Full Result 2.55 York | 15 May 2002

Convergent Dante Stakes Class A (Group 2)

(Class 1) (3yo) (1m2f85yds) 1m2½f OMS Good To Firm

1st £84,100 2nd £31,900 3rd £15,950 4th £7,250 5th £3,625 6th £2,175

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	6. Moon Ballad (IRE) 13/2 Jamie Spencer Saeed bin Suroor	Jamie Spencer Saeed bin Suroor	3	811 tv	–	98	118	–
ch c Singspiel (IRE) - Velvet Moon (IRE) (Shaadi)
Led after 1 1/2f, quickened clear well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, held on (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

2⁽³⁾ 1¼	3. Bollin Eric 15/2 Robert Winston Tim Easterby	Robert Winston Tim Easterby	3	811	104	95	116	–
b c Shaamit (IRE) - Bollin Zola (IRE) (Alzao)
Tracked leaders, effort and switched right 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, kept on, not reach winner (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [2]	1. Balakheri (IRE) 11/2 Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute	Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute	3	811	100	93	114	–
b c Theatrical (IRE) - Balanka (IRE) (Alzao)
Chased leaders, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on approaching final furlong (op 5-1 tchd 6-1, 13-2 in places)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [3]	9. Where Or When (IRE) 15/2 Darryll Holland T G Mills	Darryll Holland T G Mills	3	811	111	91	113	–
ch c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Future Past (USA) (Super Concorde)
Held up and behind, switched wide and headway well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

5⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [4¾]	5. Jelani (IRE) 25/1 T Quinn Andy Turnell	T Quinn Andy Turnell	3	811	106	87	109	–
b c Darshaan - No Rehearsal (FR) (Baillamont)
Led 1 1/2f, chased winner until ridden 3f out and gradually weakened final 2f

6⁽¹⁾ 7 [11¾]	2. Bit Of Luck 33/1 Ted Durcan Mark H Tompkins	Ted Durcan Mark H Tompkins	3	811	95	73	97	–
ch c First Trump - Elle Reef (Shareef Dancer)
Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, driven and weakened final 2f (tchd 40-1 in places)

7⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [15¼]	8. Sir George Turner 15/8F Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	3	811 b¹	104	66	91	–
ch c Nashwan (USA) - Ingozi (Warning)
Tracked leaders, niggled along halfway, effort over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened 2f out (jockey said colt would not face the blinkers) (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 in places)

8⁽⁵⁾ 9 [24¼]	7. Right Approach 13/2 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	3	811 t	–	48	74	–
b c Machiavellian (USA) - Abbey Strand (USA) (Shadeed)
Held up and behind, switched wide and effort over 3f out, soon ridden and no headway (jockey said colt was never travelling) (op 11-2)

9⁽²⁾ 1½ [25¾]	4. Hills Of Gold I 8/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	811	–	45	72	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Valley Of Gold (FR) (Shirley Heights)
Held up and behind, some headway on inner over 3f out, soon ridden and beaten (op 6-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:57:00 Winning time: 2m 7.06s (fast by 1.94s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Godolphin (Moon Ballad) 1st breeder: Newgate Stud Co
2nd owner: Sir Neil Westbrook (Bollin Eric)
3rd owner: H H Aga Khan (Balakheri)
Tote win: £7.40 PL: £1.90 £1.90 £1.90 Ex: £71.80 CSF: £55.64 Trifecta: £183.50 Pool £1,447.60 - 5.60 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 47 (22%) M [4-6] 46 (34%) H [7-9] 57 (44%)

2:55 York 15 May 2002

Convergent Dante Stakes Class A (Group 2)