Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Smullen Series)

1st

Albany County (IRE)

No. 2, stall 6

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: W. M. Lordan · T: Aidan O'Brien

2 9-5 –

W. M. Lordan

Aidan O'Brien

1:45.69 £15,000

Sat behind pace early - up to second by halfway - asked for effort to hit front 2f out - stayed on strongly to the line for the win

2nd

Mount Meru (GB)

No. 8, stall 9

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2 9-5 –

J M Sheridan

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

¾ £5,000

Sat just behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - asked for effort in the straight and made ground approaching 2f out - into 2nd and stuck on inside the last furlong - unable to get to winner at the finish

3rd

A I Nation (IRE)

No. 1, stall 1

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Ben Coen · T: J. P. Murtagh

2 9-5 –

Ben Coen

J. P. Murtagh

1¾ £2,500

Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - under pressure from 2f out - moved to 3rd over 1f out and never threatened the front pair - plugged on at one speed to finish third

4th

Ted's Turn (IRE)

No. 13, stall 12

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: G. F. Carroll · T: Joseph G Murphy

2 9-5 –

G. F. Carroll

Joseph G Murphy

1½ £1,250

Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - driven on into the straight - improved to 5th under pressure a furlong out but stayed on same speed to finish fourth

5th

Ashokan Farewell (IRE)

No. 3, stall 11

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Andrew Slattery · T: A. Slattery

2 9-5 –

Andrew Slattery

A. Slattery

0.3 £750

Hesitant start and settled towards the back - driven into contention approaching 2f out and up to 6th with a furlong left - stayed on at one gait to finish fifth

6th

Ryano Bhino (IRE)

No. 11, stall 5

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: W. J. Lee · T: Henry de Bromhead

2 9-5 –

W. J. Lee

Henry de Bromhead

3 £500

Driven up to command after a furlong and a half - lost the advantage 2f out and dropped to 4th approaching the final furlong - unable to find more late and finished 6th

7th

What's This (IRE)

No. 14, stall 4

2yo, 8-12, OR –

J: Adam Browne-Souza (7) · T: A. Slattery

2 8-12 –

Adam Browne-Souza (7)

A. Slattery

2

Held a central position through the early stages - asked for effort with 2f left but couldn't land a blow - stayed on at one gear to finish 7th

8th

My Antonio (IRE)

No. 9, stall 14

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Rory Cleary · T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

2 9-5 –

Rory Cleary

Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

½

Held up towards the back - improved into the pack by halfway - pushed along with 2f left and up to 7th before staying on level terms to the line

9th

Saxonian (IRE)

No. 12, stall 7

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J A Stack

2 9-5 –

Seamie Heffernan

J A Stack

3½

settled midpack early - lost touch nearing straight before rallying under pressure inside final two furlongs - unable to close in the last furlong finishing ninth

10th

Kilconnell (GB)

No. 7, stall 8

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Scott McCullagh · T: Daniel McLoughlin

2 9-5 –

Scott McCullagh

Daniel McLoughlin

3¼

Went straight to front - sat handy in 3rd by halfway before fading under pressure 2f out - unable to find more inside final furlong finishing well beaten

11th

Dang Thai Son (IRE)

No. 6, stall 2

2yo, 9-5, OR –

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

2 9-5 –

Gavin Ryan

Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

8

Sluggish start and settled last of all - urged into effort but fell adrift entering the straight - unable to find more inside final 2f - finished well beaten in 11th

12th

Courtier (IRE)

No. 5, stall 10

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: James Ryan · T: Stuart Crawford

2 9-5 –

James Ryan

Stuart Crawford

0.3

tucked in the pack early - urged on before slipping backward turning for home - couldn't find more and allowed to finish in own time - well held in 12th