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1st

Fistral Beach (IRE)

No. 7, stall 7

5yo, 9-6, OR 52

J: Jack Doughty · T: John Mackie

5 9-6 52

Jack Doughty

John Mackie

1:28.39 £3,140

Settled in the pack early - pushed along 3f out and briefly lost ground with 2f left - rallied on the outside inside the final furlong - hit front 150yds out - stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Faster Bee (GB) ^t

No. 8, stall 10

5yo, 9-4, OR 45

J: Gina Mangan · T: Fergal O'Brien

5 9-4 45

Gina Mangan

Fergal O'Brien

0.2 £1,474

Went straight to front - urged forward approaching 2f out - driven out with a furlong left - overtaken 150yds out - kept battling to go down by a short margin

3rd

Believe In Lies (IRE)

No. 3, stall 3

5yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Lewis Edmunds · T: David & Nicola Barron

5 9-9 55

Lewis Edmunds

David & Nicola Barron

1 £736

Sat behind the front group early - moved into third under pressure with 2f left - found extra ground inside the final furlong but lacked the finishing speed to get on terms - finished third

4th

King of The Dance (IRE) ^p

No. 1, stall 6

7yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Bernard Llewellyn

7 9-9 55

Callum Hutchinson

Bernard Llewellyn

0.2 £368

Held up in rear - roused and angled right approaching final furlong - strong run to close ground inside the last - fourth at the line beaten 1½ lengths

5th

Whiteley Way (GB)

No. 6, stall 8

5yo, 9-6, OR 52

J: Nicola Currie · T: Gary Brown

5 9-6 52

Nicola Currie

Gary Brown

0.3 £184

Slow to leave the stalls - pulled hard towards the back - a mountain to climb when driven 2f out - angled left over 1f out - flew home late and fastest of all at the line

6th

Nammos (GB) ^v

No. 5, stall 5

6yo, 9-7, OR 53

J: Luke Morris · T: James Owen

6 9-7 53

Luke Morris

James Owen

¾

Veered left at the off - sat handy in the pack - asked for effort with over 2f left - couldn't close on the front-runner inside the final furlong - faded late to finish sixth

7th

Marisitta (GB)

No. 10, stall 9

6yo, 9-0, OR 45

J: William Carson · T: John O'Shea

6 9-0 45

William Carson

John O'Shea

2¼

Held a midfield spot early - asked for effort over 2f out but found nothing extra approaching the furlong marker - dropped away in the closing stages to finish seventh

8th

Thomas Equinas (GB) ^b

No. 2, stall 1

7yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Robert Havlin · T: Dean Ivory

7 9-9 55

Robert Havlin

Dean Ivory

1¼

Badly missed the break - settled at the back - always struggling to land a blow

9th

My Mate Beattie (IRE) ^p

No. 9, stall 2

4yo, 9-2, OR 48

J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Scott Dixon

4 9-2 48

Kieran O'Neill

Scott Dixon

22

Positioned with leading group tracking rail - pushed to keep up approaching final 3f - dropped away from over 2f out - finished well beaten in 9th