Full Result 5.30 Newmarket | 19 April 2007

The Curragh "Home of The Irish Classics" Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo) 1m2f Row Good To Firm

1st £9,067.80 2nd £2,697.80 3rd £1,348.20 4th £673.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	11. Metaphoric (IRE) 7/1 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	3	87 2	81	85	94	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Virgin Hawk (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on (op 11-2)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nk	5. Regal Flush 9/2 Kerrin McEvoy Sir Michael Stoute	Kerrin McEvoy Sir Michael Stoute	3	810	84	88	97	–
b c Sakhee (USA) - Ruthless Rose (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Led, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [2]	1. Wandle 9/2 Dane O'Neill T G Mills	Dane O'Neill T G Mills	3	94	92	92	101	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Artistic Blue (USA) (Diesis)
Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 and 11-2 in places)

4⁽²⁾ 2½ [4½]	2. Players Please (USA) 9/4F Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	3	90	88	84	93	–
ch g Theatrical (IRE) - Miss Tobacco (USA) (Forty Niner)
With leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 100-30)

5⁽⁵⁾ 2 [6½]	3. Mutadarrej (IRE) 14/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	813	87	79	88	–
ch c Fantastic Light (USA) - Najayeb (USA) (Silver Hawk)
With leader, ridden and every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 11-1 tchd 16-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ 1 [7½]	7. Amazing Request 33/1 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	3	810	84	74	83	–
b c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Maze Garden (USA) (Riverman)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders

7⁽¹²⁾ 3 [10½]	12. Lazy Darren 9/1 Richard Smith Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Smith Richard Hannon Snr	3	84 1	78	63	71	–
b g Largesse - Palmstead Belle (IRE) (Wolfhound)
Held up, hard ridden over 1f out, never dangerous (op 14-1)

8⁽³⁾ 7 [17½]	6. Dora Explora 66/1 Stevie Donohoe ³ David Evans	Stevie Donohoe ³ David Evans	3	87	84	55	64	–
br f Vettori (IRE) - Fredora (Inchinor)
Held up, headway and switched right halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out

9⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [21½]	9. Nordic Affair 25/1 J F Egan David Elsworth	J F Egan David Elsworth	3	88	82	45	54	–
b c Halling (USA) - Affair Of State (IRE) (Tate Gallery)
Prominent, hung right final 4f, ridden and weakened over 1f out (jockey said colt hung right) (op 33-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 12 [33½]	8. Rabbit Fighter (IRE) 14/1 Tadhg O'Shea P A Blockley	Tadhg O'Shea P A Blockley	3	810	84	24	34	–
ch c Observatory (USA) - Furnish (Green Desert)
Chased leaders over 7f (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)

11⁽⁴⁾ 12 [45½]	4. Safe Investment (USA) 6/1 Richard Hughes John Gosden	Richard Hughes John Gosden	3	812	86	1	13	–
b c Gone West (USA) - Fully Invested (USA) (Irish River)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened and eased (jockey said colt lost its action) (op 10-1)

12⁽¹⁾ 70 [115½]	10. Tastahil (IRE) 25/1 Martin Dwyer B W Hills	Martin Dwyer B W Hills	3	86	80	–	–	–
ch g Singspiel (IRE) - Luana (Shaadi)
Slowly into stride, soon ridden to join leaders, lost place halfway, soon behind and eased (vet said colt returned lame)

12 ran Off time: 5:33:00 Winning time: 2m 2.68s (slow by 0.58s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: The Royal Ascot Racing Club (Metaphoric) 1st breeder: Gerrardstown House Stud
2nd owner: Cheveley Park Stud (Regal Flush)
3rd owner: J Daniels (Wandle)
Tote win: £8.50 PL: £2.40 £2.10 £2.20 Ex: £45.40 CSF: £41.11 Tricast: £166.66
Placepot: £8.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £96,913.40. 8,372.95 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £4.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £4,233.80. 691.90 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 29 (39%) M [5-8] 69 (34%) H [9-12] 52 (27%)

5:30 Newmarket 19 Apr 2007

The Curragh "Home of The Irish Classics" Handicap