Full Result 3.55 York | 15 July 2006

47th John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo+) (1m2f56yds) 1m2½f Good To Firm

1st £93,480 2nd £27,990 3rd £13,995 4th £7,005 5th £3,495 6th £1,755

47th John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap), 1m2½f - Good To Firm, Class 2 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	15. Fairmile 6/1J Adam Kirby ³ Walter Swinburn	Adam Kirby ³ Walter Swinburn	4	812	91	94	101	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Juno Marlowe (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up towards rear, headway and switched outside over 2f out, ran on well to lead last 100yds (op 7-1 tchd 15-2 in a place)

2⁽³⁾ ¾	17. Bravo Maestro (USA) 12/1 James Doyle ⁵ Nick Littmoden	James Doyle ⁵ Nick Littmoden	5	89	90	92	99	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Amaranthus (USA) (Kingmambo)
Held up in mid-division, headway and not clear run 2f out, ran on well final furlong, no extra well inside final furlong

3⁽²⁾ ½ [1¼]	16. Boo 50/1 Pat Cosgrave K R Burke	Pat Cosgrave K R Burke	4	90	90	91	98	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Violet (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
Well in touch, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

4⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [1¼]	13. Forgery (IRE) 8/1 J F Egan Gerard Butler	J F Egan Gerard Butler	4	93	93	94	101	–
ch g Dr Devious (IRE) - Memory Green (USA) (Green Forest)
In rear, headway on inside over 3f out, stayed on well final 2f

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [1¾]	8. Chantaco (USA) 8/1 Liam Keniry Andrew Balding	Liam Keniry Andrew Balding	4	94	94	94	101	–
b c Bahri (USA) - Dominant Dancer (Primo Dominie)
Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, switched outside over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

6⁽¹⁾ 1 [2¾]	5. Bustan (IRE) 50/1 Phillip Makin Giles Bravery	Phillip Makin Giles Bravery	7	98	98	96	103	–
b g Darshaan - Dazzlingly Radiant (Try My Best)
Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish

7⁽⁴⁾ shd [2¾]	3. Star Of Light I 6/1J Alan Munro Brian Meehan	Alan Munro Brian Meehan	5	910	100	98	105	–
b g Mtoto - Star Entry (In The Wings)
Chased leaders, staying on same pace when not much room inside final furlong (tchd 13-2)

8⁽¹⁸⁾ 1½ [4¼]	2. Courageous Duke (USA) 25/1 Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	7	910	100	96	102	–
b g Spinning World (USA) - Araadh (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on, not reach leaders

9⁽²⁰⁾ 1 [5¼]	14. El Coto 40/1 Cathy Gannon Kevin Ryan	Cathy Gannon Kevin Ryan	6	92	92	86	92	–
b g Forzando - Thatcherella (Thatching)
In rear, headway under pressure on inside over 3f out, never near leaders

10⁽⁷⁾ 2 [7¼]	20. Go Tech 25/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	6	811 5	87	77	83	–
b g Gothenberg (IRE) - Bollin Sophie (Efisio)
Held up in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, never near leaders (tchd 33-1)

11⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [8¾]	6. Divine Gift 33/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	5	97	97	84	91	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Child's Play I (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Chased leaders, challenged over 2f out, soon weakened

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [10]	9. Motive (FR) 25/1 Tony Hamilton Howard Johnson	Tony Hamilton Howard Johnson	5	94	94	79	85	–
ch g Machiavellian (USA) - Mistle Song (Nashwan)
Tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [11]	10. Great Plains 14/1 Eddie Ahern Amanda Perrett	Eddie Ahern Amanda Perrett	4	94 5	94	77	83	–
b c Halling (USA) - West Dakota (USA) (Gone West)
In rear division, effort on outer when bumped over 2f out, no danger after

14⁽¹⁹⁾ 1 [12]	4. Blue Spinnaker (IRE) 25/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	7	99	99	81	86	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Suedoise (Kris)
In rear, some headway on outer 3f out, never on terms

15⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [13¾]	12. Impeller (IRE) 20/1 Richard Mullen William Muir	Richard Mullen William Muir	7	93	98	71	77	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Almaaseh (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Mid-division, hard driven over 3f out, never on terms

16⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [14]	19. James Caird (IRE) 16/1 Saleem Golam ³ Mark H Tompkins	Saleem Golam ³ Mark H Tompkins	6	89	88	66	72	–
ch g Catrail (USA) - Polish Saga (Polish Patriot)
Held up in rear, never a factor

17⁽¹²⁾ 9 [23]	18. Focus Group I (USA) 20/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	5	813	89	50	56	–
b g Kris S (USA) - Interim (Sadler's Wells)
Always in rear

18⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [24½]	1. I'm So Lucky 7/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	4	911 5	101	59	65	–
b g Zilzal (USA) - City Of Angels (Woodman)
Led until over 2f out, soon lost place (op 8-1)

19⁽⁸⁾ 9 [33½]	11. Dunaskin (IRE) 66/1 Paul Fessey Karen McLintock	Paul Fessey Karen McLintock	6	93	93	34	40	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Mirwara (IRE) (Darshaan)
Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, behind when eased over 1f out (jockey said gelding lost its action)

20⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [35]	7. Public Forum 10/1 Kevin Darley Sir Michael Stoute	Kevin Darley Sir Michael Stoute	4	96	96	34	40	–
b c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Valentine Girl (Alzao)
Mid-division, driven over 3f out, soon lost place, behind when eased over 1f out

20 ran Off time: 3:56:00 Winning time: 2m 7.66s (fast by 0.54s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Mrs P W Harris (Fairmile) 1st breeder: Pendley Farm
2nd owner: Nigel Shields (Bravo Maestro)
3rd owner: Mrs Maura Gittins (Boo)
Tote win: £8.20 PL: £1.90 £4.30 £6.10 Ex: £116.20 CSF: £68.50 Tricast: £3,358.10 Trifecta: £5,496.30 Pool: £40,828.95 - 5.30 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 82 (34%) M [8-13] 25 (38%) H [14-20] 43 (28%)

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47th John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap)

3:55 York 15 Jul 2006