Full Result 1.40 York | 14 May 2008

William Birch And Sons Construction Stakes (Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-100, 4yo+) (1m2f56yds) 1m2½f Good To Firm

1st £16,513.80 2nd £4,913.85 3rd £2,455.65 4th £1,226.55

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Folk Opera (IRE) 6/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	94	94	83	106	–
ch f Singspiel (IRE) - Skiphall (Halling)
Set steady pace, quickened halfway, pushed along and quickened 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on well final furlong (tchd 13-2 and 7-1 in a place)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾	11. Tastahil (IRE) 9/2J Richard Hills B W Hills	Richard Hills B W Hills	4	87	83	71	94	–
ch g Singspiel (IRE) - Luana (Shaadi)
Tracked leaders, effort on outer over 3f out, soon pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong (op 11-2)

3⁽⁴⁾ shd [¾]	3. Supaseus 9/1 Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison	Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison	5	96	96	84	107	–
b g Spinning World (USA) - Supamova (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Tracked winner, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance until driven inside final furlong and not quicken last 100yds

4⁽²⁾ 1¾ [2½]	7. Smart Instinct (USA) 17/2 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	4	93	93	78	100	–
ch g Smart Strike (CAN) - Smile N Molly (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Tracked leaders, headway on inner over 3f out, ridden 2f out, staying on same pace when not much room inside final furlong (op 14-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3]	4. King Charles 9/2J Jimmy Fortune Ed Dunlop	Jimmy Fortune Ed Dunlop	4	96	96	80	102	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Charlecote (IRE) (Caerleon)
Close up, effort 3f out, soon ridden along and gradually weakened approaching final furlong (op 4-1)

6⁽³⁾ 2 [5]	5. Impeller (IRE) 16/1 J F Egan Jane Chapple-Hyam	J F Egan Jane Chapple-Hyam	9	94	94	74	96	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Almaaseh (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, ridden along 2f out, driven and weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [5¾]	2. Gulf Express (USA) 11/2 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	97	97	76	100	–
b c Langfuhr (CAN) - Wassifa (Sure Blade)
Dwelt and towards rear, some headway 3f out, soon ridden along and no impression final 2f (op 4-1 tchd 6-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [6¼]	1. Ladies Best 16/1 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	4	97	97	75	97	–
b c King's Best (USA) - Lady Of The Lake (Caerleon)
Held up on inner towards rear, effort and switched right over 2f out, soon ridden, hung left and no impression (jockey said colt got its tongue over the bit and hung left-handed)

9⁽¹²⁾ 2 [8¼]	10. Blue Spinnaker (IRE) 14/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	9	88	84	58	81	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Suedoise (Kris)
Held up in touch, headway over 4f out, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened (op 11-1 tchd 10-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [8¾]	12. Fort Amhurst (IRE) 100/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	4	87 1	83	57	79	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Soft Breeze (Zafonic)
Always in rear (op 80-1)

11⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [11]	9. Mesbaah (IRE) 28/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	4	91	91	60	82	–
b g Noverre (USA) - Deyaajeer (USA) (Dayjur)
Always in rear (op 33-1)

12⁽⁷⁾ 6 [17]	8. Capable Guest (IRE) 18/1 Chris Catlin Mick Channon	Chris Catlin Mick Channon	6	92	92	50	72	–
bb g Cape Cross (IRE) - Alexander Confranc (IRE) (Magical Wonder)
Always in rear (op 22-1)

12 ran Off time: 1:41:00 Winning time: 2m 10.43s (slow by 2.23s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Godolphin (Folk Opera) 1st breeder: Abbeville And Meadow Court Partners
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Tastahil)
3rd owner: Ben & Sir Martyn Arbib (Supaseus)
Tote win: £6.90 PL: £2.50 £2.20 £3.10 Ex: £34.80 CSF: £31.93 Tricast: £241.42 Trifecta: £369.10 Pool: £779.79 - 1.50 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 67 (36%) M [5-8] 41 (26%) H [9-12] 42 (38%)

1:40 York 14 May 2008

William Birch And Sons Construction Stakes (Handicap)