Full Result 2.15 Longchamp (FR) | 7 September 2008

Prix du Pin (Group 3)

(3yo+) 7f Good To Soft

1st £29,412 2nd £11,765 3rd £8,824 4th £5,882 5th £2,941

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	8. Captain's Lover (SAF) 44/5 Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	4	811	–	102	109	–
b f Captain Al (SAF) - Sunshine Lover (SAF) (Badger Land)
Soon tracking leader, 2nd straight, led 120yds out, ran on well

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	1. Spirito Del Vento (FR) 13/10F Ioritz Mendizabal J-M Beguigne	Ioritz Mendizabal J-M Beguigne	5	95	–	108	115	–
b g Indian Lodge (IRE) - Heavenly Song (FR) (Machiavellian)
Held up, last straight, headway on outside final 2f, took 2nd last strides

3⁽²⁾ hd [1]	10. Alnadana (IRE) 8/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	3	88	–	100	107	–
gr f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Alnamara (FR) (Linamix)
Broke well, raced in 3rd to straight, ran on one pace final furlong, lost 2nd last strides

4⁽⁷⁾ snk [1]	2. Mariol (FR) 21/1 Johnny Murtagh Robert Collet	Johnny Murtagh Robert Collet	5	95	–	107	114	–
b g Munir - La Bastoche (IRE) (Kaldoun)
7th straight, headway over 2f out, staying on when not clear run behind weakening leader well inside final furlong, switched left, kept on

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1½]	6. Belliflore (FR) 56/10 Thierry Jarnet Mlle S-V Tarrou	Thierry Jarnet Mlle S-V Tarrou	4	811	–	97	104	–
gr f Verglas (IRE) - Truffle (IRE) (Ezzoud)
Mid-division, 7th straight, headway on outside to go 4th over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

6⁽⁹⁾ hd [1¾]	3. Garnica (FR) 76/10 Davy Bonilla David Nicholls	Davy Bonilla David Nicholls	5	95	–	105	112	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Gueridia (IRE) (Night Shift)
Drawn on outside, led after 1f, set strong pace, headed 120yds out, no extra

7⁽⁴⁾ 3 [4¾]	7. Salut L'Africain (FR) 23/1 Dominique Boeuf Robert Collet	Dominique Boeuf Robert Collet	3	811	–	92	100	–
b c Ski Chief (USA) - Mamana (IRE) (Highest Honor)
Raced in 4th to straight, beaten approaching final furlong

8⁽¹⁾ snk [5]	5. Prince Fasliyev 36/1 Maxime Guyon H-A Pantall	Maxime Guyon H-A Pantall	4	91	–	91	99	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Malaisienne (FR) (Saumarez)
Broke well, settled in 5th, disputed 4th inside final 2f, soon one pace

9⁽³⁾ ½ [5½]	9. Royal God (USA) 12/1 Olivier Peslier F Head	Olivier Peslier F Head	3	811	–	90	98	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Gold Splash (USA) (Blushing Groom)
9th straight, always in rear

10⁽¹⁰⁾ snk [5½]	4. Battle Paint (USA) 16/1 Gerald Mosse John Gosden	Gerald Mosse John Gosden	4	91	–	89	97	–
b c Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Black Speck (USA) (Arch)
8th straight, effort on outside over 2f out, beaten 1f out

10 ran Winning time: 1m 20.30s (slow by 2.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Team Valor (Captain's Lover) 1st breeder: W J Engelbrecht
2nd owner: Luigi Ciampi (Spirito Del Vento)
3rd owner: H H Aga Khan (Alnadana)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

2:15 Longchamp (FR) 7 Sep 2008

Prix du Pin (Group 3)