Full Result 3.05 York | 17 June 2005

King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)

(Class 1) (3yo) (1m3f188yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £75,400 2nd £28,600 3rd £14,300 4th £6,500 5th £3,250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Plea Bargain 9/2 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	3	811	109	91	111	–
b c Machiavellian (USA) - Time Saved (Green Desert)
Held up, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong, ran on (op 3-1 tchd 5-1)

2⁽³⁾ ¾	1. Brahminy Kite (USA) 16/1 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	3	811	102	90	110	–
b c Silver Hawk (USA) - Cope's Light (USA) (Copelan)
Always prominent, led over 3f out, headed 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, not quicken (op 14-1 tchd 18-1 in a place)

3⁽²⁾ ¾ [1½]	5. The Geezer 5/2 T Quinn David Elsworth	T Quinn David Elsworth	3	811	110	89	110	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Polygueza (FR) (Be My Guest)
Close up, ridden to challenge 1f out, every chance when not much room and hampered well inside final furlong, not recover (op 11-4 tchd 3-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [3]	3. Mountain High (IRE) 11/10F Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	3	811	–	86	106	–
gb c Danehill (USA) - Hellenic (Darshaan)
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, every chance 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 5-4 tchd 11-8, 6-4 in places)

5⁽⁵⁾ 20 [23]	2. First Row (IRE) 8/1 Pat Smullen Brian Meehan	Pat Smullen Brian Meehan	3	811	105	54	74	–
b c Daylami (IRE) - Ballet Society (FR) (Sadler's Wells)
Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.