15:53
BOYLE Sports Irish EBF Ulster Oaks Fillies Handicap
1m2f96y, Flat, 3yo+, F, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 19.16s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ronan Whelan
Mark Fahey
Held up early - improved into third 2f out - moved into second looking full of running 1 1/2f out - hit front 1f out - shaken up and quickly opened a big gap - kept finding more under hand riding - allowed to coast home unchallenged
W J Lee
A Oliver
Handy early - hit front at halfway - upsides again with 4f left - back in command 2f out - pushed along under pressure from rival - overtaken a furlong out - unable to peg back winner and held on for second
Sam Coen (5)
Joseph G Murphy
Hesitant start - settled at back - improved into 6th and pressed 2f out - up to 3rd inside final furlong holding position to finish there
Adam Caffrey
H Rogers
Handy early - shared front spot 4f out - pushed along and lost command 2f out - slipped to 4th before finishing without response
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - pushed along and slipped to eighth with two furlongs left before improving to fifth inside the final furlong - held no more late finishing fifth
Jack Kearney (3)
Gerard Keane
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th under pressure 2f out - faded to finish sixth well beaten
Nathan Crosse
A Oliver
Slow to break - held towards the back - pushed along into 7th spot 2f out but couldn't close
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
up with the front group early - pushed along in 4th two furlongs out - dropped away late to finish 8th
Scott McCullagh
Mrs John Harrington
Went straight to the front - lost command at halfway then faded fast - eased to a stop with 2f left
Non-runners: Diamond Exchange (unsuitable ground), Liberation Date (unsuitable ground), Stars Will Shine (unsuitable ground)
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.