early - disputed second at halfway - driven with over 2f left then dropped away inside final furlong to finish 12th
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.