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1st

Hardstyle (IRE)

No. 1, stall 5

3yo, 10-1, OR 55

J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey

3 10-1 55

Billy Loughnane

George Boughey

1:28.23 £3,140

Sat close to the pace early - moved into second before halfway - pushed to the front over a furlong out and stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Electrocution (GB)

No. 5, stall 2

3yo, 9-5, OR 51

J: Joey Haynes · T: Chelsea Banham

3 9-5 51

Joey Haynes

Chelsea Banham

2¾ £1,474

Up with the early pace - pushed along and moved to second a furlong out - kept on behind the winner but unable to close

3rd

Blue Mountains (IRE)

No. 10, stall 1

3yo, 8-9, OR 45

J: Jack Nicholls (5) · T: Marco Botti

3 8-9 45

Jack Nicholls (5)

Marco Botti

2¾ £736

Held a spot in the pack - driven on with over 2f left - finished well to grab third late

4th

Sorted (IRE)

No. 7, stall 8

3yo, 9-4, OR 50

J: Jason Hart · T: Mark Loughnane

3 9-4 50

Jason Hart

Mark Loughnane

0.1 £368

Settled in the pack early - moved up to third with 3f left before fading under pressure 2f out - kept battling to the line and finished fourth

5th

Maynora (GB) ^p

No. 3, stall 7

3yo, 9-8, OR 54

J: Sean Kirrane · T: Craig Lidster

3 9-8 54

Sean Kirrane

Craig Lidster

¾ £184

Fighting for control racing wide early - hit front approaching 2f then went ahead over a furlong out - stayed on at one effort behind for 5th

6th

Miss Ayala (IRE)

No. 9, stall 10

3yo, 9-4, OR 50

J: George Bass · T: Mark Usher

3 9-4 50

George Bass

Mark Usher

1¾

Settled just off the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to quicken and beaten into 6th

7th

Resalah (IRE)

No. 4, stall 4

3yo, 9-2, OR 53

J: Jack Dace (5) · T: Nikki Evans

3 9-2 53

Jack Dace (5)

Nikki Evans

½

Settled just off the pace - pushed along with two furlongs left - made no real impression thereafter - finished seventh

8th

Ganthorpe (GB) ^b

No. 2, stall 6

3yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Billy Garritty · T: Michael & David Easterby

3 9-9 55

Billy Garritty

Michael & David Easterby

½

Settled towards the back showing plenty of enthusiasm early - pressed for a response with 2f remaining - failed to threaten the front group - finished 8th

9th

Fallacious Promise (GB)

No. 8, stall 9

3yo, 9-4, OR 50

J: Paul Mulrennan · T: John Butler

3 9-4 50

Paul Mulrennan

John Butler

2¼

Fought for control at the back early - urged forward with over 2f left - always struggling to get involved - well held in 9th

10th

Backfire (GB)

No. 6, stall 3

3yo, 9-0, OR 51

J: Mikkel Mortensen (5) · T: Scott Dixon

3 9-0 51

Mikkel Mortensen (5)

Scott Dixon

3¾

Went straight to the front - lost command before 1f gone - pushed along approaching 2f out and faded from there