20:30
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap
1m5f, Flat, 3yo+, F, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 59.44s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
P Twomey
Sent to front early - soon overtaken and sat behind the pace - settled 3rd after 3f then dropped to 4th with 2 1/2f left - moved out for room turning into the straight - found extra late to hit the front in the shadow of the post
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Slow to break - settled towards the back and 8th at the midpoint - made ground wide of rivals 3f out - up to 3rd approaching 2 1/2f out - second turning into the straight - hit the front late on - stayed on well but caught in the final strides - beaten a neck into 2nd
Colin Keane
Ross O'Sullivan
Slow into stride - settled towards the back - moved into 3rd early on - up to 2nd after 3f - improved into contention 5f out - hit front over 3f out - driven and overtaken late then held for 3rd
No. 3, stall 6
4yo, 9-9, OR 85
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - up to 4th by halfway - made progress into 2nd with 3f left - 3rd turning into the straight - lost a place inside the final furlong and finished with nothing more to give
Chris Hayes
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Held up towards the back of the field - 5th at halfway before slipping to 7th with 4 1/2f left - improved into 6th turning for home - stayed on in same gear to finish 5th
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Handy early before slipping backward after 3f - mid-division at halfway - some progress into 6th with 4 1/2f left - asked for effort in 5th entering straight - eventually held in 6th at the finish
Wesley Joyce (3)
Dermot Kilmartin
Held up handy early - urged to front soon after - stretched clear before halfway - margin shrank with 5f left - overtaken and outpaced approaching the 3f marker - dropped away steadily from 2f out to finish seventh
Declan McDonogh
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - up to 6th by halfway and 5th with 4 1/2f left - dropped away and pushed along over 3f out - faded from 2 1/2f out to finish well beaten
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.