Sky Bet Club Handicap

1st

Empire Of Light (IRE)

No. 9, stall 14

5yo, 9-1, OR 82

J: Oliver Stammers · T: Grant Tuer

5 9-1 82

Oliver Stammers

Grant Tuer

1:41.44 £9,421

Sat close to front early - moved to front approaching final 2f drifting slightly right under pressure - kept responding to late pace of rival in final furlong - held on by a whisker at the line

2nd

Hot Cash (GB)

No. 8, stall 4

4yo, 8-11, OR 83

J: Rose Dawes (5) · T: Jack Channon

4 8-11 83

Rose Dawes (5)

Jack Channon

0.2 £4,421

Sat behind the early duo - moved into second 2f out - stayed on well and challenged late - narrowly beaten into second

3rd

Frankies Dream (IRE) ^h

No. 11, stall 8

4yo, 9-0, OR 81

J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jennie Candlish

4 9-0 81

Paul Mulrennan

Jennie Candlish

1 £2,209

Held up towards the back showing eagerness early - driven into contention around the three furlong point and up to fifth turning for home - kept on late without threatening the leading pair

4th

City Of Poets (IRE)

No. 1, stall 12

4yo, 9-11, OR 92

J: P J McDonald · T: James Tate

4 9-11 92

P J McDonald

James Tate

0.3 £1,105

Settled in the pack early - driven to make ground over 2f out - battling for third turning into the last furlong - couldn't find more and finished fourth

5th

Oolong Poobong (IRE) ^t

No. 5, stall 3

4yo, 9-8, OR 89

J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Edward Bethell

4 9-8 89

Callum Rodriguez

Edward Bethell

0.3 £551

Settled just off the pace in the pack - asked for effort with two furlongs left - responded inside the last to close - finished fifth without threatening the winner

6th

Mr Professor (IRE)

No. 2, stall 13

7yo, 9-9, OR 90

J: Sam James · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

7 9-9 90

Sam James

Kevin Philippart De Foy

1

Set the pace by a slim margin - displaced approaching the final quarter-mile - stayed on briefly before tiring inside the last furlong

7th

Leadenhall (GB)

No. 14, stall 2

6yo, 8-7, OR 74

J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby

6 8-7 74

Duran Fentiman

Tim Easterby

0.3

Held up towards the back - driven approaching 3f out - stayed on without getting near leading pack - finished 7th

8th

Impartiality (GB) ^p

No. 6, stall 9

4yo, 9-4, OR 85

J: Shane Gray · T: Phillip Makin

4 9-4 85

Shane Gray

Phillip Makin

2¼

Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - unable to challenge - finished eighth

9th

Esherann (FR) ^t

No. 4, stall 11

4yo, 9-6, OR 90

J: Zak Wheatley (3) · T: Declan Carroll

4 9-6 90

Zak Wheatley (3)

Declan Carroll

1½

Sat close to the front group early - roused with over 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 9th

10th

Count Palatine (IRE)

No. 12, stall 7

5yo, 9-0, OR 81

J: Connor Beasley · T: Michael Dods

5 9-0 81

Connor Beasley

Michael Dods

1

Held up towards the back - urged into effort with 3f left - unable to find any headway - finished well held in 10th

11th

Empirestateofmind (IRE) ^b

No. 13, stall 5

8yo, 8-13, OR 80

J: Jason Hart · T: John & Sean Quinn

8 8-13 80

Jason Hart

John & Sean Quinn

3

Settled in the pack - driven approaching final 3f without improving - allowed to drop away late finishing 11th

12th

Capital Guarantee (IRE)

No. 10, stall 10

6yo, 9-0, OR 81

J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara

6 9-0 81

Mark Winn

David O'Meara

3¼

Held up in midfield on the wide side - nudged for effort with just over 2f to run - soon dropped away and finished well held

13th

New Image (GB)

No. 3, stall 1

6yo, 9-9, OR 90

J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara

6 9-9 90

Daniel Tudhope

David O'Meara

7

Settled in the pack early - nudged for effort with two furlongs left - lost touch and slipped to the back as pressure came off inside the final furlong - finished well beaten in 13th