16:02
Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Lady Riders Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap
1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 2m 46.69s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ms J I Stokes (7)
Timothy Doyle
Held up towards the back - still 11th at the midpoint - made progress into contention 2f out - edged closer with a furlong and a half left - burst clear inside the final 150 yards to score
Miss M Walsh (7)
H Rogers
Slow to begin - settled towards the back and 13th at halfway - began to make ground with 2f left - moved through smoothly to hit the front 1½f out - overtaken inside the final 150 yards - unable to find more late and held to finish second
Ms Hannah Smullen (7)
Gordon Elliott
Hesitant start - dropped towards back of field - still 14th at halfway - began to close ground with two furlongs left - finished well in final furlong to take 3rd without quite reaching the front two
No. 3, stall 12
10yo, 10-13, OR 73
J: Ms L A Byrne (7) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray
Ms L A Byrne (7)
Joseph Anthony Murray
Settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - moved through before 2f out - unable to threaten in front-runners inside final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Miss L Costello (7)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Handy early - hit front soon after and pulled clear - margin narrowed with 5f left - overtaken 1f and a half out - slipped to third with a furlong to run - lost momentum in the finish
Miss J Townend
R Donohoe
Settled with the pack early - 5th at halfway - improved into contention 2f out - eased back to 5th with a furlong left - held no more late on to finish 6th
Miss Georgie Benson (7)
Raymond Hurley
Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - closed late but flattened out to finish 7th
Miss M O'Sullivan (5)
A J Martin
Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - shaken up approaching final furlong but weakened to finish 8th beaten 10.75 lengths
Miss A B O'Connor
Charles O'Brien
Settled towards the back of the pack - 12th at the halfway point - shifted wide into the straight but found little threat two furlongs out - edged closer late to finish ninth
Miss Brodie Hampson
Andrew Kinirons
Settled with the pack early - dropped back and pushed along approaching 2f out - drifted off a true line and faded from 1 1/2f out to finish well beaten
Ms H Phillips (7)
David Harry Kelly
Settled handy early - up to second by halfway - third with 5f left - dropped back approaching 2f out and faded soon after - well held at the finish
Miss E Cody (7)
Charles Weld
Handy early - fourth at halfway - dropped away inside final two furlongs and beaten into 12th
Miss J Walton (5)
W McCreery
Settled with the pack early - 6th at halfway - briefly improved over 2f out before slipping back - faded from a furlong out to finish well beaten
Miss R Hogan (7)
Ms Sheila Lavery
Held up at the back - drifted off the pace approaching halfway - shifted wide into the straight but made no headway - lost touch late to finish well beaten
No. 9, stall 6
6yo, 10-10, OR 70
J: Miss A Hourigan (7) · T: G T Hourigan
Miss A Hourigan (7)
G T Hourigan
Went straight to front - handed up early - sat third at the midpoint - back up in second with 5f left - dropped away starting the straight - faded badly 2 1/2f out and finished well beaten
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.