18:27
Fairyhouse.ie Nursery Handicap
6f, Flat, 2yo, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 12.37s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ben Coen
J. P. Murtagh
Held up towards the back early - up to 4th by halfway - driven for effort with 2f left - moved into 2nd a furlong out - hit the front 150 yards out and stayed on strongly to win
Rory Mulligan (5)
J. P. Murtagh
Sat behind front pair early - third at halfway - urged forward approaching final 2f - forced into second inside final 150 yards - stayed on same rate but couldn't close on winner
Keithen Kennedy (5)
P A Fahy
Settled midfield early - faded towards the back by halfway - driven approaching final 2f and responded well inside it - took 3rd on the line
W. M. Lordan
Aidan O'Brien
Set the pace early - overtaken before the first furlong - fought back into it approaching halfway - driven back in front with two furlongs to run - urged on and hard-chased a furlong out then weakened into third around 150 yards out - slipped back again near the line to finish 4th
Colin Keane
Adrian McGuinness
Held up at back - urged forward with two furlongs left - stayed on under pressure late to grab 5th near the line
W. J. Lee
W. McCreery
Held up towards the back - moved into 5th by halfway - urged into contention approaching 2f out - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish 6th
Nicola Burns (5)
G. M. Lyons
Tracked pace early - hit front approaching 2f - shared advantage at halfway - shaken up and lost command over 2f out - stayed on same pace before fading inside final furlong to finish 7th
Non-runners: Lily Bear, Bold Commander
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.