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1st

Art Gallery (IRE)

No. 7, stall 1

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: P J McDonald · T: James Ferguson

2 9-2 –

P J McDonald

James Ferguson

1:29.10 £3,402

Sat close to the pace - pushed along inside final furlong and hit front late - drew clear to score

2nd

Viking Glory (IRE)

No. 3, stall 10

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Barry McHugh · T: Adrian Paul Keatley

2 9-7 –

Barry McHugh

Adrian Paul Keatley

1½ £1,597

Sat handy behind pace - hit front and asserted over a furlong out before being caught final furlong - outpaced by winner late

3rd

Okiru (IRE)

No. 2, stall 8

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: William Cox · T: Archie Watson

2 9-7 –

William Cox

Archie Watson

1 £799

Went straight to front - pushed along and lost command inside final furlong - weakened close home to finish third

4th

Full Gas (IRE)

No. 1, stall 6

2yo, 9-7, OR 57

J: Kevin Stott · T: Kevin Ryan

2 9-7 57

Kevin Stott

Kevin Ryan

2¼ £399

Raced with enthusiasm early - sat close to pace before being nudged along inside final furlong and kept responding to finish 4th

5th

Clonquest (GB)

No. 4, stall 7

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Tom Eaves · T: David & Nicola Barron

2 9-5 –

Tom Eaves

David & Nicola Barron

1¾

Fought for control at the back early - moved through smoothly approaching the final furlong - pressed for a response but couldn't close - finished 5th

6th

Raven's View (IRE)

No. 5, stall 5

2yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Sean Kirrane · T: Michael Dods

2 9-3 –

Sean Kirrane

Michael Dods

2

Held up mid-pack - driven with 3f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished sixth

7th

Riddikulus (GB)

No. 9, stall 4

2yo, 9-0, OR –

J: George Wood · T: Grant Tuer

2 9-0 –

George Wood

Grant Tuer

4

Settled behind leaders early - asked for effort with over 2f left - unable to threaten and dropped away late - finished seventh

8th

Diamond Aura (IRE)

No. 8, stall 2

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Jason Hart · T: Hugo Palmer

2 9-2 –

Jason Hart

Hugo Palmer

3½

Settled off the pace early - pushed along with 2f to go - unable to land a blow from there - eventually finished 8th

9th

Vietnorm (IRE)

No. 6, stall 3

2yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Adrian Paul Keatley

2 9-3 –

Oisin McSweeney

Adrian Paul Keatley

3¼

Settled at back of field - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away steadily to finish ninth