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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction (Pro/Am) Flat Race
1m7f150y, NH Flat, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 22.80s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr P W Mullins
Paul Hennessy
Prominent on the outer from the off - took a keen hold early - hit the front after 1 1/2f - steered very wide past 2f - built a substantial advantage 6f out - again pulled very wide 5f out - in command over 4f out - margin cut but dominant over 2f out - stayed on strongly to score with plenty in hand
Mr D Doyle (7)
S Curling
Went straight to front - lost advantage before 2f and settled second - dropped to 3rd by halfway - back up to 2nd with 7f to run - held that spot from 4f out - pushed along after 2f out but couldn't reel in rival - stayed on at one gear to finish 2nd
Eoghan Finegan (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up in the pack early - up to 5th by halfway and still there over 4f out - pushed into 3rd approaching the straight - dropped away 1½f out and finished well behind
Mr H C Swan
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - still in touch around halfway then slipping to sixth approaching 4f out - stuck on steadily from 3f out to take fourth late - well held at the finish
Mr J P Murray (7)
Leonard Whitmore
Held up at the back - improved into fourth by halfway - pushed along in third over 4f out - slipped back to fourth entering the straight and unable to find more - lost another place near the finish - well beaten at the line
No. 4
5yo, 11-5, OR –
J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott (7) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Mr Andrew Burke-Ott (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled just behind the pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - down to 3rd with 7f left - dropped away over 4f out and faded from there - well held at the finish
Mr B T Stone (7)
Paul Power
Held up in the pack - 7th at halfway - dropped away 6f out - pulled up 5f out
Non-runners: Hey Now (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
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.