Full Result 2.40 York | 15 May 2009

Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup (Group 2)

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

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

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Ask 2/1F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	6	813	119	87	121	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Request (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in rear, took closer order halfway, headway 4f out, led well over 2f out, soon ridden and clear over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on (tchd 15-8)

2⁽⁸⁾ 6	2. Blue Bajan (IRE) 33/1 Michael Hills Andy Turnell	Michael Hills Andy Turnell	7	813	111	79	113	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Gentle Thoughts (Darshaan)
Held up in rear, headway over 5f out, effort on outer to chase winner well over 1f out, soon driven and kept on same pace

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [6¼]	6. Veracity 5/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	5	813	117	79	113	–
ch h Lomitas - Vituisa (Bering)
Tracked leaders, headway 5f out, effort over 3f out, soon ridden and every chance until driven and outpaced 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong (op 10-3)

4⁽⁷⁾ 6 [12¼]	9. Washington Irving (IRE) 16/1 Paul Mulrennan Howard Johnson	Paul Mulrennan Howard Johnson	4	812	112	70	104	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Shouk (Shirley Heights)
Chased leader, ridden along over 4f out, driven 3f out and soon one pace (op 18-1 tchd 14-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 5 [17¼]	8. Fiulin 9/2 J F Egan Marco Botti	J F Egan Marco Botti	4	812	106	63	97	–
ch c Galileo (IRE) - Fafinta (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Tracked leaders, ridden along 4f out, driven and edged left 3f out, soon weakened (jockey said colt hung left) (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

6⁽³⁾ 30 [47¼]	7. Centennial (IRE) 5/1 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	4	812 b	113	17	55	–
gr c Dalakhani (IRE) - Lurina (IRE) (Lure)
Held up, effort over 3f out, soon ridden along and never a factor (jockey said colt had no more to give) (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

7⁽²⁾ 1¾ [49]	4. Percussionist (IRE) 40/1 Tom Eaves Howard Johnson	Tom Eaves Howard Johnson	8	813	106	14	53	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Magnificient Style (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Tracked leaders, ridden along 6f out and soon weakened (jockey said gelding had no more to give) (op 33-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 2 [51]	5. Royal And Regal (IRE) 5/1 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis	Neil Callan Michael Jarvis	5	813	110	11	50	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Smart 'n Noble (USA) (Smarten)
Led, ridden along 4f out, headed well over 2f out, soon driven and weakened quickly, eased (op 6-1)

8 ran Off time: 2:44:00 Winning time: 3m 5.36s (slow by 8.76s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Geordieland (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Patrick J Fahey (Ask) 1st breeder: Side Hill Stud
2nd owner: Dr John Hollowood (Blue Bajan)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Veracity)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.40 £4.60 £1.50 Ex: £51.80 CSF: £72.46 Trifecta: £230.10 Pool: £964.11 -3.10 winning units

2:40 York 15 May 2009

Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup (Group 2)