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| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Miss Jeanne Moon (IRE) | N/A | Elite | Neil Mulholland | 154 lbs | 25/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - headway 3 out - led narrowly 2 out - 1 length ahead last - hung right final 110yds - kept on well - ridden out(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Gustavian (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Anthony Honeyball | 163 lbs | 15/8F | 2 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - mistake 3rd - headway 7th - close up 2 out - left in second last - soon ridden - kept on but always held(op 2/1 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Ridgeway Flyer (GB) | N/A | Poor | Jack R Barber | 166 lbs | 22/1 | 17 | Midfield - dropped to rear 4th - ridden and some headway after 3 out - well held from 2 out - went modest third run-in(op 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Flat To The Max (FR) | N/A | AVG | Simon Hodgson | 158 lbs | 50/1 | 7 | Towards rear of midfield - hit 2nd - towards rear 7th - ridden and steady headway after 3 out - 10 lengths fifth when badly hampered by faller last - no chance but went fourth towards finish (jockey said the gelding was badly hampered by the fall of Mahler's Promise at the final hurdle)(op 40/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Sirop De Menthe (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Sue Gardner | 155 lbs | 50/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway 3rd - led after 4th - headed 2 out - held when left in third last - soon weakened(op 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Jaisalmer (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Mark Bradstock | 159 lbs | 10/1 | 2.75 | Led - tracked leader when headed 4th - ridden after 3 out - every chance 2 out - held when left in fourth last - soon weakened(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Carpool (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Evan Williams | 140 lbs | 25/1 | 33 | Tracked leaders - ridden and weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Espion De Saflo (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Tom Cheesman
(5)lbs
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Gary Moore | 148 lbs | 40/1 | 13 | Held up in last - mistake 7th - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(tchd 33/1) | |
| 99th | 4 | Quloob (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Niall Houlihan
(7)lbs
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Gary Moore | 153 lbs | 9/4 | - | Tracked leaders - close up when short of room after 3 out - every chance 2 out - soon ridden - held when left in fourth and brought down last(op 2/1) | |
| 99th | 2 | Mahler's Promise (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Seamus Mullins | 165 lbs | 100/30 | - | Midfield - headway 7th - disputing third when short of room after 3 out - made challenge 2 out - nudged along and every chance when fell last(op 11/2 tchd 3/1) |
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