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Class 2, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 5 runners
Winning time 1m 41.56s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Edward Greatrex
Jack Channon
Settled behind the pace - urged forward and made ground approaching 2f out - drifted right briefly - hit the front inside the final furlong under pressure - kept going well to the line
Ryan Moore
Richard Hannon
Slow to break - settled just behind front group early - urged forward outside 2f left - blocked and knocked off stride inside final furlong and a half - moved left to find room - driven into second close home - unable to threaten winner and beaten into 2nd
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Set the pace early holding a keen grip - pushed along approaching final furlong and a half - overtaken inside final furlong - weakened close home to finish third
Billy Loughnane
Charlie Johnston
Sat close to the front - driven with two furlongs left and unable to find extra when squeezed through a gap over a furlong out - kept going at an unchanged effort to finish fourth
Robert Havlin
Amanda Perrett
Faltered at the off - settled last - urged on approaching 3f out but never a factor - finished well beaten in 5th
Non-runners: Asteverdi (unsuitable ground), Atlantic Gamble (unsuitable ground), Lattam (unsuitable ground), Mr Professor (unsuitable ground), Theoryofeverything (unsuitable ground), Tribal Chief (unsuitable ground)
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.