Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Irish EBF Maiden

1st

Tokyo Tower (IRE)

No. 6, stall 3

3yo, 9-8, OR –

J: W J Lee · T: Jack Foley

3 9-8 –

W J Lee

Jack Foley

2:31.96 £12,000

up with the pace-setter early - sent to the front soon after - the margin over the field shrank 3f out - reeled in and passed 1f out - responded to retake the front and found extra in a driving finish

2nd

Pierre Grosse (GB)

No. 4, stall 1

3yo, 9-8, OR 83

J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington

3 9-8 83

Shane Foley

Mrs John Harrington

½ £4,000

handy early - eased back into the pack soon after - 3rd at halfway - up to 2nd 2 1/2f out - went past the pace-setter for a slender advantage 1f out - overtaken near the line but battled on to finish 2nd beaten half a length

3rd

Numantia (IRE)

No. 3, stall 6

3yo, 9-8, OR –

J: Gavin Ryan · T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

3 9-8 –

Gavin Ryan

Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

1¼ £2,000

started towards the back - 6th at halfway - up to 5th 3f out - pushed forward into 4th 2f out - made ground out wide to be 3rd over 1f out - unable to get nearer the front runners and held a steady gear to the line

4th

Solness (FR) ^t

No. 1, stall 5

8yo, 10-5, OR –

J: J J Slevin · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

8 10-5 –

J J Slevin

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2½ £999

a shade slow to begin - settled at the back - 5th at halfway - slipped to 6th 3f out - made no dent on the front runners 2f out - found a new gear to reach 5th over 1f out and held a steady stride through the last furlong for 4th near the finish

5th

Sakoku (IRE) ^t

No. 7, stall 2

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

3 9-3 –

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

0.2 £600

held a spot towards the back of the pack - 4th at halfway - up to 3rd 2 1/2f out - slipped back to 4th and was driven along over 1f out - found nothing more in the final furlong and gave way to finish 5th near the line

6th

Teoest (IRE)

No. 5, stall 7

3yo, 9-8, OR –

J: Declan McDonogh · T: J S Bolger

3 9-8 –

Declan McDonogh

J S Bolger

4¼ £401

went in front by a short margin - was overtaken soon after - 2nd at halfway - closed the gap on the front-runners 3f out - was soon driven along and began to slip back 2 1/2f out - made no dent in 5th 2f out - faded into 6th over 1f out