Full Result 2.50 Longchamp (FR) | 23 October 2005

Prix Royal Oak (Group 1)

(3yo+) (1m7f110yds) 1m7½f Soft

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⁽⁶⁾	6. Alcazar (IRE) 7/1 Micky Fenton Hughie Morrison	Micky Fenton Hughie Morrison	10	94	–	114	117	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Sahara Breeze (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Towards rear, 8th halfway, took closer order and 3rd straight, pushed along to challenge 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well to line

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	1. Reefscape 5/2F Richard Hughes A Fabre	Richard Hughes A Fabre	4	94	–	114	117	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Coraline (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, 10th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, 5th on outside straight, ridden over 1f out and went 2nd final furlong, nearest at finish

3⁽⁴⁾ 3 [3¼]	10. Shamdala (IRE) 7/2 Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	3	86	–	108	112	–
b f Grand Lodge (USA) - Shamadara (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Raced in 4th, 7 lengths behind Oiseau Rare at halfway, headway and 2nd straight, driven to challenge 1 1/2f out, outpaced 1f out, stayed on

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [4¾]	9. Samando (FR) 16/1 E Legrix F Doumen	E Legrix F Doumen	5	91	–	105	109	–
ch m Hernando (FR) - Samshu (Nashwan)
Mid-division, disputing 5th halfway, disputing 6th straight, driven and ran on final furlong to take 4th

5⁽¹⁾ 1½ [6¼]	11. Oiseau Rare (FR) 9/2 Thierry Jarnet A Fabre	Thierry Jarnet A Fabre	3	86	–	104	109	–
ch f King's Best (USA) - Oiseau De Feu I (USA) (Nijinsky)
Raced in 3rd 3 lengths behind leading pair, led approaching straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure at one pace

6⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [7¾]	2. Ostankino (FR) 7/1 Olivier Peslier E Lellouche	Olivier Peslier E Lellouche	4	94	–	104	109	–
b c Zieten (USA) - Otaiti (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, disputing 5th halfway, disputing 6th straight, driven over 1 1/2f out, kept on at one pace

7⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [11¾]	8. Forestier (FR) 33/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire E Danel	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire E Danel	5	94	–	99	105	–
ch h Nikos - Forest Hills (FR) (Sicyos)
Held up, last halfway, 8th straight, never a factor

8⁽⁸⁾ 6 [17¾]	7. Orcadian 16/1 Steve Drowne James Eustace	Steve Drowne James Eustace	4	94	–	91	99	–
b g Kirkwall - Rosy Outlook (USA) (Trempolino)
Led until headed approaching straight, 4th straight, soon one pace

9⁽⁵⁾ 8 [25¾]	5. Allez Olive (IRE) 25/1 Thierry Thulliez Mme C Jung	Thierry Thulliez Mme C Jung	7	94	–	80	91	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Mondsee (Caerleon)
Towards rear, never a factor

10⁽²⁾ 6 [31¾]	4. The Whistling Teal 10/1 Davy Bonilla G Wragg	Davy Bonilla G Wragg	9	94	–	72	85	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Lonely Shore (Blakeney)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, 9th straight, never in contention

11⁽³⁾ [31¾]	3. Petrograd (IRE) 100/1 Stephane Pasquier E Lellouche	Stephane Pasquier E Lellouche	4	94 b	–	72	85	–
b c Peintre Celebre (USA) - Palmeraie (USA) (Lear Fan)
Raced in 2nd until lost place well over 3f out, last and beaten straight

11 ran Winning time: 3m 27.30s (slow by 9.30s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: JRepard,FMelrose,OPawle,MStokes,RBlack (Alcazar) 1st breeder: J Repard
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Reefscape)
3rd owner: H H Aga Khan (Shamdala)

2:50 Longchamp (FR) 23 Oct 2005

Prix Royal Oak (Group 1)