Full Result 2.45 Chantilly (FR) | 4 June 2006

Prix du Gros-Chene Mitsubishi Motors (Group 2)

(3yo+) 5f Good

1st £51,103 2nd £19,724 3rd £9,414 4th £6,276 5th £3,138

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	3. Moss Vale (IRE) 13/2 Kieren Fallon David Nicholls	Kieren Fallon David Nicholls	5	92	–	93	122	–
b h Shinko Forest (IRE) - Wolf Cleugh (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Mid-division, 5th and pushed along halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well final furlong

2⁽⁶⁾ 2	4. Benbaun (IRE) 15/2 Jamie Spencer M J Wallace	Jamie Spencer M J Wallace	5	92 v	–	86	114	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Escape To Victory (Salse)
Close 2nd, led narrowly halfway, headed over 1f out, kept on to hold 2nd

3⁽⁹⁾ ½ [2½]	2. Tax Free (IRE) 5/2F Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	4	92	–	85	113	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Grandel (Owington)
Led, narrowly headed halfway, kept on under pressure final 1 1/2f

4⁽²⁾ ¾ [3¼]	5. Balthazaar's Gift (IRE) 16/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	3	90	–	84	112	–
b c Xaar - Thats Your Opinion (Last Tycoon)
Prominent, disputing 3rd halfway, every chance 1 1/2f out, stayed on until no extra close home

5⁽¹¹⁾ snk [3½]	1. Pivotal Flame 12/1 Graham Gibbons Ed McMahon	Graham Gibbons Ed McMahon	4	92 p	–	81	109	–
b c Pivotal - Reddening (Blushing Flame)
Prominent, disputing close 3rd halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, one pace inside final furlong

6⁽¹⁾ shd [3½]	7. Pivotal Point 12/1 Seb Sanders Peter Makin	Seb Sanders Peter Makin	6	813	–	78	106	–
b g Pivotal - True Precision (Presidium)
Behind early, close 6th and running on halfway, no extra from 1 1/2f out

7⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [5]	9. Tycoon's Hill (IRE) 14/1 Olivier Peslier Robert Collet	Olivier Peslier Robert Collet	7	813	–	73	101	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Tycoon's Drama (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Mid-division, never dangerous

8⁽³⁾ hd [5¼]	11. Mister Chocolate (IRE) 33/1 Julien Auge Robert Collet	Julien Auge Robert Collet	3	89	–	72	100	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Terracotta Hut (Habitat)
Raced in last, never going pace

9⁽⁸⁾ ½ [5¾]	10. Biniou (IRE) 16/1 Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	3	89	–	70	98	–
b g Mozart (IRE) - Cap Coz (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression

10⁽⁴⁾ 3 [8¾]	8. Latona (FR) 100/30 Thierry Gillet J E Pease	Thierry Gillet J E Pease	4	813	–	60	87	–
ch f Kendor (FR) - Silicon Lady (FR) (Mille Balles)
Towards rear, 11th halfway, outpaced and beaten 2f out

11⁽¹²⁾ 6 [14¾]	12. Alyzea (IRE) 33/1 M Blancpain C Laffon-Parias	M Blancpain C Laffon-Parias	3	86 b	–	35	63	–
b f King Charlemagne (USA) - Moivouloirtoi (USA) (Bering)
Prominent far side to halfway

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [16¾]	6. Ajigolo 25/1 Ted Durcan Mick Channon	Ted Durcan Mick Channon	3	90	–	35	63	–
ch g Piccolo - Ajig Dancer (Niniski)
Towards rear, pushed along before halfway, never in contention

12 ran Winning time: 56.90s (slow by 0.30s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Lady O'Reilly (Moss Vale) 1st breeder: Derek Veitch
2nd owner: Ransley, Birks, Hillen (Benbaun)
3rd owner: Ian Hewitson (Tax Free)

2:45 Chantilly (FR) 4 Jun 2006

Prix du Gros-Chene Mitsubishi Motors (Group 2)