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1st

Emma's Letter (GB) ^b

No. 11, stall 1

2yo, 9-0, OR 68

J: Rob Hornby · T: Ed Dunlop

2 9-0 68

Rob Hornby

Ed Dunlop

1:41.40 £3,402

Settled in the pack early - pushed along 3f from home and made progress to join the front rank inside the final furlong - edged ahead soon after - kept the advantage to the line

2nd

Itica (GB)

No. 3, stall 2

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: P J McDonald · T: Andrew Balding

2 9-7 –

P J McDonald

Andrew Balding

½ £1,597

Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 3f left - closed to challenge for top spot entering the last furlong - edged in front briefly then outdone late but battled on to finish second by half a length

3rd

Inferno (GB)

No. 2, stall 4

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Harry Davies · T: Edward Bethell

2 9-7 –

Harry Davies

Edward Bethell

1¾ £799

Settled in the pack early - made effortless progress into contention over 2f out before being pushed into command - overtaken and stayed on into the last furlong - weakened close home to finish third

4th

Fanciulla Del West (GB)

No. 9, stall 7

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Ed Walker

2 9-2 –

Paul Mulrennan

Ed Walker

3¼ £399

Sluggish to break - settled off the pace in the pack - pressed for effort 3f out - angled right approaching the final furlong - finished well to take fourth but couldn't get to the front-runners

5th

Manbearpig (IRE)

No. 4, stall 11

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Oliver Stammers · T: Rebecca Menzies

2 9-7 –

Oliver Stammers

Rebecca Menzies

¾

Drifted right at the off - settled in the pack - pushed along over 2f out and stayed on at one speed to the line

6th

Vietnorm (IRE)

No. 8, stall 5

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Adrian Paul Keatley

2 9-5 –

Oisin McSweeney

Adrian Paul Keatley

1¾

Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on inside the closing furlong to finish sixth

7th

Whernside (GB)

No. 5, stall 9

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Kevin Stott · T: Edward Bethell

2 9-7 –

Kevin Stott

Edward Bethell

1¼

Dwelt at the start - settled at the back - asked for effort 2f out - weakened quickly soon after

8th

Wicksey (GB)

No. 6, stall 3

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Andrew Mullen · T: Ben Haslam

2 9-7 –

Andrew Mullen

Ben Haslam

1

Held up at the back - dropped away from the field - shaved off a little late ground inside the closing furlong finishing 8th

9th

Angel Breeze (IRE)

No. 10, stall 10

2yo, 9-0, OR –

J: George Wood · T: Lemos De Souza

2 9-0 –

George Wood

Lemos De Souza

1¾

Sat close to pace early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away quickly - finished ninth

10th

A Boy Named Mary (IRE)

No. 1, stall 6

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Alex Jary (3) · T: Nigel Tinkler

2 9-4 –

Alex Jary (3)

Nigel Tinkler

1¾

Drifted right at the break - travelled strongly and set the pace with plenty in hand - edge shrinking under pressure with 2f left - overtaken soon after and lost place through the finish