Full Result 2.50 Longchamp (FR) | 26 October 2008

Prix Royal-Oak (Group 1)

(3yo+) (1m7f110yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft

1st £105,037 2nd £42,022 3rd £21,011 4th £10,496 5th £5,257

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	5. Yeats (IRE) 9/2 Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	7	94	–	87	117	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Lyndonville (IRE) (Top Ville)
Tracked his pacemaker several lengths clear of the rest, led 3f out, pushed along and 3 lengths up straight, ridden 2f out, pushed out and ran on well

2⁽⁷⁾ 1½	10. Allegretto (IRE) 10/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	5	91	–	82	112	–
ch m Galileo (IRE) - Alleluia (Caerleon)
Disputed 3rd, 3rd straight, ridden and went 2nd over 2f out, kept on under pressure but only closed up well inside final furlong

3⁽¹⁾ nk [1¾]	3. Veracity 15/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Saeed bin Suroor	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Saeed bin Suroor	4	94	–	85	115	–
ch c Lomitas - Vituisa (Bering)
Disputed 3rd, 4th straight, 3rd well over 1f out, rallied to regain 3rd last strides

4⁽¹¹⁾ snk [2]	1. Bannaby (FR) 48/10 Christophe Soumillon M Delcher Sanchez	Christophe Soumillon M Delcher Sanchez	5	94	–	85	115	–
ch h Dyhim Diamond (IRE) - Trelakari (FR) (Lashkari)
Raced in 6th to straight, headway over 1f out, disputed 2nd 150yds out, one pace and lost 3rd last strides

5⁽²⁾ shd [2]	11. Watar (IRE) 5/2 Davy Bonilla F Head	Davy Bonilla F Head	3	89	–	86	115	–
b c Marju (IRE) - Ombrie (Zafonic)
Held up, 9th straight, headway well over 1f out, nearest at finish

6⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [4½]	13. Moonstone 9/2 Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	3	86	–	80	110	–
b f Dalakhani (IRE) - Solo De Lune (IRE) (Law Society)
Raced in 5th, 5th straight, ridden 2f out, one pace

7⁽³⁾ 4 [8½]	8. Le Miracle (GER) 28/1 Dominique Boeuf W Baltromei	Dominique Boeuf W Baltromei	7	94	–	77	107	–
bb g Monsun (GER) - L'Heure Bleue (IRE) (Kendor)
Held up, 7th straight, headway on inside 2f out, 5th 1 1/2f out, soon beaten

8⁽⁹⁾ 2 [10½]	9. Getaway (GER) 23/10F Olivier Peslier A Fabre	Olivier Peslier A Fabre	5	94	–	74	105	–
b h Monsun (GER) - Guernica (Unfuwain)
Held up, 8th straight, no headway

9⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [13]	6. Ryan (IRE) 54/1 R Juracek Jaroslav Hanacek	R Juracek Jaroslav Hanacek	5	94 b	–	71	102	–
b h Generous (IRE) - Raysiza (IRE) (Alzao)
10th straight, always towards rear

10⁽¹²⁾ 4 [17]	12. Mikhail Fokine (IRE) 9/2 Sean Levey A P O'Brien	Sean Levey A P O'Brien	3	89	–	67	99	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Rain Flower (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Led to 3f out, 2nd straight, soon weakened

11⁽⁴⁾ 15 [32]	4. Brisant (GER) 47/1 Thierry Thulliez M Trybuhl	Thierry Thulliez M Trybuhl	6	94	–	46	81	–
br g Goofalik (USA) - Beresina (Surumu)
Always towards rear, last from 4f out

11 ran Winning time: 3m 19.30s (slow by 1.30s) Total SP: 154%
Non-runners: Orion Star, Schiaparelli
1st owner: Mrs John Magnier (Yeats) 1st breeder: Barronstown Stud & Orpendale
2nd owner: Cheveley Park Stud (Allegretto)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Veracity)

2:50 Longchamp (FR) 26 Oct 2008

Prix Royal-Oak (Group 1)