Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str)

1st

Carrytheone (GB) ^ht

No. 7, stall 5

7yo, 9-6, OR 104

J: Christophe Soumillon · T: Michael Bell

7 9-6 104

Christophe Soumillon

Michael Bell

1:46.59 £103,080

Dwelt at the start - settled at the back - made smooth progress from the outside 4f out - asked for effort over 2f out - up into 4th a furlong out - hit the front soon after - drove clear to score comfortably

2nd

Lattam (IRE)

No. 17, stall 22

5yo, 8-11, OR 95

J: Ryan Sexton · T: Julie Camacho

5 8-11 95

Ryan Sexton

Julie Camacho

2 £48,340

Towards the rear of the far-rail pack - moved across to link with the larger body before halfway - driven up and made progress over 2f out shifting right - challenged at the head of affairs over 1f out - stayed on to claim 2nd in the final 110 yards - no answer to the winner

3rd

Witch Hunter (FR)

No. 4, stall 18

5yo, 9-11, OR 109

J: Jamie Spencer · T: Richard Hannon

5 9-11 109

Jamie Spencer

Richard Hannon

1¼ £24,180

Dwelt at the off - settled towards the back on the far rail - moved across to the larger pack before halfway - dropped towards the tail - made progress over 2f out - driven hard inside the final furlong - kept on to claim 3rd on the line

4th

Thunder Run (IRE)

No. 10, stall 21

3yo, 8-13, OR 100

J: Ryan Moore · T: K R Burke

3 8-13 100

Ryan Moore

K R Burke

0.05 £12,080

Took the initiative on the far-rail faction - up with the head of affairs in the wider field - moved across to link with the principal pack before halfway - challenged at the front 2f out - veered left and driven out over 1f out - passed and collared 1f out - found nothing in reserve and dropped to 4th late on

5th

Elnajmm (GB) ^p

No. 5, stall 14

4yo, 9-6, OR 104

J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas

4 9-6 104

Tom Marquand

William Haggas

0.05 £6,040

Settled midpack early - driven to close on the front group with two furlongs left - pressed for effort inside the final furlong - kept going without extra finishing fifth

6th

Toimy Son (FR)

No. 14, stall 17

5yo, 8-11, OR 95

J: Oisin Murphy · T: David Menuisier

5 8-11 95

Oisin Murphy

David Menuisier

2¼ £3,020

Held a midfield spot early - roused into effort with over 2f left - finished with some running on but no real impression - eventually beaten 5.5 lengths in 6th

7th

Cicero's Gift (GB)

No. 3, stall 23

4yo, 9-11, OR 109

J: Billy Loughnane · T: Charles Hills

4 9-11 109

Billy Loughnane

Charles Hills

0.3

Sat close to the front-runner early - blended into the pack before halfway - pressed the front rank turning in - pushed along 2f out and stayed on at an even effort to finish seventh

8th

Mirsky (GB) ^h

No. 20, stall 19

5yo, 8-11, OR 95

J: Kieran Shoemark · T: David O'Meara

5 8-11 95

Kieran Shoemark

David O'Meara

1

Tracked leading group - driven and drifted right two out with a real shout - faded quickly - finished eighth

9th

Padishakh (FR) ^t

No. 18, stall 20

4yo, 8-11, OR 95

J: Jason Watson · T: David O'Meara

4 8-11 95

Jason Watson

David O'Meara

3

Up with the pace on the far rail - moved across to link with the larger pack before halfway - prominent in the centre as pressure was applied 2f out - dropped away in the final furlong to finish 9th

10th

Holloway Boy (GB)

No. 1, stall 9

4yo, 9-12, OR 110

J: William Buick · T: K R Burke

4 9-12 110

William Buick

K R Burke

1½

Held a clear advantage from the off through the middle stretch - urged into effort before being overtaken 2f out - driven but faded inside the final furlong - finished 10th

11th

Godwinson (GB) ^p

No. 16, stall 13

4yo, 8-11, OR 95

J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: William Haggas

4 8-11 95

Silvestre De Sousa

William Haggas

½

Sat just behind the front group early - pressed for effort with 2f left - losing ground when checked briefly inside the final furlong

12th

Bopedro (FR) ^v

No. 11, stall 3

8yo, 8-12, OR 96

J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara

8 8-12 96

Daniel Tudhope

David O'Meara

1½

Held up towards back - under pressure and losing touch 3f out - well held at finish

13th

State Actor (IRE)

No. 19, stall 2

4yo, 8-11, OR 95

J: Chris Hayes · T: W T Farrell

4 8-11 95

Chris Hayes

W T Farrell

3¼

Settled in the pack - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - eventually well held

14th

Sir Busker (IRE) ^p

No. 2, stall 1

8yo, 9-9, OR 110

J: Brandon Wilkie (3) · T: William Knight

8 9-9 110

Brandon Wilkie (3)

William Knight

0.2

Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find any headway - well held at the finish

15th

Popmaster (IRE)

No. 6, stall 7

6yo, 9-6, OR 104

J: Ross Coakley · T: Ed Walker

6 9-6 104

Ross Coakley

Ed Walker

1

Up with the front group early - dropped into midfield - asked for effort 3f out - soon well held

16th

Daysofourlives (IRE) ^p

No. 8, stall 6

4yo, 9-3, OR 101

J: Jack Mitchell · T: Marco Botti

4 9-3 101

Jack Mitchell

Marco Botti

6½

Held around midpack early - pressed for effort 2f out - found nothing and dropped away to finish 16th

17th

Mr Professor (IRE)

No. 9, stall 4

5yo, 8-13, OR 97

J: David Egan · T: Raphael E Freire

5 8-13 97

David Egan

Raphael E Freire

6½

Up with the front group early - dropped away from halfway - under pressure and fading markedly before the 2f marker - a distant 17th

18th

Mexicali Rose (GB)

No. 15, stall 8

4yo, 8-11, OR 95

J: Maxime Guyon · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

4 8-11 95

Maxime Guyon

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

21

Held up in the pack - nudged for effort and dropped away weakly from 3f out to finish well behind

19th

Star Of Orion (IRE) ^t

No. 12, stall 10

6yo, 8-12, OR 96

J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton

6 8-12 96

Charles Bishop

Eve Johnson Houghton

0.2

Slow to begin - settled midfield early - dropped away steadily with over 2f left to run - beaten a long way at the line in 19th

20th

Alaskan Gold (IRE) ^b

No. 13, stall 12

3yo, 8-12, OR 99

J: Rossa Ryan · T: Alan King

3 8-12 99

Rossa Ryan

Alan King

13

Seriously blundered at the start and almost unseated - settled in the middle of the field - fell back sharply 3f out and finished well held