Full Result 2.40 Ascot | 8 August 2015

Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Mile (Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-100, 4yo+) (7f213yds) 1m Rnd Good To Firm

1st £19,672 2nd £6,888 3rd £3,148 4th £2,456 5th £2,164 6th £1,576 7th £1,280 8th £984 9th £688 10th £492

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	7. Halation (IRE) 5/1 Jamie Spencer David Simcock	Jamie Spencer David Simcock	4	94	96	94	103	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Ghenwah (FR) (Selkirk)
Held up in last, still there just over 2f out, progress well over 1f out, driven and ran on well to lead last 75yds (op 11/2 tchd 5/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	3. Earth Drummer (IRE) 5/1 Graham Lee David O'Meara	Graham Lee David O'Meara	5	96	98	94	104	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - In Dubai (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Tracked leading trio, ridden 2f out, hanging right from over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, kept on to take 2nd last strides but outpaced by winner (jockey said that the gelding hung badly right under pressure) (tchd 11/2)

3⁽¹¹⁾ nk [¾]	10. Bancnuanaheireann (IRE) 16/1 Blake Shinn Michael Appleby	Blake Shinn Michael Appleby	8	93	95	90	100	–
b g Chevalier (IRE) - Alamanta (IRE) (Ali-Royal)
Chased leaders in 5th, closed over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed last 75yds, lost 2nd final strides (op 12/1 tchd 16/1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [2]	8. Alfred Hutchinson 8/1 Sammy Jo Bell ³ Geoff Oldroyd	Sammy Jo Bell ³ Geoff Oldroyd	7	91 p	96	87	98	–
ch g Monsieur Bond (IRE) - Chez Cherie (Wolfhound)
Well away, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on but lost 2 places inside final furlong

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [2½]	5. Nakuti (IRE) 9/1 Adrie de Vries Sylvester Kirk	Adrie de Vries Sylvester Kirk	4	96	98	87	99	–
b f Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Sheba Five (USA) (Five Star Day)
Held up in last trio, ridden and progress on outer from 2f out, kept on but never going pace to challenge

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3]	2. Avon Pearl 10/1 Kerrin McEvoy Rune Haugen	Kerrin McEvoy Rune Haugen	6	97 t	99	86	99	–
ch g Avonbridge - Warden Rose (Compton Place)
Held up in last pair, shaken up over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never going pace to threaten (op 14/1 tchd 10/1)

7⁽²⁾ 1½ [4½]	1. Master The World (IRE) 4/1F Pat Smullen David Elsworth	Pat Smullen David Elsworth	4	98 p	100	82	97	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Zadalla (Zaha)
Tracked leading pair, ridden to challenge 2f out, upsides over 1f out, not quicken and weakened final furlong (op 11/2 tchd 4/1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 4½ [9]	9. Directorship 7/1 Yutaka Take Patrick Chamings	Yutaka Take Patrick Chamings	9	93	95	63	81	–
br g Diktat - Away To Me (Exit To Nowhere)
Always towards rear, shaken up and no progress over 2f out, soon weakened (op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 3¾ [12¾]	6. Unforgiving Minute 8/1 Hayley Turner Clive Cox	Hayley Turner Clive Cox	4	95	97	54	75	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Ada River (Dansili)
Chased leader, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon weakened (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

10⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [13½]	4. Red Avenger (USA) 11/1 Olivier Peslier Ed Dunlop	Olivier Peslier Ed Dunlop	5	96 b	98	53	74	–
bb g War Front (USA) - Emotional Rescue (USA) (Smart Strike)
Raced on outer in midfield, weakened well over 1f out (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

10 ran Off time: 2:42:36 Winning time: 1m 40.34s (slow by 1.14s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Melvin The Grate (reserve), Wee Jean (reserve)
1st owner: Qatar Racing Limited (Halation) 1st breeder: Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nayhan
2nd owner: Middleham Park Racing LXV & Partner (Earth Drummer)
3rd owner: W Sewell (Bancnuanaheireann)
Tote win: £6 PL: £2.10 £2 £5.50 Ex: £33 CSF: £31.64 Tricast: £390.38 Trifecta: £266.10
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 67 (39%) M [5-8] 16 (36%) H [9-12] 67 (25%)

2:40 Ascot 8 Aug 2015

Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Mile (Handicap)