Full Result 1.35 Longchamp (FR) | 13 September 2009

Qatar Prix du Petit Couvert (Group 3)

(3yo+) 5f Good

1st £38,835 2nd £15,534 3rd £11,650 4th £7,767 5th £3,883

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. War Artist (AUS) 2/1 Olivier Peslier James Eustace	Olivier Peslier James Eustace	6	94	–	100	119	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Royal Solitaire (AUS) (Brocco)
Disputed 3rd on outside, headway well over 1f out, driven to lead close home

2⁽²⁾ snk	3. Stern Opinion (USA) 9/2 Stephane Pasquier P Bary	Stephane Pasquier P Bary	4	812	–	93	112	–
rg c Mizzen Mast (USA) - Helstra (USA) (Nureyev)
Led after 2f, driven 1f out, caught close home

3⁽¹⁾ 2 [2¼]	4. Bluster (FR) 16/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Robert Collet	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Robert Collet	3	811	–	86	105	–
b g Indian Rocket - Tell Me Why I (FR) (Distant Relative)
Raced in 3rd on rail, 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on steadily under pressure

4⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [3¾]	2. Benbaun (IRE) 5/4F Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan	Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan	8	92 v	–	85	103	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Escape To Victory (Salse)
Led 2f, pressed leader until over 1f out, one pace

5⁽³⁾ 3 [6¾]	5. Delvita (FR) 11/1 Maxime Guyon J-V Toux	Maxime Guyon J-V Toux	5	89	–	68	86	–
gr m Pinmix (FR) - Very Very Nice (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Disputed 5th, ridden and beaten 2f out

6⁽⁵⁾ 3 [9¾]	6. Manzila (FR) 40/1 Franck Blondel Mme C Barande-Barbe	Franck Blondel Mme C Barande-Barbe	6	89 p	–	57	75	–
ch m Cadeaux Genereux - Mannsara (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Disputed 5th, outpaced halfway

Industry SPs shown.