14:05
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Class 2, 5f3y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 1.16s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
Held up early and took a firm hold - dropped towards the back - made smart progress wide of rivals inside the last two furlongs - powered clear in the closing strides to score
Oisin Murphy
David & Nicola Barron
Settled midpack early - found space and made progress two out - moved into second a furlong out - edged in front inside the final furlong but caught in the closing strides
Sean D Bowen (3)
Hamad Al Jehani
Tracked front pack on the far flank - pressed for effort in the last furlong and stayed on - up into 3rd near the line
Shane Gray
Kevin Ryan
Sat behind pace - went up front two out - pressed for effort a furlong out - overtaken entering final furlong - unable to find more and edged out of third near the line
Billy Loughnane
George Boughey
Held up towards the back on the far flank - made progress inside the final 2f - unable to quicken in the closing stages - finished fifth beaten 3.25 lengths
Shay Farmer (7)
Grant Tuer
Towards the rear of the far flank - made progress to press the front runners approaching the final furlong - dropped away under pressure to finish sixth
William Pyle (3)
Craig Lidster
Set the pace early - driven and overtaken 2f out then dropped a place inside the final furlong - faded to finish 7th
Sean Kirrane
Michael Dods
Sluggish start - settled towards the back of the field - never got competitive - finished eighth beaten 4.5 lengths
James Doyle
Gemma Tutty
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward with 2f left - lost ground in the closing stages - finished ninth beaten 5 lengths
Oisin Orr
Richard Fahey
Sat just off the front group - dropped away in the closing stages - finished 10th
Hollie Doyle
David O'Meara
Sat close to the front pack early - lost ground inside final furlong - finished 11th
Joe Fanning
David & Nicola Barron
Sat close to pace on the near flank - pushed along and dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 12th
Joanna Mason
Michael Herrington
Sat close to the pace on the far flank - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 13th
Morgan Cole (5)
Rod Millman
Sluggish leaving the stalls - never in contention thereafter - well held in 14th
Jamie Spencer
John Butler
Settled at the back from the start - never able to make ground - trailed home in 15th
Non-runners: King Of Stars (self certificate), Vespasian (self certificate)
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.