Full Result 2.40 Deauville (FR) | 5 August 2012

Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) (6f110yds) 6½f Very Soft

1st £119,041.67 2nd £47,625 3rd £23,812.50 4th £11,895.83 5th £5,958.33

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	5. Moonlight Cloud 4/5F Thierry Jarnet F Head	Thierry Jarnet F Head	4	813	–	124	124	–
b f Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Ventura (IRE) (Spectrum)
Broke well, settled 3rd towards outside, quickened well to take lead 250yds out, soon went clear, extended advantage with every stride, easily

2⁽⁶⁾ 5	4. Wizz Kid (IRE) 10/1 Gerald Mosse Robert Collet	Gerald Mosse Robert Collet	4	813	–	104	109	–
b f Whipper (USA) - Lidanski (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Raced towards rear of field, switched to outside of field over 2f out, quickened well, went 2nd 1f out, ran on well, clear 2nd

4⁽⁴⁾ hd [5¼]	6. American Devil (FR) 40/1 Ronan Thomas J Van Handenhove	Ronan Thomas J Van Handenhove	3	811	–	100	107	–
b c American Post - Alcestes Selection (Selkirk)
Raced towards rear, switched towards outside 1 1/2f out, quickened well inside final furlong to take 3rd final strides, finished 3rd, placed 4th (interference to The Cheka)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [7]	1. The Cheka (IRE) 16/1 Olivier Peslier Eve Johnson Houghton	Olivier Peslier Eve Johnson Houghton	6	92 b	–	99	107	–
b g Xaar - Veiled Beauty (USA) (Royal Academy)
Broke well, soon led, headed over 250yds out, stayed on well inside final furlong, finished 4th, placed 3rd

5⁽⁸⁾ hd [7¼]	10. Restiadargent (FR) 5/1 Maxime Guyon H-A Pantall	Maxime Guyon H-A Pantall	3	88	–	89	103	–
b f Kendargent (FR) - Restia (FR) (Montjeu)
Broke fast to race in 2nd under restraint, hard ridden 1f out, stayed on well final furlong

6⁽³⁾ nk [7½]	7. Lockwood 6/1 Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre	Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre	3	811	–	91	105	–
gr c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Emily Bronte (Machiavellian)
Raced towards rear, switched to stands' rail 2 1/2f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest at finish

7⁽²⁾ ¾ [8¼]	8. Kerasona (FR) 16/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire J-C Rouget	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire J-C Rouget	3	88	–	86	100	–
b f Oasis Dream - Kerasha (FR) (Daylami)
Broke well, always prominent, unable to quicken inside final furlong, stayed on

8⁽⁵⁾ 2 [10¼]	2. Marchand D'Or (FR) 16/1 Davy Bonilla M Delzangles	Davy Bonilla M Delzangles	9	92	–	86	97	–
gr g Marchand De Sable (USA) - Fedora (FR) (Kendor)
Broke fast, raced close up behind leaders under strong restraint, not quicken 1 1/2f out, stayed on

9⁽¹⁾ 12 [22¼]	9. Kendam (FR) 33/1 Stephane Pasquier H-A Pantall	Stephane Pasquier H-A Pantall	3	88	–	38	59	–
b f Kendargent (FR) - Damdam Freeze (FR) (Indian Rocket)
Prominent early, faded from 2f out

9 ran Winning time: 1m 15.50s (slow by 0.10s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Strong Suit
1st owner: George Strawbridge (Moonlight Cloud) 1st breeder: George Strawbridge
2nd owner: Mme Maeve Mahony (Wizz Kid)
3rd owner: Anthony Pye-Jeary & the late Mel Smith (The Cheka)

Following a stewards' inquiry, American Devil, who passed the post 3rd, was disqualified and placed 4th. The Cheka was promoted to 3rd. Industry SPs shown.

2:40 Deauville (FR) 5 Aug 2012

Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)