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1st

Dartrey (IRE)

No. 6, stall 5

3yo, 9-1, OR 56

J: Edward Greatrex · T: Ralph Beckett

3 9-1 56

Edward Greatrex

Ralph Beckett

1:28.00 £4,397

Settled just off the pace in second - shaken up to hit the front two out - kept driving on in the closing stages - held on for the win

2nd

Dagger Strike (IRE)

No. 1, stall 1

3yo, 10-1, OR 70

J: William Cox · T: Archie Watson

3 10-1 70

William Cox

Archie Watson

1½ £2,063

Sent clear early - driven up front before losing top spot 2f out - battled on inside final furlong but couldn't reel in winner

3rd

Archangel Josepi (IRE) ^p

No. 5, stall 6

3yo, 9-1, OR 62

J: Ben Robinson · T: Brian Ellison

3 9-1 62

Ben Robinson

Brian Ellison

7 £1,031

Held up in the pack - urged forward with 2f left - unable to find further improvement - finished third

4th

Somebody (IRE) ^tb

No. 2, stall 3

3yo, 9-6, OR 67

J: George Wood · T: Richard Spencer

3 9-6 67

George Wood

Richard Spencer

0.3 £516

Tracked front group early - urged along with over 2f left - lost touch steadily before the final furlong - finished 4th

5th

Emilia Casanova (GB)

No. 3, stall 2

3yo, 9-3, OR 64

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: K R Burke

3 9-3 64

Pierre-Louis Jamin

K R Burke

0.3 £257

Sat close to the leading duo - urged forward with over 2f left - lost ground inside the final furlong - finished 5th