Full Result 1.55 Ascot | 25 September 2004

Hackney Empire Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)

(Class 1) (2yo) (7f213yds) 1m Rnd Good To Firm

1st £58,000 2nd £22,000 3rd £11,000 4th £5,000 5th £2,500 6th £1,500

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Perfectperformance (USA) 4/6F Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	2	811	100	114	112	–
ch c Rahy (USA) - Balistroika (USA) (Nijinsky)
Tracked leaders, effort to lead well over 1f out, edged right and hard pressed entering final furlong, ridden and in command last 100yds (op 8-11 tchd 8-13 and 4-5 in places)

2⁽³⁾ 1½	7. Scandinavia (USA) 8/1 Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	2	811	–	109	109	–
b c Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Party Cited (USA) (Alleged)
Held up in last pair, progress over 1f out, edged right and chased winner just over 1f out, strong challenge soon after, readily held last 100yds (op 7-1)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	8. Wilko (USA) 7/1 Eddie Ahern Jeremy Noseda	Eddie Ahern Jeremy Noseda	2	811	100	105	112	–
ch c Awesome Again (CAN) - Native Roots (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Tracked leaders, effort to challenge 2f out, unable to quicken and held when not much room twice over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong (tchd 8-1)

4⁽²⁾ ½ [3¼]	2. Elliots World (IRE) 9/1 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	2	811	–	103	105	–
b c King's Best (USA) - Morning Welcome (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Sweating, led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, faded inside final furlong (op 7-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [5]	3. Frith (IRE) 25/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	2	811	–	98	101	–
b c Benny The Dip (USA) - Melodist (USA) (The Minstrel)
Settled in last, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no danger

6⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5¾]	5. Kandidate 80/1 Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	2	811	90	96	99	–
b c Kabool - Valleyrose (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up in last trio, effort on outer over 2f out, one pace and no impression (op 66-1 tchd 100-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [7½]	4. Grand Marque (IRE) 14/1 Kieren Fallon Richard Hannon Snr	Kieren Fallon Richard Hannon Snr	2	811	96	91	96	–
ch c Grand Lodge (USA) - Royal Fizz (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, lost place and beaten 2f out (op 12-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [7¾]	1. Berkhamsted (IRE) 20/1 Darryll Holland Jamie Osborne	Darryll Holland Jamie Osborne	2	811	100	90	95	–
b c Desert Sun - Accounting (Sillery)
Pressed leader, challenged 2f out, losing place and beaten when badly hampered over 1f out

8 ran Off time: 1:56:00 Winning time: 1m 41.89s (slow by 2.69s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Godolphin (Perfectperformance) 1st breeder: Brushwood Stable
2nd owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Scandinavia)
3rd owner: Mrs Susan Roy (Wilko)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.10 £1.40 £1.90 Ex: £5.40 CSF: £5.81 Trifecta: £19.80 Pool: £1,140.74. 40.78 winning units.

1:55 Ascot 25 Sep 2004

Hackney Empire Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)