Full Result 2.50 York | 21 August 2009

Sky Bet City of York Stakes (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £16,334 2nd £16,334 3rd £4,480 4th £2,240

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	7. Dream Eater (IRE) 7/1 William Buick Andrew Balding	William Buick Andrew Balding	4	90 t	109	86	113	–
gr c Night Shift (USA) - Kapria (FR) (Simon Du Desert)
Tracked leaders, smooth headway over 2f out and soon close up, ridden to lead entering final furlong and soon hung left, driven and edged right last 100yds, joined on line (op 15-2)

1⁽¹²⁾ dht	5. Confront 3/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	90	116	86	113	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Contiguous (USA) (Danzig)
Tracked leaders, headway on wide outside over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, driven entering final furlong and stayed on well to join leader on line (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [¾]	11. Royal Confidence 40/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	89	102	79	106	–
b f Royal Applause - Never A Doubt (Night Shift)
Prominent, headway 3f out, ridden and close up 2f out, driven and every chance entering final furlong until edged right and no extra last 50yds (tchd 50-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ shd [¾]	12. Secret Society 9/2 Hayley Turner Michael Bell	Hayley Turner Michael Bell	3	89	104	82	109	–
b c Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Shady Point (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Held up towards rear, smooth headway over 2f out and soon tracking leaders, switched right and ridden over 1f out, driven and every chance inside final furlong, not much room and snatched up near finish (tchd 4-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [2¼]	10. Huntdown (USA) 5/2F Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	89	111	78	105	–
ch c Elusive Quality (USA) - Infinite Spirit (USA) (Maria's Mon)
Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out and soon ridden, driven well over 1f out and kept on same pace (op 9-4 tchd 11-4)

5⁽⁴⁾ dht [2¼]	2. Balcarce Nov (ARG) 20/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	4	90	103	80	107	–
b c Romanov (IRE) - Rosada Fitz (ARG) (Fitzcarraldo)
In touch, switched towards far rail in straight and headway to track leaders 3f out, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong (tchd 16-1)

7⁽²⁾ 1 [3¼]	8. Pointing North (SAF) 25/1 Richard Mullen Bryan Smart	Richard Mullen Bryan Smart	5	90	105	77	104	–
b g Joshua Dancer (USA) - Compass Point (SAF) (Model Man)
Prominent, headway 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, driven and headed entering final furlong, weakened

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [3¾]	9. Tombi (USA) 25/1 Eddie Ahern Howard Johnson	Eddie Ahern Howard Johnson	5	90	103	76	103	–
b g Johannesburg (USA) - Tune In To The Cat (USA) (Tunerup)
Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure approaching final furlong, not reach leaders (op 33-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [5¼]	4. Beckermet (IRE) 33/1 Royston Ffrench Roger Fisher	Royston Ffrench Roger Fisher	7	90	103	72	99	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Razida (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Led, ridden along 3f out, driven and headed 2f out, soon weakened (op 50-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ nk [5½]	1. Abbondanza (IRE) 16/1 Tom Eaves Ian Semple	Tom Eaves Ian Semple	6	90 p	108	72	98	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Ninth Wonder (USA) (Forty Niner)
Soon pushed along and close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 33-1)

11⁽¹⁾ 1 [6½]	3. Battle Paint (USA) 22/1 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	5	90 t	103	69	96	–
b h Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Black Speck (USA) (Arch)
Held up, switched left towards far rail in home straight, headway 3f out, ridden along 2f out, ridden along 2f out and soon weakened (op 20-1 tchd 18-1)

12⁽³⁾ ½ [7]	6. Court Masterpiece 20/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	9	90	105	68	94	–
b h Polish Precedent (USA) - Easy Option (IRE) (Prince Sabo)
Always towards rear, ridden along and outpaced final 2f

12 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 1m 23.15s (slow by 0.25s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: J C Smith (Dream Eater) K Abdullah (Confront) 1st breeder: Stone Ridge Farm (Dream Eater), Juddmonte Farms Ltd (Confront)
3rd owner: D M James (Royal Confidence)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 26 (15%) M [5-8] 31 (13%) H [9-12] 93 (72%)

2:50 York 21 Aug 2009

Sky Bet City of York Stakes (Listed Race)