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Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	10	Empirical (G) Made plenty of appeal on paper but held back by inexperience when seventh of 9 in maiden (2/1) at Southwell (7.1f) on debut 15 days ago, closing up late having been very slowly away. Open to improvem…	73-831	Jack Doughty E Walker	2	60.3kg	26 25/1
11th	2	1	Jerseygeordie (G) Offered little making his first start when ninth of 12 in novice at Lingfield (8f, AW, 33/1) 5 days ago, always behind having been slowly away. Difficult ask in this contest.	90-75	Rob Hornby J A Osborne	2	60.3kg	201 200/1
9th	3	11	Lorca's Waltz (G) FAV Foaled April 7. Lope De Vega colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 5f/6f winner Clear Thinking and 2-y-o 1m winner Companionship. Noteworthy newcomer for his leading connections.	9-515	Cieren Fallon W J Haggas	2	60.3kg	3.25 9/4
2nd	4	3	Mythical Bay (G) Some encouragement on debut, before failing to meet expectations when seventh of 12 in novice at Newcastle (8f, 2/1) a month ago. Clearly thought capable of better, so no surprise to see him get back…	72-1231	Callum Hutchinson A M Balding	2	60.3kg	11 10/1
1st	5	7	Objector (G) Foaled March 18. Dark Angel gelding. €100,000 yearling. Brother to several winners, including 2-y-o 6f winners Angel's Hideaway and Perfect Angel (both useful) and half-brother to 5f/6f winner Subuta…	1-16	Callum Shepherd George Scott	2	60.3kg	8 7/1
10th	6	12	Saxophonic (G) 625,000 gns yearling but only modest form in 2 starts so far, off 11 weeks (gelded) prior to finishing eighth of 12 in maiden (14/1) at this C&D 19 days ago. Bred to be suited by further in time.	880-386	Rowan Scott K R Burke	2	60.3kg	51 50/1
4th	7	13	Tewkesbury (G) H Having been strong in the betting (2/1), ran to a similar level as on debut when second of 12 in maiden at this C&D 19 days ago, beaten only by a promising newcomer having raced freely. Can make his …	424-28	Harry Davies S & E Crisford	2	60.3kg	5 4/1
12th	8	4	Turtle Reef (G) Has shown promise both starts, fading only in the final 1f behind some well-bred types when fifth of 12 in novice at Newcastle (8f, 12/1) a month ago. Major player with the potential of better still …	650-37	Hollie Doyle H Palmer	2	60.3kg	7.50 13/2
5th	9	8	Von Dutch (C) 325,000 gns yearling but was never involved first time up when thirteenth of 14 in novice (14/1) at Southwell (7.1f) a month ago. Appeals as one for further down the line.	05-343	Darragh Keenan K P De Foy	2	60.3kg	51 50/1
6th	10	2	Wedonttellthetruth (G) €200,000 yearling but went with little encouragement on debut when sixth of 7 in novice (33/1) at this course (9.5f) 3 weeks ago. Looks one for the longer term.	66-5169	Jonny Peate D M Loughnane	2	60.3kg	151 150/1
7th	11	9	Campeona (F) Bred for longer trips and has shaped in kind in her 2 races, still in need of the experience when seventh of 9 in novice at Kempton (7f, 100/1) 17 days ago. Upped in trip but needs another run for a …	877-211	L Morris Sir Mark Prescott	2	58.1kg	151 150/1
—	12	6	Lady Dora Mae (F) Bred to be useful and caught the eye on debut when seventh of 20 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, heavy, 33/1) 55 days ago, nearest finish having had to weave way through. Interesting contender on first…	212262	Billy Loughnane G Boughey	2	58.1kg	3.50 5/2
8th	13	5	Queen Of Astolat (F) H Has made little impact in her 2 outings to date, again slowly away when seventh of 8 in novice (33/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 16 days ago. Likely to need more time.	578-633	Mikkel Mortensen C Fellowes	2	58.1kg	151 150/1

Position	Prize
P1	5211.0 GBP
P2	2446.0 GBP
P3	1224.0 GBP
P4	612.0 GBP
P5	291.0 GBP