PKF Francis Clark Handicap

1st

Into Battle (IRE) ^b

No. 6, stall 6

4yo, 9-4, OR 73

J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker

4 9-4 73

Kieran Shoemark

Ed Walker

2:10.43 £5,888

Settled at back early - made ground into contention 3f out - driven up to second 2f out - challenged the front-runner approaching the last furlong and edged right into opponent - got up close home to win

2nd

Gloryous (IRE)

No. 2, stall 5

3yo, 9-9, OR 82

J: William Carson · T: Jamie Osborne

3 9-9 82

William Carson

Jamie Osborne

0.2 £2,763

Set the pace early - harried from halfway - urged forward with two furlongs left - met a determined rival nearing the final furlong - bumped and driven inside the last 110 yards - edged in front by a whisker then drifted right late - denied by the smallest of margins at the line

3rd

Goodwood Mogul (GB)

No. 5, stall 7

3yo, 9-7, OR 80

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Marcus Tregoning

3 9-7 80

Oisin Murphy

Marcus Tregoning

3½ £1,380

Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort 2f out - stayed on but flattened out inside final furlong - finished third

4th

Fast Steps (IRE)

No. 7, stall 4

7yo, 8-12, OR 67

J: Harry Davies · T: Rod Millman

7 8-12 67

Harry Davies

Rod Millman

1½ £691

Up with the front group and pulling hard early - dropped back to mid-division at halfway - roused over 2f out - one-paced in the final furlong to finish 4th

5th

Approval (GB) ^h

No. 1, stall 3

4yo, 10-0, OR 83

J: Tom Marquand · T: Owen Burrows

4 10-0 83

Tom Marquand

Owen Burrows

¾ £344

Held up handy on the inner - closed on the pace-setter by halfway then asked for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong to finish fifth

6th

Grecian Legacy (IRE) ^t

No. 4, stall 1

3yo, 9-9, OR 82

J: Rossa Ryan · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

3 9-9 82

Rossa Ryan

Daniel & Claire Kubler

0.3

Held up in the pack early - shared 3rd spot at halfway before being asked for effort 2f out - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish 6th