Full Result 3.50 Cologne (GER) | 22 September 2013

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1st £81,300.81 2nd £24,390.24 3rd £12,195.12 4th £5,691.06 5th £2,439.02

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	3. Meandre (FR) 21/10F Adrie de Vries Arslangirej Savujev	Adrie de Vries Arslangirej Savujev	5	96	–	–	116	–
gr h Slickly (FR) - Penne (FR) (Sevres Rose)
Towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, went right and bumped Earl Of Tinsdal 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, ran on gamely when challenged throughout final furlong, always just holding Empoli, finished 1st, disqualified but re-awarded race

4⁽¹⁾ nk	6. Empoli (GER) 14/5 Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	3	813	–	–	115	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Estefania (GER) (Acatenango)
Midfield on inner, ridden and effort 2 1/2f out, went left and bumped Earl Of Tinsdal 2f out, close 3rd and hard ridden over 1f out, ran on under pressure final furlong, always just held by Meandre, finished 2nd, disqualified and placed 4th

2⁽⁶⁾ 3 [3¼]	8. Vif Monsieur (GER) 94/10 Koen Clijmans J Hirschberger	Koen Clijmans J Hirschberger	3	813	–	–	110	–
bb c Doyen (IRE) - Vive Madame (GER) (Big Shuffle)
Led after 1 1/2f and quickened tempo, 2 lengths clear over 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra, finished 3rd, awarded race but then placed 2nd after appeal

3⁽⁴⁾ 2 [5¼]	2. Earl Of Tinsdal (GER) 13/5 Eduardo Pedroza A Wohler	Eduardo Pedroza A Wohler	5	96	–	–	107	–
b h Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Earthly Paradise (GER) (Dashing Blade)
Led, headed after 1 1/2f, chased leader, ridden and inching closer to leader when badly bumped from both sides 2f out, dropped to 4th and not recover, finished 4th, placed 2nd but then placed 3rd after appeal

5⁽²⁾ nk [5½]	5. Berlin Berlin 66/10 Andreas Helfenbein Markus Klug	Andreas Helfenbein Markus Klug	4	93	–	–	103	–
b f Dubai Destination (USA) - Bombazine (IRE) (Generous)
Waited with towards rear, ridden to chase leading quartet 2f out, kept on at one pace inside final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ 4½ [10]	1. Donn Halling (IRE) 187/10 Umberto Rispoli Vaclav Luka Jr	Umberto Rispoli Vaclav Luka Jr	5	96	–	–	99	–
b g Halling (USA) - Papering (IRE) (Shaadi)
Towards rear, last and ridden over 3f out, shortlived effort from 2f out, one pace inside final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [11¾]	7. See The Rock (IRE) 56/10 Jozef Bojko A Wohler	Jozef Bojko A Wohler	3	813	–	–	97	–
b c Shirocco (GER) - Samara (IRE) (Polish Patriot)
Chased leaders, outpaced 2 1/2f out, soon ridden and weakened

7 ran Winning time: 2m 29.88s Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: Seismos
1st owner: Ramzan Kadyrov (Meandre) 1st breeder: Famille Rothschild
2nd owner: Frank Maria Van Gorp (Vif Monsieur)
3rd owner: Sunrace Stables (Earl Of Tinsdal)

Following a stewards' inquiry, Meandre & Empoli, who passed the post 1st & 2nd respectively, were disqualified and placed 3rd and 4th. Following an appeal, Meandre was re-instated as the winner.

3:50 Cologne (GER) 22 Sep 2013

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