Full Result 2.35 York | 9 September 2006

The Sportsman Newspaper Champagne Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)

(Class 1) (2yo) 7f Good

1st £56,780 2nd £21,520 3rd £10,770 4th £5,370 5th £2,690 6th £1,350

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	8. Vital Equine (IRE) 16/1 Richard Mullen E J O'Neill	Richard Mullen E J O'Neill	2	812 t	86	112	112	–
b c Danetime (IRE) - Bayalika (IRE) (Selkirk)
Took keen hold, close up, led 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, edged left and kept on well (op 25-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ ½	3. Eagle Mountain 5/2 Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	2	812	–	110	111	–
bb c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Masskana (IRE) (Darshaan)
Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong (op 9-4)

3⁽⁸⁾ shd [½]	2. Cockney Rebel (IRE) 13/2 Daragh O'Donohoe G A Huffer	Daragh O'Donohoe G A Huffer	2	812	–	110	111	–
b c Val Royal (FR) - Factice (USA) (Known Fact)
Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out and every chance until driven and no extra last 75yds (op 7-1 tchd 15-2)

4⁽²⁾ 2 [2½]	5. Kirklees (IRE) 10/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	2	812	106	105	106	–
b c Jade Robbery (USA) - Moyesii (USA) (Diesis)
Led, ridden along and headed 3f out, driven and weakened well over 1f out (op 12-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [3¼]	4. Fishforcompliments 50/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	2	812 b¹	87	103	104	–
b c Royal Applause - Flyfisher (USA) (Riverman)
Towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace

6⁽¹⁾ 1 [4¼]	7. Thousand Words 9/4F Richard Hughes B W Hills	Richard Hughes B W Hills	2	812	–	100	101	–
b c Dansili - Verbose (USA) (Storm Bird)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 2-1, tchd 9-4 in places)

7⁽³⁾ 1¾ [6]	1. Celtic Sultan (IRE) 33/1 Tony Culhane Tom Tate	Tony Culhane Tom Tate	2	812	96	96	97	–
b c Celtic Swing - Farjah (IRE) (Charnwood Forest)
In touch, ridden along well over 2f out, soon beaten

8⁽⁴⁾ 5 [11]	6. Prince Forever (IRE) 9/2 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	2	812	–	83	84	–
b c Giant's Causeway (USA) - Routilante (IRE) (Rousillon)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out and soon weakened (jockey said colt ran too free early) (op 5-1)

8 ran Off time: 2:36:00 Winning time: 1m 23.29s (slow by 0.29s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Fasthandle Ltd (Vital Equine) 1st breeder: John Costello
2nd owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Eagle Mountain)
3rd owner: Phil Cunningham (Cockney Rebel)
Tote win: £19.40 PL: £3.60 £1.40 £2 Ex: £71.20 CSF: £52.66 Trifecta: £534.60 Part won. Pool £753.04. - 0.60 winning units.

Juvenile course record.

2:35 York 9 Sep 2006

The Sportsman Newspaper Champagne Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)