Full Result 3.15 Deauville (FR) | 7 August 2005

Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1)

(3yo+) (6f110yds) 6½f Good

1st £81,050 2nd £32,426 3rd £16,213 4th £8,099 5th £4,057

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	8. Whipper (USA) 2/1F Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	4	92	–	77	123	–
b c Miesque's Son (USA) - Myth To Reality (FR) (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, disputed 6th halfway, headway 2f out, pushed along to challenge 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, ran on under pressure to hold runner-up, driven out

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ½	12. Goodricke 20/1 Olivier Peslier David Loder	Olivier Peslier David Loder	3	812 v	–	76	122	–
b c Bahamian Bounty - Star I (Most Welcome)
Towards rear and pushed to stay in touch after 2f, ridden and good headway from 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, every chance 100yds out, not pass winner

3⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [3½]	3. Patavellian (IRE) 16/1 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	7	92 b	–	68	113	–
bb g Machiavellian (USA) - Alessia (Caerleon)
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace

4⁽³⁾ ½ [4]	11. Lucky Spin 10/1 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	4	813	–	63	109	–
b f Pivotal - Perioscope (Legend Of France)
Mid-division, stayed on final furlong, took 4th close home, nearest at finish

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [4¾]	2. Ratio 10/1 Thierry Gillet J E Hammond	Thierry Gillet J E Hammond	7	92	–	64	110	–
ch g Pivotal - Owdbetts (IRE) (High Estate)
Towards rear, stayed on final furlong, never a threat

6⁽¹³⁾ nk [5]	7. Tycoon's Hill (IRE) 33/1 Julien Auge Robert Collet	Julien Auge Robert Collet	6	92	–	63	109	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Tycoon's Drama (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Broke well and led in centre, pushed along 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

7⁽⁶⁾ nse [5]	9. The Trader I (IRE) 12/1 T Quinn Michael Blanshard	T Quinn Michael Blanshard	7	92 b	–	63	109	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Snowing (Tate Gallery)
Towards rear on stands' side, never in contention

8⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [5¾]	6. Horeion Directa (GER) 40/1 Dominique Boeuf Andreas Lowe	Dominique Boeuf Andreas Lowe	6	92	–	61	107	–
ch h Big Shuffle (USA) - Hosianna (GER) (Surumu)
Towards rear, never a factor

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [6¼]	1. Royal Storm (IRE) 33/1 Darryll Holland Amanda Perrett	Darryll Holland Amanda Perrett	6	92	–	60	106	–
b h Royal Applause - Wakayi (Persian Bold)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, one pace final furlong

10⁽⁴⁾ shd [6¼]	4. Somnus 9/2 Ted Durcan Tim Easterby	Ted Durcan Tim Easterby	5	92	–	60	106	–
b g Pivotal - Midnight's Reward (Night Shift)
Tracked Striking Ambition on stands' rails, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out, one pace

11⁽⁸⁾ snk [6½]	5. Steenberg (IRE) 20/1 Alan Munro Mark H Tompkins	Alan Munro Mark H Tompkins	6	92	–	60	105	–
ch g Flying Spur (AUS) - Kip's Sister (Cawston's Clown)
Mid-division, disputing 6th halfway, never in contention

12⁽⁷⁾ snk [6½]	13. Abundance I (USA) 12/1 Ronan Thomas Mme Christiane Head	Ronan Thomas Mme Christiane Head	3	88	–	55	102	–
b f Anabaa (USA) - Gorgeous (USA) (Slew O'Gold)
Mid-division until weakened 2f out

13⁽¹⁾ 1½ [8]	10. Striking Ambition 11/2 Thierry Thulliez Roger Charlton	Thierry Thulliez Roger Charlton	5	92	–	55	100	–
bb h Makbul - Lady Roxanne (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Prominent on stands' rail, 4th halfway, weakened over 1f out

13 ran Winning time: 1m 17.10s (slow by 1.70s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: R C Strauss (Whipper) 1st breeder: Flaxman Holdings Ltd
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Goodricke)
3rd owner: D J Deer (Patavellian)

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3:15 Deauville (FR) 7 Aug 2005

Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1)