17:57
Castlebridge Consignment Blenheim Stakes (Listed)
Listed, Class 1, 6f, Flat, 2yo, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 11.96s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W. J. Lee
P. Twomey
Settled behind pace early - still second at halfway - driven up to dispute inside final 2f - edged clear right on the line
Colin Keane
G. M. Lyons
Went straight to the front - shaken up and challenged hard over 2f out then held the advantage to a furlong out - unable to find more and edged out right at the finish
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Sat behind the front group early - third at halfway - urged into contention over 2f out but couldn't quicken from 1f out - stayed on same gear to finish third
Ben Coen
Rod Millman
Held up towards the back - urged forward with over 2f left - pressed for effort inside the final furlong - stayed on to take 4th near the line
Gavin Ryan
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Settled midfield - 5th at halfway - urged forward approaching 2f out to move into 4th - stayed on through the final furlong but found nothing more - eased back a spot near the line finishing 5th
R. P. Whelan
A Oliver
Towards the back of the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left and responded well - moved into 6th late on
Jamie Powell
M D O'Callaghan
Held up at back - asked for effort over 2f out - late progress inside final furlong to take 7th near the line
Sam Coen
Diego Dias
Settled towards the back of the pack - moved into 6th with two furlongs left then pushed into 5th approaching the final furlong - faded in the closing stages to finish 8th
Wesley Joyce
Michael Mulvany
Sat handy behind pace-setters - 6th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out but found little - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 9th
Donagh O'Connor
Michael Mulvany
Sat behind the front group - 4th at halfway - driven early in the straight with no response over 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 10th
Non-runners: Marco Polo
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.