Full Result 3.05 York | 8 July 2005

John West Tuna Stakes (Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo+) (1m3f188yds) 1m4f Good To Soft

1st £11,630.16 2nd £4,411.44 3rd £2,205.72 4th £1,002.60 5th £501.30 6th £300.78

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	5. Ski Jump (USA) 11/2 Tony Hamilton ³ Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton ³ Richard Fahey	5	87 v	80	63	90	–
gr g El Prado (IRE) - Skiable (IRE) (Niniski)
Driven along early to chase leaders, stayed on to lead 1f out, held on near finish (op 7-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ hd	7. Sunday Symphony 5/1 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	3	89	92	75	102	–
br c Sunday Silence (USA) - Darrery (Darshaan)
Tracked leaders on outside, challenging when hung badly left over 2f out, edged right and every chance inside final furlong, no extra near line (op 9-2 tchd 11-2)

3⁽⁶⁾ 5 [5¼]	9. Sualda (IRE) 16/1 Robert Winston Richard Fahey	Robert Winston Richard Fahey	6	89 3	79	53	81	–
b g Idris (IRE) - Winning Heart (Horage)
Tracked leaders going well, smooth headway to go 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed and no extra

4⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [7¾]	6. Come On Jonny (IRE) 9/2 Martin Dwyer Ralph Beckett	Martin Dwyer Ralph Beckett	3	810	93	63	91	–
b c Desert King (IRE) - Idle Fancy (Mujtahid)
Led, quickened over 6f out, headed over 1f out, faded (op 11-2)

5⁽²⁾ 1¾ [9½]	4. Batik (IRE) 6/1 Darryll Holland Luca Cumani	Darryll Holland Luca Cumani	4	812	82	49	77	–
gr f Peintre Celebre (USA) - Dali's Grey (Linamix)
Chased leaders, driven along 6f out, well outpaced over 3f out, stayed on final 2f (op 5-1 tchd 9-2)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [11]	8. Bay Story (USA) 3/1F Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	3	89	92	57	85	–
b c Kris S (USA) - Sweeping Story (USA) (End Sweep)
Chased leaders, pushed along 5f out, one pace final 3f (op 5-2 tchd 10-3 and 7-2 in a place)

7⁽³⁾ shd [11]	3. Most Definitely (IRE) 10/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	5	91	85	50	78	–
b g Definite Article - Unbidden Melody (USA) (Chieftain)
Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, kept on, never reached leaders (tchd 9-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 24 [35]	1. Pearl Of Love (IRE) 25/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	4	100	98	22	52	–
b c Peintre Celebre (USA) - Aunt Pearl I (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up in rear, driven and hung left 4f out, soon lost place and behind, eased (op 33-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [38½]	2. Always Esteemed (IRE) 50/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	5	91 p	85	3	34	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Always Far (USA) (Alydar)
Held up in rear, effort 4f out, lost place over 2f out, soon behind and eased

9 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 2m 35.55s (slow by 6.75s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: P D Smith Holdings Ltd (Ski Jump) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms Inc
2nd owner: Godolphin (Sunday Symphony)
3rd owner: J H Tattersall (Sualda)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £2 £1.90 £4.60 Ex: £43.10 CSF: £30.73 Tricast: £386.04 Trifecta: £236.30 Pool: £1,398.06. 4.20 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 17 (25%) M [4-6] 66 (21%) H [7-9] 67 (54%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

3:05 York 8 Jul 2005

John West Tuna Stakes (Handicap)