Full Result 3.00 Newmarket | 5 May 2023

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(Class 2) (0-105, 4yo+) 7f Row Good

1st £25,770 2nd £12,085 3rd £6,045 4th £3,020 5th £1,510 6th £755

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. The Gatekeeper (IRE) 100/30J Andrea Atzeni Charlie Johnston	Andrea Atzeni Charlie Johnston	4	811	91	46	100	–
b g Excelebration (IRE) - Cherry Creek (IRE) (Montjeu)
Made all, shaken up 2f out, faced challenge over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well (tchd 7/2)

2⁽¹⁾ 1	3. Star Of Orion (IRE) 4/1 Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett	Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett	5	812	92	44	98	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Harpist (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Slowly into stride, midfield, pushed along and headway over 2f out, went second and challenging over 1f out, ridden final furlong, kept on (op 9/2)

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [1½]	5. Persuasion (IRE) 15/2 Billy Loughnane ³ David & Nicola Barron	Billy Loughnane ³ David & Nicola Barron	6	85	88	38	93	–
b g Acclamation - Effervesce (IRE) (Galileo)
Midfield, took keen hold early, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and went third 1f out, kept on (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2]	7. Darkness (FR) 17/2 Jason Watson David O'Meara	Jason Watson David O'Meara	5	87 v	87	35	90	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Kerila (FR) (Makfi)
Towards rear of midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden final furlong, kept on final 110yds (op 7/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ nk [2¼]	1. Accidental Agent 7/1 Georgia Dobie ³ Eve Johnson Houghton	Georgia Dobie ³ Eve Johnson Houghton	9	97 b	104	51	106	–
b g Delegator - Roodle (Xaar)
Midfield, pushed along 3f out, ridden final furlong, no telling impression (tchd 15/2)

6⁽³⁾ 2 [4¼]	8. Lord Rapscallion (IRE) 22/1 Rose Dawes ⁵ Stuart Williams	Rose Dawes ⁵ Stuart Williams	7	711 1 tv	82	23	78	–
gr g Alhebayeb (IRE) - Simply Topping (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Took keen hold, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong (op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ nse [4¼]	2. Bass Player (IRE) 14/1 Jack Mitchell Tom Clover	Jack Mitchell Tom Clover	4	95	99	39	95	–
b g Iffraaj - Rhythm And Rhyme (IRE) (Elnadim)
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 16/1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 7 [11¼]	6. Final Watch 100/30J Hollie Doyle William Stone	Hollie Doyle William Stone	5	88	88	7	63	–
b g Mukhadram - Watchoverme (Haafhd)
Dwelt start, took keen hold early, held up in last, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, lost shoes (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey reported that gelding lost both of his front shoes) (op 7/2)

8 ran Off time: 3:01:09 Winning time: 1m 25.76s (slow by 2.56s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Middleham Park Racing XIV (The Gatekeeper) 1st breeder: Sean Murphy
2nd owner: Miss Tracey Ashbee (Star Of Orion)
3rd owner: Laurence O'Kane (Persuasion)
Tote win: £4.34 PL: £1.50 £1.80 £2.20 Ex: £18.20 CSF: £15.99 Tricast: £90.36 Trifecta: £113.80

3:00 Newmarket 5 May 2023

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