Full Result 3.45 Newbury | 22 October 2005

Stan James St Simon Stakes (Group 3)

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

1st £29,000 2nd £11,000 3rd £5,500 4th £2,500 5th £1,250 6th £750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	1. Day Flight 3/1J Richard Hughes John Gosden	Richard Hughes John Gosden	4	93	113	112	119	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Bonash (Rainbow Quest)
Confidently ridden, held up behind leaders, not clear run and switched right 2f out, waited with, quickened up well to lead inside final furlong, readily (tchd 7-2)

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	7. Self Defense 14/1 Alan Munro Emma Lavelle	Alan Munro Emma Lavelle	8	90	110	108	114	–
b g Warning - Dansara (Dancing Brave)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, squeezed through gap to chase winner just inside final furlong, stayed on but always held by winner

3⁽⁴⁾ 5 [5¾]	10. Munsef 100/30 Willie Supple John Dunlop	Willie Supple John Dunlop	3	87	107	100	107	–
b c Zafonic (USA) - Mazaya (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, headway 4f out, pressed leaders 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, not quicken (op 7-2)

4⁽⁷⁾ shd [5¾]	2. Mubtaker (USA) 3/1J Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	8	93	115	103	110	–
ch h Silver Hawk (USA) - Gazayil (USA) (Irish River)
Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed just inside final furlong, no extra (op 11-4)

5⁽⁹⁾ 2 [7¾]	5. Frank Sonata 12/1 Ryan Moore Michael Quinlan	Ryan Moore Michael Quinlan	4	90	107	96	104	–
b g Opening Verse (USA) - Megdale (IRE) (Waajib)
With leader after 1f, ridden and every chance over 1f out, close 5th but held when not much room on rails inside final furlong

6⁽⁸⁾ nk [8¼]	8. Songlark I 5/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	5	90	109	96	104	–
br h Singspiel (IRE) - Negligent (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Held up, headway 4f out, pressed leaders 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, weakened (op 11-2 tchd 9-2)

7⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [10¾]	4. Dubai Success 12/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	5	90 p	109	92	100	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Crystal Spray (Beldale Flutter)
Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace

8⁽²⁾ 29 [39¾]	6. Red Lancer 50/1 George Baker Richard Price	George Baker Richard Price	4	90	95	42	60	–
ch g Deploy - Miss Bussell (Sabrehill)
Chased leaders until weakened 3f out (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the good to soft (soft in places) ground) (op 66-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 2m 36.99s (slow by 7.99s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Asian Heights (unsuitable ground), De Laurentiis (changed ownership)
1st owner: K Abdullah (Day Flight) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Fraser Miller Racing (Self Defense)
3rd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Munsef)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.80 £2.50 £1.90 Ex: £47.10 CSF: £44.59 Trifecta: £160.30 Pool: £632.30 - 2.80 winning tickets.

3:45 Newbury 22 Oct 2005

Stan James St Simon Stakes (Group 3)