Full Result 2.40 York | 16 May 2008

Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup (Group 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m5f188yds) 1m6f Good To Firm

1st £79,478 2nd £30,128 3rd £15,078 4th £7,518 5th £3,766 6th £1,890

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Geordieland (FR) 13/2 Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	7	812	114	56	119	–
gr h Johann Quatz (FR) - Aerdee (FR) (Highest Honor)
Held up and behind, smooth headway 3f out, not clear run and switched right 2f out, not much room over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on strongly to challenge when edged right final strides, led on line (op 7-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ hd	4. Royal And Regal (IRE) 3/1 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis	Neil Callan Michael Jarvis	4	812	116	56	119	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Smart 'n Noble (USA) (Smarten)
Led, ridden clear over 2f out, driven inside final furlong, edged right final strides, headed on line (op 10-3 tchd 7-2)

3⁽⁴⁾ 5 [5¼]	5. Samuel 16/1 Eddie Ahern John Dunlop	Eddie Ahern John Dunlop	4	812	103	49	112	–
ch g Sakhee (USA) - Dolores (Danehill)
Chased leader, ridden along over 3f out, driven 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure approaching final furlong (op 20-1 tchd 22-1)

4⁽¹⁾ shd [5¼]	3. Honolulu (IRE) 5/4F Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	4	812	–	49	112	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Cerulean Sky (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up in touch, effort over 3f out and soon ridden along, driven well over 1f out, stayed on same pace (tchd 6-5)

5⁽⁵⁾ 8 [13¼]	6. Sergeant Cecil 11/1 Alan Munro Rod Millman	Alan Munro Rod Millman	9	812	108	37	101	–
ch g King's Signet (USA) - Jadidh (Touching Wood)
Held up towards rear, headway and in touch over 5f out, ridden along 4f out, soon driven and beaten over 2f out (op 12-1 tchd 10-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [14½]	1. Alfie Flits 12/1 Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	6	812	106	36	99	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Elhilmeya (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, driven 2f out and soon weakened (op 10-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 5 [19½]	8. Veenwouden 50/1 Kerrin McEvoy Ed Vaughan	Kerrin McEvoy Ed Vaughan	4	89	105	25	89	–
b f Desert Prince (IRE) - Delauncy (Machiavellian)
Held up, always in rear

8⁽³⁾ ½ [20]	7. Young Mick 14/1 Ryan Moore George Margarson	Ryan Moore George Margarson	6	812 v	108	28	91	–
br g King's Theatre (IRE) - Just Warning (Warning)
Prominent, headway 6f out, ridden along 3f out, driven over 2f out and soon weakened (jockey said gelding had no more to give) (op 16-1)

8 ran Off time: 2:42:00 Winning time: 3m 2.47s (slow by 5.87s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Mountgrange Stud (Geordieland) 1st breeder: Mle Michele Bliard
2nd owner: P D Savill (Royal And Regal)
3rd owner: Normandie Stud Ltd (Samuel)
Tote win: £7.30 PL: £1.60 £1.40 £3.70 Ex: £26.10 CSF: £25.84 Trifecta: £585.50 Part won. Pool: £824.70. 0.80 winning units.

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

2:40 York 16 May 2008

Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup (Group 2)