bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap)

1st

More Thunder (IRE)

No. 4, stall 13

4yo, 9-8, OR 98

J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas

4 9-8 98

Tom Marquand

William Haggas

1:24.75 £51,540

Settled towards back on the far flank early - shifted across to the nearside from halfway - urged into contention approaching final 2f - moved into second passing the furlong marker - closed hard in the closing stages to get up right on the post

2nd

Aalto (FR) ^t

No. 12, stall 5

5yo, 9-2, OR 92

J: Joe Leavy · T: Ian Williams

5 9-2 92

Joe Leavy

Ian Williams

0.05 £24,170

Sluggish start - settled midfield - made ground into contention over 2f out - drifted left to hit front approaching final furlong - driven out and battled gamely but caught close home

3rd

Billyjoh (GB) ^p

No. 10, stall 6

5yo, 9-4, OR 94

J: Frederick Larson · T: Michael Appleby

5 9-4 94

Frederick Larson

Michael Appleby

2¾ £12,090

Settled towards the back early - boxed in and short of room from a furlong out until inside the last - finished strongly once in space - grabbed 3rd near the line but never able to reach the front two

4th

Ten Pounds (IRE) ^t

No. 1, stall 3

4yo, 9-12, OR 102

J: Trevor Whelan · T: Harry Charlton

4 9-12 102

Trevor Whelan

Harry Charlton

½ £6,040

Sat just behind the front rank - pushed along and pressing forward with a furlong left - stayed on through the last stages but lacked the finishing speed to get on terms - edged back in the closing yards to finish fourth

5th

Ebt's Guard (GB)

No. 5, stall 7

4yo, 9-7, OR 97

J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

4 9-7 97

Lewis Edmunds

William Muir & Chris Grassick

¾ £3,020

Towards the rear and off the rail - closed on the front group with a push 1f out - plugged on without the speed to threaten fifth

6th

Run Boy Run (GB) ^p

No. 8, stall 8

4yo, 9-5, OR 95

J: George Wood · T: Richard Spencer

4 9-5 95

George Wood

Richard Spencer

2 £1,510

Tracked pace from mid-pack - moved up to command inside final 2f but drifted left and lost the advantage over 1f out - faded near the line to finish sixth

7th

Gorak (FR)

No. 11, stall 1

6yo, 9-4, OR 94

J: Harry Davies · T: Charlie Fellowes

6 9-4 94

Harry Davies

Charlie Fellowes

0.3

Tracked the pace-setters - travelling on the outer edge of the pack - pushed along and lost momentum in the closing stages - finished seventh

8th

Our Havana (GB)

No. 13, stall 10

4yo, 9-2, OR 92

J: Saffie Osborne · T: Richard Fahey

4 9-2 92

Saffie Osborne

Richard Fahey

¾

Settled at the rear on the far flank - stayed off the pace with little impact through the contest - shed a touch of late ground finishing eighth

9th

Akkadian Thunder (GB)

No. 7, stall 12

5yo, 9-5, OR 95

J: William Buick · T: David O'Meara

5 9-5 95

William Buick

David O'Meara

1¼

Checked early and settled towards rear on the wide flank - made progress from 2f out - drifted left under pressure inside final furlong - lost place and finished well held

10th

He's A Monster (IRE)

No. 6, stall 11

5yo, 9-6, OR 96

J: Sam James · T: Hamad Al Jehani

5 9-6 96

Sam James

Hamad Al Jehani

1¾

Settled towards the back - made progress on the outside approaching 2f out - pressed for effort then lost ground inside final furlong - finished 10th

11th

Myal (GB)

No. 3, stall 9

4yo, 9-10, OR 100

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Steph Hollinshead

4 9-10 100

Oisin Murphy

Steph Hollinshead

¾

Tracked the pace on the far flank - pushed along and pressing forward 2f out - drifted left and faded inside the final furlong - finished well held in 11th

12th

Dark Thirty (IRE)

No. 9, stall 4

5yo, 9-5, OR 89

J: Billy Loughnane · T: Richard Hannon

5 9-5 89

Billy Loughnane

Richard Hannon

¾

Went forward early on the near flank - hit the front and dictated matters at a fair gallop - driven up and overtaken with 2f left - dropped away rapidly to finish 12th