| Pos | Horse | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nomoreblondes | 16/1 |
| 2nd | Bronze Beau | 7/2 |
| 3rd | Select Committee | 5/1 |
| No | Form | Silk | Horse | A | Wgt | Jockey | Trainer | OR | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (12) | 3009-40 |
|
Lost In Paris (IRE)
30 |
6 | 9-12 p | D Fentiman | T D Easterby | 80 | 12/1 |
| 2 (11) | 25007-7 |
|
Lucky Numbers (IRE)
36 |
6 | 9-12 v1 | D Tudhope | D O'Meara | 80 | 4/1 |
| 3 (3) | 40691-0 |
|
Bertoliver
8 |
8 | 9-12 | R Clark (3) | S C Williams | 80 | 8/1 |
| 4 (6) | 305-544 |
|
Bronze Beau
8 |
5 | 9-10 t | James P Sullivan | Mrs L Stubbs | 78 | 7/2 |
| 7 (8) | 84087-0 |
|
Indian Trail
20 |
12 | 9-8 b | P M Quinn | D Nicholls | 76 | 12/1 |
| 8 (4) | 397/86-0 |
|
Nickel Silver
21 |
7 | 9-7 v | T Eaves | B Smart | 75 | 20/1 |
| 9 (13) | 0850-91 |
|
Nomoreblondes
17 |
8 | 9-5 v | Ned Curtis (7) | P T Midgley | 73 | 16/1 |
| 10 (5) | 1444-02 |
|
Select Committee
10 |
7 | 9-3 v | M O'connell | J J Quinn | 71 | 5/1 |
| 11 (7) | 63025-7 |
|
Black Annis Bower
13 |
4 | 9-1 | D Nolan | M W Easterby | 69 | 28/1 |
| 12 (1) | 712562- |
|
Irish Boy (IRE)
240 |
4 | 8-12 | M Fenton | P T Midgley | 66 | 11/2 |
| 14 (14) | 04002-0 |
|
Tabaret
53 |
9 | 8-12 | A Culhane | R M Whitaker | 65 | 25/1 |
| Non runners | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 (10) | 577664 | Captain Scooby | 6 | 9-9 | R C Guest | Kelly Harrison | 77 | ||
| 6 (9) | 461500- | Invincible Force (IRE) | 8 | 9-9 | Paul Green | S De Sousa | 77 | ||
| 13 (2) | 24185P- | Almond Branches | 3 | 8-12 | G M Moore | A Mullen | 74 | ||
BRONZE BEAU had to race off much higher marks for the remainder of the season having won this contest last year. He's dropped back to a more realistic mark now and Linda Stubbs' charge is fancied to repeat. Select Committee finished three lengths behind the selection in last year's event but arrives on the back of a close-up second at Beverley and should be thereabouts though Nomoreblondes is harder to fancy off a 6lb higher mark having won by a short-head over C&D last time. The latter's stablemate Irish Boy is preferred on his return to action and Lost In Paris is no forlorn hope.
Lost In Paris (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 13th of 14, 13l behind Cadeaux Pearl (8-11) at Epsom Downs 5f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Apr.
Lucky Numbers (IRE) 9-4fav (9-4) Restless in stalls, chased leader far side until entering final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 7l behind Fast Shot (9-3) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Bertoliver 25-1 (8-13) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 6l behind Dancing Freddy (9-2) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Bronze Beau 8-1 (9-0) With leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 4l behind Dancing Freddy (9-2) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Captain Scooby 14-1 (8-13) Pushed along in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on, 4th of 8, 6l behind Bedloe's Island (8-12) at Redcar 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Invincible Force (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Led for about 1f, tracked leader, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 18l behind Gritstone (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Indian Trail 28-1 (9-7) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 14th of 17, 8l behind Noodles Blue Boy (9-4) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Nickel Silver 25-1 (9-3) Half reared and bumped start, in rear, well beaten over 1f out, last of 11, 24l behind Titus Gent (8-10) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Nomoreblondes 22-1 (8-13) Made all, pressed inside final furlong, push out, ran on gamely, won at Catterick 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs beating First In Command (9-7) by shd, 10 ran.
Select Committee 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders early, mid-division, switched right and headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, held by winner close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Mercers Row (9-1) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Black Annis Bower 7-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 14l behind Dispol Grand (8-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Irish Boy (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Best Be Careful (8-6) at Nottingham 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Almond Branches 7-2 (8-12) Switched right after 1f, pressed leader, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, 4th and beaten when pulled up and dismounted inside final furlong, in a race won by Tell Dad (9-4) at Ripon 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug, 5 ran.
Tabaret 25-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 8l behind Arganil (9-11) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.