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1st

Mighty Vega (IRE) ^tp

No. 6, stall 9

3yo, 9-7, OR 67

J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Scott Dixon

3 9-7 67

Kieran O'Neill

Scott Dixon

1:25.48 £3,716

Tracked leaders wide - asked for effort with 2f left before hitting front inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Roccobear (IRE)

No. 8, stall 1

3yo, 9-5, OR 65

J: Jonny Peate · T: J R Jenkins

3 9-5 65

Jonny Peate

J R Jenkins

¾ £1,744

Sat close to the front group - asked for effort with 2f left - kept on but couldn't reel in winner late

3rd

Pretty Danielle (IRE)

No. 3, stall 3

3yo, 9-8, OR 68

J: Finley Marsh · T: Richard Hughes

3 9-8 68

Finley Marsh

Richard Hughes

0.1 £871

Settled just off the pace - asked for effort with over two furlongs left - found some late finishing speed in the closing stages - shared for third close home but could not find more

4th

Yachtsman (GB) ^t

No. 7, stall 7

3yo, 9-7, OR 67

J: Callum Shepherd · T: Jack Morland

3 9-7 67

Callum Shepherd

Jack Morland

½ £436

Held up eager to go early - hampered towards back after a furlong - worked into midfield by halfway - driven approaching final furlong and kept on - held on to finish fourth beaten a length and a quarter

5th

Okiru (IRE) ^p

No. 2, stall 10

3yo, 9-9, OR 69

J: Hollie Doyle · T: Archie Watson

3 9-9 69

Hollie Doyle

Archie Watson

0.3 £217

Race towards the front from a wide berth - hit the front early on - driven forward with over two furlongs to run - lost the advantage entering the final furlong and dropped away late

6th

Arjack (GB)

No. 10, stall 2

3yo, 9-2, OR 62

J: Joe Leavy · T: Richard Hannon

3 9-2 62

Joe Leavy

Richard Hannon

½

Sat close to front group early - driven with over 2f left - found little as gaps tightened late - finished sixth beaten two and a quarter lengths

7th

Jamie Sommers (IRE)

No. 1, stall 6

3yo, 9-9, OR 69

J: Laura Pearson · T: David Loughnane

3 9-9 69

Laura Pearson

David Loughnane

0.3

Settled in the pack early - asked for effort and lost ground 2f out - stayed on to finish 7th beaten 2.5 lengths

8th

Obsidian Verse (GB)

No. 5, stall 8

3yo, 9-7, OR 67

J: Kaiya Fraser · T: James Fanshawe

3 9-7 67

Kaiya Fraser

James Fanshawe

¾

Held up towards back - failed to feature - beaten 3.25 lengths in 8th

9th

Because We Can (IRE) ^v

No. 4, stall 4

3yo, 9-8, OR 68

J: Rob Hornby · T: Clive Cox

3 9-8 68

Rob Hornby

Clive Cox

1¼

Settled in the pack - asked for effort inside final two furlongs - failed to find any response - finished ninth beaten 4.5 lengths

10th

My Shagaf (IRE) ^p

No. 9, stall 5

3yo, 9-2, OR 65

J: Connor Planas (3) · T: T J Kent

3 9-2 65

Connor Planas (3)

T J Kent

1½

Slow to break - settled towards the back keen to go forward - checked and bumped after a furlong - stayed at the tail of the field throughout finishing well held