Full Result 3.20 Newbury | 17 May 2008

totescoop6 London Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo) 1m2f Good

1st £28,039.50 2nd £8,397 3rd £4,198.50 4th £2,101.50 5th £1,048.50 6th £526.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	9. Strategic Mission (IRE) 16/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	810	87	87	99	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - North East Bay (USA) (Prospect Bay)
Tracked leaders, led inside final 2f, hard ridden 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong (op 20-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1	5. Midships (USA) 11/1 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	3	90	91	90	101	–
rg c Mizzen Mast (USA) - Interim (Sadler's Wells)
Led, driven along from 3f out, narrowly headed inside final 2f, not pace of winner inside final furlong but stayed on well for clear 2nd (op 12-1)

3⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	12. Colony (IRE) 6/4F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	88	85	80	91	–
b c Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Funoon (IRE) (Kris)
In touch, driven along from 3f out, stayed on throughout final furlong but never going pace to be competitive (op 2-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ nse [2¾]	3. Ramona Chase 8/1 Declan McDonogh Sylvester Kirk	Declan McDonogh Sylvester Kirk	3	92	93	88	99	–
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Audacieuse (Rainbow Quest)
Took keen hold and held up in rear, headway from 3f out, not much room 2f out, switched left, hard ridden and ran on under pressure but never going pace to be competitive (tchd 15-2 and 17-2)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [4]	4. Whitcombe Minister (USA) 16/1 George Baker Jamie Poulton	George Baker Jamie Poulton	3	91	92	85	96	–
b c Deputy Minister (CAN) - Pronghorn (USA) (Gulch)
Towards rear, headway on outside from 3f out, edged left 1f out but stayed on inside final furlong, going on close home (op 40-1)

6⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [4¼]	14. Sundowner I (IRE) 16/1 Hayley Turner Gerard Butler	Hayley Turner Gerard Butler	3	83	80	72	83	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Sunsetter (USA) (Diesis)
In rear, driven along from 5f out, not much room when keeping on under pressure over 1f out, stayed on close home but never going pace to be competitive (op 14-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 3 [7¼]	11. Trenchtown (IRE) 16/1 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	3	88	85	71	82	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Barbuda (Rainbow Quest)
In rear, ridden over 3f out, some progress final 2f (op 20-1 tchd 14-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [7¾]	8. Silver Rime (FR) 10/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	810	87	73	85	–
gr c Verglas (IRE) - Severina (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and effort from 3f out, never going pace to reach leaders, weakened final furlong (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

9⁽¹⁾ shd [7¾]	13. Jabal Tariq 11/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	87 2	84	69	80	–
ch c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Sueboog (IRE) (Darshaan)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 10-1)

10⁽²⁾ 2¼ [10]	7. Master Spy 16/1 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	3	810	87	68	79	–
br c Cape Cross (IRE) - Secret Seeker (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Took keen hold in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 12-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [10¾]	6. William Blake 13/2 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	3	811	88	68	78	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Land Of Dreams (Cadeaux Genereux)
Chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 8-1)

12⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [12]	15. Palmerin 100/1 Franny Norton Richard Hannon Snr	Franny Norton Richard Hannon Snr	3	83	80	57	68	–
b c Oasis Dream - Armorique (IRE) (Top Ville)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 66-1)

13⁽⁶⁾ nse [12]	2. Better Hand I (IRE) 33/1 Alan Munro Mick Channon	Alan Munro Mick Channon	3	95	96	73	84	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Silly Game (IRE) (Bigstone)
Took keen hold early, ridden over 3f out, always towards rear

14⁽³⁾ hd [12¼]	10. Ruff Diamond (USA) 33/1 Ted Durcan John Best	Ted Durcan John Best	3	89	86	63	73	–
bb c Stormin Fever (USA) - Whalah (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Ridden 6f out, always in rear

14 ran Off time: 3:22:00 Winning time: 2m 7.97s (slow by 3.37s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Siberian Tiger (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah (Strategic Mission) 1st breeder: Ruskerne Ltd
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Midships)
3rd owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing (Delilah) (Colony)
Tote win: £17.90 PL: £4.80 £3 £1.50 Ex: £185.60 CSF: £189.19 Tricast: £430.96 Trifecta: £1,329.70 Pool £9,738.94 - 5.20 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 51 (27%) M [6-9] 52 (21%) H [10-15] 47 (52%)

3:20 Newbury 17 May 2008

totescoop6 London Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap)