16:45
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race
5f, Flat, 2yo, 7 runners
Winning time 59.49s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Result
Shane Foley
Daniel James Murphy
Sat close up in third early - fighting for control under restraint - asked for effort with pace steady two out - found space into second and closed on the front-runner a furlong out - finished strongly to get up right on the line
Seamie Heffernan
Miss Natalia Lupini
Set the tempo out front - opened daylight by halfway - given a squeeze approaching the last furlong and a half - driven out under pressure inside the final furlong - battled on but caught close home
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
Sat close to the front group early - urged on from the off - in fourth under pressure 2f out - improved to third inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish third
Nicola Burns (5)
G M Lyons
Held up early - urged forward turning into the straight - stayed mid-pack under pressure with two furlongs left - improved into 5th with a furlong to run and stuck on to finish 4th
W J Lee
K J Condon
Settled second early - pushed along with two furlongs left - slipped back a place before fading through the last furlong to finish fifth
James Ryan
Jack W Davison
Slow to break - settled towards back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to threaten leaders and finished sixth
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Slow to break - settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along early in the straight but made no headway - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Ninth Crusade (off feed)
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.