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1st

Aim For The Bull (IRE) ^p

No. 1, stall 3

4yo, 9-9, OR 46

J: Rob Hornby · T: Mike Murphy

4 9-9 46

Rob Hornby

Mike Murphy

1:29.64 £3,140

Settled close to the front - improved into contention over 2f out and driven in front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line

2nd

Homer Stokes (GB)

No. 3, stall 2

8yo, 9-9, OR 50

J: Lewis Edmunds · T: David & Nicola Barron

8 9-9 50

Lewis Edmunds

David & Nicola Barron

½ £1,474

Tracked the pace-setter - squeezed for space with two furlongs left - driven out and finished strongly to go down by a head

3rd

Mishy's Star (GB) ^p

No. 6, stall 5

4yo, 9-9, OR 40

J: Hollie Doyle · T: Keiran Burke

4 9-9 40

Hollie Doyle

Keiran Burke

1½ £736

Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - finished with late progress to take 3rd

4th

Woodrafff (GB) ^b

No. 8, stall 8

5yo, 9-6, OR 50

J: William Pyle (3) · T: Ruth Carr

5 9-6 50

William Pyle (3)

Ruth Carr

0.2 £368

Held up at back - boxed in with 2f left - pushed along and finished well to close late

5th

Spirit Of Bowland (GB)

No. 7, stall 4

7yo, 9-9, OR 49

J: Jamie Spencer · T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

7 9-9 49

Jamie Spencer

Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

0.1 £184

Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left and found progress inside final furlong - lost momentum close home to finish fifth

6th

Laura's Breeze (IRE)

No. 5, stall 6

6yo, 9-9, OR 50

J: Jack Garritty · T: Liam Bailey

6 9-9 50

Jack Garritty

Liam Bailey

0.3

Held up towards the back - squeezed for space with two furlongs left - pushed along and stayed on to finish sixth beaten 2.5 lengths

7th

Darla's Secret (IRE)

No. 2, stall 1

4yo, 9-9, OR 45

J: Dale Swift · T: Seb Spencer

4 9-9 45

Dale Swift

Seb Spencer

0.3

Set the pace early - pushed along with 2f left before losing top spot inside the final furlong - dropped away late to finish seventh

8th

Iflookscouldkill (GB)

No. 4, stall 7

5yo, 9-9, OR 41

J: William Carson · T: Tony Carroll

5 9-9 41

William Carson

Tony Carroll

6½

Held up at the back throughout - never able to close - finished well held in 8th