18:10
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap
6f, Flat, 3yo+, F, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 13.07s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Sat close to the front group early - fifth of the field at the halfway point - asked for effort inside the final furlong and responded strongly - hit the front just before the line to score
Wayne Lordan
M C Grassick
Settled midpack early - urged forward wide of rivals with two furlongs left - improved into 5th approaching the final furlong - stayed on well to snatch second right at the line
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Up with the pace from the off - hit the front over 2f out - driven and stayed on into the final furlong - nothing more to give and overtaken 50 yards out - faded to 3rd
Jack Cleary (5)
Thomas Dowling
Settled towards the back of the pack - 6th at the halfway stage - urged forward approaching 2f out then squeezed for space with a furlong left - checked a touch and driven out 100 yards from home - stayed on well to finish 4th
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Sat behind the pace - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort 2f out and 4th - held no more inside final furlong finishing 5th
Dylan Browne McMonagle
David Marnane
Held up in the pack - still 10th with 2f left - urged into effort inside final furlong - stayed on to snatch 6th near the line
W J Lee
Jack Foley
Sat close to pace early - asked for effort in 3rd approaching 2f out - shifted into 2nd inside final furlong - flattened out and squeezed for room 100 yards out finishing 4th
Chris Hayes
Thomas Dowling
Towards the back - short of racing room on multiple occasions from over 1f out - not persevered with near the line
Nathan Crosse
Daniel McLoughlin
Held up towards the back - urged into effort with over 2f left - couldn't find any extra and made no headway from the furlong marker - finished well held
N G McCullagh
Gerard O'Leary
Took the lead early - pressed and displaced over 2f out - dropped away in the final furlong to finish 10th
Colin Keane
Thomas Mullins
Held up at the back - no impression made on leaders - well held at finish
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.