Gss Contracts Handicap Stakes

1st

Ephron (IRE)

No. 9, stall 8

3yo, 8-10, OR 67

J: Conor Whiteley (5) · T: Gemma Tutty

3 8-10 67

Conor Whiteley (5)

Gemma Tutty

1:44.34 £4,187

Slow to break - held up at back - shaken up before 3f out - moved left and improved position 2f out - driven into fourth place inside final furlong before getting up to win close home

2nd

Mwafaq (IRE) ^p

No. 4, stall 9

4yo, 9-7, OR 71

J: Ethan Tindall (5) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey

4 9-7 71

Ethan Tindall (5)

Richard & Peter Fahey

0.3 £1,965

Tracked in second early - asked for effort 3f out - hit front 2f out and driven approaching final furlong - stayed on well but caught in final strides to finish second by a short head

3rd

Yaaser (IRE)

No. 10, stall 10

8yo, 8-8, OR 58

J: Lauren Young (5) · T: Jim Goldie

8 8-8 58

Lauren Young (5)

Jim Goldie

¾ £982

Sluggish start - dropped towards the back before staying within range - driven up and made strong progress over 1f out - pressed for third inside the final furlong to close best of all - completed in third beaten a length

4th

Sanafi Zabeel (FR)

No. 6, stall 3

5yo, 9-6, OR 65

J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jim Goldie

5 9-6 65

Paul Mulrennan

Jim Goldie

1 £491

Set the pace early - driven with just over 3f left before losing the advantage 2f out - kept trying but flattened out inside the final furlong to finish 4th

5th

Rajapour (IRE) ^tp

No. 1, stall 4

6yo, 10-7, OR 80

J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara

6 10-7 80

Mark Winn

David O'Meara

0.3 £245

Settled around midfield - moved into contention over 3f out and pressed for third with 2f remaining - kept going to the line without extra finishing at same effort

6th

Starliner (IRE) ^p

No. 8, stall 6

5yo, 9-4, OR 63

J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Linda Perratt

5 9-4 63

Kaiya Fraser

Linda Perratt

2

Held up towards the back - driven into contention over 2f out - stayed on at one tempo through the last furlong - finished 6th

7th

Midsummer Storm (IRE) ^p

No. 5, stall 5

3yo, 9-7, OR 73

J: Sam James · T: K. R. Burke

3 9-7 73

Sam James

K. R. Burke

4¼

Settled in the pack - nudged for effort with two furlongs left - soon dropped away - finished seventh

8th

Sunriseontheboyne (IRE)

No. 3, stall 7

4yo, 10-0, OR 73

J: Andrew Mullen · T: Ben Haslam

4 10-0 73

Andrew Mullen

Ben Haslam

½

Took a strong hold in touch with the pace - drifted right and lost ground over 2f out - dropped away to finish well held

9th

Intrusively (GB)

No. 2, stall 2

4yo, 10-2, OR 75

J: Tom Eaves · T: Michael Appleby

4 10-2 75

Tom Eaves

Michael Appleby

0.3

Slow to break - settled towards the back of the pack - driven 3f out - made no impression finished 9th

10th

Watcha Snoop (IRE)

No. 7, stall 1

3yo, 9-6, OR 72

J: Shane Gray · T: Adam Nicol

3 9-6 72

Shane Gray

Adam Nicol

½

Sat close to the front group early - urged forward before fading softly with 2f left - beaten well into 10th