Full Result 2.55 Newbury | 7 September 2007

Christal Construction Management Handicap

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £7,124.70 2nd £2,119.70 3rd £1,059.30 4th £529.10

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	2. Gulf Express (USA) 15/8F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	90	86	60	96	–
b c Langfuhr (CAN) - Wassifa (Sure Blade)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 3f out, driven and quickened to lead just inside final furlong, ran on strongly (op 7-4 tchd 2-1 in places)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¾	7. Warm Embraces (IRE) 5/1 T Quinn David Elsworth	T Quinn David Elsworth	3	86	78	49	84	–
ch c Halling (USA) - Zapping (IRE) (Lycius)
Mid-division, headway 3f out, driven to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on same pace (op 6-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1 [2¾]	1. King Charles 4/1 Jimmy Fortune Ed Dunlop	Jimmy Fortune Ed Dunlop	3	94	90	59	94	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Charlecote (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders, driven to challenge 2f out, kept on same pace inside final frlong (tchd 7-2)

4⁽⁷⁾ shd [2¾]	3. Opera Music 12/1 Jamie Spencer Sylvester Kirk	Jamie Spencer Sylvester Kirk	3	812	84	53	88	–
b g Kirkwall - Optaria (Song)
Held up in rear, still well off pace 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on well throughout final furlong but not reach leaders (op 14-1)

5⁽²⁾ ½ [3¼]	9. Eager Igor (USA) 20/1 Richard Mullen Eve Johnson Houghton	Richard Mullen Eve Johnson Houghton	3	85	77	45	80	–
bb g Stravinsky (USA) - Danube I (USA) (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace from over 1f out (op 25-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 2 [5¼]	8. Woodcraft 10/1 Martin Dwyer B W Hills	Martin Dwyer B W Hills	3	85	77	41	76	–
ch c Observatory (USA) - Woodwardia (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Chased leader, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 11-1)

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [6]	6. Shake On It 8/1 Steve Carson Eve Johnson Houghton	Steve Carson Eve Johnson Houghton	3	88 6 t	80	43	77	–
b g Lomitas - Decision Maid (USA) (Diesis)
Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, chased leaders and not much room 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 15-2)

8⁽¹⁾ 3½ [9½]	5. Noticeable (IRE) 17/2 Darryll Holland Mick Channon	Darryll Holland Mick Channon	3	88	80	36	70	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Nawaji (USA) (Trempolino)
Led, headed 3f out, weakened from 2f out (jockey said colt hung left ) (op 14-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

9⁽⁹⁾ 22 [31½]	4. Minos (IRE) 33/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	88	80	–	26	–
ch c Grand Lodge (USA) - Miniver (IRE) (Mujtahid)
Took keen hold, raced on outside until weakened quickly 3f out (jockey said colt stopped quickly) (op 40-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:56:00 Winning time: 2m 8.25s (slow by 3.65s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Saeed Suhail (Gulf Express) 1st breeder: Gracefield And Brad Ray
2nd owner: Gordon Li (Warm Embraces)
3rd owner: Khalifa Sultan (King Charles)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.50 £1.80 £1.50 Ex: £14.30 CSF: £11.60 Tricast: £34.15
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 17 (22%) M [4-6] 73 (39%) H [7-9] 60 (39%)

2:55 Newbury 7 Sep 2007

Christal Construction Management Handicap