Full Result 2.55 Ascot | 8 August 2009

Sodexo Prestige Shergar Cup Stayers (Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-100, 4yo+) (1m7f209yds) 2m 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 10th £430.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	11. Aaim To Prosper (IRE) 8/1 Neil Callan Mick Channon	Neil Callan Mick Channon	5	89 2 v	81	9	88	–
br g Val Royal (FR) - Bint Al Balad (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression until stayed on well from 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, gelding was unused to a flag start and consequently dwelt; thereafter, having used his energy to regain his position, the gelding failed to stay the 2m5f trip) (op 10-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¼	6. Yes Mr President (IRE) 7/2F Ahmed Ajtebi ³ Mark Johnston	Ahmed Ajtebi ³ Mark Johnston	4	90	89	15	94	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Royals Special (IRE) (Caerleon)
Prominent, led after 4f, ridden over 2f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong (tchd 9-2)

3⁽²⁾ 1¾ [3]	10. Always Bold (IRE) 10/1 Hiroyuki Uchida Donald McCain	Hiroyuki Uchida Donald McCain	4	813	85	9	88	–
ch g King's Best (USA) - Tarakana (USA) (Shahrastani)
Led for 4f, tracked leaders, ridden and edged left from over 2f out, stayed on same pace (op 9-1)

4⁽³⁾ hd [3¼]	3. Keenes Day (FR) 9/2 F Johansson Mark Johnston	F Johansson Mark Johnston	4	96	92	16	95	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Key Academy (Royal Academy)
Tracked leaders, lost place slightly 3f out, ridden and not best of runs on rails from 2f out, squeezed up and stopped just inside final furlong, switched left, finished well (tchd 5-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [4½]	5. Bulwark (IRE) 14/1 M Narredu Ian Williams	M Narredu Ian Williams	7	94	90	12	92	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Bulaxie (Bustino)
Held up, ridden and steady progress from over 2f out, never troubled leaders (tchd 12-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 3 [7½]	9. Dolly Penrose 10/1 Andrasch Starke Mick Channon	Andrasch Starke Mick Channon	4	90	86	4	84	–
b f Hernando (FR) - Mistinguett (IRE) (Doyoun)
Mid-division, lost place and ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f (op 12-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [8¼]	4. Gee Dee Nen 6/1 Darryll Holland Jim Best	Darryll Holland Jim Best	6	96	92	9	89	–
b g Mister Baileys - Special Beat (Bustino)
Held up, ridden well over 2f out, little impression (op 7-1 tchd 11-2)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [10¾]	2. Tungsten Strike (USA) 11/1 Alan Munro Amanda Perrett	Alan Munro Amanda Perrett	8	99	95	9	89	–
ch g Smart Strike (CAN) - Bathilde (IRE) (Generous)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out (op 14-1 tchd 10-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 3 [13¾]	1. Macorville (USA) 10/1 Gerald Mosse George Moore	Gerald Mosse George Moore	6	100	100	10	90	–
b g Diesis - Desert Jewel (USA) (Caerleon)
In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 5 [18¾]	7. Overrule (USA) 7/1 Richard Hughes Brian Ellison	Richard Hughes Brian Ellison	5	92	88	–	72	–
b g Diesis - Her Own Way (USA) (Danzig)
Held up, rapid headway to sit 3rd 5f out, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 13-2)

10 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 3m 36.96s (slow by 11.06s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Woolfall Treasure (self certificate)
1st owner: CGA Racing Partnership 2 (Aaim To Prosper) 1st breeder: Stephanie Hanly
2nd owner: T J Monaghan (Yes Mr President)
3rd owner: T G Leslie (Always Bold)
Tote win: £9.90 PL: £3 £2 £3.20 Ex: £54.80 CSF: £37.46 Tricast: £292.30 Trifecta: £829.50 Pool: £1,177.10 - 1.05 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 64 (30%) M [4-7] 28 (48%) H [8-10] 58 (22%)

2:55 Ascot 8 Aug 2009

Sodexo Prestige Shergar Cup Stayers (Handicap)