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| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Imac Wood (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Chris Ward
(3)lbs
|
Deborah Cole | 153 lbs | 2/1F | Won | Towards rear - headway 5 out - switched right before 4 out - led just after 2 out - good jump last - ridden clear run-in - readily(op 9/4) | |
| 2nd | 9 | Ballybeen (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Dylan Johnston
(7)lbs
|
Sam Thomas | 149 lbs | 5/2 | 4.75 | Jumped left throughout - led - headed just after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner | |
| 3rd | 2 | Taste The Fear (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 166 lbs | 11/1 | 9 | Towards rear - not fluent 1st - headway when jumped left and pecked on landing 5 out - pressed leader after 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - no match for first two(op 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Family Business (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Richard Hobson | 160 lbs | 14/1 | 3.75 | In rear - mistake 4th - mistake 6th - mistake 9th - some headway 2 out - went modest fourth run-in (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Magic Dancer (GB) | 12 G | Poor | Kerry Lee | 167 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 9th - weakened after 2 out - lost fourth run-in(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | School Days Over (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 165 lbs | 4/1 | 5.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - carried left 1st - short of room after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Song Of Earth (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Julian Smith | 161 lbs | 50/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - weakened 2 out(op 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Fairway Freddy (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Nick Gifford | 157 lbs | 25/1 | - | In touch with leaders - mistake 7th - mistake 8th - dropped to rear 5 out - weakening when slow jump 3 out - soon pulled up (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 20/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Timeforatune (GB) | N/A | AVG | Evan Williams | 160 lbs | 12/1 | - | In touch with leaders - pulled up quickly before 9th - fatally injured(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) |
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