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1st

Altimara (IRE) ^h

No. 1, stall 3

4yo, 10-0, OR 67

J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Ross O'Sullivan

4 10-0 67

Donagh O'Connor

Ross O'Sullivan

1:29.40

Settled midfield early - still 7th at the turn - driven up through the pack to hit the front a furlong out - challenged hard inside the closing stages but stayed in front to prevail

2nd

Lady Pagasa (IRE) ^p

No. 2, stall 2

4yo, 10-0, OR 67

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

4 10-0 67

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

0.1

Held up towards the back of the pack - eased across left and made progress inside final 2f - pushed into second furlong out - stayed on strongly to go down by a whisker

3rd

Bowman (IRE)

No. 5, stall 13

7yo, 9-10, OR 63

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: C Byrnes

7 9-10 63

Seamie Heffernan

C Byrnes

3¼

Held up at back - urged forward early in straight then still 8th with a furlong left - finished strongly to snatch third near the line

4th

Purring Along (IRE)

No. 6, stall 12

6yo, 9-3, OR 61

J: Jack Cleary (5) · T: P G Fahey

6 9-3 61

Jack Cleary (5)

P G Fahey

¾

Settled midfield - 6th at the halfway point - driven into the straight and 7th at 1f out - finished strongly to take 4th near the line

5th

Still She Blooms (GB) ^h

No. 4, stall 10

4yo, 9-12, OR 65

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Chris Timmons

4 9-12 65

Robbie Colgan

Chris Timmons

½

Sent to the front early - driven inside final two furlongs then lost the advantage a furlong out - couldn't find more and finished fifth

6th

Rising Sky (IRE)

No. 10, stall 4

3yo, 9-4, OR 62

J: Luke McAteer · T: Anthony McCann

3 9-4 62

Luke McAteer

Anthony McCann

0.3

Sat behind the front group early - 4th and driven on turning for home - 5th and asked for effort with a furlong left - unable to close and stayed on same tempo to finish 6th

7th

Clever And Classy (IRE)

No. 9, stall 8

3yo, 9-4, OR 62

J: Declan McDonogh · T: J S Bolger

3 9-4 62

Declan McDonogh

J S Bolger

2¾

Sat close to the pace early - second at halfway - driven into the straight then slipped to 4th inside the final furlong - held on for 7th without finding more

8th

Lovely (IRE)

No. 3, stall 5

3yo, 9-13, OR 71

J: Gavin Ryan · T: Diego Dias

3 9-13 71

Gavin Ryan

Diego Dias

1

Held up towards the back early - still down in 8th at halfway - pushed along wide out and stayed on steadily to the line

9th

Blue Wood (IRE) ^t

No. 13, stall 6

9yo, 8-0, OR 40

J: Patrick McGettigan (7) · T: Kevin Michael Smith

9 8-0 40

Patrick McGettigan (7)

Kevin Michael Smith

2

Sprang smartly clear at the start - sat close to the pace and held 3rd at halfway - urged forward early in the straight before dropping to 6th under pressure a furlong out - couldn't find more late and finished 9th

10th

Monzoon (GB)

No. 12, stall 14

8yo, 8-1, OR 47

J: Rory Mulligan (7) · T: P Sweeney

8 8-1 47

Rory Mulligan (7)

P Sweeney

¾

Sat close to the front group early - fifth and driven on turning for home - lost touch inside final two furlongs

11th

Big Baby Bull (IRE) ^tp

No. 11, stall 11

9yo, 8-5, OR 51

J: Nicola Burns (7) · T: Sean Hayes

9 8-5 51

Nicola Burns (7)

Sean Hayes

2¾

Held up towards the back - driven early in the straight without response - faded to finish 11th

12th

Timana (IRE) ^t

No. 7, stall 1

4yo, 9-8, OR 61

J: Rory Cleary · T: Ms Joanna Morgan

4 9-8 61

Rory Cleary

Ms Joanna Morgan

½

Settled at the back - made no impact when roused entering the straight - well held in 12th

13th

Happy For Evva (IRE)

No. 8, stall 9

3yo, 9-5, OR 63

J: Shane Foley · T: Alan McIntyre

3 9-5 63

Shane Foley

Alan McIntyre

16

Held up at the back - urged into the straight but drifted from those ahead - had nothing more to offer - dropped away to finish well beaten