Full Result 3.25 Newmarket (July) | 27 June 2009

John Bovington Memorial Criterion Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 7f July Good

1st £36,900.50 2nd £13,988 3rd £7,000.50 4th £3,490.50 5th £1,748.50 6th £877.50

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	6. Imbongi (SAF) 8/1 K Shea M F De Kock	K Shea M F De Kock	4	93	114	88	117	–
ch g Russian Revival (USA) - Garden Verse (SAF) (Foveros)
Chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, ran on (op 4-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	9. Huntdown (USA) 9/1 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor	Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor	3	88	112	82	111	–
ch c Elusive Quality (USA) - Infinite Spirit (USA) (Maria's Mon)
Held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on (op 8-1 tchd 6-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ shd [1¼]	3. Balthazaar's Gift (IRE) 10/1 Ian Mongan Clive Cox	Ian Mongan Clive Cox	6	93	111	85	113	–
b h Xaar - Thats Your Opinion (Last Tycoon)
Chased leaders, ridden and edged right over 1f out, ran on (tchd 8-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [4]	5. Dream Eater (IRE) 5/2F Franny Norton Andrew Balding	Franny Norton Andrew Balding	4	93 t	114	77	106	–
gr c Night Shift (USA) - Kapria (FR) (Simon Du Desert)
Pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 4-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4½]	4. Court Masterpiece 6/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	9	93	110	76	105	–
b h Polish Precedent (USA) - Easy Option (IRE) (Prince Sabo)
Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (tchd 11-2 and 13-2)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	2. Al Qasi (IRE) 5/1 Richard Mullen Peter Chapple-Hyam	Richard Mullen Peter Chapple-Hyam	6	93	110	73	101	–
b h Elnadim (USA) - Delisha (Salse)
Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 6-1)

7⁽³⁾ 1½ [7¼]	8. Winker Watson 8/1 Adrian McCarthy Peter Chapple-Hyam	Adrian McCarthy Peter Chapple-Hyam	4	93 b¹	107	69	97	–
ch c Piccolo - Bonica (Rousillon)
Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened (op 10-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ ½ [7¾]	7. Vitznau (IRE) 12/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	5	93	104	67	96	–
b h Val Royal (FR) - Neat Dish (CAN) (Stalwart)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous (op 16-1)

9⁽²⁾ ¾ [8½]	1. Express Wish 12/1 Michael Hills Jeremy Noseda	Michael Hills Jeremy Noseda	5	98	109	70	99	–
b h Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Waffle On (Chief Singer)
Chased leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 11-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:27:00 Winning time: 1m 24.83s (slow by 1.73s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum (Imbongi) 1st breeder: Summerhill Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Godolphin (Huntdown)
3rd owner: H E Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Balthazaar's Gift)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.80 £2.40 £2.50 Ex: £41.30 CSF: £77.72 Trifecta: £154.70 Pool: £460.09 - 2.20 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 40 (26%) M [4-6] 60 (46%) H [7-9] 50 (28%)

3:25 Newmarket (July) 27 Jun 2009

John Bovington Memorial Criterion Stakes (Group 3)