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Ballylinch Stud Red Rocks Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings)
Group 3, 7f42y, Flat, 3yo, C & G, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 32.99s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Seamie Heffernan
J A Stack
Raced close up early and fighting for head - sat third with two furlongs left - asked for effort and shaken up - went to front a furlong out - kept finding more to score
David Egan
Robson De Aguiar
Handy early - shaken up to hit front over a furlong out before being overtaken inside final furlong - stayed on at unchanged effort to finish 2nd beaten 2 1/2 lengths
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
Settled towards the back on the inside - pushed along with 2f left and up to 6th with a furlong to run - finished with purpose in 3rd but never able to challenge in front
Gary Carroll
G M Lyons
Settled midpack early - pressed for effort 6th two out then progressed into 5th inside the final furlong - stayed on late to finish 4th
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Slow to begin - settled towards the back and fighting the bridle - into the centre of the pack by halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on but never looked like winning - finished 5th late on
W J Lee
Mrs John Harrington
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - unable to close final furlong - finished 6th beaten 4.75 lengths
Jack Cleary
A P O'Brien
Set the pace early - fighting for control under restraint - urged forward with two furlongs left - given a squeeze and lost the advantage inside the last two furlongs then dropped away to finish seventh
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Held up at the back - urged into 9th two out then 8th inside final furlong - unable to close finished 8th beaten 5.5 lengths
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Slow to break - held up in the pack throughout - hampered wide as straight began and driven on but made no headway
Oisin Murphy
J S Bolger
Sat close to the front pack early - urged along in 5th with 2f left - lost ground in the closing furlong to finish 10th
Ronan Whelan
A P O'Brien
Held up towards back of the field - niggled for effort in 8th on the outside - stumbled markedly entering the straight and rider came off
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.