Full Result 2.20 Deauville (FR) | 11 August 2002

Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1) (Straight)

(3yo+) (6f110yds) 6½f Very Soft

1st £52,583 2nd £21,037 3rd £10,518 4th £5,255 5th £2,632

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	5. May Ball 119/10 Gerald Mosse John Gosden	Gerald Mosse John Gosden	5	813	–	73	114	–
b m Cadeaux Genereux - Minute WaltzI (Sadler's Wells)
Raced in 2nd, shaken up to press leader 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, hard ridden final 150yds, ran on well

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾	6. Air Thule (JPN) 142/10 Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori	Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori	5	813	–	70	112	–
b m Tony Bin (IRE) - Ski Paradise (USA) (Lyphard)
Led until headed 1 1/2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on but not pace of winner

3⁽³⁾ ½ [1¼]	1. Nayyir 31/10 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	4	92	–	71	114	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Pearl Kite (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Held up in rear, narrowly last 2f out, pushed along over 1 1/2f out, hard ridden and stayed on well from over 1f out to take 3rd 100yds out

4⁽⁹⁾ 2 [3¼]	9. Twilight Blues (IRE) 35/1 Willie Supple Brian Meehan	Willie Supple Brian Meehan	3	812	–	62	111	–
ch c Bluebird (USA) - Pretty Sharp (Interrex)
Mid-division towards inside, driven over 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure to take 4th close home

5⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4¾]	7. War Zone (USA) 21/10F Olivier Peslier A Fabre	Olivier Peslier A Fabre	3	812	–	56	107	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Proflare (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up in rear towards inside, 8th and pushed along 2f out, kept on at one pace

6⁽⁶⁾ hd [5]	10. Zipping (IRE) 27/10 Davy Bonilla Robert Collet	Davy Bonilla Robert Collet	3	812	–	56	107	–
b c Zafonic (USA) - Zelda (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up in touch, shaken up 2f out towards outside, driven over 1f out, unable to quicken

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [5¾]	4. Iron Mask (USA) 87/10 Olivier Doleuze Mme Christiane Head	Olivier Doleuze Mme Christiane Head	4	92	–	54	103	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Raise A Beauty (USA) (Alydar)
In touch in 4th, pushed along over 1 1/2f out, one pace from 1f out

8⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [6½]	2. Cayoke (FR) 27/1 Vincent Vion S Guillot	Vincent Vion S Guillot	5	92 b	–	51	101	–
b h Always Fair (USA) - Sarah Annita (Pharly)
Raced in 3rd until lost place over 1 1/2f out

9⁽⁴⁾ nse [6½]	3. Frenchmans Bay (FR) 105/10 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	4	92	–	51	101	–
br c Polar Falcon (USA) - River Fantasy (USA) (Irish River)
In touch, 4th 2f out towards inside, pushed along over 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and one pace

10 ran Winning time: 1m 17.70s (slow by 2.30s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Dobby Road
1st owner: Lord Hartington (May Ball) 1st breeder: Side Hill Stud
2nd owner: Lucky Field Co Ltd (Air Thule)
3rd owner: Abdulla Al Khalifa (Nayyir)

2:20 Deauville (FR) 11 Aug 2002

Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1) (Straight)