Full Result 3.05 York | 15 July 2017

58th John Smith's Cup Handicap

(Class 2) (3yo+) (1m2f56yds) 1m2½f Good

1st £124,500 2nd £37,280 3rd £18,640 4th £9,320 5th £4,660 6th £2,340

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	8. Ballet Concerto 8/1 James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute	James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute	4	93	102	85	109	–
b g Dansili - Ballet Ballon (USA) (Rahy)
Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, close up 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, kept on well to lead last 50yds

2⁽⁴⁾ ¾	15. Big Country (IRE) 7/1 Ray Dawson ⁷ Michael Appleby	Ray Dawson ⁷ Michael Appleby	4	87 5	99	80	105	–
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Mount Eliza (IRE) (Danehill)
In touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on well towards finish (op 8/1)

3⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [1]	13. Mistiroc 50/1 Graham Lee John Quinn	Graham Lee John Quinn	6	90 v	99	79	104	–
br g Rocamadour - Mistinguett (IRE) (Doyoun)
Took keen hold, close up on inner, headway over 2f out, ridden to dispute lead over 1f out, driven and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish (tchd 40/1)

4⁽²⁰⁾ nse [1]	17. UAE Prince (IRE) 13/2 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	4	812	97	76	102	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - By Request (Giant's Causeway)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, headway to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed and no extra last 50yds (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

5⁽¹³⁾ hd [1¼]	19. Mr Garcia 14/1 Jack Garritty Richard Fahey	Jack Garritty Richard Fahey	4	810	95	73	100	–
b g Paco Boy (IRE) - Birdie (Alhaarth)
Held up in rear, headway 3f out, switched to outer and ridden well over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong

6⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [2½]	14. Eddystone Rock (IRE) 20/1 Robert Tart John Best	Robert Tart John Best	5	90 h	99	74	101	–
ch g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Bayberry (UAE) (Bering)
Held up in midfield, effort on inner and not much room over 2f out, soon ridden and stayed on well final furlong

7⁽¹⁷⁾ nk [2¾]	7. Victory Bond 6/1F Pat Cosgrave William Haggas	Pat Cosgrave William Haggas	4	93	102	76	103	–
b g Medicean - Antebellum (FR) (Anabaa)
Held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on final furlong

8⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [3¼]	6. Another Touch 33/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	4	95	104	77	104	–
b g Arcano (IRE) - Alsalwa (IRE) (Nayef)
Held up in rear, switched wide and headway over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on final furlong

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [3¾]	2. Central Square (IRE) 16/1 Jack Mitchell Roger Varian	Jack Mitchell Roger Varian	5	98	107	79	107	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Lucky Clio (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
Held up in rear, effort and not clear run well over 2f out, soon switched right and ridden, kept on final furlong

10⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [3¾]	1. Scarlet Dragon 10/1 Tom Marquand Eve Johnson Houghton	Tom Marquand Eve Johnson Houghton	4	910 h	109	80	109	–
b g Sir Percy - Welsh Angel (Dubai Destination)
Held up, headway and not much room over 2f out, effort and not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace (jockey said the gelding was denied a clear run 2f out) (op 11/1)

11⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [4½]	18. Erik The Red (FR) 16/1 Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan	Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan	5	812 p¹	97	66	95	–
b g Kendargent (FR) - Norwegian Princess (IRE) (Fairy King)
Took keen hold in midfield, headway 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden and weakened approaching final furlong

12⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [5½]	4. Master Carpenter (IRE) 12/1 Adam McNamara ³ Rod Millman	Adam McNamara ³ Rod Millman	6	93	105	72	101	–
ch h Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Fringe (In The Wings)
Midfield, headway 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden, driven and weakened approaching final furlong (op 14/1)

13⁽³⁾ 1¼ [6¾]	20. Dark Red (IRE) 25/1 Paul Mulrennan Ed Dunlop	Paul Mulrennan Ed Dunlop	5	810	95	59	89	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Essexford (IRE) (Spinning World)
Tracked leaders on inner, effort and not much room over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened well over 1f out (op 20/1)

14⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [7¼]	16. Sixties Groove (IRE) 8/1 Gerald Mosse Jeremy Noseda	Gerald Mosse Jeremy Noseda	4	813 p	98	61	91	–
b g Sixties Icon - Gift Dancer (Imperial Dancer)
Held up in midfield, headway on outer 3f out, chased leaders and ridden 2f out, soon edged left, driven and weakened over 1f out (op 7/1)

15⁽⁶⁾ 1 [8¼]	3. Snoano 20/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	5	98 5	107	68	98	–
b g Nayef (USA) - White Dress (IRE) (Pivotal)
Held up, headway 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, never dangerous

16⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [9]	5. Bravery (IRE) 33/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	4	95 h	104	63	93	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Lady Icarus (Rainbow Quest)
Always towards rear

17⁽⁵⁾ nk [9¼]	12. Majeed 14/1 Fergus Sweeney David Simcock	Fergus Sweeney David Simcock	7	91	100	58	89	–
b g Mount Nelson - Clever Millie (USA) (Cape Canaveral)
Steadied start, held up, always towards rear (jockey said the gelding was unsuited by the slow early pace) (op 16/1)

18⁽²¹⁾ 1¼ [10½]	9. Dragon Mall (USA) 25/1 Stevie Donohoe David Simcock	Stevie Donohoe David Simcock	4	92 eb¹	101	56	87	–
b g Blame (USA) - Petition The Lady (USA) (Petionville)
Dwelt, always in rear

19⁽¹⁸⁾ 24 [34½]	11. Briardale (IRE) 33/1 David Nolan James Bethell	David Nolan James Bethell	5	91	100	7	38	–
b g Arcano (IRE) - Marine City (JPN) (Carnegie)
Took keen hold, soon led, set steady pace, ridden along and quickened 3f out, headed 2f out and soon weakened (op 40/1)

20⁽²²⁾ 11 [45½]	10. Tumbaga (USA) 40/1 Edward Greatrex ³ Saeed bin Suroor	Edward Greatrex ³ Saeed bin Suroor	6	812	100	–	16	–
bb g E Dubai (USA) - Brushed Gold (USA) (Touch Gold)
Took keen hold, close up, challenged 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, soon weakened

20 ran Off time: 3:05:17 Winning time: 2m 10.16s (slow by 1.96s) Total SP: 135%
1st owner: Saeed Suhail (Ballet Concerto) 1st breeder: Meon Valley Stud
2nd owner: The Horse Watchers (Big Country)
3rd owner: Drew & Ailsa Russell (Mistiroc)
Tote win: £9.40 PL: £2.60 £2.30 £10.40 Ex: £82.50 CSF: £60.45 Tricast: £2,736.83 Trifecta: £3,688.50 Part won.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-8] 49 (33%) M [9-15] 52 (36%) H [16-22] 49 (31%)

3:05 York 15 Jul 2017

58th John Smith's Cup Handicap