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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden
7f, Flat, 2yo, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 31.97s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Shane Foley
Mrs J. Harrington
Held a midfield position early - asked for effort 3f out and up to 5th with 2f left - moved into 3rd a furlong out - swept to the front inside the final furlong and kept finding more to win
Seamie Heffernan
J S Bolger
Sat just behind the front group - pressed for effort 2f out in 3rd - went in front a furlong out - overtaken close home and held on for the runner-up spot
J M Sheridan
Stuart Crawford
Held up towards the back on the wide side - driven approaching final 2f then made ground into 5th with a furlong left - stayed on late to finish 3rd
G. F. Carroll
Gavin Cromwell
Missed the break - settled in the middle order - under pressure in 8th approaching the 2f marker - made some progress to 7th inside the final furlong - stuck on but never troubled the front rank to finish 4th
Ben Coen
A Oliver
Sluggish start - settled towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway in the closing stages
Rory Cleary
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Settled towards midfield wide - moved into 4th 2f out and pressed for effort - held that position inside final furlong - unable to find more late and finished 6th
Donagh O'Connor
Robson De Aguiar
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 6th with 2f left - unable to close - finished 7th beaten 5.25 lengths
Declan McDonogh
A Oliver
Held up in midfield - pushed along in 9th with 2f left - unable to close - eventually finished 8th
W. J. Lee
Noel Meade
Settled just behind the pace - pushed along with 2f left - hit the front approaching final furlong and a half - overtaken with a furlong to go then held no extra to finish ninth
James Ryan
Matthew J Smith
Held up towards the back - failed to threaten in the closing stages - finished well held in 10th
Robert Whearty
Gavin Cromwell
Settled midfield in the early stages - unable to make headway in the closing stages - well held in 11th
Chris Hayes
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back - unable to build momentum in the straight - well held in 12th
Nathan Crosse
Thomas Mullins
Poor start - stayed at the rear throughout - well held in 13th
Andrew Slattery
Josh Halley
Set the pace early - pressed for effort with two furlongs left before losing command soon after - faded late finishing well beaten
R. P. Whelan
E J O'Neill
Slow to muster interest early - remained at rear throughout - no impression made on leaders - finished well beaten in 15th
Non-runners: Star Glory
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.