Full Result 4.20 Newbury | 23 July 2005

King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m4f5yds) 1m4f OMS Good To Firm

1st £408,030 2nd £154,770 3rd £77,385 4th £35,175 5th £17,587.50 6th £10,552.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	2. Azamour (IRE) 5/2F Mick Kinane John M Oxx	Mick Kinane John M Oxx	4	97	–	115	129	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Asmara (USA) (Lear Fan)
Held up in last, smooth headway when switched right from over 3f out, led well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on strongly (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 in places)

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¼	8. Norse Dancer (IRE) 50/1 J F Egan David Elsworth	J F Egan David Elsworth	5	97	117	113	125	–
b h Halling (USA) - River Patrol (Rousillon)
Held up towards rear, headway on rails over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong but not trouble winner

3⁽²⁾ shd [1¼]	3. Bago (FR) 5/1 Thierry Gillet J E Pease	Thierry Gillet J E Pease	4	97	–	113	125	–
b c Nashwan (USA) - Moonlight's Box (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up in touch, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden and headed, kept on but no extra inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home (op 9-2)

4⁽⁶⁾ 5 [6¼]	11. Warrsan (IRE) 66/1 Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	7	97	117	105	117	–
b h Caerleon (USA) - Lucayan Princess (High Line)
Held up towards rear, headway and not clear run briefly over 3f out, stayed on to go 4th inside final furlong, never troubled leaders

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [8¾]	1. Ace (IRE) 13/2 Kieren Fallon A P O'Brien	Kieren Fallon A P O'Brien	4	97	–	101	113	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Tea House (Sassafras)
Chased leaders, ridden and effort on outer over 3f out, every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

6⁽¹⁾ hd [9]	4. Doyen (IRE) 16/1 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	5	97 b¹	125	101	113	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Moon Cactus (Kris)
Led for 1f, chased leaders, led again 3f out until 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 20-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ 3 [12]	6. Grey Swallow (IRE) 100/30 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	4	97	–	96	108	–
gr c Daylami (IRE) - Style Of Life (USA) (The Minstrel)
Held up in mid-division, took closer order 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out (jockey said colt was unsuited by good to firm ground) (op 7-2)

8⁽⁷⁾ 6 [18]	12. Eswarah 9/1 Richard Hills Michael Jarvis	Richard Hills Michael Jarvis	3	86	117	83	95	–
b f Unfuwain (USA) - Midway Lady (USA) (Alleged)
Mid-division, took closer order and travelling well over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 7-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [18¾]	5. Gamut (IRE) 14/1 Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute	Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute	6	97 t	118	85	97	–
b h Spectrum (IRE) - Greektown (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Led after 1f, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened 2f out (op 16-1 tchd 18-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ nk [19]	9. Phoenix Reach (IRE) 20/1 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	5	97	116	85	97	–
b h Alhaarth (IRE) - Carroll's Canyon (IRE) (Hatim)
Took keen hold in mid-division, lost position over 5f out, not a danger after (vet said horse had been struck into) (op 18-1)

11⁽³⁾ ½ [19½]	7. Mubtaker (USA) 40/1 Willie Supple Marcus Tregoning	Willie Supple Marcus Tregoning	8	97	117	84	96	–
ch h Silver Hawk (USA) - Gazayil (USA) (Irish River)
With leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed 3f out, soon beaten

12⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [22½]	10. Policy Maker (IRE) 33/1 Olivier Peslier E Lellouche	Olivier Peslier E Lellouche	5	97	–	79	91	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Palmeraie (USA) (Lear Fan)
Held up and always towards rear, weakened 2f out

12 ran Off time: 4:25:00 Winning time: 2m 28.26s (fast by 0.74s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: H H Aga Khan (Azamour) 1st breeder: H H Aga Khan
2nd owner: J C Smith (Norse Dancer)
3rd owner: Niarchos Family (Bago)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.60 £8.90 £2.40 Ex: £189.20 CSF: £156.12 Trifecta: £1,934.60 Pool: £6,621.39 - 2.43 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 48 (41%) M [5-8] 56 (15%) H [9-12] 46 (44%)

Course record.

4:20 Newbury 23 Jul 2005

King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (Group 1)