Full Result 2.00 Newmarket (July) | 18 July 2009

Lettergold Maiden Stakes

(Class 4) (2yo) 6f omsJly Good

1st £5,180.80 2nd £1,541.60 3rd £770.40 4th £384.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	10. Mr David (USA) 7/4F Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan	Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan	2	93	–	78	86	–
b c Sky Mesa (USA) - Dancewiththebride (USA) (Belong To Me)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead and hung left inside final furlong, ran on (tchd 15-8 and 2-1 in places)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1¼	5. Ghost (IRE) 7/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	2	93	–	74	82	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Alexander Phantom (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Led, ridden over 1f out, hung left and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace (op 6-1)

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 3 [4¼]	9. Marine Spirit (GER) 5/2 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor	Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor	2	93	–	65	73	–
b c Big Shuffle (USA) - Molly Dancer (GER) (Shareef Dancer)
Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 9-4 tchd 2-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4¾]	3. Centigrade (IRE) 14/1 Hayley Turner William Haggas	Hayley Turner William Haggas	2	93	–	63	72	–
gr c Verglas (IRE) - American Queen (FR) (Fairy King)
Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish (op 16-1 tchd 12-1)

5⁽³⁾ 3¼ [8]	4. Comedy Hall (USA) 8/1 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	2	93	–	53	62	–
b c Valid Expectations (USA) - Comedy At The Met (USA) (Metfield)
Slowly into stride, ran green in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 16-1)

6⁽¹³⁾ ½ [8½]	13. Waabel 9/1 Richard Hills Michael Jarvis	Richard Hills Michael Jarvis	2	93	–	52	61	–
bb c Green Desert (USA) - Najah (IRE) (Nashwan)
Mid-division, headway over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

7⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [9¼]	11. Ongoodform (IRE) 33/1 Shane Kelly Paul D'Arcy	Shane Kelly Paul D'Arcy	2	93	–	49	58	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Elfin Queen (IRE) (Fairy King)
Started slowly, held up, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous

8⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [11½]	1. Argyll 100/1 Dane O'Neill Jeff Pearce	Dane O'Neill Jeff Pearce	2	93	–	42	52	–
b c Xaar - Vitesse (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

9⁽¹¹⁾ nk [11¾]	7. Lethal Combination (USA) 20/1 Tony Culhane William Haggas	Tony Culhane William Haggas	2	93	–	41	51	–
bb g Broken Vow (USA) - Yard (USA) (Boundary)
Slowly into stride, ran green in rear, hung left over 2f out, never dangerous (op 22-1 tchd 25-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [12½]	2. Captain Bluebird (IRE) 66/1 Jimmy Quinn D Donovan	Jimmy Quinn D Donovan	2	93	–	39	48	–
gr g Captain Rio - Dolly Blue (IRE) (Pennekamp)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽¹⁾ ½ [13]	14. Precious Coral (IRE) 100/1 Simon Whitworth Simon Callaghan	Simon Whitworth Simon Callaghan	2	812	–	32	42	–
gr f Elusive City (USA) - Somaggia (IRE) (Desert King)
Held up, ridden, hung left and weakened over 1f out (vet said filly had a breathing problem)

11 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 1m 13.40s (slow by 3.00s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Gold Crusher (unsuitable ground), Luminous Star (unsuitable ground), Regal Rave (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Gold Group International Ltd (Mr David) 1st breeder: Mr & Mrs R David Randal
2nd owner: The Mystic Mogg Partnership (Ghost)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Marine Spirit)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.30 £1.90 £1.50 Ex: £12.80 CSF: £14.13
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 33 (17%) M [7-9] 71 (43%) H [11-14] 46 (40%)

2:00 Newmarket (July) 18 Jul 2009

Lettergold Maiden Stakes