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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bluebell Stakes (Listed)
Listed, Class 1, 1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 38.01s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jamie Powell
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Raced prompt in second - sneaked to the front after 4f and three lengths ahead by halfway - challenged over 2f out then regained the advantage over 1f out - stayed on strongly inside the final furlong to win
J M Sheridan
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Racing in the pack - shuffled wide turning in and urged on early in straight - 6th 2f out then 5th over 1f out - stayed on strongly inside final furlong to snatch 2nd near the line
Kieran Shoemark
Ed Walker
prominent early - 4th at halfway - 3rd and nudged over 2f out - dropped to 4th and urged over 1f out - short of room soon after - squeezed between rivals inside final 150 yards - stayed on strongly for 3rd
W. J. Lee
P. Twomey
Raced in the pack - shaken up to move into 4th over 2f out then 3rd under urging over 1f out - failed to make inroads inside final furlong - stayed on at same speed to finish 4th
Shane Foley
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Raced in the back half of the pack - niggled at turning in then switched wide 2f out - gained ground into 6th 1f out and stayed on late for 5th
Ryan Moore
Aidan O'Brien
Broke fastest to show in front - overtaken after 4f but held second at halfway - sent forward to challenge over 2f out - passed over 1f out and faded in the final 100 yards to finish 6th
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Urged early and towards the back of the main bunch - 7th and niggled 2f out after improving to the centre of the field by halfway - stayed on at an even rate inside the final furlong to finish 7th
Ben Coen
J. P. Murtagh
held up in last group - nudged into a few places 2f out then 9th and urged 1f out - plugged on at same speed inside the final furlong to finish 8th
Reese Holohan
Mark Fahey
Up with the pace early - sixth at the midway point before urged along 2f out and making no dent over 1f out - weakened in the final furlong to finish 9th
Seamie Heffernan
J. P. Murtagh
Prominent early and 5th halfway - ridden once into the straight and in the pack 2f out - soon outpaced and weakened final furlong to finish 10th
Donagh O'Connor
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Raced in the pack's back half - niggled at in the early straight - then went backwards 2f out - finished 11th
W. M. Lordan
Gavin Cromwell
Held up at back from the start - out of contention throughout and urged without making inroads over 2f out - stayed on one pace to finish 12th
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Prominent early and 3rd halfway - ridden over 2f out and dropped back - soon outpaced and well beaten in 13th
Paddy Harnett
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
missed the break and raced at the back - urged along 2f out without making progress - weakened to finish 14th
Non-runners: Camino Vino, Mawhibah
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.