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Irish Stallion Farms EBF 4-y-o Fillies Flat Race
2m60y, NH Flat, 4yo, F, 11 runners
Winning time 3m 52.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat just behind the front group - into 3rd and asked for effort 2f out - hit the front close home - stayed on strongly to score
Mr B T Stone (7)
Declan Queally
Shared the front spot early - driven on approaching 2f out and under pressure from a rival with a furlong left - lost the advantage inside the final 150 yards and dropped to third with little left to give - found another gear to snatch second back near the line
Mr A P Ryan (5)
Andrew Slattery
Up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - nudged along entering the straight - moved up to 2nd over 2f out and pressed for the lead over 1f out - hit the front inside 150 yards before surrendered it - faded to finish 3rd
Mr H C Swan
Gordon Elliott
Settled in the pack early - ninth at halfway - urged forward on the run home to reach fourth 2f out - held to one gear thereafter finishing fourth
Mr J L Gleeson
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - moved into 5th with a furlong left - unable to quicken and stayed on same gait to the line - finished 5th
Mr J M Halford (7)
Gordon Elliott
Settled midfield early - nudged for effort on inside turning into straight - flattened out with over 2f left - held on well beaten in 6th
Mr J C Barry
Ms Claire O'Connell
Held up towards the back - driven into 5th spot with 2f left - had nothing more to offer and dropped away - finished 7th
Mr J Dunne (7)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back - nudged for effort turning in - asked for more soon after and made no headway from 2f out - well held at the finish
Mr T Walsh (7)
P A Fahy
Sat behind front group - 5th at halfway - driven approaching straight then stopped responding 2f out to finish well held
Mr J O'Grady (7)
S Curling
Held up towards the back - 7th at halfway - driven on with 4f left - soon found nothing more and dropped away to finish last
Miss A B O'Connor
Anthony McCann
Shared the front early - second at halfway then driven and losing ground with 4f left - dropped right out to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Solviez Song (withdrawn, by order of stewards)
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.