Ascot Result
17 Jun 2010

« 3:50 » Gold Cup (Group 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m4f Good To Firm
£141,925.00, £53,800.00, £26,925.00, £13,425.00, £6,725.00, £3,375.00

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			HORSE/SP	AGE	WGT	TRAINER/JOCKEY	OR	TS	RPR

«	1 1		Rite Of Passage 20/1	6	9-2	D K Weld	—	*	*	»
ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Dahlia's Krissy (USA) (Kris S)	Pat Smullen
	Chased leading pair, switched left around weakening rival over 4f out, chased leader and edged right 4f out, ridden 3f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, kept on and always holding runner-up after (op 16-1)


«	2 9	nk	Age Of Aquarius (IRE) 8/1	4	9-0	A P O'Brien	117	*	*	»
b h Galileo (IRE) - Clara Bow (FR) (Top Ville)	Johnny Murtagh
	Chased leader until led going well over 5f out, 2 lengths clear and ridden 3f out, joined and driven over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on, always held after (op 6-1)


«	3 8	6	Purple Moon (IRE) 12/1	7	9-2	Luca Cumani	112	*	*	»
ch g Galileo (IRE) - Vanishing Prairie (USA) (Alysheba)	Kieren Fallon
	Took keen hold, chased leaders until midfield 10f out, headway and ridden along 5f out, chased leaders under pressure 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no progress and beaten entering final furlong, plugged on (op 18-1 tchd 20-1 in places)


«	4 10	13	Bannaby (FR) 20/1	7	9-2	M Delcher-Sanchez	115	*	*	»
ch h Dyhim Diamond (IRE) - Trelakari (FR) (Lashkari)	Christophe Soumillon
	Took keen hold early, held up in last trio, headway over 5f out, chased leaders well over 3f out, ridden to chase leading pair over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, well beaten final furlong


«	5 2	11	Ask 11/4F	7	9-2	Sir Michael Stoute	121	*	*
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Request (Rainbow Quest)	Ryan Moore
	Took keen hold, held up well in touch, ridden to chase leaders 4f out, weakening quickly when short of room entering final 2f, eased final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in a place)


«	6 11	2½	Kasbah Bliss (FR) 13/2	8	9-2	F Doumen	118	*	*	»
b g Kahyasi - Marital Bliss (FR) (Double Bed)	Thierry Thulliez
	Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 4f out, soon lost touch with leaders, no chance final 3f (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)


«	7 3	8	Kite Wood (IRE) 6/1	4	9-0	Saeed bin Suroor	116	*	*	»
b h Galileo (IRE) - Kite Mark (Mark Of Esteem)	Frankie Dettori
	Held up in midfield, switched left and ridden 7f out, no progress 5f out, 7th and no chance over 3f out, eased final furlong, tailed off (op 13-2)


«	8 12	hd	Tastahil (IRE) 50/1	6	9-2	B W Hills	111	*	*	»
ch g Singspiel (IRE) - Luana (Shaadi)	Tadhg O'Shea
	Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling 6f out, no chance final 4f, eased inside final furlong, tailed off


«	9 13	30	Darley Sun (IRE) 12/1	4	9-0	Saeed bin Suroor	109	*	*	»
b g Tiger Hill (IRE) - Sagamartha (Rainbow Quest)	William Buick
	Took keen hold, chased leaders until lost place quickly over 5f out, well tailed off final 3f (op 14-1 tchd 16-1 in places)


«	10 5	½	Manifest 7/2	4	9-0	Sir Henry Cecil	117	*	*
b h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Modena (USA) (Roberto)	Tom Queally
	Held up in midfield, headway on outer 6f out, chased leaders and ridden over 4f out, 6th and weakening quickly 3f out, eased from over 2f out, virtually pulled up final furlong, tailed off (op 4-1)


«	11 6	102	Akmal 16/1	4	9-0	John Dunlop	111	*	*	»
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Ayun (USA) (Swain)	Richard Hills
	Led until over 5f out, struggling when barging match with winner entering final 4f, soon well behind, well tailed off and eased from over 2f out


«	12 4	79	Montaff 100/1	4	9-0	Mick Channon	104	*	*	»
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Meshhed (USA) (Gulch)	Alan Munro
	Steadied start, always last, nudged along 12f out, lost touch 6f out, soon well tailed off, virtually pulled up final 3f

