Full Result 2.20 Sandown | 20 August 2005

Iveco Daily Solario Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (2yo) 7f Soft

1st £23,200 2nd £8,800 3rd £4,400 4th £2,000 5th £1,000 6th £600

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. Opera Cape 15/2 Steve Drowne Sylvester Kirk	Steve Drowne Sylvester Kirk	2	811	85	97	110	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Optaria (Song)
Close up, smooth progress to lead 2f out, driven over 1f out, ran on strongly (tchd 8-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¾	5. Yasoodd 4/1 Tony Culhane Mick Channon	Tony Culhane Mick Channon	2	811	100	92	106	–
br g Inchinor - Needwood Epic (Midyan)
Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, progress to chase winner 1f out, ran on but no impression (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

3⁽¹⁾ 3 [4¾]	1. Asset (IRE) 7/2 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	2	811	–	84	98	–
b c Marju (IRE) - Snow Peak (Arazi)
Led to 2f out, soon outpaced under pressure, kept on (op 10-3)

4⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5¼]	6. Rising Cross 9/1 Tom Queally John Best	Tom Queally John Best	2	88	97	80	94	–
bb f Cape Cross (IRE) - Woodrising (Nomination)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and beaten over 1f out, one pace after (op 7-1)

5⁽³⁾ ½ [5¾]	3. Kilworth (IRE) 9/1 Johnny Murtagh N A Callaghan	Johnny Murtagh N A Callaghan	2	811	–	81	96	–
gr c Kalanisi (IRE) - Perugia (IRE) (Perugino)
Mostly pressed leader to over 2f out, soon lost place under pressure, no impression after (op 10-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ hd [6]	2. Close To You (IRE) 15/8F J F Egan T G Mills	J F Egan T G Mills	2	811	100	81	96	–
b c Shinko Forest (IRE) - Maritana (USA) (Rahy)
Slowly into stride, held up, bumped over 4f out, progress on outer over 2f out, chased winner briefly over 1f out, soon weakened (jockey said colt was unsuited by the soft (good to soft in places) ground in closing stages) (op 13-8 tchd 2-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 10 [16]	7. Saabiq (USA) 25/1 Ryan Moore Clive Brittain	Ryan Moore Clive Brittain	2	88	–	49	68	–
br f Grand Slam (USA) - Lucky Lineage (USA) (Storm Cat)
Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened rapidly well over 1f out (jockey said filly was unsuited by the soft (good to soft in places) ground)

7 ran Off time: 2:22:00 Winning time: 1m 31.01s (slow by 4.01s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: J C Smith (Opera Cape) 1st breeder: Littleton Stud
2nd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Yasoodd)
3rd owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing XXVI (Asset)
Tote win: £8.60 PL: £2.70 £2.80 Ex: £51.20 CSF: £36.13

2:20 Sandown 20 Aug 2005

Iveco Daily Solario Stakes (Group 3)