16:30
Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden
7f, Flat, 2yo, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 28.99s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rory Mulligan (5)
Joseph Anthony Murray
Sent forward early under pressure - lost front spot by a whisker approaching 2f in - driven along soon after - locked together with rival 1 1/2f from home - regained command inside final furlong and stayed on strongly to the line
Andrew Slattery
Andrew Slattery
Handy behind front pack early - 4th at halfway - pressed for effort with 2 1/2f left - unable to close gap in 3rd spot 1f later - stayed on strongly late but denied by three quarters of a length
No. 8, stall 1
2yo, 8-12, OR 79
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled up with the front rank early - edged in front approaching halfway - driven and challenged inside final 2f - overtaken 1f out - stayed on at one tempo to finish third
W J Lee
Stephen Thorne
Sat close to the front group - 3rd at halfway - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - unable to threaten and stayed on same gear to finish 4th
Chris Hayes
Noel Meade
Tracked the main group early - 5th at halfway - pressed on approaching final 3f - unable to make further headway from 2f out and stayed on same gear to finish 5th
Rory Cleary
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Settled midfield - pressed for effort with 2 1/2f left but unable to close - held around 6th approaching final furlong and stayed on same gear to finish 6th
Gary Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Settled in the pack - pushed along with no response over 2 1/2f out - faded late to finish 7th
Robert Whearty
Paul W Flynn
Settled towards rear - still 8th at halfway - pushed along and unable to make headway 2 1/2f out - faded to finish eighth beaten 9 3/4 lengths
Siobhan Rutledge
Noel Meade
Held up towards the back - urged forward early - driven from over 2f out but unable to close - well held at the finish
Leigh Roche
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Sluggish getaway and needed urging early - stayed in the back markers throughout - shown the whip yet couldn't find more inside final 3f - finished well held in 10th
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.