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3:00 York 14 Jul 2012

53rd John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo+) (1m2f56yds) 1m2½f Good
1st £97,035 2nd £28,875 3rd £14,430 4th £7,215

Error

Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (19)  
5 89 91 87 106
b g King's Best (USA) - Save Me The Waltz (FR) (Halling)
Held up towards rear, smooth headway to track leaders over 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, forged clear (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was better suited by the softer ground.)
2 (15)
7 94 100 88 107
br m Danetime (IRE) - Shining Desert (IRE) (Green Desert)
In rear, headway and switched outer over 2f out, hung left, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 20-1)
3 (2) hd [4¾]
5 89 91 78 97
b h Tiger Hill (IRE) - Hyperspectra (Rainbow Quest)
In touch, driven over 3f out, soon outpaced, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on towards finish (op 6-1)
4 (9) hd [5]
4 812 p 94 81 100
ch c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Ho Hi The Moon (IRE) (Be My Guest)
With leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 18-1)
5 (10) hd [5]
4 810 Extra-Weights 5 97 84 103
b g Green Desert (USA) - Secret History (USA) (Bahri)
Tracked leaders, effort 3f out, not much room and stumbled over 2f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out (op 5-1)
6 (22) [6½]
4 88 h1 90 74 93
b f Shirocco (GER) - Najah (IRE) (Nashwan)
Held up in rear, effort on outer 3f out, kept on final furlong (op 33-1)
7 (6) [7¾]
4 95 101 83 101
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Bali Breeze (IRE) (Common Grounds)
In rear, headway 3f out, not clear run and switched stands' side 2f out, kept on final furlong (op 12-1)
8 (1) [10]
5 92 Extra-Weights 5 101 79 97
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Gossamer (Sadler's Wells)
Rear-division, headway 4f out, challenged over 2f out, faded over 1f out (op 20-1)
9 (12) [11¾]
8 811 93 67 86
bb g Bishop Of Cashel - Arandora Star (USA) (Sagace)
In touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final 100yds (op 25-1)
10 (11) nk [12¼]
10 92 98 72 90
rg g Spinning World (USA) - Grab The Green (USA) (Cozzene)
In rear, headway over 3f out, faded over 1f out
11 (20) nk [12½]
5 92 105 78 97
b g King's Best (USA) - Navajo Rainbow (Rainbow Quest)
Tracked leaders, upsides over 3f out, faded over 1f out (op 14-1)
12 (3) ½ [13]
5 810 92 64 83
b g Bahamian Bounty - Up And About (Barathea)
Mid-division, effort over 3f out, one pace final 2f
13 (8) [14½]
7 99 105 75 93
ch g Silvano (GER) - Lady Brompton (SAF) (Al Mufti)
Tracked leaders, upsides over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
14 (4) 21 [35½]
5 813 95 25 43
b g War Chant (USA) - With A Wink (USA) (Clever Trick)
Slowly into stride, some headway on inner over 4f out, lost place 3f out, soon behind, tailed off (op 20-1)
15 (7) [37]
4 96 h1 102 29 47
b c Shirocco (GER) - Jathaabeh (Nashwan)
Towards rear, some headway when stumbled badly 3f out, not recover, eased over 1f out, tailed off (jockey said colt clipped heels)
16 (21) 11 [48]
5 90 96 1 20
b g Xaar - Maid To Dance (Pyramus)
In touch, chasing leaders over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon behind, tailed off (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the good (good to soft places) ground)
17 (5) 17 [65]
5 93 106
ch g Trade Fair - Ballet (Sharrood)
Led, headed over 3f out, soon lost place and behind, tailed off
18 (17) 58 [123]
4 811 t 93
ch g Pivotal - Grandalea (Grand Lodge)
With leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, virtually pulled up, hopelessly tailed off
  • 18 ran Off time: 3:00:00 Winning time: 2m 8.28s (slow by 0.08s) Total SP: 119%
  • Non-runners: Kirthill (withdrawn; spread plate), Prince Of Johanne (unsuitable ground)
  • Rule 4: Kirthill was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 6-1. Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound.
  • 1st owner: Paul Hancock (King's Warrior) 1st breeder: Sunny Days Limited
  • 2nd owner: N & P Racing Partnership (Mid Mon Lady)
  • 3rd owner: Light Valley Stud & Mrs E Burke (Media Hype)
  • Tote win: £46.40 PL: £6 £5.30 £1.70 Ex: £1,371.70 CSF: £521.84 Tricast: £2,894.17
  • DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 44 (36%) M [7-12] 46 (45%) H [15-22] 60 (19%)
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