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Class 4, 1m4f51y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, 11 runners
Winning time 2m 36.84s
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Result
Luke Morris
Mark Loughnane
Held up handily behind the front group early - kept responding to urging - hit the front inside the last furlong - drew clear for the win
Jack Doughty (5)
Jedd O'Keeffe
Settled midpack wide early - improved to sit close to front group 9f out - wide around the sweeping bend - moved into second placing 6f out - pushed to the front straightening up - overtaken inside final furlong - kept up the effort but held for second
Ben Sanderson (3)
S Woods
Pulled hard in the pack - looped wide to close on the front group over 2f out - pressed for a run entering the straight - kept on inside the final furlong but lacked the gears to get to them - finished 3rd
Jack Mitchell
Simon & Ed Crisford
Hampered at the break - drifted left and settled at the tail - urged into contention over 2f from home - made progress but drifted left a furlong out - drifted left again but kept finding more towards the line - drew level for third close to the finish without getting closer
Olivia Tubb (5)
Jonathan Portman
Tracked front pack from a wide berth - hit the front with just over a mile left - pushed along and overtaken as field swung for home - dropped back into the pack inside the last two furlongs then faded to finish fifth
Jim Crowley
Ian Williams
Settled towards the back early - improved position on inner approaching 2f out and pressed towards front - lost ground final furlong to finish sixth
Marco Ghiani
Stuart Williams
Settled at the back early - never troubled the leading group - finished 7th beaten 5 lengths
Tom Queally
Gary & Josh Moore
Checked and moved across early - settled towards the back - stayed off the pace throughout - finished eighth
Sean D Bowen (3)
Paul Attwater
Held a midfield spot on the rail - urged forward with 3f left before losing ground into the straight - never in contention through the finish
Joe Fanning
Charlie Johnston
Sat handy on inner turn - roused with 3f left - dropped away fast - well held in 10th
Kieran O'Neill
John & Thady Gosden
Drifted right and bumped opponent at the off - clear in front for two furlongs before dropping in behind - asked for effort 3f from home - dropped away fast to finish well beaten
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.