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| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | West Wind Blows (IRE) | 4 G | Good | Simon & Ed Crisford | 137 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Made all - faced challenge and shaken up over 3f out - went clear against far rail under 2f out - kept on well - readily(op 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Return To Dubai (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Saeed bin Suroor | 130 lbs | 16/1 | 5 | Tracked leader - ridden to challenge over 3f out - ran green under 2f out - kept on final furlong - no match for winner(op 20/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Franz Strauss (GB) | 3 C | AVG |
Benoit De La Sayette
(7)lbs
|
John & Thady Gosden | 130 lbs | 4/1 | 1.75 | Midfield on outer - ridden 4f out - soon hung left - went third but badly hampered rival under 2f out - drifted left over 1f out - kept on (jockey said colt hung left-handed in the home straight; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3) | |
| 4th | 7 | Real Dream (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Mark Crehan
(3)lbs
|
Sir Michael Stoute | 127 lbs | 18/1 | 0.1 | Towards rear - shaken up and ran green 4f out - some headway 3f out - still plenty to do over 1f out - kept on strongly - eyecatcher | |
| 5th | 10 | The Gadget Man (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 130 lbs | 11/2 | 6 | Close up - pushed along and raced awkwardly over 4f out - lost third 3f out - weakening when badly hampered under 2f out - soon held(op 9/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Chimed (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Sir Michael Stoute | 130 lbs | 8/11F | .5 | Prominent - smooth headway under 4f out - ridden over 3f out - edged left and lost ground 2f out - weakened and tenderly handled from over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the colt's apparent poor performance; vet reported a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 4/5) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Novel Legend (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | James Fanshawe | 130 lbs | 28/1 | 3.25 | In touch with leaders - shaken up 4f out - soon outpaced - weakened from 2f out(op 40/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Sun Hill (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Joanna Mason
(3)lbs
|
Michael & David Easterby | 127 lbs | 300/1 | 5 | Slowly into stride - pushed along halfway - outpaced 3f out - ran green over 2f out - soon held(op 200/1) | |
| 9th | 11 | Wannabe Brave (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | James Fanshawe | 130 lbs | 80/1 | 8 | Slowly away - raced in last - ridden and struggling over 4f out - well held over 2f out(op 50/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Gulick (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Brian O'Rourke | 130 lbs | 300/1 | 6.5 | Towards rear - ridden halfway - edged left under 4f out - soon struggling - well held 2f out (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 250/1) | ||
| 11th | 3 | Captain Howse (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 130 lbs | 300/1 | 12 | Midfield - pushed along before halfway - lost position under 5f out - dropped to last under 4f out - soon beaten - tailed off(op 250/1) |
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