Full Result 2.40 Longchamp (FR) | 3 October 2009

Total Prix de la Foret (Group 1)

(3yo+) 7f Good To Soft

1st £138,689 2nd £55,485 3rd £27,743 4th £13,859 5th £6,942

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	7. Varenar (FR) 20/1 Stephane Pasquier A De Royer-Dupre	Stephane Pasquier A De Royer-Dupre	3	90	–	114	120	–
ch c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Visor (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up, 7th straight, stayed on well down outside final 2f to lead close home

2⁽¹⁾ shd	13. Sweet Hearth (USA) 40/1 Gerald Mosse A De Royer-Dupre	Gerald Mosse A De Royer-Dupre	3	810	–	109	116	–
ch f Touch Gold (USA) - Sweet Gold (USA) (Gilded Time)
Disputed 3rd tracking leaders well clear of remainder, went 2nd over 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, led 50yds out, headed close home

3⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [½]	11. Goldikova (IRE) 4/9F Olivier Peslier F Head	Olivier Peslier F Head	4	813	–	111	118	–
b f Anabaa (USA) - Born Gold (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Raced in close 2nd behind scorching pace, led over 2 1/2f out, 1 1/2 lengths clear going well 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 50yds out

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [3½]	6. Cat Junior (USA) 25/1 Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	4	92	–	108	113	–
b c Storm Cat (USA) - Luna Wells (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent in main field behind four leaders, 5th straight, stayed on under pressure final 2f

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [4¼]	1. Balthazaar's Gift (IRE) 16/1 Adam Kirby Clive Cox	Adam Kirby Clive Cox	6	92	–	106	111	–
b h Xaar - Thats Your Opinion (Last Tycoon)
Prominent in main field behind four leaders, 6th straight, kept on under pressure final 2f

DSQ⁽⁷⁾ hd [4½]	8. Oiseau De Feu (USA) 18/1 Christophe Soumillon J-C Rouget	Christophe Soumillon J-C Rouget	3	90	–	104	109	–
b c Stravinsky (USA) - Slewadora (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up, edged slightly left hampering two rivals after 2f, 9th straight, never a factor, finished 6th, disqualified and placed last

6⁽⁴⁾ hd [4¾]	4. Dunkerque (FR) 50/1 Dominique Boeuf Mme Christiane Head	Dominique Boeuf Mme Christiane Head	4	92 p	–	104	110	–
b c Highest Honor (FR) - Dissertation (FR) (Sillery)
Midfield, pushed along on inside in 10th entering straight, kept on at same pace under pressure final 2f, finished 7th, placed 6th

7⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [6¼]	10. Smooth Operator (GER) 25/1 Maxime Guyon Mario Hofer	Maxime Guyon Mario Hofer	3	90	–	101	108	–
b g Big Shuffle (USA) - Salzgitter (Salse)
In rear, 8th straight, soon one pace, finished 8th, placed 7th

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [6½]	5. Calrissian (GER) 66/1 Johan Victoire Fredrik Reuterskiold	Johan Victoire Fredrik Reuterskiold	5	92	–	101	109	–
ch g Efisio - Centaine (Royal Academy)
Always in rear, finished 9th, placed 8th

9⁽³⁾ nk [6¾]	9. Border Patrol 7/1 Kevin Manning Roger Charlton	Kevin Manning Roger Charlton	3	90	–	98	106	–
b c Selkirk (USA) - Ffestiniog (IRE) (Efisio)
Held up in rear, 11th on inside straight, never a factor, finished 10th, placed 9th

10⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [9¼]	3. Mariol (FR) 33/1 Franck Blondel Robert Collet	Franck Blondel Robert Collet	6	92	–	93	102	–
b g Munir - La Bastoche (IRE) (Kaldoun)
Hampered after 2f, always in rear, finished 11th, placed 10th

11⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [10]	12. Soneva (USA) 20/1 Ioritz Mendizabal Yves de Nicolay	Ioritz Mendizabal Yves de Nicolay	3	810	–	85	94	–
br f Cherokee Run (USA) - Lakabi (USA) (Nureyev)
Hampered after 2f, always in rear, finished 12th, placed 11th

12⁽⁵⁾ 8 [18]	2. Welsh Emperor (IRE) 80/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	10	92 b	–	66	78	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Simply Times (USA) (Dodge)
Set rapid pace until headed 2 1/2f out weakened, finished 13th, placed 12th

13⁽⁶⁾ 3 [21]	14. Opera Comica (BRZ) 33/1 Tiago Josue Pereira G Duarte	Tiago Josue Pereira G Duarte	3	87	–	47	61	–
b f Giant Gentleman (USA) - Cientifica (ARG) (Cipayo)
Prominent, 4th when ran wide entering straight, weakened quickly, finished 14th, placed 13th

14 ran Winning time: 1m 19.20s (slow by 0.90s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: H H Aga Khan (Varenar) 1st breeder: Haras De Son Altesse L'Aga Khan Scea
2nd owner: Investimenti Immobiliari Ri Ma (Sweet Hearth)
3rd owner: Wertheimer & Frere (Goldikova)

Following a stewards' inquiry, Oiseau De Feu, who passed the post 6th, was disqualified and placed last. Industry SPs shown.

2:40 Longchamp (FR) 3 Oct 2009

Total Prix de la Foret (Group 1)