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1st

Ubatuba (IRE)

No. 8

5yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Mr Ben Sutton (5) · T: Olly Murphy

5 10-13 –

Mr Ben Sutton (5)

Olly Murphy

5:34.14 £4,357

Settled midway through the field early - drifted off line nearing the third - made ground into contention by the 6th - hit a flat spot before the following fence - closed on the front-runner nearing two out - hit the front there - opened up after the last - kept finding more to the line

2nd

Shotgun Rider (IRE)

No. 6

4yo, 11-4, OR –

J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

4 11-4 –

Sam Twiston-Davies

Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

16 £2,007

Went forward on the outer - held a good position early - moved up to lead the trailing bunch from the 2nd - in behind the front-running rival at the 4th - went in front before 3 out - lost the advantage soon after - driven along and drifted off a true line - faded into 2nd close home

3rd

Tao Enki (FR)

No. 7

5yo, 11-4, OR –

J: Jack Hogan · T: Alastair Ralph

5 11-4 –

Jack Hogan

Alastair Ralph

1 £1,003

Close up early in mid-pack - slipped towards the back before improving 3 out - stayed on at one speed from the last - claimed third close home

4th

Choice Runner (IRE)

No. 1

5yo, 11-1, OR –

J: Tristan Durrell (3) · T: Dan Skelton

5 11-1 –

Tristan Durrell (3)

Dan Skelton

½ £502

Held up in the pack early - improved into contention 3 out - up to third approaching 2 out - unable to quicken and gave up the spot close home to finish 4th

5th

My Own Lovely Lee (IRE)

No. 3

5yo, 11-4, OR –

J: James Best · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

5 11-4 –

James Best

Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

11

Settled at the back early after pulling hard - improved into mid-division by the 6th - jumped awkwardly 3 out - pressed for effort soon after - dropped away approaching the last two flights

6th

Neptune House (GB)

No. 4

5yo, 11-4, OR –

J: Richie McLernon · T: Laura Horsfall

5 11-4 –

Richie McLernon

Laura Horsfall

5

Hit the front early and settled on inner rail from 2nd - opened up a big lead by 4th - margin shrank by 7th - overtaken before 3 out - dropped away before the following fence - eventually finished 6th

7th

Pop's Folly (IRE)

No. 5

5yo, 11-1, OR –

J: Finn Lambert (3) · T: Georgina Nicholls

5 11-1 –

Finn Lambert (3)

Georgina Nicholls

3¾

Settled in the pack early - lost touch before 3 out - trailed off before the finish - eventually came home 7th

8th

Midsummer Dream (FR)

No. 2

4yo, 11-4, OR –

J: Kielan Woods · T: Toby Bulgin

4 11-4 –

Kielan Woods

Toby Bulgin

3¾

Held up handy in second early - pressed for effort three out - dropped away quickly after finishing well held