Full Result 3.50 Ascot | 20 June 2006

St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Entire Colts)

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

1st £141,950 2nd £53,800 3rd £26,925 4th £13,425 5th £6,725 6th £3,375

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	2. Araafa (IRE) 2/1F Alan Munro Jeremy Noseda	Alan Munro Jeremy Noseda	3	90	116	119	121	–
b c Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Resurgence (Polar Falcon)
Soon tracked clear leader, closed to lead over 2f out, clear well over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged (op 7-4 tchd 9-4 in places and 13-8 in places)

2⁽⁸⁾ 2	9. Stormy River (FR) 7/2 Olivier Peslier N Clement	Olivier Peslier N Clement	3	90	–	115	117	–
gr c Verglas (IRE) - Miss Bio (FR) (River Mist)
Held up last, detached and pushed along over 3f, rapid progress 2f out, chased winner just inside final furlong, ran on, no chance (tchd 4-1 in places)

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	5. Ivan Denisovich (IRE) 13/2 Kieren Fallon A P O'Brien	Kieren Fallon A P O'Brien	3	90	–	111	112	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Hollywood Wildcat (USA) (Kris S)
Settled in midfield, ridden over 2f out, progress over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong (op 7-1)

4⁽²⁾ ¾ [4½]	6. Marcus Andronicus (USA) 9/1 Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	3	90	–	109	110	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Fiji I (Rainbow Quest)
Held up well in rear, progress on outer over 2f out, ridden to dispute 2nd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

5⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [6]	7. Metropolitan Man 40/1 Kerrin McEvoy David Simcock	Kerrin McEvoy David Simcock	3	90	103	105	106	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Preceder (Polish Precedent)
Well in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no danger (op 50-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ hd [6¼]	11. Yasoodd 16/1 Chris Catlin Mick Channon	Chris Catlin Mick Channon	3	90	108	105	106	–
br g Inchinor - Needwood Epic (Midyan)
Raced wide, held up towards rear, ridden and progress over 2f out, chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong

7⁽⁴⁾ 1 [7¼]	8. Royal Power (IRE) 12/1 Frankie Dettori Mick Channon	Frankie Dettori Mick Channon	3	90	107	102	104	–
b c Xaar - Magic Touch (Fairy King)
Prominent, chased winner 2f out, no impression, weakened rapidly just inside final furlong

8⁽¹⁾ 7 [14¼]	10. Yarqus 66/1 Ryan Moore Clive Brittain	Ryan Moore Clive Brittain	3	90	100	85	88	–
b c Diktat - Will You Dance (Shareef Dancer)
Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, weakened 2f out

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [14½]	4. Decado (IRE) 7/1 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	3	90	–	85	87	–
b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Pirie (USA) (Green Dancer)
Slowly into stride, pushed up to chase leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out

10⁽⁶⁾ 4 [18½]	1. Aeroplane 16/1 Eddie Ahern Peter Chapple-Hyam	Eddie Ahern Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	90	100	75	78	–
b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Anita At Dawn (IRE) (Anita's Prince)
Prominent until weakened rapidly over 2f out, eased (tchd 20-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [23½]	3. Arabian Prince I (USA) 66/1 Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	3	90	–	62	66	–
b g Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Add (USA) (Spectacular Bid)
Led and soon clear, came wide bend over 2f out, soon headed and beaten, eased over 1f out (tchd 80-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:57:00 Winning time: 1m 39.59s (slow by 0.39s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar (Araafa) 1st breeder: Sweetmans Bloodstock
2nd owner: Ecurie Mister Ess A S (Stormy River)
3rd owner: Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,Mr & Mrs I Cowan (Ivan Denisovich)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.40 £1.60 £2.30 Ex: £10.60 CSF: £8.45 Trifecta: £53.20 Pool: £5,940.98 - 79.24 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (28%) M [5-7] 25 (21%) H [8-11] 73 (51%)

3:50 Ascot 20 Jun 2006

St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Entire Colts)