Full Result 6.40 Baden-Baden (GER) | 4 June 2011

Belmondo-Pokal (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £27,586.21 2nd £9,482.76 3rd £4,741.38 4th £2,586.21 5th £1,724.14 6th £1,293.10

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	6. Smooth Operator (GER) 138/10 T Hellier Mario Hofer	T Hellier Mario Hofer	5	96 b	–	–	111	–
b g Big Shuffle (USA) - Salzgitter (Salse)
Held up behind the leading group in a field spread across the track, always travelling well, made good progress before straight, switched to outside rail, took lead 1 1/2f out, ran on well to draw clear inside final furlong, easily

2⁽⁷⁾ 3	10. Clairvoyance (IRE) 77/10 Fabrice Veron H-A Pantall	Fabrice Veron H-A Pantall	4	93	–	–	98	–
b f Shamardal (USA) - Crystal View (IRE) (Imperial Ballet)
Always prominent and close up alongside leader, made move early in straight, joined battle with leader, challenged by eventual winner over 1 1/2f out, rallied but unable to quicken inside final furlong, chased winner home

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [3¼]	1. Ferro Sensation (GER) 108/10 Adrie de Vries J Pubben	Adrie de Vries J Pubben	5	96	–	–	100	–
b g Paolini (GER) - Fit To Ski (Niniski)
Settled in mid-track, ran on well in straight, finished strongly

4⁽²⁾ 1½ [4¾]	7. Triple Aspect (IRE) 7/5F Andreas Suborics William Haggas	Andreas Suborics William Haggas	5	96	–	–	95	–
b h Danetime (IRE) - Wicken Wonder (IRE) (Distant Relative)
Broke well, settled in leading group, ridden before straight, ran on but found no extra

5⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [6]	3. Govinda (USA) 39/10 Eduardo Pedroza A Wohler	Eduardo Pedroza A Wohler	4	96	–	–	91	–
bb g Pulpit (USA) - Garden In The Rain (FR) (Dolphin Street)
Sent to lead from start, set moderate pace, ran on well in straight but headed 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong

6⁽¹⁾ 3 [9]	5. Murcielago (GER) 38/1 Andreas Helfenbein M Keller	Andreas Helfenbein M Keller	4	96	–	–	82	–
ch g Areion (GER) - My Angel (GER) (Luigi)
Prominent in 3rd in early stages, threatened briefly early in straight but found no extra, weakened

7⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [10½]	2. Glad Sky 35/1 Georg Bocskai W Gulcher	Georg Bocskai W Gulcher	5	96	–	–	77	–
b g Big Shuffle (USA) - Glady Sum (GER) (Surumu)
Raced towards rear from outset, never figured

8⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [12]	9. Aslana (IRE) 102/10 Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	4	93	–	–	69	–
b f Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Alte Kunst (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Prominent early, quickened well early in straight but soon weakened

9⁽⁴⁾ 1 [13]	4. Konig Concorde (GER) 51/10 Filip Minarik Christian Sprengel	Filip Minarik Christian Sprengel	6	96	–	–	69	–
b g Big Shuffle (USA) - Kaiserin (GER) (Ile De Bourbon)
Never a factor

10⁽³⁾ 1¼ [14¼]	8. Walero (GER) 87/10 Alexander Pietsch Uwe Ostmann	Alexander Pietsch Uwe Ostmann	5	96	–	–	65	–
br h Big Shuffle (USA) - Waterbor (GER) (Lagunas)
Close up on inside rail at outset, looked threatening early in the straight, ridden and soon weakened

10 ran Winning time: 1m 7.72s Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Stall Jenny (Smooth Operator) 1st breeder: Mario Hofer Gmbh
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Clairvoyance)
3rd owner: Cornelis Derks Van De Ven (Ferro Sensation)

6:40 Baden-Baden (GER) 4 Jun 2011

Belmondo-Pokal (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf)