Full Result 2.15 Ascot | 27 July 2008

Casino At The Empire Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £31,155 2nd £9,330 3rd £4,665 4th £2,335 5th £1,165 6th £585

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	12. Pippa Greene 20/1 Shane Kelly Paul Cole	Shane Kelly Paul Cole	4	811	92	96	99	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Funny Girl (IRE) (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, strong run on outer to lead last 100yds, ran on well (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form) (op 25-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1	3. Young Mick 11/2 T Quinn George Margarson	T Quinn George Margarson	6	96 v	101	103	108	–
br g King's Theatre (IRE) - Just Warning (Warning)
Held up in midfield, headway and switched to rail well over 2f out, denied clear run until well inside final furlong, ran on last 75yds to go 2nd last strides, not threaten winner (op 7-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [1¼]	9. Luberon 13/2 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	5	812	93	95	98	–
b g Fantastic Light (USA) - Luxurious (USA) (Lyphard)
Soon led, hard pressed and driven well over 2f out, battled on gamely until headed last 100yds, lost 2nd last strides (op 5-1)

4⁽²⁾ ¾ [2]	5. All The Good (IRE) 13/2 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	5	95	100	101	104	–
ch h Diesis - Zarara (USA) (Manila)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, effort and not much room over 2f out, chased leader briefly just inside final furlong, no extra towards finish (op 8-1)

5⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [2½]	15. Royal Jet I 33/1 Tony Culhane Mick Channon	Tony Culhane Mick Channon	6	88	89	89	92	–
b g Royal Applause - Red Bouquet (Reference Point)
Held up in midfield, shaken up and unable to quicken over 2f out, rallied under pressure final furlong, staying on well at finish

6⁽¹⁾ nk [2¾]	2. Dansili Dancer 18/1 Ian Mongan Clive Cox	Ian Mongan Clive Cox	6	96	101	100	104	–
b g Dansili - Magic Slipper (Habitat)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, unable to quicken under pressure inside final furlong (op 20-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ hd [3]	11. Players Please (USA) 25/1 Richard Hills Mark Johnston	Richard Hills Mark Johnston	4	812	93	92	97	–
ch g Theatrical (IRE) - Miss Tobacco (USA) (Forty Niner)
Held up towards rear, headway on inner 2f out, running on when not clear run inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, never able to challenge (op 28-1 tchd 33-1)

8⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [3¾]	1. Sugar Ray (IRE) 11/2 Seb Sanders Sir Michael Stoute	Seb Sanders Sir Michael Stoute	4	910 t	105	103	106	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Akuna Bay (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Soon chasing leader, ridden to challenge well over 2f out, every chance after until inside final furlong, faded last 100yds (op 13-2)

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4¼]	13. Bureaucrat 16/1 Martin Dwyer Philip Hobbs	Martin Dwyer Philip Hobbs	6	811	92	89	92	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Lajna (Be My Guest)
Slowly into stride, took keen hold and held up in rear, reminder over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, never near leaders

10⁽⁶⁾ nk [4½]	16. Hatton Flight 11/1 Franny Norton Andrew Balding	Franny Norton Andrew Balding	4	87 b	88	85	88	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Platonic (Zafonic)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and tried to challenge over 2f out, kept chasing leaders until beaten inside final furlong, not much room towards finish (op 10-1)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ shd [4½]	6. Camps Bay I (USA) 5/1F Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	4	93	98	95	98	–
b g Cozzene (USA) - Seewillo (USA) (Pleasant Colony)
In touch, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on same pace (op 8-1)

12⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5]	7. Profit's Reality (IRE) 33/1 Tadhg O'Shea P A Blockley	Tadhg O'Shea P A Blockley	6	90	95	91	94	–
br g Key Of Luck (USA) - Teacher Preacher (IRE) (Taufan)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and effort just over 2f out, never troubled leaders

13⁽³⁾ 2¼ [7¼]	4. Ladies Best 14/1 Jimmy Fortune Luca Cumani	Jimmy Fortune Luca Cumani	4	95	100	92	95	–
b c King's Best (USA) - Lady Of The Lake (Caerleon)
Held up in rear, never dangerous (op 12-1)

14⁽¹³⁾ ½ [7¾]	8. Pevensey (IRE) 14/1 Steve Drowne John Quinn	Steve Drowne John Quinn	6	813 v¹	94	85	89	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Champaka (IRE) (Caerleon)
Slowly into stride, soon niggled along in rear on outer, ridden and no progress well over 2f out (op 12-1)

15⁽¹¹⁾ 3¾ [11½]	14. John Terry (IRE) 20/1 Tom Queally Amanda Perrett	Tom Queally Amanda Perrett	5	89	90	76	79	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Kardashina (FR) (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and no progress 2f out, eased inside final furlong

15 ran Off time: 2:16:00 Winning time: 2m 28.70s (fast by 1.00s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: King's Head (vet's certificate), Tifernati (self certificate)
1st owner: R A H Evans (Pippa Greene) 1st breeder: David And Mrs Vicki Fleet
2nd owner: M F Kentish (Young Mick)
3rd owner: Brian Yeardley Continental Ltd (Luberon)
Tote win: £27.90 PL: £8.50 £1.90 £2.40 Ex: £234.10 CSF: £124.70 Tricast: £820.25 Trifecta: £236.40 Pool: £1,405.70 - 4.40 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 50 (28%) M [6-11] 50 (35%) H [12-17] 50 (37%)

2:15 Ascot 27 Jul 2008

Casino At The Empire Stakes (Heritage Handicap)