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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden (Smullen Series)
1m44y, Flat, 2yo, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 45.92s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jamie Powell
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Settled handy early - moved onto the pace by halfway - went to the front approaching 2f out - edged clear inside the last - driven out to hold on strongly at the finish
No. 4, stall 6
2yo, 8-9, OR –
J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Handy early - up to third with 3f left - unable to reel in the front-runner approaching final furlong - stayed on for second late - never a threat to the winner
W J Lee
W McCreery
Settled with the pack early - moved up to 3rd approaching halfway before slipping to 4th 3f out - unable to make further headway a furlong out - rallied late to regain 3rd at the line
No. 1, stall 1
2yo, 9-9, OR 85
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Went straight to front - overtaken approaching 2f out - unable to threaten pace-setter inside final furlong - slipped back late to finish 4th
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Missed the start - settled towards the back - 6th 3f out and already being niggled - no headway 2f out - plugged on into 5th inside the final furlong
Ben Coen
Emmet Mullins
Held up at back - pushed along in 9th with 3f left - moved into contention approaching final 2f - improved to 7th with a furlong left and finished 6th
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Held up towards the back - still in that spot 3f out - crept into 6th approaching final 2f - unable to threaten leaders in the straight - one-pace finish and edged back to 7th at the line
Neve Bennett (7)
Jarlath P Fahey
Held up at the back - lost a little touch with the field 3f out and still down the field entering the final 2f - stayed on at one speed inside the last furlong to finish well beaten
Seamie Heffernan
Josh Halley
Settled with the pack early - pushed for effort in fifth with 3 and a half furlongs left before slipping back and driven inside the final two furlongs - faded from there to finish ninth
J M Sheridan
L J Archdeacon
Slow to break - settled towards the back - moved into 8th with 3f left - lost place late and beaten well into 10th
Luke McAteer
Brendan W Duke
Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back and nudged along after 3f - lost touch approaching 2f out and faded to finish 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.