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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series)
6f, Flat, 2yo, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 13.48s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
James Ryan
Jack W Davison
Led from the start - driven inside final 2f - shaken up 150 yards out and edged clear late - held on to score
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Paul W Flynn
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - into 2nd and driven on approaching 2f out - stayed on well inside the final furlong but unable to match winner late
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up at the back - driven into contention around halfway to be third with a furlong left - stayed on to finish third
Wesley Joyce (3)
Michael Mulvany
Held up early and lost touch before halfway - driven into contention approaching 2f out - up to 4th with a furlong left and stayed on to finish 4th beaten 2.5 lengths
Oisin Murphy
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Sat close to the front group early - up to 3rd by halfway before slipping to 6th with a furlong left - stayed on steadily to finish 5th
Jack Kearney (3)
Patrick Magee
Sat close to the front - disputing second at halfway - driven and dropped back approaching 2f out - down to 7th with a furlong left before staying on steadily to finish 6th
Chris Hayes
William Durkan
Settled midpack early - up to 5th and pushed along a furlong out - flattened out inside final 150 yards to finish 7th
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Sat close to the front early - 5th at halfway before losing touch and squeezed for space with 1 1/2f left - eased right and stayed on same gear to finish 8th
Non-runners: Away And Gone
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.