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1st

Miss Rainbow (IRE) ^v

No. 9, stall 12

4yo, 9-2, OR 54

J: William Pyle (3) · T: Tracy Waggott

4 9-2 54

William Pyle (3)

Tracy Waggott

1:13.67 £4,187

Set the pace from the off - pushed along a furlong out - drifted left approaching the final furlong - kept finding more to score clear

2nd

King Of The Jungle (IRE)

No. 7, stall 14

5yo, 9-7, OR 56

J: Billy Garritty · T: Michael & David Easterby

5 9-7 56

Billy Garritty

Michael & David Easterby

0.3 £1,965

Settled in the pack early - improved along the rail to press the front markers with 2f left - moved into second inside the final 150 yards but denied by a short margin

3rd

Cuban Storm (GB) ^b

No. 3, stall 9

4yo, 9-9, OR 58

J: Connor Beasley · T: Michael Dods

4 9-9 58

Connor Beasley

Michael Dods

2¼ £982

On edge before the off - tracked leader early - pressed for effort a furlong out but made no dent on the front pair - headed inside final 150 yards and held on for third

4th

Newyorkstateofmind (GB) ^p

No. 11, stall 8

8yo, 9-4, OR 53

J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr

8 9-4 53

James Sullivan

Ruth Carr

¾ £491

First to arrive at the start - travelled eagerly close behind the front group - held a steady fourth through the final furlong without finding extra to challenge

5th

Pockley (GB) ^b

No. 8, stall 6

7yo, 9-6, OR 55

J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Linda Perratt

7 9-6 55

Kaiya Fraser

Linda Perratt

¾ £245

Sluggish start - settled towards the back - found room to improve inside the last two furlongs - stayed on through the final furlong - without the speed to challenge and finished fifth beaten 4 lengths

6th

Gis A Sub (IRE) ^p

No. 10, stall 3

6yo, 9-4, OR 53

J: David Nolan · T: Paul Midgley

6 9-4 53

David Nolan

Paul Midgley

½

Settled towards the back early - pushed along inside final furlong but boxed in - stayed on late without room and slowed down approaching the line to finish 6th

7th

Poet (GB)

No. 14, stall 10

6yo, 9-0, OR 49

J: Dale Swift · T: Scott Dixon

6 9-0 49

Dale Swift

Scott Dixon

½

Held up towards the back and pulling hard early - crept closer late without threatening - finished well held in 7th

8th

The Real Mckay (IRE)

No. 4, stall 1

4yo, 9-9, OR 58

J: Tom Eaves · T: Michael Herrington

4 9-9 58

Tom Eaves

Michael Herrington

0.3

Settled towards the centre of the pack - shaken up 2f out and never able to close on the leaders - faded to finish 8th

9th

Clipsham La Habana (GB)

No. 6, stall 13

5yo, 9-8, OR 57

J: Rowan Scott · T: Alice Haynes

5 9-8 57

Rowan Scott

Alice Haynes

0.05

Tracked pace close to inner rail - urged into effort by halfway and again 2f out - lost ground final furlong to finish 9th

10th

Free Pic (IRE)

No. 12, stall 2

4yo, 9-1, OR 50

J: Cam Hardie · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

4 9-1 50

Cam Hardie

Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

¾

Started wide and settled towards the back - stayed there through the race - never able to challenge - finished well held in 10th

11th

Black Cab (FR) ^t

No. 13, stall 5

4yo, 9-1, OR 50

J: Ben Robinson · T: Alison Hamilton

4 9-1 50

Ben Robinson

Alison Hamilton

½

Checked and eased across early - settled off the pace towards the back - unable to challenge as leaders quickened clear - finished well beaten in 11th

12th

Highjacked (GB)

No. 2, stall 11

9yo, 9-9, OR 58

J: Sean Kirrane · T: John Davies

9 9-9 58

Sean Kirrane

John Davies

0.3

Keen through early stages up with the front group - under pressure and fading inside final 2f - hampered in that spot - well held at the finish

13th

Crafty Spirit (IRE) ^p

No. 1, stall 4

4yo, 9-9, OR 58

J: Paul Mulrennan · T: John Wainwright

4 9-9 58

Paul Mulrennan

John Wainwright

25

Took strong hold early - settled at back of field - dropped away with little response and pulled back before the final furlong - finished well beaten in 13th