Full Result 2.40 Newbury | 21 October 2006

Stan James St Simon Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m4f5yds) 1m4f OMS Heavy

1st £28,390 2nd £10,760 3rd £5,385 4th £2,685 5th £1,345 6th £675

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	12. Short Skirt 13/2 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	810	108	102	115	–
br f Diktat - Much Too Risky (Bustino)
Held up towards rear, steady progress from over 4f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, edged right, ridden out (op 6-1 tchd 15-2)

2⁽⁴⁾ 2	11. Mountain (IRE) 9/2 Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	3	810	–	99	112	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Skidmore Girl (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
In touch, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home (op 5-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [2¼]	8. Orcadian 14/1 Richard Hughes James Eustace	Richard Hughes James Eustace	5	93	105	98	112	–
b g Kirkwall - Rosy Outlook (USA) (Trempolino)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, lost 2nd close home (op 12-1)

4⁽³⁾ 7 [9¼]	1. The Whistling Teal 20/1 Steve Drowne G Wragg	Steve Drowne G Wragg	10	96	108	89	105	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Lonely Shore (Blakeney)
Mid-division, niggled along from 7f out, dropped to rear over 4f out, stayed on again from 2f out (op 16-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 8 [17¼]	7. Munsef 13/2 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	4	93	111	72	91	–
b c Zafonic (USA) - Mazaya (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up behind, ridden and some headway into mid-division over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 8-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [21¼]	10. Dragon Dancer 4/1F Darryll Holland G Wragg	Darryll Holland G Wragg	3	810	119	65	85	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Alakananda (Hernando)
Always towards rear (op 7-2)

7⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [24¾]	5. Fracas (IRE) 12/1 Wayne Lordan David Wachman	Wayne Lordan David Wachman	4	93 v¹	–	59	80	–
b c In The Wings - Klarifi (Habitat)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened just over 1f out, eased (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ 2 [26¾]	2. Akarem 25/1 Pat Cosgrave K R Burke	Pat Cosgrave K R Burke	5	93	108	56	78	–
b h Kingmambo (USA) - Spirit Of Tara (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, driven along 4f out, weakened over 2f out (tchd 33-1)

9⁽¹⁾ shd [26¾]	4. Foxhaven 20/1 Franny Norton Patrick Chamings	Franny Norton Patrick Chamings	4	93	105	56	77	–
ch c Unfuwain (USA) - Dancing Mirage (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, gradually faded (tchd 22-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 2 [28¾]	3. Alfie Flits 9/2 Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	4	93	107	52	75	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Elhilmeya (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out (op 7-2)

11⁽⁹⁾ dist [58¾]	6. Franklins Gardens 33/1 Neil Callan Mark H Tompkins	Neil Callan Mark H Tompkins	6	93	107	–	–	–
b h Halling (USA) - Woodbeck (Terimon)
Soon punched along in mid-division, dropped to rear over 4f out, soon tailed off, virtually pulled up final furlong (jockey said horse lost its action; vet said horse lost front shoe)

11 ran Off time: 2:42:00 Winning time: 2m 41.74s (slow by 12.74s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Sunday Symphony (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: J M Greetham (Short Skirt) 1st breeder: J M Greetham
2nd owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Mountain)
3rd owner: J C Smith (Orcadian)
Tote win: £7 PL: £2.60 £1.90 £3.60 Ex: £49.10 CSF: £32.61 Trifecta: £147.20 Pool: £1,119.88 - 5.40 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 46 (40%) M [6-8] 69 (31%) H [9-12] 35 (29%)

2:40 Newbury 21 Oct 2006

Stan James St Simon Stakes (Group 3)