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16:00 Betfred Derby (Group 1)

13 ran
Place No. Horse Distance Weight Jockey SP  
1st 8 Christmas Day 9 2 R P Whelan 7/1
prominent, led towards far side over 3f out, ridden and went clear over 2f out, soon drifted right, kept on final furlong
2nd 11 Maltese Cross 2 3/4 lengths 9 2 Tom Marquand 12/1
midfield, switched right towards centre 3f out, ridden 2f out, hung right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
3rd 10 James J Braddock 2 1/2 lengths 9 2 Dylan Browne McMonagle 9/1
coltish in preliminaries, mid-division, headway towards near side 3f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, did well in the circumstances
4th 6 Bay Of Brilliance 2 lengths 9 2 Hector Crouch 9/1
wore hood to post, midfield, headway in centre 3f out, ridden 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no extra final 110yds
5th 2 Alderman Short Head 9 2 P Dobbs 100/1
towards rear, headway in centre over 3f out, soon pushed left, ridden 2f out, edged right final furlong, kept on towards finish
6th 14 Rebel Rocker 2 1/2 lengths 9 2 Rob Hornby 66/1
chased leaders, ridden briefly over 6f out, ridden in centre 3f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
7th 12 Pierre Bonnard Neck 9 2 C Soumillon 7/2
held up in mid-division, headway centre 3f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
8th 3 Ancient Egypt 3 lengths 9 2 D Egan 28/1
chased leaders, ridden in centre 3f out, soon edged right, weakened over 1f out
9th 9 Item 13 lengths 9 2 C T Keane 11/2
wore hood to post, chased leaders, pushed along towards far side 3f out, faded over 1f out
10th 4 A Taste of Glory 2 3/4 lengths 9 2 J P Spencer 100/1
wore hood to post, slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along in centre 3f out, eased over 2f out
11th 5 Balzac 2 3/4 lengths 9 2 S De Sousa 66/1
wore hood to post, took keen hold, midfield, ridden in centre 3f out, soon faded
12th 1 Action 9 lengths 9 2 W M Lordan 16/1
led, raced far side when pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out
13th 13 Poker 2 3/4 lengths 9 2 Rowan Scott 80/1
mid-division, pushed along and struggling over 7f out, soon dropped to rear, tailed off 5f out