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1st

The Gay Blade (GB)

No. 2, stall 11

7yo, 9-3, OR 54

J: Cara Tuke (5) · T: Iain Jardine

7 9-3 54

Cara Tuke (5)

Iain Jardine

1:12.03 £3,245

Settled close to the pace early - hit front before the 1f marker - given a squeeze approaching the furlong pole and lost the advantage - fought back to regain command inside the final 110yds - clung on by a whisker

2nd

Fircombe Hall (GB) ^p

No. 3, stall 10

8yo, 9-8, OR 54

J: Mason Paetel · T: Philip Kirby

8 9-8 54

Mason Paetel

Philip Kirby

0.3 £1,523

Sat close to the pace - pushed along a furlong out - hit the front soon after - overtaken inside the final 110 yards - stayed on to go down by a whisker

3rd

Asadjumeirah (GB) ^tp

No. 6, stall 6

8yo, 9-1, OR 50

J: Ethan Tindall (3) · T: Antony Brittain

8 9-1 50

Ethan Tindall (3)

Antony Brittain

2¾ £761

Fought for control early - settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - finished well to grab third close home

4th

Auntie Jo (GB) ^v

No. 5, stall 9

4yo, 9-7, OR 53

J: Cian Horgan · T: David O'Meara

4 9-7 53

Cian Horgan

David O'Meara

½ £381

Sluggish start - settled towards the back - travelling fine until squeezed for space over a furlong out - drifted left under pressure - stayed on to snatch fourth on the line

5th

Quercus (IRE) ^p

No. 4, stall 5

9yo, 9-5, OR 54

J: Conor Whiteley (3) · T: Stephen Hanlon

9 9-5 54

Conor Whiteley (3)

Stephen Hanlon

½ £190

Set the pace early - overtaken before the first furlong ended and pushed along from 2f out - weakened in the closing stages to finish fifth

6th

Bernie The Bear (IRE) ^p

No. 8, stall 2

6yo, 9-0, OR 45

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall · T: Linda Perratt

6 9-0 45

Tom Kiely-Marshall

Linda Perratt

1½

Tracked front group early - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find more inside final furlong - finished sixth beaten 5.5 lengths

7th

Indy's Angel (GB)

No. 7, stall 3

4yo, 9-1, OR 47

J: Rhys Elliott · T: Philip Kirby

4 9-1 47

Rhys Elliott

Philip Kirby

¾

Held up in the pack - drifted off a straight line approaching final furlong - lost momentum close home to finish 7th

8th

Nazca (GB) ^b

No. 9, stall 7

7yo, 8-11, OR 45

J: Oliver Carmichael (3) · T: Linda Perratt

7 8-11 45

Oliver Carmichael (3)

Linda Perratt

0.1

Slow to get going - settled in the pack then pushed along with a furlong left - kept going without finding extra to finish 8th

9th

Gimmieminnie (IRE) ^h

No. 10, stall 4

5yo, 8-11, OR 45

J: Shay Farmer (3) · T: Daragh Bourke

5 8-11 45

Shay Farmer (3)

Daragh Bourke

1½

Held up towards the back - moved right and pushed along with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong - finished ninth

10th

Sedgemoor (IRE) ^b

No. 1, stall 8

5yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Jack Nicholls · T: John Ryan

5 9-9 55

Jack Nicholls

John Ryan

0.3

Pulled hard early - in contention with the front group until nudged into contention 2f out - dropped away over 1f out and finished well held in 10th

11th

World Of Darcy (IRE) ^p

No. 11, stall 1

5yo, 8-9, OR 45

J: Alexandra Egan (5) · T: John Ryan

5 8-9 45

Alexandra Egan (5)

John Ryan

1

Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished well beaten in 11th