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1st

Saddadd (IRE)

No. 7, stall 6

3yo, 9-5, OR 101

J: Ray Dawson · T: Roger Varian

3 9-5 101

Ray Dawson

Roger Varian

2:11.92 £23,193

Settled in the pack early - urged forward and gained ground wide out with 2f left - hit the front approaching the final furlong and finished full of running

2nd

Alpha Crucis (IRE) ^p

No. 10, stall 12

5yo, 9-3, OR 92

J: David Egan · T: Gary & Josh Moore

5 9-3 92

David Egan

Gary & Josh Moore

1¾ £10,877

Settled towards the back of the field - improved out wide to close on the front group 2f out - drifted right under pressure inside the final furlong - moved into second close home - stayed on at one speed to finish second

3rd

Dangerman (GB) ^b

No. 14, stall 5

3yo, 8-7, OR 89

J: Kieran O'Neill · T: John & Thady Gosden

3 8-7 89

Kieran O'Neill

John & Thady Gosden

2 £5,441

Sat close to the front pack - urged forward with over 2f left - drifted off a true line under pressure - hit the front but drifted right inside the last two furlongs - overtaken with a furlong to go - dropped to third late and couldn't rally

4th

Castle Cove (IRE)

No. 8, stall 13

4yo, 9-4, OR 93

J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas

4 9-4 93

Tom Marquand

William Haggas

2¼ £2,718

Settled towards the back - moved into contention entering last 2f - stayed on inside final furlong but couldn't land a blow

5th

Mustazeed (IRE)

No. 12, stall 9

7yo, 9-1, OR 90

J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Harry Eustace

7 9-1 90

Daniel Muscutt

Harry Eustace

½ £1,359

Settled towards the back - kept on inside the closing stages but lacked the speed to get on terms - finished 5th

6th

Savvy Victory (IRE) ^b

No. 3, stall 4

6yo, 9-13, OR 102

J: Colin Keane · T: S Woods

6 9-13 102

Colin Keane

S Woods

1¼ £680

Settled midfield early - moved up on the inner to sit close to the front group approaching the turn - closed strongly under pressure 2f out then drifted markedly right entering the final furlong - faded near the line finishing sixth

7th

Brioni (FR) ^p

No. 6, stall 14

4yo, 9-6, OR 95

J: Rossa Ryan · T: Alan King

4 9-6 95

Rossa Ryan

Alan King

1¼

Settled towards the back early - improved into contention wide of rivals with two furlongs left - pushed along but faded in the closing stages

8th

Flight Leader (GB)

No. 4, stall 3

5yo, 9-11, OR 100

J: Saffie Osborne · T: Jamie Osborne

5 9-11 100

Saffie Osborne

Jamie Osborne

1

Settled just off the pace inside - well placed in 3rd early - went to front as field bent for home - driven approaching 2f out - overtaken soon after inside final 2f - dropped away from 1f out - finished well held in 8th

9th

Flying Frontier (GB)

No. 5, stall 8

5yo, 9-7, OR 96

J: Clifford Lee · T: James Tate

5 9-7 96

Clifford Lee

James Tate

1¾

Held up rear of field - never a factor - well held throughout

10th

Grey Cuban (GB) ^h

No. 1, stall 10

4yo, 10-2, OR 105

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hugo Palmer

4 10-2 105

Oisin Murphy

Hugo Palmer

15

Went wide from the off and hit the front - lost command entering the straight - stayed on terms with the front pair briefly - pressed for effort and lost ground final 2f - dropped away well beaten late on

11th

Jeff Koons (IRE)

No. 2, stall 2

5yo, 10-0, OR 103

J: William Buick · T: Hamad Al Jehani

5 10-0 103

William Buick

Hamad Al Jehani

15

Settled just behind the pace - moved into second entering the straight - pressed for the advantage 2f from home - pushed along inside the final two furlongs then dropped away rapidly - beaten a long way and allowed to drop through the field with no prospect of involvement

12th

Take Heart (IRE)

No. 9, stall 11

5yo, 9-3, OR 92

J: Kieran Shoemark · T: David Menuisier

5 9-3 92

Kieran Shoemark

David Menuisier

8½

Wide early up with the pack - moved into second with 8f left before being asked for effort into the straight - lost touch rapidly from 2f out and finished well behind