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Class 5, 7f1y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 25.56s
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Result
Edward Greatrex
Mark Loughnane
Set the pace from the off - asked for effort with two furlongs left - kept finding under pressure inside the final furlong - advantage narrowed late on but held firm without any real scare
Hector Crouch
Ed Dunlop
Settled midpack early - made ground into contention with 2f left and asked for effort - shared third spot a furlong out - pressed the front-runner inside the final stretch and driven out to finish second without quite getting there
Paddy Bradley
Simon Dow
Tracked leaders early - urged forward inside final 2f and kept going - lacked the speed to get on terms
Phoebe Edwards (7)
Ross Burdon
Settled midpack early - roused a furlong out and finished with purpose - unable to threaten the front group late - fourth
Ryan Kavanagh (5)
Michael Attwater
Settled in the pack - urged forward with over a furlong left - kept finding late but not troubling the front end
Oliver Searle (5)
Rod Millman
Held up towards the back - driven approaching the furlong marker - stayed on through the closing stages to finish sixth
Jack Dace (5)
Amanda Perrett
Held up in midfield towards the wide side - shaken up to share third place 2f out - dropped away quickly under pressure - finished with nothing left in the tank
Charles Bishop
Sheena West
Took a strong hold early - sat close to the pace - shifted wide 3f out then asked for effort 2f out but found little space entering straight - unable to find further gains and finished well held
Rob Hornby
Patrick Chamings
Handy on the rail early - urged for effort with 2f left - faded in the closing furlong to finish 9th
Dylan Hogan
Lemos De Souza
Sluggish start - held up in the back markers - no real impact - finished well beaten in 10th
William Carson
Tony Carroll
Held up towards the back - made headway on the inside two furlongs out - eased back into defeat inside the final 110 yards - finished 11th
Pat Cosgrave
Jim & Suzi Best
Slow to begin - settled towards the back - never able to close - finished well beaten in 12th
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.