Full Result 3.40 Chantilly (FR) | 31 May 2009

Prix du Gros-Chene (Group 2)

(3yo+) 5f Good

1st £71,942 2nd £27,767 3rd £13,252 4th £8,835 5th £4,417

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	6. Tax Free (IRE) 5/2F Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	7	92	–	73	117	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Grandel (Owington)
Always close up, led 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, hung right and rallied to lead again close home

2⁽⁵⁾ nk	5. Black Mambazo (IRE) 20/1 Christophe Soumillon Luigi Riccardi	Christophe Soumillon Luigi Riccardi	4	92	–	72	116	–
b c Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Rich Gift (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up, good headway on outside over 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, headed close home, carried right last strides

3⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [1¾]	7. Benbaun (IRE) 10/1 Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan	Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan	8	92 b	–	67	111	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Escape To Victory (Salse)
Broke out of stalls, ran 1f but soon returned, led 3f, ran on under pressure

4⁽¹⁾ snk [2]	2. African Rose 5/1 Stephane Pasquier Mme Christiane Head	Stephane Pasquier Mme Christiane Head	4	95	–	70	113	–
ch f Observatory (USA) - New Orchid (USA) (Quest For Fame)
Held up in rear, headway well over 1f out, kept on but never able to challenge

5⁽⁶⁾ 1 [3]	8. Mood Music 8/1 Maxime Guyon Mario Hofer	Maxime Guyon Mario Hofer	5	92 b	–	63	107	–
b g Kyllachy - Something Blue (Petong)
Outpaced, last 2f out, ran on under pressure on outside, nearest at finish

6⁽²⁾ nk [3¼]	9. Delvita (FR) 50/1 Olivier Peslier J-V Toux	Olivier Peslier J-V Toux	5	813	–	59	103	–
gr m Pinmix (FR) - Very Very Nice (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Mid-division, kept on one pace

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [4]	4. Tayseer 16/1 Gerald Mosse J E Hammond	Gerald Mosse J E Hammond	4	92	–	60	103	–
ch g Medicean - Rohita (IRE) (Waajib)
Sweating, close up until weakening well over 1f out

8⁽⁷⁾ 1 [5]	1. Marchand D'Or (FR) 3/1 Davy Bonilla F Head	Davy Bonilla F Head	6	98	–	62	105	–
gr g Marchand De Sable (USA) - Fedora (FR) (Kendor)
Tracked leaders until weakening over 2f out

9⁽⁸⁾ 10 [15]	3. Equiano (FR) 5/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	92	–	20	63	–
b c Acclamation - Entente Cordiale (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Pressed leader on outside, one pace when squeezed up 2f out, soon behind

9 ran Winning time: 56.70s (slow by 0.10s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Ian Hewitson (Tax Free) 1st breeder: Denis And Mrs Teresa Bergin
2nd owner: Azienda Agricola Valle Falcone (Black Mambazo)
3rd owner: Ransley, Birks, Hillen (Benbaun)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered. Industry prices shown.

3:40 Chantilly (FR) 31 May 2009

Prix du Gros-Chene (Group 2)