Full Result 3.50 Ascot | 9 July 2004

Sony Wega Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good

1st £9,782.50 2nd £3,010 3rd £1,505 4th £752.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. Sergeant Cecil 16/1 Jimmy Fortune Rod Millman	Jimmy Fortune Rod Millman	5	913	86	83	95	–
ch g King's Signet (USA) - Jadidh (Touching Wood)
Held up in last, rapid progress on outer over 2f out, led over 1f out, idled final furlong and driven, just held on (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding pulled too hard in a slowly-run race at Sandown last time) (op 20-1)

2⁽³⁾ shd	4. Cutting Crew (USA) 4/1 Darryll Holland P W Harris	Darryll Holland P W Harris	3	94	90	87	99	–
ch c Diesis - Poppy Carew (IRE) (Danehill)
Tracked leading pair, ridden and unable to quicken well over 1f out, driven and ran on to chase winner inside final furlong, closed finish, just failed (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [1¼]	8. Fort 11/1 Stanley Chin Mark Johnston	Stanley Chin Mark Johnston	3	91	87	82	94	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Chief's Quest (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, always held (op 9-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ shd [1½]	3. Mexican Pete 25/1 J F Egan Peter Hiatt	J F Egan Peter Hiatt	4	94	77	72	84	–
b g Atraf - Eskimo Nel (IRE) (Shy Groom)
Raced in midfield, lost place 4f out, in last pair over 3f out, progress again on inner 2f out, stayed on, never quite able to challenge

5⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [1¾]	7. Zeitgeist (IRE) 9/4F Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	3	91	87	81	93	–
b c Singspiel (IRE) - Diamond Quest (Rainbow Quest)
Raced in midfield, lost place over 3f out and in rear, driven over 2f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, nearest finish (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 in places)

6⁽⁷⁾ 4 [5¾]	6. Barry Island 20/1 Seb Sanders David Elsworth	Seb Sanders David Elsworth	5	93	76	64	76	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Pine Ridge I (High Top)
Took keen hold, held up in midfield, tracked leaders going well when not clear run briefly well over 1f out, found nil after

7⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [7½]	5. Briareus 7/1 Ryan Moore Andrew Balding	Ryan Moore Andrew Balding	4	94	77	62	74	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Lower The Tone (IRE) (Phone Trick)
Took keen hold, led for 1f, tracked leader to well over 1f out, weakened (op 10-1)

8⁽¹⁾ ¾ [8¼]	2. Silvaline 10/1 Colin Haddon ⁷ Tom Keddy	Colin Haddon ⁷ Tom Keddy	5	813 5	79	63	75	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Upend (Main Reef I)
Took keen hold, held up in last pair, progress on outer 5f out, came very wide entering straight, edged right 2f out, bumped along and weakened (op 9-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ shd [8¼]	10. Tender Falcon 14/1 Frankie McDonald ³ Ron Hodges	Frankie McDonald ³ Ron Hodges	4	87	69	53	65	–
br g Polar Falcon (USA) - Tendresse (IRE) (Tender King)
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out

10⁽⁸⁾ shd [8¼]	9. Penzance I 7/1 Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe	Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe	3	810	82	66	78	–
ch c Pennekamp (USA) - Kalinka (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Raced in midfield, losing place when squeezed out well over 1f out, weakened (op 9-2)

11⁽¹²⁾ 3 [11¼]	12. Feed The Meter (IRE) 20/1 Francis Ferris ³ Terry Clement	Francis Ferris ³ Terry Clement	4	79 5	57	36	48	–
b f Desert King (IRE) - Watch The Clock (Mtoto)
Took keen hold, raced on outer, held up, effort halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out (op 33-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:53:00 Winning time: 2m 34.86s (slow by 5.16s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Swellmova (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Terry Cooper (Sergeant Cecil) 1st breeder: D E Hazzard
2nd owner: Mrs P W Harris (Cutting Crew)
3rd owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing IX (Fort)
Tote win: £19.80 PL: £4.10 £1.90 £2.70 Ex: £137.20 CSF: £77.99 Tricast: £756.50
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 77 (33%) M [6-8] 35 (25%) H [9-12] 38 (42%)

3:50 Ascot 9 Jul 2004

Sony Wega Handicap Class C