Full Result 2.20 Ascot | 9 August 2008

Porthault Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) 6f Good To Soft

1st £17,230.50 2nd £6,034 3rd £2,758 4th £2,152.50 5th £1,897 6th £1,379 7th £1,120 8th £861 9th £602

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	5. Shifting Star (IRE) 7/2F Gerald Mosse Walter Swinburn	Gerald Mosse Walter Swinburn	3	96	92	101	101	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Ahshado (Bin Ajwaad)
Held up in touch, switched left and headway over 1f out, ridden and quickened to lead 1f out, ran on strongly, readily (op 4-1)

2⁽³⁾ 1¼	3. Al Muheer (IRE) 14/1 Russell A Baze Clive Brittain	Russell A Baze Clive Brittain	3	912	98	103	103	–
b c Diktat - Dominion Rose (USA) (Spinning World)
Pressed leader throughout, ridden over 1f out, kept on but not pace of winner inside final furlong (tchd 16-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1 [2¼]	10. Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE) 6/1 Seb Sanders Richard Fahey	Seb Sanders Richard Fahey	3	95	91	93	93	–
b c King's Best (USA) - Bint Kaldoun (IRE) (Kaldoun)
Took keen hold, held up in touch, switched right and headway just over 2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, kept on same pace under pressure (op 5-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [2½]	4. Spanish Bounty 8/1 Halis Karatas Jonathan Portman	Halis Karatas Jonathan Portman	3	910	96	97	97	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Spanish Gold (Vettori)
Led, ridden and headed 1f out, faded and lost 2 places well inside final furlong (op 15-2)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [4½]	2. Spitfire 9/2 Frankie Dettori J R Jenkins	Frankie Dettori J R Jenkins	3	912	98	92	93	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Fresh Fruit Daily (Reprimand)
Held up in touch, ridden and headway on stands rail 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, hung right and weakened indside final furlong (op 5-1)

6⁽²⁾ ¾ [5¼]	8. Little Pete (IRE) 15/2 Jamie Spencer Andrew Balding	Jamie Spencer Andrew Balding	3	96	92	84	84	–
ch g City On A Hill (USA) - Full Traceability (IRE) (Ron's Victory)
Slowly into stride, switched left and held up behind, edged out right and effort over 2f out, hung left under pressure, never near leaders (op 8-1 tchd 7-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [8¾]	6. Sudden Impact (IRE) 8/1 Yutaka Take Paul Green	Yutaka Take Paul Green	3	96	92	73	73	–
bb f Modigliani (USA) - Suddenly (Puissance)
Prominent until weakened quickly halfway, well behind final 2f (op 13-2 tchd 6-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 5 [13¾]	7. Berbice (IRE) 8/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	96 t	92	56	57	–
gr c Acclamation - Pearl Bright (FR) (Kaldoun)
Very slowly away, never a factor (op 16-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 5 [18¾]	11. Carleton 12/1 Kevin Manning Willie Musson	Kevin Manning Willie Musson	3	93	89	36	38	–
b g Hunting Lion (IRE) - Canadian Capers (Ballacashtal)
Chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 16-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:22:00 Winning time: 1m 15.39s (slow by 3.09s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Blue Sky Basin (vet's certificate), Edge Of Light (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls), Wise Melody (reserve)
Rule 4: Edge Of Light was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 20/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: Night Shadow Syndicate (Shifting Star) 1st breeder: Hardys Of Kilkeel Ltd
2nd owner: Saeed Manana (Al Muheer)
3rd owner: P D Smith Holdings Ltd (Kaldoun Kingdom)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.70 £4.90 £2.20 Ex: £66 CSF: £52.84 Tricast: £285.86 Trifecta: £713.30 Pool: £1,166.48 - 1.21 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 47 (23%) M [4-6] 60 (39%) H [7-10] 43 (38%)

2:20 Ascot 9 Aug 2008

Porthault Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap)