prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, rallied inside last 110 yards, ran on to lead on line
2 16:35 Ayr 19 Jul 2021
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6f Good to Firm (Good in places)
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed on line
led, headed over 3f out, ridden 2f out, led again 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well
slowly away and went right start, ridden 2f out, held up in last, ridden over 2f out, ran on one pace
5 hd
7 Unashamed (3)
3 9-0 62
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, disputed lead over 1f out, stayed on one pace
6 1
5 Stronsay (IRE) (5)
5 9-1 58 p
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace
awkward leaving stalls, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 1f out, eased
mid-division, tracked leaders 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased

Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Div 1) | Good to Firm | 8 | Epeius | 7 | 7 | 9 11 | 64 | 36-8835 | 13 days | B Haslam (164 miles) | Paul Mulrennan | 16/ 5 | 1:11.87 |
| 2020 (Div 2) | Good to Firm | 10 | Jordan Electrics | 5 | 4 | 9 11 | 64 | 21266546-3 | 8 days | A C Whillans (74 miles) | Ben Robinson | 5/ 1 | 1:12.09 |
| 2019 | Good to Soft | 17 | Tai Sing Yeh | 2 | 5 | 9 8 | 61 | 845-612 | 16 days | J F Levins | Donagh O'Connor | 10/ 3 | 1:13.53 |
| 2018 | Good | 11 | Duncan Of Scotland | 3 | 5 | 10 0 | 61 | 30-0433 | 14 days | L Smyth | Conor McGovern | 9/ 4 | 1:12.80 |
| 2017 | Good | 9 | Cheeni | 7 | 5 | 8 8 | 46 | 232234 | 10 days | J Goldie (36 miles) | P J McDonald | 11/ 2 | 1:13.08 |