Full Result 2.40 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 16 July 2011

Prix Messidor (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m Good

1st £34,482.76 2nd £13,793.10 3rd £10,344.83 4th £6,896.55 5th £3,448.28

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	4. Vagabond Shoes (IRE) 51/10 Christophe Soumillon Y Durepaire	Christophe Soumillon Y Durepaire	4	91	–	49	108	–
ch g Beat Hollow - Atiza (IRE) (Singspiel)
Led, set moderate pace, ridden 2f out, quickened well, ran on well final furlong to gamely hold off challenges on all sides

2⁽⁸⁾ nk	8. Biondetti (USA) 15/2 Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni	Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni	3	87	–	46	105	–
b c Bernardini (USA) - Lyphard's Delta (USA) (Lyphard)
Settled in 2nd, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd 1f out, rallied well under pressure final 100yds, always being held

3⁽¹⁾ hd [½]	1. Polytechnicien (USA) 5/2 Olivier Peslier A Fabre	Olivier Peslier A Fabre	5	95	–	50	111	–
ch h Royal Academy (USA) - Golden Party (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Settled towards rear on stands' rail, switched to outside over 1 1/2f out, ridden and ran on well final 100yds

4⁽⁶⁾ shd [½]	6. One Clever Cat (IRE) 68/10 Flavien Prat T Clout	Flavien Prat T Clout	5	811	–	42	103	–
b m One Cool Cat (USA) - Burn Baby Burn (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Settled behind leaders on stands' rail, under pressure 2f out, ran on well final furlong, finished strongly

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [1]	5. Sir Oscar (GER) 19/1 Andreas Suborics T Potters	Andreas Suborics T Potters	4	91	–	45	106	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Sintenis (GER) (Polish Precedent)
Settled 4th on outside, went 2nd 2f out, hard ridden 1f out, stayed on well final furlong

6⁽²⁾ nk [1¼]	3. Shamalgan (FR) 13/2 Ioritz Mendizabal Arslangirej Savujev	Ioritz Mendizabal Arslangirej Savujev	4	91	–	44	105	–
ch c Footstepsinthesand - Genevale (FR) (Unfuwain)
Backmarker from start, still in rear 1f out, hard ridden and finished well final 50yds without threatening, closest at finish

7⁽³⁾ 3 [4¼]	7. Sandagiyr (FR) 23/10F Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire A De Royer-Dupre	3	87	–	34	96	–
b c Dr Fong (USA) - Sanariya (IRE) (Darshaan)
Settled towards rear, ridden 2f out, found no extra, not in contention final furlong

7 ran Winning time: 1m 39.50s Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Cityscape
1st owner: Javier Martinez Salmean (Vagabond Shoes) 1st breeder: Almagro De Actividades Comerciales S A
2nd owner: Godolphin (Biondetti)
3rd owner: Wertheimer & Frere (Polytechnicien)

2:40 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 16 Jul 2011

Prix Messidor (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf)