Full Result 2.25 Longchamp (FR) | 14 September 2008

Qatar Prix Vermeille (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares)

(3yo+) 1m4f Good To Soft

1st £126,044 2nd £50,426 3rd £25,213 4th £12,596 5th £6,309

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	4. Zarkava (IRE) 8/15F Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	3	88	–	120	120	–
b f Zamindar (USA) - Zarkasha (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Started slowly, 4 lengths behind the rest after 1f, last straight, strong run on outside from 2f out, led 60yds out, pushed out

2⁽²⁾ 2	6. Dar Re Mi 8/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire John Gosden	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire John Gosden	3	88	–	117	117	–
b f Singspiel (IRE) - Darara (IRE) (Top Ville)
Always prominent, 5th straight, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, led 120yds out to 60yds out, one pace

DSQ⁽¹²⁾ ½ [2½]	3. Treat Gently 16/1 Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	3	88	–	117	116	–
b f Cape Cross (IRE) - Kid Gloves (In The Wings)
Held up, 9th straight, headway over 2f out, 4th well over 1f out, kept on one pace, finished 3rd, disqualified and placed 4th - prohibited substance

3⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [4]	11. Michita (USA) 18/1 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	3	88	–	114	114	–
bb f Dynaformer (USA) - Thunder Kitten (USA) (Storm Cat)
Mid-division, 8th straight, headway to go 3rd well over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure, finished 4th, placed 3rd

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [5½]	9. Adored (IRE) 40/1 David McCabe A P O'Brien	David McCabe A P O'Brien	3	88	–	112	111	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Sudden Hope (FR) (Darshaan)
Soon led, 6 lengths clear straight, caught 120yds out, one pace, finished 5th, placed 4th

5⁽³⁾ 1½ [7]	10. Tangaspeed (FR) 100/1 Thierry Jarnet R Laplanche	Thierry Jarnet R Laplanche	3	88	–	110	109	–
b f Vertical Speed (FR) - Fitanga (FR) (Fijar Tango)
Mid-division, 6th on inside straight, stayed on one pace, finished 6th, placed 5th

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [7½]	12. Gagnoa (IRE) 9/1 Olivier Peslier A Fabre	Olivier Peslier A Fabre	3	88	–	109	108	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Gwynn (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up in rear, 11th straight, never near to challenge, finished 7th, placed 6th

7⁽¹⁾ 1½ [9]	1. Folk Opera (IRE) 16/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	92	–	106	105	–
ch f Singspiel (IRE) - Skiphall (Halling)
Always close up, 4th straight on inside, switched left over 2f out, one pace, finished 8th, placed 7th

8⁽⁶⁾ 2 [11]	5. Baila Me (GER) 40/1 Dominique Boeuf W Baltromei	Dominique Boeuf W Baltromei	3	88	–	103	103	–
b f Samum (GER) - Bandeira (GER) (Law Society)
Mid-division, 7th straight, one pace final 2f, finished 9th, placed 8th

9⁽⁵⁾ 8 [19]	2. Turfrose (GER) 25/1 Johan Victoire A Fabre	Johan Victoire A Fabre	4	92	–	90	89	–
b f Big Shuffle (USA) - Turfquelle (IRE) (Shaadi)
Held up, 10th straight, always behind, finished 10th, placed 9th

10⁽⁸⁾ dist [49]	7. Ice Queen (IRE) 11/1 Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	3	88	–	42	–	–
b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Wadud (Nashwan)
Prominent, 3rd straight, weakened well over 1f out, finished 11th, placed 10th

11⁽⁹⁾ 5 [54]	8. Honoria (IRE) 100/1 Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	3	88	–	33	–	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Tedarshana (Darshaan)
Raced in 2nd to straight, weakened quickly 2f out, finished 12th, placed 11th

12 ran Winning time: 2m 26.00s (fast by 3.60s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: H H Aga Khan (Zarkava) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
2nd owner: Lord Lloyd-Webber (Dar Re Mi)
3rd owner: Stonerside Stable LLC (Michita)

Following a French Jockey Club inquiry, Treat Gently, who passed the post 3rd, was disqualified - prohibited substance in sample. Industry SPs shown

2:25 Longchamp (FR) 14 Sep 2008

Qatar Prix Vermeille (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares)