Full Result 2.50 Deauville (FR) | 8 August 2004

Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1)

(3yo+) (6f110yds) 6½f Good To Soft

1st £80,479 2nd £32,197 3rd £16,099 4th £8,042 5th £4,028

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	5. Somnus 12/1 Gary Stevens Tim Easterby	Gary Stevens Tim Easterby	4	92	–	–	120	–
b g Pivotal - Midnight's Reward (Night Shift)
Tracked leader on stands' rail until joined main group halfway, pushed along to lead 3f out, ridden 2f out, held on gamely under pressure

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nk	19. Whipper (USA) 9/2 Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	3	812	–	–	121	–
b c Miesque's Son (USA) - Myth To Reality (FR) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, headway 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on but not reach winner

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [½]	20. Dolma (FR) 25/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire N Clement	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire N Clement	3	88	–	–	116	–
b f Marchand De Sable (USA) - Young Manila (USA) (Manila)
Led small stands' rail group until raced alone from halfway, stayed on gamely under pressure final furlong

4⁽⁶⁾ hd [¾]	3. Ashdown Express (IRE) 12/1 Seb Sanders Chris Wall	Seb Sanders Chris Wall	5	92	–	–	118	–
ch g Ashkalani (IRE) - Indian Express (Indian Ridge)
Held up, headway over 2f out to go 2nd 1f out, one pace final furlong

5⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [1¾]	10. The Trader I (IRE) 8/1 Fergus Sweeney Michael Blanshard	Fergus Sweeney Michael Blanshard	6	92 b	–	–	115	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Snowing (Tate Gallery)
Held up in last, switched left and headway 2f out, ridden and jinked left 1f out, ran on, nearest finish

6⁽⁵⁾ 2 [3¾]	6. Lucky Strike 20/1 Adrie de Vries A Trybuhl	Adrie de Vries A Trybuhl	6	92	–	–	110	–
br g Petong - Urania (Most Welcome)
Always prominent, every chance over 1f out, one pace

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [4½]	15. Golden Nun 50/1 Robert Winston Tim Easterby	Robert Winston Tim Easterby	4	813 b	–	–	105	–
b f Bishop Of Cashel - Amber Mill (Doulab)
Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

8⁽⁷⁾ hd [4¾]	4. Dexterity (USA) 50/1 Thierry Jarnet H-A Pantall	Thierry Jarnet H-A Pantall	6	92	–	–	107	–
b h Kingmambo (USA) - Diese (USA) (Diesis)
Midfield, chasing leaders 1 1/2f out, one pace final furlong

9⁽¹⁹⁾ shd [4¾]	1. Monsieur Bond (IRE) 14/1 Fergal Lynch Bryan Smart	Fergal Lynch Bryan Smart	4	92	–	–	107	–
ch c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Musical Essence (Song)
Close up on outside, ridden and one pace final 2f

10⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [5¼]	13. Frizzante 3/1F Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe	Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe	5	813	–	–	103	–
b m Efisio - Juliet Bravo (Glow)
Held up in rear on outside, effort and unable to quicken over 1f out

11⁽¹²⁾ hd [5¼]	18. Brunel (IRE) 12/1 Darryll Holland William Haggas	Darryll Holland William Haggas	3	812	–	–	108	–
b c Marju (IRE) - Castlerahan (IRE) (Thatching)
Led after 1f to 3f out, remained prominent until weakened 1 1/2f out

12⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5¾]	8. Royal Millennium (IRE) 20/1 Ted Durcan Mick Channon	Ted Durcan Mick Channon	6	92	–	–	105	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Galatrix (Be My Guest)
In touch, ridden and hung right 1 1/2f out, soon beaten

13⁽²⁰⁾ ¾ [6½]	11. Charming Groom (FR) 20/1 Olivier Peslier F Head	Olivier Peslier F Head	5	92	–	–	103	–
gr h Kaldoun (FR) - Danagroom (USA) (Groom Dancer)
Mid-division, ridden and unable to quicken from 1 1/2f out

14⁽³⁾ 3 [9½]	12. Porlezza (FR) 10/1 Dominique Boeuf Yves de Nicolay	Dominique Boeuf Yves de Nicolay	5	813	–	–	92	–
ch m Sicyos (USA) - Pupsi (FR) (Matahawk)
Held up in small stands' side group until joined main group halfway, effort and hung left 2f out, never a factor

15⁽⁹⁾ nse [9½]	17. Seeking The Dia (USA) 33/1 Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori	Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori	3	812	–	–	97	–
b c Storm Cat (USA) - Seeking The Pearl (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Close up in 4th until weakened over 1 1/2f out

16⁽¹⁶⁾ 6 [15½]	2. Vasywait (FR) 33/1 Frederic Spanu J-L Gay	Frederic Spanu J-L Gay	5	92	–	–	80	–
b h Valanour (IRE) - Wait And See One (FR) (The Wonder)
In touch until weakened quickly 2f out

17⁽¹³⁾ nk [15¾]	9. Crystal Castle (USA) 16/1 Thierry Gillet J E Hammond	Thierry Gillet J E Hammond	6	92	–	–	79	–
b g Gilded Time (USA) - Wayage (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Broke out of stalls and had to be reloaded, always in rear

18⁽¹⁷⁾ 2½ [18¼]	16. Dorubako (IRE) 40/1 Norihiro Yokoyama Hideyuki Mori	Norihiro Yokoyama Hideyuki Mori	3	812	–	–	74	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Spring Pitch (USA) (Storm Cat)
Led 1f out, weakened quickly over 2f out