Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

1st

Cardiff By The Sea (IRE)

No. 7, stall 11

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J A Stack

3 9-3 –

Seamie Heffernan

J A Stack

1:04.43

Went clear early by a slight margin - stretched clear a furlong and a half out - pushed further ahead entering final furlong - edge shrank near the line - held on for the win

2nd

Starman Tom (IRE)

No. 6, stall 1

3yo, 9-8, OR –

J: Declan McDonogh · T: Kieran P Cotter

3 9-8 –

Declan McDonogh

Kieran P Cotter

1

Slow to start - settled towards the back - made progress into contention approaching final 2f - unable to threaten the front-runner in 3rd - stayed on into 2nd but no danger to winner

3rd

Sparky Sparky (IRE)

No. 5, stall 9

3yo, 9-8, OR –

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

3 9-8 –

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

½

Held up towards the back - moved into contention with a furlong and a half left - couldn't reel in the runner up inside the final furlong - eased back to third late but stayed on well

4th

Wearing Stars (IRE) ^t

No. 11, stall 6

3yo, 9-3, OR 73

J: W J Lee · T: Henry De Bromhead

3 9-3 73

W J Lee

Henry De Bromhead

4¼

Settled just behind the pace early - asked for effort with a furlong and a half left - slipped back to fifth approaching the final furlong - stayed on one gear late to finish fourth

5th

Fate's Gambit (IRE)

No. 4, stall 8

3yo, 9-8, OR 78

J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Robson De Aguiar

3 9-8 78

Donagh O'Connor

Robson De Aguiar

½

Sat just behind the front runner early - asked for effort with a furlong and a half left - slipped back to 4th approaching the final furlong - unable to find more and eased into 5th at the finish

6th

Merry Blacksmith (IRE) ^t

No. 9, stall 12

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Andrew Slattery · T: Andrew Slattery

3 9-3 –

Andrew Slattery

Andrew Slattery

½

Settled with leading group early - unable to find extra pace inside final two furlongs and slipped to 7th - stayed on same gear late to finish 6th

7th

Cashel Blue (IRE)

No. 8, stall 10

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Ronan Whelan · T: K J Condon

3 9-3 –

Ronan Whelan

K J Condon

¾

Settled with the group early - pushed along in 6th inside the final furlong with little response - unable to quicken and held in 7th at the line

8th

Snap Decision (IRE)

No. 2, stall 4

4yo, 9-12, OR –

J: Darragh O'Sullivan (7) · T: Donncha Duggan

4 9-12 –

Darragh O'Sullivan (7)

Donncha Duggan

4¼

Held up towards the back - pushed along in 10th inside the final furlong - edged closer late without menacing leaders - finished 8th beaten 11¾ lengths

9th

White Smoke (IRE) ^p

No. 12, stall 5

3yo, 9-3, OR 80

J: Colin Keane · T: M C Grassick

3 9-3 80

Colin Keane

M C Grassick

0.1

Held up towards the back - unable to make headway approaching final 2f - dropped away inside closing stages - finished ninth

10th

Ace King Queen (IRE)

No. 3, stall 3

4yo, 10-0, OR –

J: James Ryan · T: Daniel James Murphy

4 10-0 –

James Ryan

Daniel James Murphy

5

Held around midfield early - dropped back with 2f left - form gave way in the closing stages - well held at the finish

11th

Classical Symphony (GB)

No. 1, stall 7

4yo, 10-5, OR –

J: Jamie Powell · T: Sean Davis

4 10-5 –

Jamie Powell

Sean Davis

11

Slow into stride - held towards the back and lost touch by halfway - dropped away 1 1/2f out - well held at the finish