Permission was given for Baltic Bird (GB) to wear a red hood to post.

Approximately 11 furlongs out, a free running Haarar (GB), placed sixth, shifted slightly left-handed tightening up the winner, DOUBLE CHERR (IRE), which had to be eased on the rail, but after viewing a recording of the incident, it was found that no riding offence was involved.

An enquiry was held to consider interference near the 2 furlong marker, involving Sea King (GB), placed fourth, ridden by Luke Morris, Haarar (GB) (IRE), placed sixth, ridden by Dylan Hogan, the winner, Double Cherry (IRE), ridden by Sean Levey, Nova Legend (IRE), unplaced, ridden by Theodore Ladd and Baltic Bird (GB), unplaced, ridden by Benoit de la Sayette.

The interference was found to be accidental in that Nova Legend (IRE) had initially edged right-handed before being corrected by its rider moving HARAAR off its intended line towards the heels of Sea King (GB), before a short distance later Sea King (GB) moved slightly left-handed leaving Hogan in a precarious situation and obliging him to switch his mount left- handed in order to avoid clipping Sea King (GB)’s heels, resulting in him making contact with Nova Legend (IRE), which became unbalanced and veered sharply left-handed into the path of Double Cherry (IRE) bumping that gelding heavily, badly hampering both runners and in turn causing Double Cherry (IRE) to go across the running of Baltic Bird (GB), which was badly checked and nearly brought down as a result.

An enquiry was held to consider the placings in this race after interference from approaching the final furlong until well inside the final ½ furlong involving Sea King (GB), placed second, ridden by Luke Morris and Post Impressionist (IRE), placed fourth, ridden by Adam Farragher.

After hearing evidence from both riders and viewing recordings of the incident, it was established that Sea King (GB) had drifted left-handed into the whip for some distance initially leaving Post Impressionist (IRE) racing in restricted room to its inside, before Farragher ultimately had to take a check on Post Impressionist (IRE) and relinquish his rightful running to Morris’s inner after being subjected to sustained intimidation and crowding by Sea King (GB) shifting left-handed.

This resulted in Post Impressionist (IRE) then being denied clear running for a considerable distance until the concluding stages of the race.

Taking into account that Post Impressionist (IRE) had been impeded by Morris for a considerable distance at a vital stage of the race, and after giving consideration to the fact that Farragher had been prevented from a riding a finish for approximately 17 strides after having his passage along the rail blocked by Morris, alongside the fact that when eventually being able to obtain clear running in the final 7 strides, Post Impressionist (IRE) was gaining rapidly and made at least ¾ of a length on Sea King (GB) which was all out, to only be beaten by a Neck and a Head margin.

The Stewards were satisfied that had the interference not occurred, Post Impressionist (IRE) would have finished in front of Sea King (GB) and the placings were revised accordingly as follows: First; Double Cherry (IRE), Second; Zain Nights (GB), Third; Post Impressionist (IRE), Fourth; Sea King (GB).

Morris was suspended for 4 days for careless riding as he had made insufficient effort to prevent his mount drifting left-handed towards the rail, when insufficiently clear of Post Impressionist (IRE), thereby causing interference to Farragher.

Approaching 1½ furlongs out, Haarar (GB), placed sixth, shifted right-handed hampering Teumessias Fox (IRE), unplaced, but after viewing a recording of the incident, it was found that no riding offence was involved and that it had not improved the placing of Haarar (GB).

Approaching 1 furlong out, Flamborough (GB), placed fifth, hung left-handed briefly inconven