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Weatherbys General Stud Book Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Grade 3)
Grade 3, 2m132y, NH Flat, 4-6yo, M, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 7.40s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Miss J Townend
W P Mullins
Held up towards back of the pack early - fighting for its head - up to 6th with 5f left - improved to 3rd wide entering straight - hit front and asked for effort soon after turning in - opened up advantage over a furlong out - kept finding more without hard driving - won going away in taking style
Mr R James
Thomas Cooper
Set the early gallop then sat just behind rival in front - shared command approaching 4f out - shoved forward to get back in charge over 3f out - overtaken entering the straight - driven but couldn't get closer inside the final 2f - only third with a furlong left - stayed on at same effort to finish second
Mr D G Lavery
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back and fighting for control early - made ground into 8th 3f out - asked for effort in 4th 2 out - couldn't threaten leader - into second a furlong out but going nowhere fast - stayed on same gear to finish third
Mr Derek O'Connor
W P Mullins
Settled midpack on the rail early - fighting for control - 7th at halfway - progress inside to lead the chase turning in - third with two furlongs left - pressed for effort but couldn't close - dropped to fourth and stayed on same gear to the line
Mr J C Barry
Ms Claire O'Connell
Sat close to the pace - fighting for its head early - 5th at halfway - urged forward with 3f left - pressed into 6th 2f out then held no more in reserve at the finish
Mr J L Gleeson
W P Mullins
Settled midpack early on - fighting the bridle in the early stages - driven for effort but made no headway approaching the straight and still in 7th a furlong out - unable to find more late finished well held
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat close to the pace fighting for control early - 3rd at halfway - into 4th turning for home - dropped to 5th 2f out - asked for effort but faded to finish 7th
Mr Elliot Ohgren
W P Mullins
Sat handy on the outside pulling hard early - 4th at halfway - driven but making no headway 3f from home - lost touch late and beaten well over a furlong out
Mr H C Swan
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - urged forward with 3f left - unable to find more - well held in 9th
Mr B T Stone
Conor Houlihan
Settled up with the pace fighting for control early - hit the front after the first furlong - matched for command 4f from home - shaken up and lost the advantage over 3f out - driven turning in but faded finishing 10th
Mr D Doyle
W P Mullins
Settled towards the back and fought for control early - asked for effort before the home turn without gaining ground - dropped away 2f out and beaten far into 11th
Mr O McGill
Paul Hennessy
Held up at the back and not involved early - urged forward with modest progress by three furlongs out to run 10th - asked for more approaching the finish but couldn't find any and well held
Mr P W Gleeson
Colin Motherway
Settled in the pack pulling hard early - pressed for effort and gave way 3f out - trailed in well beaten
Mr N McParlan
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - asked for effort in 9th with 3f left - dropped away and finished last
Mr D McGill
Ciaran Murphy
Sat close to the pace early travelling keenly - 6th at halfway - driven and dropped away 4f out - faded from there - well beaten at the finish
Miss A B O'Connor
W P Mullins
Held up towards the back and pulling hard early - drifted left with 5f left - made no headway then veered markedly left approaching the straight - went wide into the straight - found nothing more and ran off the track over a furlong out
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.