Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden

1st

Silk Braid (IRE)

No. 12, stall 8

2yo, 8-9, OR –

J: Robert Whearty · T: G M Lyons

2 8-9 –

Robert Whearty

G M Lyons

1:15.95

Settled midfield early - 5th at halfway moving smoothly - hit the front two out - pushed clear approaching the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win going away

2nd

Starred (IRE) ^t

No. 1, stall 9

2yo, 9-8, OR –

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2 9-8 –

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2½

Settled midpack early - still 8th at halfway - moved right and made ground 2f out - into 3rd and going well a furlong out - closed to 2nd inside final 150 yards - finished second unable to reach the winner

3rd

Final Boss (IRE)

No. 7, stall 11

2yo, 9-0, OR –

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Matthew J Smith

2 9-0 –

Robbie Colgan

Matthew J Smith

¾

Slow to leave the stalls - dropped towards the back of the field - 11th at halfway - progress made 1f out - angled right inside the final furlong - ran on strongly into 3rd

4th

Port Arthur (IRE)

No. 2, stall 3

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: W J Lee · T: M C Grassick

2 9-4 –

W J Lee

M C Grassick

½

Sat close up early - 4th at halfway - moved through nicely to challenge outside 2f out - unable to get past pacesetter with a furlong left - eased back to 3rd then held on for 4th at the finish

5th

Liberation Date (GB)

No. 5, stall 10

2yo, 9-1, OR –

J: Colin Keane · T: Jack Foley

2 9-1 –

Colin Keane

Jack Foley

1¼

Handy early and up in 2nd by halfway - dropped back after 2f out - couldn't threaten in 4th with a furlong left - finished 5th holding the gap

6th

Fox In Flight (GB)

No. 8, stall 12

2yo, 9-0, OR –

J: Luke McAteer · T: David Marnane

2 9-0 –

Luke McAteer

David Marnane

0.3

Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - dropped back over 2f out - rallied inside the final furlong to finish 6th

7th

Goofy Gander (IRE) ^h

No. 11, stall 5

2yo, 8-9, OR –

J: Nathan Crosse · T: Mrs John Harrington

2 8-9 –

Nathan Crosse

Mrs John Harrington

1

Slow to break - settled at back of field - still 12th at halfway - found some late headway inside final furlong to finish 7th

8th

Sagasti (IRE)

No. 10, stall 6

2yo, 8-11, OR –

J: Rory Cleary · T: Ms Sheila Lavery

2 8-11 –

Rory Cleary

Ms Sheila Lavery

1¾

Held up close to the pace early - hit the front after a furlong before being overtaken 2f out - began to feel the strain and dropped away with a furlong and a half left - faded through the closing stages - finished well beaten in 8th

9th

Alandownunder (IRE)

No. 9, stall 4

2yo, 8-13, OR –

J: Ronan Whelan · T: Kieran P Cotter

2 8-13 –

Ronan Whelan

Kieran P Cotter

2¼

Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - improved into contention approaching the final 2f - drifted right inside the last before fading

10th

Sceitimini (IRE)

No. 4, stall 7

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Leigh Roche · T: Rodger Sweeney

2 9-2 –

Leigh Roche

Rodger Sweeney

1¼

Settled with the pack early - slipped back to 7th by halfway then squeezed for effort a furlong out - faded through the closing stages to finish tenth

11th

Lumiere Des Etoile (IRE)

No. 3, stall 1

2yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Miss Natalia Lupini

2 9-3 –

Seamie Heffernan

Miss Natalia Lupini

2½

Went straight to front and travelled keenly - overtaken after a furlong - sat in third at halfway - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 11th

12th

Dream And Believe (IRE) ^t

No. 6, stall 2

2yo, 9-0, OR –

J: Ben Coen · T: Daniel James Murphy

2 9-0 –

Ben Coen

Daniel James Murphy

3¼

Held up towards the back - still 10th at the halfway point - dropped away with a furlong and a half left