Full Result 2.50 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 2 July 2006

Prix du Bois (Group 3)

(2yo) 5f Good

1st £27,586 2nd £11,034 3rd £8,276 4th £5,517 5th £2,759

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Sandwaki (USA) 3/5F Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	2	811	–	20	106	–
b c Dixieland Band (USA) - Wakigoer (USA) (Miswaki)
Made all, pushed out, ran on well

2⁽⁴⁾ 1½	6. Boccassini (GER) 16/1 Johan Victoire M Rulec	Johan Victoire M Rulec	2	88	–	12	98	–
br f Artan (IRE) - Bella Monica (GER) (Big Shuffle)
Held up, headway to go 3rd 1f out, kept on under pressure to take 2nd close home

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [1¾]	1. Palin 11/1 Fabio Branca F Folco	Fabio Branca F Folco	2	811	–	14	100	–
b c Averti (IRE) - Painter's Palet (Royal Academy)
Disputed 3rd on outside, went 2nd 1f out, soon ridden, rider hit over hand by jockey of 2nd and lost his whip close home

4⁽¹⁾ 1 [2¾]	5. Take Blood (FR) 16/1 Thierry Jarnet Mlle S-V Tarrou	Thierry Jarnet Mlle S-V Tarrou	2	88	–	7	93	–
gr f Take Risks (FR) - Young Blood (FR) (Northern Crystal)
Tracked winner on rails, ridden and one pace from over 1f out

5⁽⁶⁾ snk [3]	3. Poltava (FR) 81/10 Dominique Boeuf D Smaga	Dominique Boeuf D Smaga	2	88	–	7	92	–
b f Victory Note (USA) - Passiflore I (FR) (Sillery)
Reluctant to load, held up in rear, hard ridden and disputed 4th final furlong, never nearer

6⁽³⁾ 1 [4]	4. Magic America (USA) 13/5 Stephane Pasquier Mme Christiane Head	Stephane Pasquier Mme Christiane Head	2	88 b	–	3	89	–
ch f High Yield (USA) - Shoofha (IRE) (Bluebird)
Chased winner, ridden well over 1f out, weakened quickly 1f out