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1st

Paladin (IRE)

No. 6, stall 3

5yo, 9-4, OR 77

J: Oliver Stammers · T: Kevin Frost

5 9-4 77

Oliver Stammers

Kevin Frost

1:49.47 £4,972

Bumped alongside another and drifted right at the break - settled towards the back and pulled hard early - improved on the wide side from 3f out - shifted through the middle and drifted left when challenging the front rank over 1f out - pushed along inside the final 110yds - kept finding more late - got up in the closing strides

2nd

Hitched (IRE) ^h

No. 8, stall 1

6yo, 9-4, OR 77

J: Luke Morris · T: David Simcock

6 9-4 77

Luke Morris

David Simcock

0.2 £2,333

Handy early behind pace - moved up inside final 2f - hit front over 1f out but drifted left - pushed out inside final 110yds - couldn't find more and caught close home

3rd

Epictetus (IRE) ^b

No. 3, stall 6

6yo, 9-10, OR 83

J: Jason Hart · T: Jamie Osborne

6 9-10 83

Jason Hart

Jamie Osborne

½ £1,166

Went straight to the front - pressed for effort when overtaken 2f out - drifted left approaching the last furlong - fought back inside the final 110yds to finish third

4th

Advancing (GB)

No. 4, stall 5

4yo, 9-10, OR 84

J: Marco Ghiani · T: Marco Botti

4 9-10 84

Marco Ghiani

Marco Botti

0.2 £583

Bumped at the break - settled second early - dropped back approaching halfway - driven with 2f left - improved through middle ground inside final furlong to finish fourth

5th

Whitcombe Rockstar (GB) ^tv

No. 1, stall 8

7yo, 9-13, OR 86

J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Keiran Burke

7 9-13 86

Daniel Muscutt

Keiran Burke

1¾ £291

Stumbled at the off - settled towards the back - made progress up the inner with a furlong left - boxed in nearing the final stretch then eased right and kept on without enough speed to get involved late

6th

Cephalus (GB) ^b

No. 9, stall 2

7yo, 9-3, OR 76

J: Joey Haynes · T: Chelsea Banham

7 9-3 76

Joey Haynes

Chelsea Banham

2

held a central position through the race - lost touch inside final 2f and dropped away late

7th

Sea Founder (GB)

No. 7, stall 10

4yo, 9-4, OR 78

J: Finley Marsh · T: Richard Hughes

4 9-4 78

Finley Marsh

Richard Hughes

2½

Held up towards the back - moved through wide to join the pace before halfway - shared the front spot 3f out - hampered just over a furlong out - faded from there to finish seventh

8th

First Greyed (IRE) ^v

No. 10, stall 4

8yo, 8-2, OR 68

J: Zoe Lewis (7) · T: Thomas Faulkner

8 8-2 68

Zoe Lewis (7)

Thomas Faulkner

0.3

Knocked at the break - held up towards the back and fighting for control - lost touch with the pack by halfway - swung wide with 2f left - lost ground late to finish eighth

9th

Rajapour (IRE) ^v

No. 5, stall 7

6yo, 9-5, OR 78

J: David Nolan · T: David O'Meara

6 9-5 78

David Nolan

David O'Meara

3½

Handy with the pace early - lost ground into midfield 3f out - pressed for effort inside final furlong but faded - held no chances late