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1st

Blacklion (IRE) ^h

No. 10, stall 5

3yo, 8-13, OR 48

J: Pat Cosgrave · T: George Baker

3 8-13 48

Pat Cosgrave

George Baker

1:28.80 £2,983

Sluggish start - settled towards back early - moved through wide and drifted left approaching final furlong - powered clear near line to score

2nd

Diligent Henry (GB) ^b

No. 9, stall 9

3yo, 9-1, OR 50

J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Jessica Macey

3 9-1 50

Lewis Edmunds

Jessica Macey

0.3 £1,400

Sat close to the pace - moved up front with over 2f left and pushed clear - drifted right under pressure inside the final furlong as the advantage shrank - caught close to home and unable to fight back

3rd

Kinematica (GB) ^b

No. 2, stall 7

3yo, 9-10, OR 59

J: Luke Morris · T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

3 9-10 59

Luke Morris

Sir Mark Prescott Bt

0.3 £699

Held up eagerly behind the front pack early - moved into second inside the last two furlongs but drifted left while battling on - lost momentum close home to finish third

4th

True Blue Gent (IRE) ^tb

No. 8, stall 2

3yo, 9-1, OR 50

J: David Egan · T: Marco Botti

3 9-1 50

David Egan

Marco Botti

1 £350

Tight up on inner into the straight - asked for effort over 2f out but found nothing extra - dropped to 4th and held no extra ground through the final furlong

5th

Liege (IRE)

No. 7, stall 6

3yo, 9-0, OR 52

J: William Carver (3) · T: Simon Hodgson

3 9-0 52

William Carver (3)

Simon Hodgson

¾ £174

Held up wide in the pack early - pushed along to improve inside final 2f - drifted left and bumped close to home - could not recover before the line - finished 5th beaten 2.25 lengths

6th

Help Me Rhonda (IRE) ^h

No. 4, stall 1

3yo, 9-8, OR 57

J: Daniel Muscutt · T: James Fanshawe

3 9-8 57

Daniel Muscutt

James Fanshawe

¾

Settled towards the back on the inside early - crept forward on the inside approaching the final furlong - lacked the speed to challenge - finished sixth beaten 3 lengths

7th

Takes Time (GB) ^b

No. 6, stall 3

3yo, 9-5, OR 54

J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: David Loughnane

3 9-5 54

Silvestre De Sousa

David Loughnane

½

Keen through opening stages - held up around midfield throughout - unable to make ground into contention - finished seventh beaten 3.5 lengths

8th

Amroon (GB) ^t

No. 5, stall 4

3yo, 9-8, OR 57

J: P J McDonald · T: Marco Botti

3 9-8 57

P J McDonald

Marco Botti

0.3

Sluggish break - held towards rear for most of contest - well held at finish

9th

Grecian God (IRE)

No. 3, stall 10

3yo, 9-6, OR 58

J: George Bass (3) · T: Mark Usher

3 9-6 58

George Bass (3)

Mark Usher

5

Held up at the back of the field - never got involved with the front group - well held at the finish

10th

Mademoisellecancan (GB) ^p

No. 1, stall 8

3yo, 9-11, OR 60

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Tom Dascombe

3 9-11 60

Pierre-Louis Jamin

Tom Dascombe

5½

Set the pace early - driven and overtaken with 2f left then dropped to third approaching final 2f - urged on but faded quickly inside final furlong to finish tenth