Am i watching the same race as the Racing post! If you follow the betting on the race then the 2 that were expected to have it between them did so until they fell. Both the eventual 1st and 2nd were drifters, Chesterfield 11/2 to 12/1 so there wasn't a bean for it. The way it was ridden suggests that they knew they werent going to win, but then you could argue that Hughes thought the leaders had gone off too fast and might struggle to finish.
For the record...
Irish racing comments : "close up, ridden 3 out, left 2nd at last, ridden and stayed on one pace".
Timeform comments : "mid division, mistake 7th, stayed on from 2 out".