Full Result 1.00 Longchamp (FR) | 1 June 2013

Prix du Palais-Royal (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f Soft

1st £32,520.33 2nd £13,008.13 3rd £9,756.10 4th £6,504.07 5th £3,252.03

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	12. Pearl Flute (IRE) 27/1 Umberto Rispoli F-H Graffard	Umberto Rispoli F-H Graffard	3	89	–	92	111	–
b g Piccolo - Secret Melody (FR) (Inchinor)
Midfield on outer, 6th and travelling well 2 1/2f out, short of room 1 1/2f out, gap appeared, ridden and quickened approaching final furlong to lead last 75yds, driven out

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	8. Tulips (IRE) 6/1 Maxime Guyon A Fabre	Maxime Guyon A Fabre	4	90	–	90	108	–
b f Pivotal - Hint Of Spring (Seeking The Gold)
Disputed 4th on outside, 4th and ridden over 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead entering final furlong, headed 75yds out, no extra

3⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [1½]	9. Pollyana (IRE) 43/10 Christophe Soumillon D & P Prod'Homme	Christophe Soumillon D & P Prod'Homme	4	90 p	–	88	106	–
b f Whipper (USA) - Shamah (Unfuwain)
Towards rear, ridden and headway on outside under 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

4⁽¹²⁾ snk [1¾]	13. Spinacre (IRE) 12/1 Gregory Benoist P Bary	Gregory Benoist P Bary	3	84	–	82	102	–
gr f Verglas (IRE) - Spinamix (Spinning World)
Towards rear, headway on outside over 1 1/2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest at finish

5⁽⁹⁾ snk [1¾]	3. Silas Marner (FR) 2/1F Jean-Bernard Eyquem J-C Rouget	Jean-Bernard Eyquem J-C Rouget	6	95	–	91	110	–
b h Muhtathir - Street Kendra (FR) (Kendor)
Midfield, dropped towards rear 2 1/2f out, switched inside and headway 1 1/2f out, ran on to go 3rd 75yds out, never on terms

6⁽²⁾ ½ [2¼]	5. American Devil (FR) 12/1 Ronan Thomas J Van Handenhove	Ronan Thomas J Van Handenhove	4	93	–	87	107	–
b c American Post - Alcestes Selection (Selkirk)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 1 1/2f out and ran on to chase leader inside final furlong, weakened last 75yds

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [3]	10. Kendam (FR) 13/2 Thierry Jarnet H-A Pantall	Thierry Jarnet H-A Pantall	4	90	–	82	102	–
b f Kendargent (FR) - Damdam Freeze (FR) (Indian Rocket)
Towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leading group until one pace under pressure inside final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [6½]	4. Takar (IRE) 43/1 Ioritz Mendizabal Rod Collet	Ioritz Mendizabal Rod Collet	4	95	–	76	97	–
b c Oratorio (IRE) - Takarouna (USA) (Green Dancer)
Dwelt, towards rear, short of room 2f out, some late progress, never placed to challenge

9⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [8]	11. Foreign Tune 32/1 Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	4	90	–	66	88	–
b f Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Gwenseb (FR) (Green Tune)
Towards rear on inner, some moderate late headway, never in contention

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [9]	1. King Air (FR) 41/1 Stephane Pasquier R Pritchard-Gordon	Stephane Pasquier R Pritchard-Gordon	6	97	–	65	93	–
b g Kingsalsa (USA) - Haine Amour (FR) (Mtoto)
Disputed 4th on inner, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, faded from over 1f out

11⁽⁷⁾ 1 [10]	6. Coup De Theatre (FR) 19/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire P Van De Poele	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire P Van De Poele	4	93	–	58	86	–
ch c Gold Away (IRE) - Storma (FR) (Starborough)
Led, headed after 1f, chased leader, ridden and no impression over 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽¹³⁾ snk [10¼]	2. Blue Soave (FR) 37/1 Thierry Thulliez F Chappet	Thierry Thulliez F Chappet	5	95	–	59	87	–
ch g Soave (GER) - Rhapsody In Blue (FR) (Bering)
Slow to stride, led after 1f, clear by halfway, 5 lengths lead over 1 1/2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened quickly

13⁽³⁾ snk [10¼]	7. Mil Azul (SPA) 40/1 Jose Luis Martinez Enrique Leon Penate	Jose Luis Martinez Enrique Leon Penate	5	93	–	56	85	–
b h Russian Blue (IRE) - Cuittled (USA) (Charismatic)
Midfield, ridden and beaten from over 1 1/2f out

13 ran Winning time: 1m 24.36s (slow by 6.06s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Qatar Racing Limited (Pearl Flute) 1st breeder: Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd
2nd owner: Godolphin SNC (Tulips)
3rd owner: Bryan Lynam (Pollyana)

1:00 Longchamp (FR) 1 Jun 2013

Prix du Palais-Royal (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf)