Full Result 2.15 Chester | 7 May 2008

Weatherbys Bank Cheshire Oaks (for the Robert Sangster Memorial Cup) (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo) (1m3f75yds) 1m3½f Good

1st £22,708 2nd £8,608 3rd £4,308 4th £2,148 5th £1,076 6th £540

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	6. Sail (IRE) 9/4F Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	3	812	–	87	103	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Pieds De Plume (FR) (Seattle Slew)
Raced keenly early on, held up, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon moved up to challenge strongly, ran on to lead inside final 75yds (op 3-1)

2⁽¹⁾ ½	8. Sugar Mint (IRE) 5/2 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	812	104	86	99	–
b f High Chaparral (IRE) - Anna Karenina (USA) (Atticus)
Midfield, headway 5f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed inside final 75yds (op 9-4 tchd 11-4)

3⁽²⁾ 1¾ [2¼]	1. Changing Skies (IRE) 14/1 Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	3	812	–	83	96	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Magnificient Style (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Raced keenly in midfield, lost place 5f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on and progress from 1f out, not pace to trouble front pair (jockey said filly was not suited by the track) (op 16-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [3¾]	4. Queen Of Naples 9/1 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	3	812	93	80	93	–
b f Singspiel (IRE) - Napoleon's Sister (IRE) (Alzao)
Soon led, headed after 2f, continued to chase leaders, ridden and not clear run over 1f out, soon edged right, kept on under pressure after (op 8-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [5]	9. Try Me (UAE) 66/1 Robert Winston Clive Brittain	Robert Winston Clive Brittain	3	812	75	78	91	–
bb f Singspiel (IRE) - Cunas (USA) (Irish River)
Chased leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, ridden and upsides 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

6⁽⁵⁾ 1 [6]	7. Silk Affair (IRE) 50/1 Tadhg O'Shea Michael Quinlan	Tadhg O'Shea Michael Quinlan	3	812	89	76	90	–
b f Barathea (IRE) - Uncertain Affair (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up, effort over 1f out, never able to challenge (op 40-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	3. Laughter (IRE) 4/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	812	85	73	87	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Smashing Review (USA) (Pleasant Tap)
In touch, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced, no impression after (tchd 9-2)

8⁽⁷⁾ 2 [9¾]	5. Rio Guru (IRE) 20/1 Kerrin McEvoy Mick Channon	Kerrin McEvoy Mick Channon	3	812	–	70	83	–
b f Spartacus (IRE) - Montessori (Akarad)
Held up in rear, struggling 2f out, never on terms (op 16-1)

9⁽³⁾ 2 [11¾]	2. Dancing Abbie (USA) 9/1 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	3	812	85	66	85	–
ch f Theatrical (IRE) - Sicy D'Alsace (FR) (Sicyos)
Pulled hard in midfield, headway to lead after 2f, ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon not much room when losing place, eased when beaten inside final furlong (tchd 8-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 2m 27.92s (slow by 4.92s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier (Sail) 1st breeder: Tetsu Nakata
2nd owner: Richard Barnes (Sugar Mint)
3rd owner: Sangster Family (Changing Skies)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.40 £1.50 £2.30 Ex: £9.10 CSF: £7.82 Trifecta: £101.80 Pool: £731.55 - 5.10 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 60 (40%) M [4-6] 53 (46%) H [7-9] 37 (14%)

2:15 Chester 7 May 2008

Weatherbys Bank Cheshire Oaks (for the Robert Sangster Memorial Cup) (Listed Race)