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1st

Ramon Di Loria (IRE)

No. 5, stall 5

8yo, 9-7, OR 53

J: Greg Fairley · T: Ewan Whillans

8 9-7 53

Greg Fairley

Ewan Whillans

1:29.40 £3,140

Took a strong hold early - settled off the pace - pushed along and made ground 2f out - moved into second inside final furlong - driven out to prevail close home

2nd

Amaysmont (GB)

No. 2, stall 8

9yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Oliver Stammers · T: Kevin Frost

9 9-9 55

Oliver Stammers

Kevin Frost

0.3 £1,474

Held up eagerly early - up with the pace - hit the front after 3f - pressed for effort 2f out and opened daylight approaching the furlong marker - gap narrowed inside the last - caught close to the line

3rd

Von Krolock (IRE) ^v

No. 8, stall 9

7yo, 9-0, OR 51

J: Ashley Lewis (5) · T: James Owen

7 9-0 51

Ashley Lewis (5)

James Owen

1 £736

Settled midfield early - roused into effort over 3f out - progress from the outer with 2f left - drifted left under pressure inside final furlong - moved into third close home - stayed on to finish

4th

Bad Habits (IRE)

No. 6, stall 1

4yo, 9-7, OR 53

J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr

4 9-7 53

James Sullivan

Ruth Carr

0.2 £368

Sat just behind the front group on the rail - asked for effort over 2f out then squeezed for space with a furlong left - responded to urging to finish fourth

5th

Romanovich (IRE) ^b

No. 1, stall 2

7yo, 9-4, OR 55

J: Ryan Kavanagh (5) · T: John O'Shea

7 9-4 55

Ryan Kavanagh (5)

John O'Shea

¾ £184

Sluggish start - settled with the pack - boxed in around 2f out - finished with running on late but held for 5th

6th

Rambuso Creek (IRE) ^p

No. 3, stall 4

7yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Dylan Hogan · T: Michael Herrington

7 9-9 55

Dylan Hogan

Michael Herrington

0.05

Settled towards back - niggled into contention over 1f out - hampered for room inside the final furlong then moved right - stayed on well into 6th

7th

River Wharfe (GB) ^v

No. 4, stall 10

8yo, 9-2, OR 55

J: Myla Coppins (7) · T: Tony Carroll

8 9-2 55

Myla Coppins (7)

Tony Carroll

1

Moved across left from the off - settled at the back of the field - niggled along seeking an opening approaching the final furlong - denied a straight run more than once inside the closing stages but stayed on late to finish 7th

8th

Buttercross Flyer (IRE)

No. 10, stall 3

5yo, 9-0, OR 46

J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Scott Dixon

5 9-0 46

Kieran O'Neill

Scott Dixon

0.3

Set the pace early - lost the front spot after 3f - asked for effort with 3f left - unable to gain ground inside the final 2f - dropped away close home finishing 8th

9th

Lhebayeb (GER)

No. 9, stall 7

8yo, 9-3, OR 49

J: Finley Marsh · T: Richard Price

8 9-3 49

Finley Marsh

Richard Price

¾

Held up eagerly early - stayed prominent before being asked for effort over 2f out - eased back through the field from the final furlong marker home

10th

Porfin (IRE) ^p

No. 7, stall 6

8yo, 9-3, OR 52

J: Connor Planas (3) · T: Phil McEntee

8 9-3 52

Connor Planas (3)

Phil McEntee

3½

Fought for control early - settled amid the pack - roused with an effort 3f out - pressed for response 2f out but boxed in approaching final furlong - weakened and finished well held