Full Result 4.00 Deauville (FR) | 15 August 2018

Prix Gontaut-Biron Hong Kong Jockey Club (Group 3) (4yo+) (Turf)

(4yo+) 1m2f Good To Soft

1st £35,398.23 2nd £14,159.29 3rd £10,619.47 4th £7,079.65 5th £3,539.82

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. Talismanic EvensF Mickael Barzalona A Fabre	Mickael Barzalona A Fabre	5	811	–	53	111	–
bb h Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Magic Mission (Machiavellian)
Midfield, travelled smoothly, good progress to lead approaching 2f out, soon ridden clear, pushed out inside final furlong, cosily

DSQ⁽⁵⁾ 2	1. Subway Dancer (IRE) 20/1 Radek Koplik Z Koplik	Radek Koplik Z Koplik	6	91 1	–	53	109	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Sub Rose (IRE) (Galileo)
Tracked leader until led after 2f, ridden with narrow lead 2f out, soon headed, kept on gamely under pressure for 2nd but no match with winner, disqualified

2⁽⁴⁾ snk [2¼]	3. First Sitting 9/1 Gerald Mosse Chris Wall	Gerald Mosse Chris Wall	7	811	–	48	105	–
b g Dansili - Aspiring Diva (USA) (Distant View)
Held up in rear, progress on outer halfway, ridden and headway to press leaders 2f out, edged right under pressure inside final furlong, kept on, finished 4th, placed 3rd

3⁽¹⁾ nk [2½]	5. Master's Spirit (IRE) 41/5 Ioritz Mendizabal J Reynier	Ioritz Mendizabal J Reynier	7	811	–	47	104	–
gr h Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Lavayssiere (FR) (Sicyos)
Midfield, shaken up and still going well towards rear 1 1/2f out, progress when impeded approaching final furlong, ridden and kept on well final 100yds, finished 5th, placed 4th

4⁽³⁾ snk [2½]	7. Syrita (FR) 15/1 Olivier Peslier M Nigge	Olivier Peslier M Nigge	5	810 p	–	45	103	–
ch m Siyouni (FR) - Garmerita (FR) (Poliglote)
Towards rear, headway between rivals and still going well 2f out, good progress when not much room approaching final furlong, kept on when ridden final 100yds, finished 6th, placed 5th

5⁽²⁾ 3 [5½]	6. Alignement 17/5 Maxime Guyon C Laffon-Parias	Maxime Guyon C Laffon-Parias	5	811	–	40	98	–
b h Pivotal - Soldata (USA) (Maria's Mon)
Tracked front pair, pushed along 2 1/2f out, keeping on against far rail when short of room approaching 1f out, no progress after, finished 7th, placed 6th

6⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [9]	2. Wren's Day (USA) 5/1 Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre	Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre	4	90	–	36	94	–
bb c Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Season's Greetings (IRE) (Ezzoud)
Soon led, tracked leader after 2f, pushed along and progress to dispute lead 2 1/2f out, soon headed and ridden when badly hampered approaching final furlong, eased final 50yds, finished 8th, placed 7th

7 ran Winning time: 2m 9.72s (slow by 6.72s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Godolphin SNC (Talismanic) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: Bringloe & Clarke (First Sitting)
3rd owner: Gousserie Racing (Master's Spirit)

Wren's Day & Talismanic coupled on PMU. Following a France-Galop inquiry, Subway Dancer, who passed the post 2nd, was later disqualified - prohibited substance sample

4:00 Deauville (FR) 15 Aug 2018

Prix Gontaut-Biron Hong Kong Jockey Club (Group 3) (4yo+) (Turf)