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1st

Dream Illusion (GB)

No. 3, stall 6

4yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: Dylan Hogan · T: Michael Herrington

4 9-9 60

Dylan Hogan

Michael Herrington

1:41.06 £4,711

Settled off the pace mid-pack - travelling well two out - pushed along to reach front approaching final furlong - asserted and pulled away close home

2nd

Imola (IRE)

No. 4, stall 11

5yo, 9-8, OR 59

J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Joey Ramsden

5 9-8 59

Callum Rodriguez

Joey Ramsden

2 £2,210

Tracked the pace close up early - shared the front and put to work with 2f left before losing top spot and slipping to third entering the final furlong - fought back to snatch second close home

3rd

Mercurius Power (IRE) ^tp

No. 1, stall 5

8yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: George Wood · T: Jessica Macey

8 9-9 60

George Wood

Jessica Macey

½ £1,104

Held a midpack position - pressed for effort with 2f left then closed strongly into the last furlong - stayed on to claim third close home

4th

Sherlock (IRE)

No. 5, stall 8

4yo, 9-2, OR 58

J: Jack Nicholls (5) · T: Kevin Ryan

4 9-2 58

Jack Nicholls (5)

Kevin Ryan

1 £553

Went forward eagerly early - hit front briefly before being overtaken after a furlong - drifted left and pushed up alongside leader 2f out - stayed on into the last furlong but found nothing more - overtaken near the line and slipped to fourth

5th

Springbok (GB)

No. 8, stall 10

4yo, 9-6, OR 57

J: Jack Garritty · T: Richard Fahey

4 9-6 57

Jack Garritty

Richard Fahey

1 £275

Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - boxed in briefly inside final furlong - closed late to finish fifth

6th

Balqaa (GB)

No. 11, stall 2

8yo, 8-10, OR 47

J: Jason Hart · T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

8 8-10 47

Jason Hart

Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

1¾

Sluggish start - settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on inside the closing furlong without threatening the front - finished 6th

7th

Amelia's Joy (GB) ^h

No. 6, stall 3

4yo, 9-7, OR 58

J: Billy Garritty · T: Michael Herrington

4 9-7 58

Billy Garritty

Michael Herrington

0.2

Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on at one gait through the last furlong - finished seventh

8th

Arthur Rose (IRE)

No. 10, stall 4

5yo, 9-6, OR 57

J: Sean D Bowen · T: Brian Toomey

5 9-6 57

Sean D Bowen

Brian Toomey

3¾

Settled at the back early - pushed along with 3f left - unable to close as they straightened for home - finished well beaten in 8th

9th

Calaxy (IRE) ^hp

No. 7, stall 1

4yo, 9-6, OR 57

J: Joe Leavy · T: Tom Dascombe

4 9-6 57

Joe Leavy

Tom Dascombe

0.3

Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground inside the final furlong - finished 9th

10th

Heretic (IRE) ^tp

No. 9, stall 9

7yo, 9-6, OR 57

J: Andrew Mullen · T: Michael Herrington

7 9-6 57

Andrew Mullen

Michael Herrington

3¾

Sat close to the pace early - hit front after a furlong then driven level 2f out before losing the advantage and dropping away - well held at the finish

11th

Liberty Bird (GB)

No. 2, stall 7

4yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Lemos De Souza

4 9-9 60

Kieran O'Neill

Lemos De Souza

4

Held a forward spot early - driven up approaching 3f out then dropped away 2f out - faded quickly to finish 11th