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Kilkea Castle Marble Hill Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, 6f, Flat, 2yo, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 11.33s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Slow to break - settled at back of field - 5th at halfway - moved through on outside 2f out - up into 2nd inside final furlong - denied late to win going away
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Away smartly to go clear - extended margin to halfway - challenged and passed inside final furlong - stuck on at one speed to finish 2nd
Donagh O'Connor
Robson De Aguiar
Settled early close up - third at halfway then improved to second with 2f left - slipped back to third and unable to challenge inside final furlong - stayed on steadily but not troubling the front pair late to finish third
James Ryan
Jack W Davison
Slow to break - settled towards the back - 6th at halfway - pushed along with a furlong left - improved into 4th late on - finished on same terms in 4th
Wesley Joyce
Michael Mulvany
Prominent from the off - stumbled soon after the start - up with the front runner and 2nd at halfway - struggling in 3rd at 2f out - faded into 5th and found no more late on
No. 7, stall 5
2yo, 9-5, OR –
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up at the back - still down in 7th at halfway - crept into 6th over a furlong out but made no headway - unable to find more late and beaten well home
Diego Lima
Diego Dias
Sat close to the pace early - fourth at halfway - dropped back 2f out and drifted right - faded inside the final furlong - finished well held in 7th
Non-runners: Edward Thatch (coughing)
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.