Full Result 2.08 Longchamp (FR) | 23 October 2011

Prix Royal-Oak (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m7f110yds) 1m7½f Good

1st £123,146.55 2nd £49,267.24 3rd £24,633.62 4th £12,306.03 5th £6,163.79

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	10. Be Fabulous (GER) 6/1 Maxime Guyon A Fabre	Maxime Guyon A Fabre	4	91	–	80	111	–
b f Samum (GER) - Bandeira (GER) (Law Society)
Waited with in midfield, always travelling well, progress on outside inside final 2f, ridden to lead 140yds out, soon clear, pushed out, comfortably

2⁽³⁾ 1¾	14. Miss Lago (IRE) 8/1 Anthony Crastus E Lellouche	Anthony Crastus E Lellouche	3	86	–	79	110	–
ch f Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Athyka (USA) (Secretariat)
Settled towards rear, headway and ridden 2f out, disputing 6th 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest at finish

3⁽²⁾ hd [2]	13. Shankardeh (IRE) 9/2F Christophe-Patrice Lemaire M Delzangles	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire M Delzangles	3	86	–	78	110	–
b f Azamour (IRE) - Shalamantika (IRE) (Nashwan)
Settled midfield, 6th and shaken up on rail inside final 2 1/2f, stayed on under pressure from 1 1/2f out, not pace to challenge winner

4⁽⁵⁾ nse [2]	8. Tac De Boistron (FR) 12/1 Christophe Soumillon A Lyon	Christophe Soumillon A Lyon	4	94	–	80	112	–
gr c Take Risks (FR) - Pondiki (FR) (Sicyos)
Tracked tres rock danon in 4th, ridden 2 1/2f out, 3rd and staying on inside eventual winner from 1 1/2f out, effort flattened out final 75yds and lost two places close home

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 2 [4]	2. Cavalryman I 16/1 Mickael Barzalona Saeed bin Suroor	Mickael Barzalona Saeed bin Suroor	5	94 b	–	78	110	–
b h Halling (USA) - Silversword (FR) (Highest Honor)
Prominent racing keenly, led soon after entering back straight, soon in clear lead, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on without quickening, headed final 140yds, no extra

6⁽¹²⁾ nk [4¼]	9. Shamanova (IRE) 6/1 Johnny Murtagh A De Royer-Dupre	Johnny Murtagh A De Royer-Dupre	4	91	–	74	106	–
b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Shamadara (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Missed break, rousted along to take up midfield position, ridden 2f out, kept on at one pace, never able to challenge

7⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [5¾]	3. Electrolyser (IRE) 20/1 Ioritz Mendizabal Clive Cox	Ioritz Mendizabal Clive Cox	6	94	–	76	107	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Iviza (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Led, headed soon after entering back straight, stayed clear 2nd until ridden and not quicken 1 1/2f out, one pace final furlong

8⁽¹³⁾ 2 [7¾]	6. Tres Rock Danon (FR) 7/1 Andreas Suborics Waldemar Hickst	Andreas Suborics Waldemar Hickst	5	94	–	73	105	–
b h Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Tres Ravi (GER) (Monsun)
Headed main pack behind two clear leaders, ridden and not quicken over 2f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽⁶⁾ snk [8]	1. Silver Valny (FR) 14/1 Thomas Messina Mlle M-L Mortier	Thomas Messina Mlle M-L Mortier	5	94	–	73	105	–
ch g Vertical Speed (FR) - Mendoreva (FR) (Mendocino)
Held up towards rear, scrubbed along 2 1/2f out, no impression final 1 1/2f

10⁽⁷⁾ 4 [12]	7. Gentoo (FR) 9/1 Olivier Peslier A Lyon	Olivier Peslier A Lyon	7	94 p	–	68	100	–
b g Loup Solitaire (USA) - Ifni (FR) (Bering)
Held up towards rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, never in contention

11⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [13½]	12. Maria Royal (IRE) 16/1 Gregory Benoist A De Royer-Dupre	Gregory Benoist A De Royer-Dupre	4	91	–	63	95	–
b f Montjeu (IRE) - Notable (Zafonic)
Behind, some moderate late headway, never a factor

12⁽¹⁾ ½ [14]	11. Gradara 16/1 Stephane Pasquier S Wattel	Stephane Pasquier S Wattel	4	91	–	62	95	–
b f Montjeu (IRE) - Gracefully (IRE) (Orpen)
Raced in middle third, ridden and no headway final 2 1/2f, eased final furlong

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 8 [22]	4. Celtic Celeb (IRE) 20/1 Thierry Jarnet F Doumen	Thierry Jarnet F Doumen	4	94	–	55	88	–
ch g Peintre Celebre (USA) - Gaelic Bird (FR) (Gay Mecene)
Settled midfield on outside, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong

14⁽¹¹⁾ 10 [32]	5. Balaythous (FR) 14/1 Flavien Prat Mlle B Renk	Flavien Prat Mlle B Renk	5	94	–	42	76	–
ch g Bahhare (USA) - Silirisa (FR) (Sillery)
Always in rear, last straight, soon hard ridden, weakened over 1 1/2f out, eased final furlong

14 ran Winning time: 3m 21.47s (slow by 3.47s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Godolphin SNC (Be Fabulous) 1st breeder: Gestut Karlshof
2nd owner: Gerard Augustin-Normand (Miss Lago)
3rd owner: H H Aga Khan (Shankardeh)

Gentoo and Tac de Boistron coupled for Pari-Mutuel betting purposes. Shamanova and Shankardeh coupled for Pari-Mutuel betting purposes. Industry SPs shown.

2:08 Longchamp (FR) 23 Oct 2011

Prix Royal-Oak (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)