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7f14y · Flat · Class 4 · 3yo+ · 0-80 · Standard · AW · 6 ran · 1 non-runners

Pos	Btn		Horse	Age	Wgt	OR	SP	BSP
1			GRESSINGTON (IRE)bNo. 5 · drawn 4 · 9 days since last runJ: Darragh KeenanT: Katie ScottSettled midpack early - moving smoothly with plenty in hand approaching final 2f then split horses close home - hit front and pulled clear to score	4	9-0	71	9/1	10.79
22L	2		TOWERLANDS (IRE)No. 2 · drawn 7 · 10 days since last runJ: Jack DoughtyT: Tony CarrollTracked the front group - driven approaching final furlong - stayed on close home to grab second - unable to reach winner	3	9-8	79	15/8 F	3.19
32.75L	2.75		BOBBY JOE LEG (GB)bNo. 7 · drawn 3 · 9 days since last runJ: James SullivanT: Ruth CarrSat close to the pace - edged in front approaching 2f out then lost that advantage inside the final furlong - asked for effort and battled on - unable to find more in the closing 110yds	11	8-13	70	12/1	17.41
43.5L	3.5		SELECTION (IRE)No. 3 · drawn 5 · 42 days since last runJ: Tom EavesT: Ivan FurtadoSet the early gallop - roused with hands and heels approaching 2f out and lost the advantage there - kept plugging without finding extra in the closing stages - finished fourth beaten 3½ lengths	3	9-5	76	10/1	13.16
53.75L	3.75		BLAZING SON (GB)No. 4 · drawn 2 · 51 days since last runJ: Aiden BrookesT: Bryan SmartBroke sharply and settled close to the front - shaken up to join the pace 2f out - edged in front just over a furlong out - deposed inside the final 110yds - weakened to finish fifth	7	9-2	76	4/1	5.05
66.25L	6.25		YAASER (IRE)No. 6 · drawn 1 · 1 days since last runJ: Lauren YoungT: Jim GoldieHeld up at the back - asked for effort with a furlong left - found nothing under pressure - finished sixth	7	8-9	71	9/4	3.90

Non-runners: AL MUQDAD (self certificate, not eaten up)