Full Result 4.10 Ascot | 25 September 2004

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By NetJets) (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (7f213yds) 1m Rnd Good To Firm

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⁽²⁾	4. Rakti 9/2 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	5	91	122	122	127	–
b h Polish Precedent (USA) - Ragera (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Soon tracked leader, led over 2f out, drew 3 lengths clear well over 1f out, driven and held on final furlong (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ ½	14. Lucky Story (USA) 16/1 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	3	811	118	120	126	–
b c Kris S (USA) - Spring Flight (USA) (Miswaki)
Prominent, ridden well over 2f out, chased winner well over 1f out, gradually closed final furlong, always held (op 14-1)

3⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [3]	5. Refuse To Bend (IRE) 4/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	91 t	121	112	120	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Market Slide (USA) (Gulch)
Settled towards rear, progress over 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	2. Nayyir 11/1 Jimmy Fortune Gerard Butler	Jimmy Fortune Gerard Butler	6	91	120	108	117	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Pearl Kite (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Dwelt, held up in last, progress on outer 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish (op 12-1)

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 4 [8¼]	7. Ace (IRE) 12/1 Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	3	811	–	100	108	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Tea House (Sassafras)
Raced wide in midfield, ridden and hanging right 2f out, soon beaten (tchd 14-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [9½]	6. Soviet Song (IRE) 5/2F Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe	Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe	4	812	120	93	102	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Kalinka (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Raced midfield, eased out and ridden 2f out, no response and beaten after (op 9-4 tchd 11-4)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [10¾]	12. Fong's Thong (USA) 50/1 Pat Smullen Brian Meehan	Pat Smullen Brian Meehan	3	811 t	108	93	102	–
ch c Dr Fong (USA) - Bacinella (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Lost place after 3f, not much room and dropped to last halfway, effort and not clear run over 2f out, some progress over 1f out, never a factor (jockey said colt lost its action )

8⁽⁴⁾ 4 [14¾]	10. Diamond Green (FR) 8/1 Christophe Soumillon A Fabre	Christophe Soumillon A Fabre	3	811	–	83	93	–
br c Green Desert (USA) - Diamonaka (FR) (Akarad)
Settled in rear, going well enough over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened (op 7-1)

9⁽³⁾ 2½ [17¼]	8. Antonius Pius (USA) 14/1 Kieren Fallon A P O'Brien	Kieren Fallon A P O'Brien	3	811 t	–	76	87	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Catchascatchcan (Pursuit Of Love)
Took keen hold, well placed, ridden 2f out, found nil and soon weakened (op 12-1)

10⁽¹⁾ 4 [21¼]	3. Norse Dancer (IRE) 11/1 J F Egan David Elsworth	J F Egan David Elsworth	4	91	121	68	78	–
b c Halling (USA) - River Patrol (Rousillon)
Never going well and pushed along in rear after 2f, no chance (op 10-1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 3 [24¼]	1. Blatant I 100/1 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	5	91 tv	112	60	71	–
ch h Machiavellian (USA) - Negligent (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Led to over 2f out, weakened

11 ran Off time: 4:15:00 Winning time: 1m 39.82s (slow by 0.62s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Bachelor Duke (vet's certificate), Fantastic View (vet's certificate), Haafhd (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Gary A Tanaka (Rakti) 1st breeder: Azienda Agricola Rosati Colarieti
2nd owner: Abdulla Buhaleeba (Lucky Story)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Refuse To Bend)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £2.50 £3.40 £1.90 Ex: £83.80 CSF: £74.30 Trifecta: £562.20 Pool: £5,780.64. 7.30 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 31 (38%) M [7-9] 52 (30%) H [10-14] 67 (32%)

4:10 Ascot 25 Sep 2004

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By NetJets) (Group 1)