Middle Distance Handicap Stakes

1st

Wardlaw (USA) ^h

No. 4, stall 6

3yo, 9-7, OR 69

J: Luke Morris · T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

3 9-7 69

Luke Morris

Sir Mark Prescott Bt

2:40.85 £4,527

Dwelt at start - settled towards back - urged into contention early on - improved to second by halfway - hit front 2f from home - driven clear with a furlong left - drifted and swished under pressure inside final 110yds but kept finding more to win

2nd

Grey Fable (IRE) ^t

No. 3, stall 5

6yo, 9-7, OR 59

J: Jason Hart · T: Karl Thornton

6 9-7 59

Jason Hart

Karl Thornton

4¾ £2,124

Handy early - swept clear after 3f - overtaken 2f out then level again inside final furlong - stayed on into second beaten inside final 110yds

3rd

Mr Moonshine (IRE) ^p

No. 6, stall 2

3yo, 9-4, OR 66

J: Oisin Orr · T: Richard & Peter Fahey

3 9-4 66

Oisin Orr

Richard & Peter Fahey

0.2 £1,061

Went straight to front - crawled the early stages and lost footing rounding the first turn - overtaken after 3f - sat just behind the front group from 2f out - shared second briefly inside the last - faded to finish third

4th

That Darn Cantor (GB) ^p

No. 5, stall 3

3yo, 9-6, OR 68

J: Cieren Fallon · T: Ed Dunlop

3 9-6 68

Cieren Fallon

Ed Dunlop

13 £531

Held up towards the back - lost touch over a furlong out - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished fourth

5th

Return With Gold (IRE) ^p

No. 1, stall 4

4yo, 10-0, OR 66

J: Harry Russell · T: Ollie Pears

4 10-0 66

Harry Russell

Ollie Pears

17 £265

Sat handy early - hampered on the first turn and slipped back through the field after 3f - unable to go with the leading group inside the final furlong - finished well beaten in 5th