Full Result 3.05 Chester | 5 August 2012

M&S Bank Queensferry Stakes (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (6f17yds) 6f Good To Firm

1st £18,714.30 2nd £7,095 3rd £3,550.80 4th £1,768.80 5th £887.70 6th £445.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	4. Van Ellis 2/1F Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	810	106	81	109	–
b c Shamardal (USA) - Jalousie (IRE) (Barathea)
Held up in midfield, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on gamely inside final furlong, always doing enough towards finish (op 5-2)

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	6. Night Carnation 3/1 Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding	Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding	4	89	102	76	104	–
ch f Sleeping Indian - Rimba (USA) (Dayjur)
Raced keenly, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on, going on at finish (op 4-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ hd [½]	1. Hitchens (IRE) 9/2 Silvestre De Sousa David Barron	Silvestre De Sousa David Barron	7	97	112	87	115	–
b g Acclamation - Royal Fizz (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Chased leader after 1f, challenging when stumbled 2f out, continued to challenge inside final furlong, ran on under pressure, just held at finish (jockey said that the gelding slipped on the final bend ) (tchd 4-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1]	2. Inxile (IRE) 14/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	7	90 p	107	78	106	–
b g Fayruz - Grandel (Owington)
Chased leaders, led after 100yds, ridden and headed over 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace final strides (op 10-1)

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	11. Ponty Acclaim (IRE) 8/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	3	85	104	69	96	–
b f Acclamation - Leopard Creek (Weldnaas)
Missed break, midfield, headway to chase leaders 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

6⁽¹¹⁾ 2¼ [4½]	10. Pale Orchid (IRE) 50/1 Sean Levey David Evans	Sean Levey David Evans	3	85	86	62	89	–
b f Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Chelsea Rose (IRE) (Desert King)
Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge (op 33-1)

7⁽²⁾ hd [4¾]	5. Googlette (IRE) 12/1 Paul Hanagan Ed Vaughan	Paul Hanagan Ed Vaughan	4	89 e/s¹	87	62	90	–
b f Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Jayzdoll (IRE) (Stravinsky)
Broke well, led early, chased leaders after, outpaced and lost place over 2f out, no impression after (op 16-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [6]	9. Bogini (IRE) 16/1 Franny Norton M D O'Callaghan	Franny Norton M D O'Callaghan	3	85 b	88	57	85	–
b f Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Alexander Queen (IRE) (King's Best)
In rear, headway into midfield when stumbled 2f out, soon lost place, no danger after (jockey said the filly slipped on the final bend ) (op 12-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 10 [16]	8. Sugar Beet 16/1 Darren Egan Ronald Harris	Darren Egan Ronald Harris	4	89	92	26	54	–
b f Beat Hollow - Satin Bell (Midyan)
Held up, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, never a threat (op 14-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:06:00 Winning time: 1m 14.93s (slow by 2.83s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Masamah (self certificate), Sos Brillante (self certificate)
1st owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Van Ellis) 1st breeder: D A Yardy
2nd owner: George Strawbridge (Night Carnation)
3rd owner: Laurence O'Kane & Paul Murphy (Hitchens)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.10 £1.50 £1.40 Ex: £9.90 CSF: £7.96
Placepot: £3.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £78,358.90 - 18,654.50 winning tickets
Quadpot: £1.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5.462.45 - 4,166.05 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-4] 50 (38%) M [5-7] 27 (26%) H [8-11] 73 (36%)

3:05 Chester 5 Aug 2012

M&S Bank Queensferry Stakes (Listed Race)