The sprint distance of 6 furlongs was the trip and after an even break the field raced up the centre of the track.  Jakacan under Zak Wheatley with The Golden Cue partnered by Isobel Francis and Blades Equal, ridden by Christina Howarth were prominent and made the early running.

By the half-way point Jakacan and Blades Equal were joined by Mops Gem but Khulu ridden by Owen Lewis started to make headway up the stands side rail.  With a furlong to go, Khulu had just edged ahead with Torious trying to go with him, however Khulu managed to hold on to win by a length for owner breeders David and Andrea Bartlett.  Trained by David Thompson in Darlington, Khulu was winning for the first time this season on turf, having previously recorded two wins on the all-weather surface at Southwell.

This is the first time Owen has scored points in the competition and takes him straight into joint 7^th place, although he didn’t have a ride in this race, long time leader Ryan Sexton will take some catching and is well in the lead with 54 points.

The next race takes place at York on Sunday 4^th September.