Full Result 4.00 Ascot | 12 July 2008

Emirates Melbourne Cup Closes 4th August Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) (1m7f209yds) 2m Good To Soft

1st £24,924 2nd £7,464 3rd £3,732 4th £1,868 5th £932 6th £468

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	3. Metaphoric (IRE) 10/1 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	4	96 tv	100	39	111	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Virgin Hawk (USA) (Silver Hawk)
In rear, headway from 4f out, strong run to lead over 1f out, driven out (tchd 12-1)

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	10. La Vecchia Scuola (IRE) 10/1 Jimmy Quinn Jim Goldie	Jimmy Quinn Jim Goldie	4	85	85	22	94	–
b f Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Force Divine (FR) (L'Emigrant)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, rallied under pressure final furlong to take 2nd close home but no chance with winner

3⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2½]	8. Bogside Theatre (IRE) 15/2 Richard Hughes George Moore	Richard Hughes George Moore	4	89	89	25	97	–
b f Fruits Of Love (USA) - Royal Jubilee (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Chased leader, ridden 3f out, led over 2f out, headed under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 8-1 tchd 7-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [3¼]	1. Sanbuch 4/1F Ryan Moore Luca Cumani	Ryan Moore Luca Cumani	4	910	104	39	111	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Monte Calvo (Shirley Heights)
Behind, ridden over 3f out, stayed on well on outside from over 1f out, going on close home (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3¾]	12. Whenever 9/2 Franny Norton Richard Phillips	Franny Norton Richard Phillips	4	82	82	16	89	–
ch c Medicean - Alessandra (Generous)
Behind, still plenty to do over 2f out, strong run from over 1f out, finished well (op 5-1 tchd 4-1 and 11-2 in places)

6⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4]	13. Calculating (IRE) 33/1 David Probert ⁷ Mark Usher	David Probert ⁷ Mark Usher	4	75 1	78	12	84	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Zaheemah (USA) (El Prado)
Took keen hold towards rear, headway from 5f out, ridden to chase leaders and edged right 2f out, stayed on same pace (op 40-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ shd [4¼]	9. Swan Queen 16/1 Kerrin McEvoy John Dunlop	Kerrin McEvoy John Dunlop	5	86	86	20	92	–
b m In The Wings - Bronzewing (Beldale Flutter)
Behind, some progress when not much room over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong but never going pace to be competitive

8⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [5]	7. Gee Dee Nen 12/1 Shane Kelly Mark H Tompkins	Shane Kelly Mark H Tompkins	5	810	90	23	95	–
b g Mister Baileys - Special Beat (Bustino)
Chased leaders, challenged from 4f out, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right) (op 10-1 tchd 9-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [5¼]	5. Tilt 8/1 Frankie Dettori Brian Ellison	Frankie Dettori Brian Ellison	6	812 p	92	24	97	–
b g Daylami (IRE) - Tromond (Lomond)
Mid-division, driven along from 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never in contention (tchd 15-2)

10⁽³⁾ ½ [5¾]	11. Winged D'Argent (IRE) 14/1 Luke Morris ³ Bernard Llewellyn	Luke Morris ³ Bernard Llewellyn	7	80 b	83	15	87	–
bb g In The Wings - Petite-D-Argent (Noalto)
In rear, driven along 10f out, moved into mid-division and ridden 5f out, staying on on inside when not much room over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong (op 16-1)

11⁽¹⁾ 1½ [7¼]	6. Akarem 10/1 Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	7	811	91	21	93	–
b h Kingmambo (USA) - Spirit Of Tara (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened from 2f out (op 9-1)

12⁽⁴⁾ 3¼ [10½]	4. Self Defense 40/1 Jim Crowley Emma Lavelle	Jim Crowley Emma Lavelle	11	95	99	25	97	–
b g Warning - Dansara (Dancing Brave)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon beaten (tchd 33-1)

13⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [11]	14. Pocket Too I 20/1 David Kinsella M Salaman	David Kinsella M Salaman	5	712 2 p	78	3	76	–
b g Fleetwood (IRE) - Pocket Venus (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Led until headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 14-1)

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 8 [19]	2. Classic Punch (IRE) 25/1 T Quinn David Elsworth	T Quinn David Elsworth	5	99	103	18	91	–
b g Mozart (IRE) - Rum Cay (USA) (Our Native)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 33-1)

14 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 3m 34.94s (slow by 9.04s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: The Royal Ascot Racing Club (Metaphoric) 1st breeder: Gerrardstown House Stud
2nd owner: John Connor Graham Brown (La Vecchia Scuola)
3rd owner: B Lappin (Bogside Theatre)
Tote win: £12.90 PL: £2.70 £3.80 £2.70 Ex: £177.20 CSF: £103.96 Tricast: £807.92 Trifecta: £423.20 Pool: £1,429.75 - 2.50 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 31 (31%) M [6-9] 72 (46%) H [10-14] 47 (23%)

4:00 Ascot 12 Jul 2008

Emirates Melbourne Cup Closes 4th August Stakes (Heritage Handicap)