Full Result 2.50 Longchamp (FR) | 11 May 2008

Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Group 1) (Colts)

(3yo) 1m Good

1st £168,059 2nd £67,235 3rd £33,618 4th £16,794 5th £8,412

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	19. Falco (USA) 215/10 Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	3	92	–	117	122	–
b c Pivotal - Icelips (USA) (Unbridled)
Raced in 5th, 4th straight, led 2f out, ridden 3 lengths clear inside final furlong, ridden out

2⁽¹⁶⁾ 3	4. Rio De La Plata (USA) 7/2J Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	92	–	109	115	–
ch c Rahy (USA) - Express Way (ARG) (Ahmad)
Held up, 11th straight, headway towards inside to go 3rd 1f out, took 2nd 120yds out, kept on, just held on for 2nd

3⁽¹⁴⁾ shd [3]	17. River Proud (USA) 46/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	92	–	108	115	–
b c Proud Citizen (USA) - Da River Hoss (USA) (River Special)
Reluctant to load, re-loaded in outside stall, in rear, pushed along well over 3f out, 18th straight, switched inside and headway 2f out, finished well

4⁽⁵⁾ 1 [4]	7. Yorktown I (FR) 15/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire J-C Rouget	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire J-C Rouget	3	92	–	105	113	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - Wedding Night (FR) (Valanour)
Midfield, 10th straight, kept on steadily final 2f

5⁽²⁾ hd [4¼]	6. Hello Morning (FR) 12/1 Alexis Badel Mme Christiane Head	Alexis Badel Mme Christiane Head	3	92	–	104	112	–
gr c Poliglote - Hello Molly (FR) (Sillery)
Led 1f, restrained in 4th, 5th straight, one pace from over 1f out

6⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [4¾]	13. Thewayyouare (USA) 57/10 Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	3	92	–	102	111	–
b c Kingmambo (USA) - Maryinsky (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, 12th straight, ridden and stayed on down outside from over 1 1/2f out

7⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [5¼]	18. Paco Boy (IRE) 10/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	92	–	100	110	–
b c Desert Style (IRE) - Tappen Zee (Sandhurst Prince)
Held up, 15th straight, not much room 2f out to 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong

8⁽¹⁾ hd [5½]	12. Bermuda Rye (IRE) 13/1 Christophe Soumillon M Delzangles	Christophe Soumillon M Delzangles	3	92	–	99	109	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Alleluia Tree (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Midfield, 8th straight, ridden 2f out, kept on at one pace

9⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [6]	1. Tamayuz 77/10 Davy Bonilla F Head	Davy Bonilla F Head	3	92	–	97	108	–
ch c Nayef (USA) - Al Ishq (FR) (Nureyev)
Held up in rear, 16th straight, switched outside over 1 1/2f out, kept on steadily

10⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [7½]	11. Georgebernardshaw (IRE) 41/10 Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	3	92	–	93	105	–
b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Khamseh (Thatching)
Midfield when bumped over 4f out, 9th straight, effort towards outside over 1 1/2f out, unable to quicken

11⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [7½]	16. Salut L'Africain (FR) 35/1 Ioritz Mendizabal Robert Collet	Ioritz Mendizabal Robert Collet	3	92	–	92	105	–
b c Ski Chief (USA) - Mamana (IRE) (Highest Honor)
In touch, 7th straight, one pace from over 1f out

12⁽⁶⁾ nse [7¾]	3. Il Warrd (IRE) 7/2J Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	3	92	–	91	105	–
b c Pivotal - Demure (Machiavellian)
Raced freely early, prominent, 3rd straight, 2nd 2f out to 120yds out, weakened and eased

13⁽⁸⁾ nse [7¾]	9. General Eliott (IRE) 27/1 Ryan Moore Paul Cole	Ryan Moore Paul Cole	3	92	–	90	104	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Marlene-D (Selkirk)
Raced freely early in 6th, bumped over 4f out, 6th straight, one pace final 1 1/2f

14⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [8½]	14. Alexander Castle (USA) 60/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	3	92	–	88	103	–
b c Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Palapa (USA) (Storm Cat)
Held up, 13th straight, never a factor

15⁽¹⁸⁾ 3 [11½]	2. Bon Grain (FR) 15/1 Thierry Jarnet J-J Napoli	Thierry Jarnet J-J Napoli	3	92	–	80	96	–
br g Muhtathir - Such Is Life (FR) (Akarad)
Held up, 14th straight, never a factor

16⁽¹⁹⁾ 6 [17½]	15. Blue Chagall (FR) 89/1 Johan Victoire H-A Pantall	Johan Victoire H-A Pantall	3	92	–	64	82	–
b g Testa Rossa (AUS) - Eloisey (IRE) (Pitskelly)
17th straight, always in rear

17⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [20]	5. Maille Le Nelois (FR) 130/1 Thierry Gillet V Greco	Thierry Gillet V Greco	3	92	–	57	76	–
ch c Maille Pistol (FR) - Lady Come Home (FR) (Belgio)
Last straight, always behind

18⁽³⁾ 5 [25]	10. One Great Cat (USA) 41/10 Thierry Thulliez A P O'Brien	Thierry Thulliez A P O'Brien	3	92	–	43	65	–
br c Storm Cat (USA) - Blissful I (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Led after 1f, headed after 2f, 2nd straight, soon weakened

19⁽⁴⁾ 2 [27]	8. Lucifer Sam (USA) 41/10 David McCabe A P O'Brien	David McCabe A P O'Brien	3	92	–	38	60	–
b c Storm Cat (USA) - Rafina (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Missed break and given a number of reminders, led after 2f, headed 2f out, weakened and eased