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Class 5, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 11.68s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Callan (5)
George Boughey
Sat close behind pace - hit front two furlongs out - pushed along inside final furlong and held rivals off close home
Gina Mangan
Christopher Mason
Sat close to the front pair - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on to go down by a short margin
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby
Dwelt at the start - held up in the pack - improved from 2f out despite being denied room - stayed on inside final furlong to finish third
George Wood
Rod Millman
Sat handy behind the front group - pressed for effort inside the final furlong - found little more thereafter - finished fourth
Mark Winn
Paul Midgley
Held up at the back - travelled with difficulty then made progress inside the final furlong - finished with effort to take 5th
Nicola Currie
Henry Candy
Settled towards the back - pushed along and made ground inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish sixth
Billy Loughnane
Mark Loughnane
Held up in the pack - progress into contention 2f out then pushed along a furlong later - stayed on to finish seventh
Ray Dawson
Grace Harris
Sent clear early - lost front spot 2f out and pressed for effort - dropped away in closing stages to finish 8th
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Sat close to the front group early - eased right under pressure inside the final furlong - dropped away quickly after - finished ninth
Harrison Shaw
Bryan Smart
Bumped early - settled in the pack - improved into contention over 2f out then pushed along and dropped away in the last furlong to finish 10th
Hector Crouch
Stuart Kittow
Held up in the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - finished 11th
Kieran O'Neill
Grace Harris
Slow to break - held up towards the back throughout - never able to challenge - finished well held in 12th
Tom Marquand
Tom Ward
Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort then dropped away with over a furlong left - well held at the finish
Daniel Muscutt
Mike Murphy
Held up in the pack throughout - unable to land a challenge - finished well held in 14th
Non-runners: Albert Cee (self certificate, off feed)
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.