Full Result 3.45 Ascot | 19 June 2007

St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (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⁽⁸⁾	6. Excellent Art 8/1 Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	3	90	–	94	123	–
b c Pivotal - Obsessive (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Held up in rear, shaken up and good headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong (op 13-2)

2⁽²⁾ nk	4. Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) 11/1 Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	3	90	–	94	122	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Love Me True (USA) (Kingmambo)
Led at modest pace, quickened 3f out, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on well (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1½]	1. Astronomer Royal (USA) 14/1 Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	3	90	–	91	119	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Sheepscot (USA) (Easy Goer)
Took keen hold, tracked leading pair, driven to challenge over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong (tchd 16-1 in places)

4⁽⁵⁾ hd [1¾]	5. Dutch Art 100/30 Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam	Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	90	118	90	118	–
ch c Medicean - Halland Park Lass (IRE) (Spectrum)
Held up in touch, driven to challenge over 1f out, one pace final furlong (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

5⁽⁶⁾ shd [1¾]	2. Cockney Rebel (IRE) EvensF Olivier Peslier G A Huffer	Olivier Peslier G A Huffer	3	90	120	90	118	–
b c Val Royal (FR) - Factice (USA) (Known Fact)
Held up towards rear, eased outside and headway over 1f out, chance when hung badly left final furlong, not recover (op 5-4)

6⁽¹⁾ 1 [2¾]	3. Creachadoir (IRE) 12/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	3	90	–	88	116	–
b c King's Best (USA) - Sadima (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in touch, effort and not clear run well over 1f out, switched sharply left, driven along and not pace to challenge (tchd 14-1, 16-1 in places)

7⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [5¼]	8. Jack Junior (USA) 33/1 Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	3	90	–	82	110	–
b c Songandaprayer (USA) - Ra Hydee (USA) (Rahy)
Tracked leader, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 50-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [6]	7. He's A Decoy (IRE) 12/1 Kerrin McEvoy David Wachman	Kerrin McEvoy David Wachman	3	90	–	80	109	–
b c In The Wings - Allegheny River (USA) (Lear Fan)
Held up on outside in 6th, hard ridden over 2f out, soon beaten (op 20-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 1m 39.33s (slow by 0.13s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mrs John Magnier (Excellent Art) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Duke Of Marmalade)
3rd owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Astronomer Royal)
Tote win: £7.30 PL: £1.60 £2.80 £3.60 Ex: £89.50 CSF: £92.37 Trifecta: £395.80 Pool: £29,039.55, 52.09 winning units

3:45 Ascot 19 Jun 2007

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