Full Result 4.35 Ascot | 26 July 2009

Casino At The Empire Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

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

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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	3. Munsef 9/1 Eddie Ahern Ian Williams	Eddie Ahern Ian Williams	7	97	101	82	110	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Mazaya (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up well in touch, ridden and not much room briefly over 2f out, soon switched left and headway, chased leader over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on well under pressure to lead near finish (tchd 8-1)

2⁽¹³⁾ shd	5. Mystery Star (IRE) 20/1 Tom Queally Mark H Tompkins	Tom Queally Mark H Tompkins	4	811	91	72	100	–
ch g Kris Kin (USA) - Mystery Hill (USA) (Danehill)
Held up in touch in midfield, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased leaders and edged right under pressure over 1f out, led just over 1f out, ran on well until headed near finish

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [1¼]	12. Sabotage (UAE) 9/2F Adrian Nicholls Mark Johnston	Adrian Nicholls Mark Johnston	3	83	95	74	102	–
b g Halling (USA) - Cunas (USA) (Irish River)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, switched left and driven over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, not reach leading pair (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [1¾]	14. Run For Ede's 16/1 David Probert ³ Pat Phelan	David Probert ³ Pat Phelan	5	79 4	78	56	84	–
b m Peintre Celebre (USA) - Raincloud I (Rainbow Quest)
Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on inner just over 2f out, switched left entering final furlong, stayed on well final furlong, not reach leaders

5⁽¹²⁾ 1 [2¾]	4. Record Breaker (IRE) 7/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	5	95 b	99	76	104	–
b g In The Wings - Overruled (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Chased leader until led 3f out, ridden over 2f out, 2 lengths clear well over 1f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened final 75yds (op 8-1 tchd 17-2)

6⁽⁴⁾ hd [3]	10. Storyland (USA) 8/1 Kirsty Milczarek William Haggas	Kirsty Milczarek William Haggas	4	89	89	65	93	–
b f Menifee (USA) - Auspice I (USA) (Robellino)
Steadied start, took keen hold held up well in rear, still last 2f out, soon switched left and headway, stayed on well final furlong, not reach leaders (tchd 15-2)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [4]	11. Spring Jim 12/1 Michael Hills James Fanshawe	Michael Hills James Fanshawe	8	89	89	64	92	–
b g First Trump - Spring Sixpence (Dowsing)
Held up towards rear, switched left and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong but never going pace to reach leaders (tchd 14-1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ nse [4]	8. Hevelius 6/1 Shane Kelly Walter Swinburn	Shane Kelly Walter Swinburn	4	810	90	65	93	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Sharp Terms (Kris)
Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in midfield, ridden 3f out, switched left just over 2f out, kept on but never going pace to reach leaders (op 13-2 tchd 11-2)

9⁽³⁾ nk [4½]	9. Greylami (IRE) 11/1 Chris Catlin T G Mills	Chris Catlin T G Mills	4	810	90	64	92	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Silent Crystal (USA) (Diesis)
Steadied after start, took keen hold, held up in rear, effort on outer bend over 2f out, kept on, never troubled leaders (tchd 10-1 and 12-1 in places)

10⁽²⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	15. Jawaab (IRE) 33/1 Franny Norton Mark Buckley	Franny Norton Mark Buckley	5	713 1 4	79	51	82	–
ch g King's Best (USA) - Canis Star (Wolfhound)
Took keen hold, held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, keeping on same pace when hampered and snatched up over 1f out, kept on final furlong (jockey said gelding suffered interference in running)

11⁽¹⁵⁾ hd [5¾]	6. Night Crescendo (USA) 12/1 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	6	810 p	90	62	90	–
bb g Diesis - Night Fax (USA) (Known Fact)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, keeping on same pace when edged left over 1f out, one pace final furlong

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [7½]	13. Robby Bobby 16/1 Andrew Mullen Mark Johnston	Andrew Mullen Mark Johnston	4	81	81	50	78	–
ch c Selkirk (USA) - Dancing Mirage (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Pulled hard, held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no progress when hampered switched right over 1f out, never near leaders (op 20-1)

13⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [9¼]	1. Classic Punch (IRE) 20/1 Louis-Philippe Beuzelin ⁵ David Elsworth	Louis-Philippe Beuzelin ⁵ David Elsworth	6	95	104	70	98	–
b g Mozart (IRE) - Rum Cay (USA) (Our Native)
Led until ridden and headed 3f out, weakened under pressure over 1f out (op 25-1)

14⁽⁷⁾ nk [9¾]	7. Overrule (USA) 9/1 Dane O'Neill Brian Ellison	Dane O'Neill Brian Ellison	5	810	90	56	84	–
b g Diesis - Her Own Way (USA) (Danzig)
Held up in midfield, shuffled back towards rear 3f out, ridden and no progress over 2f out (op 11-1)

15⁽¹¹⁾ 13 [22¾]	2. Strategic Mount 20/1 Alan Munro Paul Cole	Alan Munro Paul Cole	6	98	102	46	75	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Danlu (USA) (Danzig)
Slowly into stride, took keen hold, chased leaders after 1f, ridden and weakened over 2f out, well behind and eased inside final furlong (op 22-1)

15 ran Off time: 4:36:00 Winning time: 2m 32.18s (slow by 2.48s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Munsef) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: John Brenchley (Mystery Star)
3rd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Sabotage)
Tote win: £11.10 PL: £3.50 £7 £2 Ex: £207.20 CSF: £189.78 Tricast: £938.96 Trifecta: £1,626.60 Part won. Pool £2,198.24 - 0.30 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 71 (30%) M [6-10] 31 (36%) H [11-15] 48 (34%)

4:35 Ascot 26 Jul 2009

Casino At The Empire Stakes (Heritage Handicap)