John Cunliffe Obf 80th Birthday Handicap Stakes

1st

Elvetham (IRE) ^b

No. 10, stall 8

4yo, 9-2, OR 58

J: Jack Gilligan · T: Conrad Allen

4 9-2 58

Jack Gilligan

Conrad Allen

1:10.71 £3,245

Tracked the pace - driven approaching the final furlong and edged in front - asked for effort and stayed on - held on for the win

2nd

Style King (IRE) ^p

No. 3, stall 10

4yo, 9-7, OR 63

J: Marco Ghiani · T: Chris Dwyer

4 9-7 63

Marco Ghiani

Chris Dwyer

½ £1,523

Raced up front and took the lead early - niggled into stride 2f out - surpassed approaching the final furlong - kept on well but a half-length short at the line

3rd

Just Jump (IRE)

No. 6, stall 1

4yo, 9-3, OR 62

J: Ashley Lewis (3) · T: Tony Carroll

4 9-3 62

Ashley Lewis (3)

Tony Carroll

1½ £761

Slow to break - held up at back - checked by interference 2f out - driven with a forceful late rally inside final furlong - moved into third close home

4th

Balon D'or (GB) ^p

No. 9, stall 9

5yo, 9-4, OR 60

J: Paddy Bradley · T: Simon Dow

5 9-4 60

Paddy Bradley

Simon Dow

½ £381

Settled up with the pace early - urged forward 3f out - kept on to the line without troubling the leaders - finished fourth beaten 2½ lengths

5th

Federal Envoy (IRE) ^p

No. 4, stall 7

5yo, 9-7, OR 63

J: Darragh Keenan · T: Charlie Clover

5 9-7 63

Darragh Keenan

Charlie Clover

2¼ £190

Held up towards the back - driven to make late inroads 2f out - kept on without threatening the front end

6th

Twilight Madness (GB) ^p

No. 5, stall 2

8yo, 9-0, OR 63

J: Charlie Tucker (7) · T: Simon Hodgson

8 9-0 63

Charlie Tucker (7)

Simon Hodgson

1¾

Tracked the front group early - urged forward with two furlongs left - lost ground in the final furlong - finished sixth

7th

Express Train (IRE)

No. 2, stall 12

4yo, 9-7, OR 63

J: Robert Havlin · T: Richard Phillips

4 9-7 63

Robert Havlin

Richard Phillips

1¾

Shifted across to left early - settled towards back of pack - crept forward on inside two furlongs out - driven approaching final furlong but yielded nothing in the end

8th

Reposado (GB)

No. 1, stall 4

4yo, 9-9, OR 65

J: Stevie Donohoe · T: Dylan Cunha

4 9-9 65

Stevie Donohoe

Dylan Cunha

3½

Settled in the pack early - driven for effort inside final two furlongs - lost touch and beaten well before the finish - eventually came home eighth

9th

Vitalline (GB) ^tb

No. 12, stall 6

8yo, 8-10, OR 52

J: Josephine Gordon · T: Keiran Burke

8 8-10 52

Josephine Gordon

Keiran Burke

2¼

Slow to break - held up towards the back - no impression made through the race - finished well held in 9th

10th

Havana Sky (GB) ^v

No. 7, stall 5

5yo, 9-6, OR 62

J: Jason Watson · T: Ed Dunlop

5 9-6 62

Jason Watson

Ed Dunlop

0.3

Settled midfield towards the wide side - driven up two furlongs out - dropped away rapidly inside the final furlong - finished tenth