14:25
Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 7f, Flat, 2yo, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 25.96s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Handy early position - closed on pacesetters approaching 3f out - driven into command inside final 2f - urged strongly - stayed on strongly from 1f out - edged clear in the closing stages to score
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Sat close to the pace early - squeezed for space over 2f out before finding room to move into second inside the last furlong - stayed on but unable to reel in the winner - finished second
W J Lee
P Twomey
Settled in the pack early - travelling well approaching 3f out - moved through under pressure inside the final 2f - up into third with a furlong left - couldn't close further from there - kept on to finish third
Kieran Shoemark
Ed Walker
Settled towards the back early - shifted right and closed steadily from 2f out but couldn't land a blow when pressed - weakened in the last furlong to finish fourth
M. P. Sheehy
Adrian Keatley
held up towards the back of the pack - eased left under pressure over 2f out and unable to threaten the front-runners inside the final furlong - kept going steadily to the line for fifth
James Doyle
Hugo Palmer
Set the pace early - lost the front briefly then regained control 3f out - pushed along and overtaken with 2f to run - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish sixth
Oisin Orr
Richard & Peter Fahey
drifted right at the break - settled at the back of the field - lost touch and toiled from 2f out - drifted left under pressure inside final furlong and had no more to give
Hector Crouch
Archie Watson
Settled with plenty of enthusiasm through the pack - pushed for effort with over two furlongs left - drifted left and lost ground into the final furlong to finish well held
Neil Callan
Tom Clover
pulling hard early - tracking the front group - asked for effort with 3f left - dropped back under pressure inside 2f and had nothing more left home
Clifford Lee
K. R. Burke
pulled hard early - up with the pace and went in front after 2f - lost the advantage 3f out - pushed along and lost ground 2f out - well beaten before the finish
Non-runners: Confucius
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.