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1st

First Encounter (GB) ^b

No. 2, stall 4

5yo, 9-9, OR 49

J: Luke Morris · T: John Gallagher

5 9-9 49

Luke Morris

John Gallagher

1:38.11 £3,140

Raced fiercely early up front - lost the advantage after 2f - roused to regain command with 2f left - pushed out approaching the final furlong - stayed on to assert - won going away

2nd

Unknown Journey (IRE)

No. 10, stall 8

4yo, 9-9, OR 45

J: William Carson · T: Tony Carroll

4 9-9 45

William Carson

Tony Carroll

½ £1,474

Handy early - pushed into effort inside final furlong to move up to second - unable to reel in winner close home

3rd

Monks Mead (GB)

No. 5, stall 1

5yo, 9-9, OR 49

J: George Bass · T: Mark Usher

5 9-9 49

George Bass

Mark Usher

1½ £736

Sat behind the pace on the rail - squeezed for space and pushed along 2f out - lost momentum briefly before finding third spot late - kept on to finish third beaten 2 lengths

4th

Spirit Charmer (GB)

No. 9, stall 6

5yo, 9-9, OR 47

J: Charles Bishop · T: Patrick Chamings

5 9-9 47

Charles Bishop

Patrick Chamings

0.1 £368

Settled towards the back early - looking for space two out - pressed but lost ground a furlong out - stayed on to move into fourth close home - never able to challenge the front pair - finished fourth

5th

Pyrrhic Dancer (IRE) ^b

No. 7, stall 2

7yo, 9-9, OR 45

J: Gina Mangan · T: Gary Brown

7 9-9 45

Gina Mangan

Gary Brown

2 £184

Slow to begin - urged forward to race close to front - hit the front after 2f - lost advantage over 2f out and eased back through the field from the final furlong

6th

Iftikhaar (IRE) ^v

No. 3, stall 5

7yo, 9-9, OR 48

J: Jonny Peate · T: J R Jenkins

7 9-9 48

Jonny Peate

J R Jenkins

1

Dwelt at the start - settled at the back of the field - niggled into contention from 2f out - never threatened to land a blow and finished 6th

7th

Nicely Curved (USA) ^ht

No. 6, stall 7

6yo, 9-9, OR 50

J: Rob Hornby · T: Hayley Burton

6 9-9 50

Rob Hornby

Hayley Burton

6

Held mid-pack towards the wide side - urged forward with 2f left - lost touch with the leading group in the final furlong - eventually finished seventh

8th

Back Before Dark (GB)

No. 1, stall 10

5yo, 9-2, OR 47

J: Jude Fernandes (7) · T: Andy Irvine

5 9-2 47

Jude Fernandes (7)

Andy Irvine

1¼

Settled with the pack early - asked for effort from a wide position 3f out - dropped away inside final furlong - finished eighth