Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed)

1st

Limestone (IRE) ^t

No. 2, stall 5

3yo, 9-5, OR 98

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3 9-5 98

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2:53.13

Made the running early - lost the advantage and slipped back to third by halfway - still 4th entering the straight - shifted across and asked for effort with 2f left - up to 3rd 1 1/2f out - into second and driven approaching the furlong pole - hit the front 150 yards out and stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Asakir (IRE)

No. 1, stall 2

3yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

3 9-5 –

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

1¼

Settled in 4th early - up into 3rd entering straight - moved through to join the front around 3f out - shaken up to move clear over 2f out - drifted left under pressure - lost fluency approaching the final furlong - overtaken inside the last 150 yards with no response - held on for second

3rd

New Zealand (IRE) ^b

No. 3, stall 3

3yo, 9-5, OR 105

J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien

3 9-5 105

Wayne Lordan

A P O'Brien

8

Held up handy in 3rd showing early enthusiasm - made ground wide to hit the front at halfway - driven and lost command 3f out then dropped to 3rd - urged again into 2nd with 2f left - unable to threaten and drifted left inside final furlong - back to 3rd approaching the last furlong - held that spot to the line without finding more

4th

Trojan Fighter (GB)

No. 4, stall 6

3yo, 9-5, OR 90

J: W J Lee · T: P Twomey

3 9-5 90

W J Lee

P Twomey

4¼

Sat just behind the front runner - up to 2nd by halfway - shared the front spot 3f out before being overtaken 2f out - held in 3rd making no dent then squeezed for room and knocked about - slipped to 4th and could not find more

5th

Star Of Tara (IRE)

No. 6, stall 4

3yo, 9-0, OR –

J: James Ryan · T: Jamie Flynn

3 9-0 –

James Ryan

Jamie Flynn

34

Held up early with little chance - dropping away steadily from 4f out - lost more ground 3f out - finished well adrift in 5th