Full Result 2.40 Saint-Cloud (FR) | 29 June 2014

Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Group 1) (4yo+) (Turf)

(4yo+) 1m4f Good To Soft

1st £190,466.67 2nd £76,200 3rd £38,100 4th £19,033.33 5th £9,533.33

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ⁽⁵⁾	4. Spiritjim (FR) 8/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire P Bary	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire P Bary	4	92	–	84	118	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Hidden Silver (Anabaa)
Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression on leader over 1f out, 3 lengths down in 2nd and looked held 100yds out, stayed on strongly and just got up to lead final stride, finished 1st, disqualified - banned substance

1⁽⁴⁾ hd	2. Noble Mission 2/1 James Doyle Lady Cecil	James Doyle Lady Cecil	5	92 h	–	83	118	–
b h Galileo (IRE) - Kind (IRE) (Danehill)
Led, kicked and 3 lengths clear into straight, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, still 3 lengths in front and looked in control 100yds out, tired and rapidly diminishing advantage towards finish, headed final stride, finished 2nd, awarded race

2⁽²⁾ snk [¼]	7. Siljan's Saga (FR) 14/1 Pierre-Charles Boudot J-P Gauvin	Pierre-Charles Boudot J-P Gauvin	4	813	–	79	114	–
bl f Sagamix (FR) - Humoriste (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Midfield in touch on outer, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 3rd entering final furlong, stayed on strongly towards finish as leader tired and almost snatched 2nd post, not quite pace of winner, finished 3rd, placed 2nd

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [2]	6. Narniyn (IRE) 6/1 Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	4	813	–	75	112	–
b f Dubawi (IRE) - Narmina (IRE) (Alhaarth)
Took keen hold, held up in touch on outer, pushed along over 2f out, hung left and appeared to be toiling when ridden over 1f out, flashed tailed under pressure final furlong, stayed on for well held 4th, finished 4th, placed 3rd

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [3½]	1. Flintshire 13/8F Maxime Guyon A Fabre	Maxime Guyon A Fabre	4	92	–	75	112	–
b c Dansili - Dance Routine (Sadler's Wells)
Midfield in touch on inner, pushed along 3f out, ridden and outpaced by leader 2f out, stayed on same pace under pressure from over 1f out and never able to challenge, finished 5th, placed 4th

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	3. Meleagros (IRE) 25/1 Adrien Fouassier Alain Couetil	Adrien Fouassier Alain Couetil	5	92	–	72	110	–
b h King's Best (USA) - Viola Royale (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up in touch on inner, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out and never able to challenge, finished 6th, placed 5th

6⁽⁷⁾ 15 [19¾]	5. Empoli (GER) 16/1 Umberto Rispoli P Schiergen	Umberto Rispoli P Schiergen	4	92	–	42	86	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Estefania (GER) (Acatenango)
Restrained and held up in last, ridden 3f out, toiling in rear and no impression in straight, well beaten when eased over 1f out, finished 7th, placed 6th

7 ran Winning time: 2m 34.83s (slow by 5.43s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Noble Mission) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
2nd owner: E Palluat De Besset & E Tassin (Siljan's Saga)
3rd owner: H H Aga Khan (Narniyn)

Flintshire & Noble Mission coupled on PMU. Industry SPs shown. Following a France-Galop inquiry, Spiritjim, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified - banned substance in sample. Noble Mission was awarded the race.

2:40 Saint-Cloud (FR) 29 Jun 2014

Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Group 1) (4yo+) (Turf)