Thorn Plant Hire (Q.R.) Maiden

1st

Eagle Fang (IRE) ^v

No. 7, stall 7

6yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Ms K M Ryan (7) · T: William Durkan

6 11-5 –

Ms K M Ryan (7)

William Durkan

3:13.33 £6,601

Sat handy behind front group early - 4th at halfway - pressed for effort 2f out and up to 3rd - into 2nd inside final furlong to challenge - edged ahead close home - held on strongly to score

2nd

Sunny South West (IRE) ^h

No. 12, stall 3

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Mr D O'Connor · T: Edward F Power

6 11-12 –

Mr D O'Connor

Edward F Power

1½ £2,200

Settled just behind the front pair - slipped to 3rd by halfway - back up into 2nd with 2f left - shaken up to hit the front approaching the last furlong and a half - deposed by a short margin with a furlong to run - stayed on but couldn't find more inside final 100 yards

3rd

Path D'oroux (FR) ^t

No. 11, stall 13

9yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Mr B M Coonan (7) · T: Gavin Cromwell

9 11-5 –

Mr B M Coonan (7)

Gavin Cromwell

6½ £1,100

Hesitant start - settled towards the back - urged into contention approaching 4f out - asked for effort with 2f left - 7th and not threatening a furlong out - improved to 5th before finishing without further gain

4th

Catalani (IRE)

No. 3, stall 2

7yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Mr B T Stone (7) · T: Jack Foley

7 11-5 –

Mr B T Stone (7)

Jack Foley

2½ £551

Went straight to front - driven clear by 3 lengths with 3f remaining - drifted right approaching final 2f - overtaken with a furlong and a half left - dropped to third with no response to finish 4th

5th

Arch Empire (FR)

No. 2, stall 11

6yo, 11-12, OR 84

J: Mr H C Swan · T: Gordon Elliott

6 11-12 84

Mr H C Swan

Gordon Elliott

1¾ £330

Held a midfield spot early - 7th at the midway point - urged into 6th entering the straight - shifted wide and chased on with 2f left but couldn't close - held 4th a furlong out without threatening - weakened to finish 5th

6th

Certamen (IRE)

No. 4, stall 10

5yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Mr Finn Buckley (7) · T: Edward Buckley

5 11-5 –

Mr Finn Buckley (7)

Edward Buckley

¾ £220

Sat close to the pace early - disputed second at halfway - pushed along into third with 2f left - slipped back to 6th and held on for nothing more

7th

Ma Belle Etoile (IRE)

No. 13, stall 1

7yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Mr J Dunne (7) · T: Henry De Bromhead

7 11-0 –

Mr J Dunne (7)

Henry De Bromhead

0.2

Hesitant start - settled midfield on rail - up to 5th at halfway - urged on with 3f left - held that spot but couldn't threaten leaders and weakened to finish 7th

8th

Double Indian (GB)

No. 6, stall 6

4yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Mr L Whitty (7) · T: Mrs John Harrington

4 11-5 –

Mr L Whitty (7)

Mrs John Harrington

2¾

Held up towards the back - urged forward entering the straight - unable to find more late

9th

Ambitious Fellow (IRE)

No. 1, stall 9

10yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Mr G Devitt (7) · T: Peter Fahey

10 11-5 –

Mr G Devitt (7)

Peter Fahey

1¼

Sluggish start - settled midpack without threatening - urged forward turning in - driven with two furlongs left but couldn't quicken - finished well beaten

10th

Lauro's Legend (IRE)

No. 9, stall 5

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Mr Finian Maguire · T: P A Fahy

6 11-12 –

Mr Finian Maguire

P A Fahy

23

Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left before fading out of contention

11th

Jetoile (IRE) ^tp

No. 8, stall 8

11yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Mr J C Barry · T: W J Burke

11 11-12 –

Mr J C Barry

W J Burke

7

Sluggish start - held up at the back throughout with no impact - pushed along into the straight before fading

12th

Chain Of Destiny (IRE)

No. 5, stall 4

7yo, 11-5, OR 51

J: Mr W T Ladd Finn (7) · T: David Edward Finn

7 11-5 51

Mr W T Ladd Finn (7)

David Edward Finn

6

Settled in the pack - lost ground and under pressure 6f out - fell away to finish well adrift