Full Result 3.20 Epsom | 25 April 2018

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(Class 3) (0-95, 4yo+) (1m4f6yds) 1m4f Good

1st £15,562.50 2nd £4,660 3rd £2,330 4th £1,165 5th £582.50 6th £292.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	3. Royal Line 5/1 James Doyle John Gosden	James Doyle John Gosden	4	97	95	80	109	–
ch c Dubawi (IRE) - Melikah (IRE) (Lammtarra)
Settled behind leaders, travelling well and shaken up 2f out, effort and led over 1f out, soon went clear, hung left into farside rail inside final furlong, easily (tchd 9/2)

2⁽³⁾ 2¾	8. Golden Wolf (IRE) 8/1 Shane Kelly Richard Hughes	Shane Kelly Richard Hughes	4	810	84	63	91	–
bb g Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Jeunesse Doree (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Raced in mid-division on inner and took keen hold at times, progress and shaken up 2f out, squeezed through rivals soon after and every chance, not pace of winner and slightly awkward head carriage, kept on well inside final furlong (op 9/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 3¼ [6]	1. Fire Fighting (IRE) 12/1 Adam Kirby Mark Johnston	Adam Kirby Mark Johnston	7	98	96	68	98	–
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Savoie (FR) (Anabaa)
Held up in rear-division on outer, ridden 2f out on wide outside, kept on strongly inside final furlong to take 3rd near finish (op 10/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [6½]	2. Shabeeb (USA) 9/2F Jim Crowley Roger Varian	Jim Crowley Roger Varian	5	98	96	67	97	–
b g Smart Strike (CAN) - Sortita (GER) (Monsun)
Held up in rear, taken to outer over 3f out, ridden 2f out, good progress inside final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [7]	9. Fearsome 16/1 Luke Morris Nick Littmoden	Luke Morris Nick Littmoden	4	89	83	54	83	–
b c Makfi - Lixian (Linamix)
Raced in mid-division between horses, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and took 3rd 150yds, lost two places near finish (op 12/1)

6⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [8½]	12. Native Fighter (IRE) 15/2 David Egan ³ Simon Dow	David Egan ³ Simon Dow	4	84 3	81	49	79	–
b c Lawman (FR) - Night Of Magic (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Mid-division on outer, ridden behind leaders over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [8¾]	10. Whinging Willie (IRE) 16/1 Hector Crouch Gary Moore	Hector Crouch Gary Moore	9	89	83	49	81	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Pacific Grove (Persian Bold)
In rear-division on outer, ridden on wide outside over 2f out, kept on one pace (tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1)

8⁽²⁾ nk [9]	11. Berrahri (IRE) 20/1 Josephine Gordon John Best	Josephine Gordon John Best	7	87 2	81	46	78	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Band Of Colour (IRE) (Spectrum)
Behind leaders on inner and took keen hold at times, pushed along and every chance 2f out, soon brushed aside by runner-up, weakened (op 33/1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 4½ [13½]	13. Ardamir (FR) 66/1 George Wood ³ Laura Mongan	George Wood ³ Laura Mongan	6	84 8	81	37	71	–
b g Deportivo - Kiss And Cry (FR) (Nikos)
Held up in rear-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress, plugged on one pace final furlong

10⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [14¼]	4. Faithful Mount 50/1 George Downing Ian Williams	George Downing Ian Williams	9	90	88	42	77	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Lady Lindsay (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Led, shaken up 3f out, hard pressed over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace after

11⁽⁹⁾ hd [14½]	5. Shabbah (IRE) 7/1 Ryan Moore Joseph Tuite	Ryan Moore Joseph Tuite	5	812	86	39	74	–
br g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Alizaya (IRE) (Highest Honor)
With leader on outer, every chance when ridden over 2f out, no extra and weakened over 1f out (op 12/1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ nk [14¾]	6. Lorelina 6/1 William Cox ⁵ Andrew Balding	William Cox ⁵ Andrew Balding	5	86	85	37	73	–
b m Passing Glance - Diktalina (Diktat)
Behind leaders on outer, ridden well over 2f out, no progress (jockey said mare hung right-handed) (op 8/1)

13⁽¹⁾ 4½ [19¼]	7. C'Est No Mour (GER) 12/1 Tom Marquand Peter Hedger	Tom Marquand Peter Hedger	5	811	85	28	66	–
b g Champs Elysees - C'Est L'Amour (GER) (Whipper)
Slowly into stride, always in rear (op 8/1)

13 ran Off time: 3:23:24 Winning time: 2m 40.36s (slow by 5.16s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: HH Sheikha Al Jalila Racing (Royal Line) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: Aristotle's Elements (Golden Wolf)
3rd owner: A D Spence (Fire Fighting)
Tote win: £5.60 PL: £2.20 £2.60 £3.90 Ex: £51.40 CSF: £44.36 Tricast: £463.44 Trifecta: £460.50
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 46 (21%) M [5-9] 77 (51%) H [10-13] 27 (28%)

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