Full Result 1.35 Longchamp (FR) | 25 October 2009

Prix Royal-Oak (Group 1)

(3yo+) (1m7f110yds) 1m7½f 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⁽¹⁾	3. Ask 7/4F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	6	94	–	69	122	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Request (Rainbow Quest)
Broke well, settled disputing 3rd, 3rd over 4f out, went 2nd entering straight, led inside final 100yds, ran on well

2⁽³⁾ 1½	4. Schiaparelli (GER) 7/2 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	6	94	–	67	120	–
ch h Monsun (GER) - Sacarina (Old Vic)
Led, driven 3 lengths clear over 1f out, caught inside final 100yds, ran on one pace

3⁽⁵⁾ 3 [4½]	8. Manighar (FR) 9/2 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	3	89	–	64	118	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Mintly Fresh (USA) (Rubiano)
Held up in 8th, 2nd straight, headway on outside from over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, 3rd 1f out, one pace

4⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [6]	7. Clowance 4/1 Kieren Fallon Roger Charlton	Kieren Fallon Roger Charlton	4	91	–	58	112	–
b f Montjeu (IRE) - Freni (GER) (Sternkoenig)
Raced in 5th to straight, ridden over 1 1/2f out, one pace

5⁽⁷⁾ 6 [12]	2. Pouvoir Absolu 14/1 Anthony Crastus E Lellouche	Anthony Crastus E Lellouche	4	94 b	–	53	109	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Pine Chip (USA) (Nureyev)
Mid-division, 7th straight, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten

6⁽²⁾ 2½ [14½]	1. Askar Tau (FR) 14/1 Richard Hughes Marcus Tregoning	Richard Hughes Marcus Tregoning	4	94 v	–	49	106	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Autriche (IRE) (Acatenango)
Disputed 3rd, 4th over 4f out, closed up on outside and hung in entering straight, soon disputing 2nd, ridden and beaten well over 1f out

7⁽⁴⁾ nk [14¾]	5. Sassoaloro (GER) 28/1 Dominique Boeuf H Blume	Dominique Boeuf H Blume	5	94	–	49	106	–
b h Acatenango (GER) - Spartina I (USA) (Northern Baby)
Mid-division, 6th straight, soon one pace

8⁽⁹⁾ 20 [34¾]	9. The Miniver Rose (IRE) 28/1 Stephane Pasquier Richard Hannon Snr	Stephane Pasquier Richard Hannon Snr	3	86	–	19	82	–
b f High Chaparral (IRE) - Bloemfontain (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Last virtually throughout

9⁽⁸⁾ 2 [36¾]	6. Sevenna (FR) 25/1 Christophe Soumillon Sir Henry Cecil	Christophe Soumillon Sir Henry Cecil	4	91	–	15	79	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Silvassa (IRE) (Darshaan)
Soon tracking leader, close 3rd when bumped entering straight, soon weakened

9 ran Winning time: 3m 32.17s (slow by 14.17s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Patrick J Fahey (Ask) 1st breeder: Side Hill Stud
2nd owner: Godolphin (Schiaparelli)
3rd owner: H H Aga Khan (Manighar)

Industry SPs shown.

1:35 Longchamp (FR) 25 Oct 2009

Prix Royal-Oak (Group 1)