Full Result 2.55 Newmarket (July) | 8 July 2004

Darley July Cup Class A (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 6f omsJly Good To Soft

1st £145,000 2nd £55,000 3rd £27,500 4th £12,500 5th £6,250 6th £3,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	14. Frizzante 14/1 Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe	Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe	5	92	111	101	119	–
b m Efisio - Juliet Bravo (Glow)
Slowly into stride, held up, hung left over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nk	1. Ashdown Express (IRE) 100/1 Seb Sanders Chris Wall	Seb Sanders Chris Wall	5	95	111	104	121	–
ch g Ashkalani (IRE) - Indian Express (Indian Ridge)
Held up, good headway to challenge inside final furlong, ran on

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [2¼]	17. Balmont (USA) 25/1 Eddie Ahern Jeremy Noseda	Eddie Ahern Jeremy Noseda	3	813	115	97	114	–
b c Stravinsky (USA) - Aldebaran Light (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Raced centre, chased leaders, joined main group over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed and unable to quicken (tchd 28-1 in a place)

4⁽¹⁾ nk [2½]	3. Cape Of Good Hope 20/1 Mick Kinane D Oughton	Mick Kinane D Oughton	6	95 tv	–	97	114	–
ch g Inchinor - Cape Merino (Clantime)
Raced centre, held up, joined main group 4f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on (tchd 25-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ hd [2¾]	11. Somnus 12/1 Ted Durcan Tim Easterby	Ted Durcan Tim Easterby	4	95	117	96	114	–
b g Pivotal - Midnight's Reward (Night Shift)
Raced centre, joined main group over 4f out, mid-division, headway halfway, soon ridden, staying on when edged left inside final furlong (op 10-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ nk [3]	8. Monsieur Bond (IRE) 14/1 Fergal Lynch Bryan Smart	Fergal Lynch Bryan Smart	4	95	117	95	113	–
ch c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Musical Essence (Song)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on (op 10-1)

7⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [3½]	16. Antonius Pius (USA) 5/1 Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	3	813 t	–	93	111	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Catchascatchcan (Pursuit Of Love)
Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, kept on (op 9-2 and 11-2 in places)

8⁽⁸⁾ hd [3½]	15. Porlezza (FR) 33/1 Olivier Peslier Yves de Nicolay	Olivier Peslier Yves de Nicolay	5	92	–	91	108	–
ch m Sicyos (USA) - Pupsi (FR) (Matahawk)
Held up, not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer

9⁽⁶⁾ nk [4]	13. Airwave 20/1 Dane O'Neill Henry Candy	Dane O'Neill Henry Candy	4	92	115	90	107	–
b f Air Express (IRE) - Kangra Valley (Indian Ridge)
Held up, not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never able to challenge (jockey said filly was unlucky in running throughout)

10⁽⁹⁾ shd [4]	10. Patavellian (IRE) 7/1 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	6	95 b	115	92	110	–
bb g Machiavellian (USA) - Alessia (Caerleon)
With leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 13-2 tchd 15-2 in places)

11⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	5. Country Reel (USA) 25/1 Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor	Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor	4	95 tv	104	89	106	–
bb c Danzig (USA) - Country Belle (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 28-1 tchd 33-1)

12⁽²⁰⁾ hd [5½]	20. Seeking The Dia (USA) 50/1 Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori	Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori	3	813	–	87	105	–
b c Storm Cat (USA) - Seeking The Pearl (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

13⁽¹¹⁾ shd [5½]	7. Fayr Jag (IRE) 25/1 Willie Supple Tim Easterby	Willie Supple Tim Easterby	5	95	109	88	105	–
b g Fayruz - Lominda (IRE) (Lomond)
Held up, not clear run over 1f out, never troubled leaders (op 20-1)

14⁽¹³⁾ shd [5¾]	18. Kheleyf (USA) 8/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	813	108	86	104	–
bb c Green Desert (USA) - Society Lady (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up, not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders (op 10-1)

15⁽²⁾ nk [6]	4. Continent 50/1 Jimmy Fortune David Nicholls	Jimmy Fortune David Nicholls	7	95	112	86	104	–
ch g Lake Coniston (IRE) - Krisia (Kris)
Started slowly, behind, headway final furlong, never dangerous (jockey said gelding missed the break)

16⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [6¼]	9. Nayyir 12/1 Richard Hughes Gerard Butler	Richard Hughes Gerard Butler	6	95	–	86	103	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Pearl Kite (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden when hampered over 1f out, soon weakened (op 14-1)

17⁽¹²⁾ 1 [7¼]	2. Bahamian Pirate (USA) 66/1 Kevin Darley David Nicholls	Kevin Darley David Nicholls	9	95	105	82	100	–
ch g Housebuster (USA) - Shining Through I (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous

18⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [8]	12. Steenberg (IRE) 22/1 Philip Robinson Mark H Tompkins	Philip Robinson Mark H Tompkins	5	95	113	80	98	–
ch g Flying Spur (AUS) - Kip's Sister (Cawston's Clown)
Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)

19⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [9]	6. Exceed And Excel (AUS) 4/1F Kerrin McEvoy Tim Martin	Kerrin McEvoy Tim Martin	3	95 t	–	77	95	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Patrona (USA) (Lomond)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (trainer was unable to offer any explanation for poor form shown) (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

20⁽¹⁹⁾ 1 [10]	19. Moss Vale (IRE) 14/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	813	112	73	91	–
b c Shinko Forest (IRE) - Wolf Cleugh (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (jockey said colt was kicked at Start) (op 20-1)

20 ran Off time: 2:58:00 Winning time: 1m 11.51s (slow by 1.11s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Mrs Jan Hopper & Mrs Elizabeth Grundy (Frizzante) 1st breeder: Mrs J P Hopper And Mrs E M Grundy
2nd owner: W J P Jackson (Ashdown Express)
3rd owner: Sanford R Robertson (Balmont)
Tote win: £20.20 PL: £4.30 £26.30 £8.90 Ex: £914.20 CSF: £1,046.56 Trifecta: £3,430.20 Pool: £5,314.46. 1.10 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 81 (28%) M [8-13] 46 (25%) H [14-20] 23 (47%)

2:55 Newmarket (July) 8 Jul 2004

Darley July Cup Class A (Group 1)