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| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Bashful Boy (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Suzi Best | 166 lbs | 13/8F | Won | Took keen hold - tracked leaders on inner - led going easily 2 out - ridden out final 110yds - comfortably(op 9/5 and tchd 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Dave And Bernie (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Oliver Signy | 166 lbs | 9/1 | 3.75 | Mounted in chute - taken down early - led - ridden and headed 2 out - soon rallied - drifted right and no extra final 110yds(op 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Sameer (FR) | N/A | Poor | Toby Lawes | 161 lbs | 11/4 | 1.25 | Jumped slightly right throughout - tracked leader - not fluent 4th - lost second when hit 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden and outpaced when edged left before 2 out - rallied run-in - kept on - no match for first two(op 5/2 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Peace Prevails (GB) | N/A | Poor |
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Jim Boyle | 149 lbs | 11/2 | 6 | Close up on outer - mistake 2nd - chased leader and pushed along 3 out - lost second when ridden and hung left before 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened before last(op 9/2) | |
| 5th | 7 | Tamaris (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 147 lbs | 15/2 | 6 | Towards rear - steady headway before 3 out - ridden and outpaced on turn before 2 out - no impression when hit 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Give Us A Swig (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Sean Curran | 155 lbs | 33/1 | 5 | Didn't jump with fluency - raced in last - outpaced and lost ground before 4 out - ridden and struggling from 3 out - never on terms (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 25/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | First Quest (USA) | 9 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 155 lbs | 14/1 | 8.5 | Raced wide - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - pushed along after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 18/1) |
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