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1st

Fickle Mcselfish (GB) ^p

No. 3, stall 7

3yo, 9-4, OR 50

J: David Nolan · T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

3 9-4 50

David Nolan

Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

1:28.22 £3,140

Race run in misty conditions - set the pace from the start - pushed along inside final furlong and pulled away - stayed on strongly to win

2nd

Monk's Hill (IRE) ^h

No. 5, stall 6

3yo, 9-4, OR 50

J: Jason Hart · T: Ivan Furtado

3 9-4 50

Jason Hart

Ivan Furtado

4¼ £1,474

Settled handy in the field - pushed forward 2f out - drifted left inside the final furlong - never able to threaten the winner and finished 4¼ lengths back in 2nd

3rd

Trucial Pearl (GB) ^v

No. 8, stall 10

3yo, 9-1, OR 47

J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby

3 9-1 47

Joanna Mason

Michael & David Easterby

0.3 £736

Restrained towards the back in murky conditions - pushed along and losing touch over 2f out - responded to rally from inside the final furlong - improved into third close home - stuck on to the line

4th

Runninman (IRE)

No. 6, stall 5

3yo, 8-10, OR 49

J: Conor Whiteley (7) · T: Stephen Hanlon

3 8-10 49

Conor Whiteley (7)

Stephen Hanlon

¾ £368

Pulled hard in the pack - urged into modest late progress over 1f out - faded from that point to finish 4th

5th

Container Express (GB)

No. 4, stall 1

3yo, 9-4, OR 50

J: Aiden Brookes · T: Philip Kirby

3 9-4 50

Aiden Brookes

Philip Kirby

4 £184

Held up towards the back through murky conditions - asked for effort past the 2f marker - nudged into contention approaching final furlong - kept on at one gear to finish fifth

6th

Panthere Noir (GB) ^b

No. 1, stall 2

3yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Daniel Tudhope · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

3 9-9 55

Daniel Tudhope

Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

0.3

settled at the back of the field - pushed forward from 2f out - never able to land a blow and finished sixth

7th

What A Tahoo (IRE)

No. 9, stall 8

3yo, 9-0, OR 45

J: Cam Hardie · T: Richard Fahey

3 9-0 45

Cam Hardie

Richard Fahey

½

Anxious early - held up towards back - never able to close and finished well beaten in 7th

8th

Hamish Leek (GB) ^b

No. 2, stall 4

3yo, 9-5, OR 51

J: P J McDonald · T: James Horton

3 9-5 51

P J McDonald

James Horton

0.1

Race obscured by mist - held a central position - urged forward approaching 3f out then driven with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong to finish well beaten

9th

Rupert Ritzik (IRE)

No. 10, stall 9

3yo, 9-0, OR 45

J: Faye McManoman · T: Nigel Tinkler

3 9-0 45

Faye McManoman

Nigel Tinkler

0.05

hazy conditions at the outset - sat behind the pace - urged into contention 3f out - eased back through the field from the final furlong to finish ninth

10th

Spartacus Warrior (GB) ^p

No. 7, stall 3

3yo, 9-2, OR 48

J: Barry McHugh · T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

3 9-2 48

Barry McHugh

Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

7

Handy early despite murky conditions - urged on approaching 2f out - faded into the final furlong to finish well beaten