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Class 6, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 11.43s
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Result
Tyler Heard
Martin Dunne
Held up at back early - moved through smartly on inner approaching final furlong - driven to hit front close home - quickly opened daylight and kept going well - slowed up near line
Oisin Murphy
Denis Coakley
Briskly out but drifted right at the start - settled back in 6th off the tempo - wide around the home bend - closed on the front group over 1f out - ran on through the final furlong to grab second near the line - no matching the winner
Kieran Shoemark
Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Tracked front group early - asked for effort wide into the straight - driven and stayed on at one gait late - finished third beaten 2.5 lengths
Charles Bishop
Michael Attwater
Set the pace early - edged out just before halfway - dropped to third with 2f left - rallied back into second on the rail as the field straightened - unable to gain on the leader in the closing stages and slipped back to finish fourth
Billy Loughnane
Michael Keady
Sluggish start - drifted to left before settling at back of field - made progress inside final two furlongs - lost momentum close home to finish 5th
Rossa Ryan
David Evans
Fretting before the off - settled midfield then improved into contention as the field straightened - pushed along and lost momentum inside the final furlong
Paddy Bradley
Michael Attwater
Sat close up early - hit the front at halfway - pushed along a furlong out then lost the advantage inside the final furlong - dropped away to finish seventh
Rhys Clutterbuck
Tony Carroll
Held up early - never involved up front - beaten a distance in eighth
Luke Morris
Clare Hobson
Drifted right at the break - tracked the front group from a wide position - moved up to second approaching 2f out - driven as the field straightened - handed back second spot soon after - dropped away under pressure inside the final furlong
Non-runners: Cheeky Stanley (self certificate, off feed), Piranha Rama (self certificate, rash), Sir Rodneyredblood (self certificate, off colour)
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.