Happy Valentine's Weekend Maiden

1st

Palmezzano (IRE) ^b

No. 8, stall 8

4yo, 9-9, OR 69

J: J M Sheridan · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

4 9-9 69

J M Sheridan

Denis Gerard Hogan

2:35.13

Sat just off the pace - 5th at halfway - pushed along 3f out - into 2nd with 2f left - edged closer inside the final furlong - went ahead near the line to score

2nd

Ebony King (IRE)

No. 2, stall 3

5yo, 9-11, OR –

J: Ben Coen · T: Andrew Slattery

5 9-11 –

Ben Coen

Andrew Slattery

½

Slow to begin and settled off the pace - still near the back at halfway - pushed along to make headway inside the final 3f - squeezed for space and checked approaching 2 1/2f out - up into 5th with a furlong and a half left - stayed on well but denied by a narrow margin

3rd

Ballyadam (IRE) ^t

No. 1, stall 4

11yo, 9-11, OR –

J: W J Lee · T: Henry De Bromhead

11 9-11 –

W J Lee

Henry De Bromhead

1½

Shared front spot early - hit front after 1f - asked for effort 2f out - challenged hard inside final furlong - overtaken close home and held on for third

4th

Pedro The Poet (IRE)

No. 6, stall 10

5yo, 9-11, OR –

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: Paul Traynor

5 9-11 –

Seamie Heffernan

Paul Traynor

1¼

Sluggish start and settled at back - pushed into 4th with 2f left - unable to close on 3rd approaching final furlong then finished steadily for 4th

5th

Milan Forth (IRE) ^t

No. 5, stall 5

7yo, 9-11, OR –

J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Simon Cavanagh

7 9-11 –

Donagh O'Connor

Simon Cavanagh

¾

Slow to break - settled just behind the front group - third at halfway - pushed into second with 3f left - into third and driven approaching final 2f - stayed on same rate to finish fifth

6th

Jet Renegade (IRE)

No. 4, stall 7

5yo, 9-11, OR –

J: Colin Keane · T: Andrew Kinirons

5 9-11 –

Colin Keane

Andrew Kinirons

3

Slow into stride - settled midfield then pushed along in 6th with 3f left - unable to threaten leaders 2f out - stayed on same speed to finish sixth

7th

El Galvino (GB)

No. 3, stall 9

5yo, 9-11, OR 75

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Andrew Lee

5 9-11 75

Robbie Colgan

Andrew Lee

6

Drifted right leaving stalls - sat close behind pace and 4th at halfway - pushed along with 3f left - unable to find more inside final furlong - allowed to drop away near finish

8th

Disco Dancer (IRE) ^t

No. 9, stall 1

7yo, 9-6, OR –

J: Declan McDonogh · T: Gordon Elliott

7 9-6 –

Declan McDonogh

Gordon Elliott

2½

Settled midfield early - pushed along with 3f left but failed to close 2f out - eased back finishing eighth well beaten

9th

Stay In The Game (IRE)

No. 7, stall 6

5yo, 9-11, OR 74

J: Ronan Whelan · T: John Joseph Hanlon

5 9-11 74

Ronan Whelan

John Joseph Hanlon

14

Shared the pace early - sat behind the front-runner then third by halfway under early urging - asked for more effort 3f out - couldn't find further response and dropped away to finish ninth

10th

Poet's Willow (IRE)

No. 10, stall 2

4yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Fergal Birrane

4 9-4 –

Adam Caffrey

Fergal Birrane

52

Slow into stride and settled at the back - pushed along in last with 4f left - dropped away steadily - allowed to drop out well beaten before the finish