HORSE/SP

AGE

WGT

TRAINER/JOCKEY

RPR

1

Rite Of Passage 20/1

9-2

D K Weld

—

ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Dahlia's Krissy (USA) (Kris S)

Pat Smullen

Chased leading pair, switched left around weakening rival over 4f out, chased leader and edged right 4f out, ridden 3f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, kept on and always holding runner-up after (op 16-1)

2

Age Of Aquarius (IRE) 8/1

9-0

A P O'Brien

117

b h Galileo (IRE) - Clara Bow (FR) (Top Ville)

Johnny Murtagh

Chased leader until led going well over 5f out, 2 lengths clear and ridden 3f out, joined and driven over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on, always held after (op 6-1)

3

Purple Moon (IRE) 12/1

9-2

Luca Cumani

112

ch g Galileo (IRE) - Vanishing Prairie (USA) (Alysheba)

Kieren Fallon

Took keen hold, chased leaders until midfield 10f out, headway and ridden along 5f out, chased leaders under pressure 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no progress and beaten entering final furlong, plugged on (op 18-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

4

Bannaby (FR) 20/1

9-2

M Delcher-Sanchez

115

ch h Dyhim Diamond (IRE) - Trelakari (FR) (Lashkari)

Christophe Soumillon

Took keen hold early, held up in last trio, headway over 5f out, chased leaders well over 3f out, ridden to chase leading pair over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, well beaten final furlong

5

Ask 11/4F

9-2

Sir Michael Stoute

121

b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Request (Rainbow Quest)

Ryan Moore

Took keen hold, held up well in touch, ridden to chase leaders 4f out, weakening quickly when short of room entering final 2f, eased final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in a place)

6

2½

Kasbah Bliss (FR) 13/2

9-2

F Doumen

118

b g Kahyasi - Marital Bliss (FR) (Double Bed)

Thierry Thulliez

Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 4f out, soon lost touch with leaders, no chance final 3f (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

7

Kite Wood (IRE) 6/1

9-0

Saeed bin Suroor

116

b h Galileo (IRE) - Kite Mark (Mark Of Esteem)

Frankie Dettori

Held up in midfield, switched left and ridden 7f out, no progress 5f out, 7th and no chance over 3f out, eased final furlong, tailed off (op 13-2)

8

Tastahil (IRE) 50/1

9-2

B W Hills

111

ch g Singspiel (IRE) - Luana (Shaadi)

Tadhg O'Shea

Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling 6f out, no chance final 4f, eased inside final furlong, tailed off

9

Darley Sun (IRE) 12/1

9-0

Saeed bin Suroor

109

b g Tiger Hill (IRE) - Sagamartha (Rainbow Quest)

William Buick

Took keen hold, chased leaders until lost place quickly over 5f out, well tailed off final 3f (op 14-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

10

Manifest 7/2

9-0

Sir Henry Cecil

117

b h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Modena (USA) (Roberto)

Tom Queally

Held up in midfield, headway on outer 6f out, chased leaders and ridden over 4f out, 6th and weakening quickly 3f out, eased from over 2f out, virtually pulled up final furlong, tailed off (op 4-1)

11

102

Akmal 16/1

9-0

John Dunlop

111

ch g Selkirk (USA) - Ayun (USA) (Swain)

Richard Hills

Led until over 5f out, struggling when barging match with winner entering final 4f, soon well behind, well tailed off and eased from over 2f out

12

Montaff 100/1

9-0

Mick Channon

104

b g Montjeu (IRE) - Meshhed (USA) (Gulch)

Alan Munro

Steadied start, always last, nudged along 12f out, lost touch 6f out, soon well tailed off, virtually pulled up final 3f

12 ran TIME 4m 16.92s (fast by 4.08s) Total SP 121%
NON RUNNER: Clowance
1st OWNER: Dr R Lambe BRED: Newsells Park Stud TRAINER: D K Weld
2nd OWNER: Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith/Mordukhovitch
3rd OWNER: Craig Bennett
TOTE toteswingers:1&2 £16.80, 2&3 £15.30, 1&3 £31.70 WIN £23.80 PL £6.30, £2.60, £3.80; Ex £164.10; CSF £171.29; TRICAST £2031.46 TRIFECTA £1630.60 Pool: £18283.87 - 8.29 winning units.
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