Full Result 3.00 York | 14 July 2012

53rd John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap)

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

1st £97,035 2nd £28,875 3rd £14,430 4th £7,215

53rd John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap), 1m2½f - Good, Class 2 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁹⁾	18. King's Warrior (FR) 33/1 Robert Havlin Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Havlin Peter Chapple-Hyam	5	89	91	87	106	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Save Me The Waltz (FR) (Halling)
Held up towards rear, smooth headway to track leaders over 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, forged clear (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was better suited by the softer ground.)

2⁽¹⁵⁾ 4½	9. Mid Mon Lady (IRE) 22/1 Tom Eaves Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Tom Eaves Sir Mark Prescott Bt	7	94	100	88	107	–
br m Danetime (IRE) - Shining Desert (IRE) (Green Desert)
In rear, headway and switched outer over 2f out, hung left, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 20-1)

3⁽²⁾ hd [4¾]	19. Media Hype 9/2 Graham Gibbons Mrs K Burke	Graham Gibbons Mrs K Burke	5	89	91	78	97	–
b h Tiger Hill (IRE) - Hyperspectra (Rainbow Quest)
In touch, driven over 3f out, soon outpaced, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on towards finish (op 6-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ hd [5]	14. Stand To Reason (IRE) 20/1 Hayley Turner Mikael Magnusson	Hayley Turner Mikael Magnusson	4	812 p	94	81	100	–
ch c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Ho Hi The Moon (IRE) (Be My Guest)
With leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 18-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [5]	11. Area Fifty One 9/2 Shane B Kelly ⁵ Richard Fahey	Shane B Kelly ⁵ Richard Fahey	4	810 5	97	84	103	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Secret History (USA) (Bahri)
Tracked leaders, effort 3f out, not much room and stumbled over 2f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out (op 5-1)

6⁽²²⁾ 1½ [6½]	20. Tameen 50/1 Paul Mulrennan Ed Dunlop	Paul Mulrennan Ed Dunlop	4	88 h¹	90	74	93	–
b f Shirocco (GER) - Najah (IRE) (Nashwan)
Held up in rear, effort on outer 3f out, kept on final furlong (op 33-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	6. Alkimos (IRE) 10/1 Richard Mullen Saeed bin Suroor	Richard Mullen Saeed bin Suroor	4	95	101	83	101	–
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Bali Breeze (IRE) (Common Grounds)
In rear, headway 3f out, not clear run and switched stands' side 2f out, kept on final furlong (op 12-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [10]	7. Memory Cloth 18/1 Dale Swift ³ Brian Ellison	Dale Swift ³ Brian Ellison	5	92 5	101	79	97	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Gossamer (Sadler's Wells)
Rear-division, headway 4f out, challenged over 2f out, faded over 1f out (op 20-1)

9⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [11¾]	16. Hillview Boy (IRE) 28/1 Liam Keniry Jim Goldie	Liam Keniry Jim Goldie	8	811	93	67	86	–
bb g Bishop Of Cashel - Arandora Star (USA) (Sagace)
In touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final 100yds (op 25-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ nk [12¼]	10. Nanton (USA) 50/1 Barry McHugh Jim Goldie	Barry McHugh Jim Goldie	10	92	98	72	90	–
rg g Spinning World (USA) - Grab The Green (USA) (Cozzene)
In rear, headway over 3f out, faded over 1f out

11⁽²⁰⁾ nk [12½]	2. Navajo Chief 12/1 Michael J M Murphy ⁷ Alan Jarvis	Michael J M Murphy ⁷ Alan Jarvis	5	92	105	78	97	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Navajo Rainbow (Rainbow Quest)
Tracked leaders, upsides over 3f out, faded over 1f out (op 14-1)

12⁽³⁾ ½ [13]	17. Take It To The Max 50/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	5	810	92	64	83	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Up And About (Barathea)
Mid-division, effort over 3f out, one pace final 2f

13⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [14½]	3. Kings Gambit (SAF) 33/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	7	99	105	75	93	–
ch g Silvano (GER) - Lady Brompton (SAF) (Al Mufti)
Tracked leaders, upsides over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

14⁽⁴⁾ 21 [35½]	13. Licence To Till (USA) 16/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	5	813	95	25	43	–
b g War Chant (USA) - With A Wink (USA) (Clever Trick)
Slowly into stride, some headway on inner over 4f out, lost place 3f out, soon behind, tailed off (op 20-1)

15⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [37]	5. Mijhaar 7/2F Neil Callan Roger Varian	Neil Callan Roger Varian	4	96 h¹	102	29	47	–
b c Shirocco (GER) - Jathaabeh (Nashwan)
Towards rear, some headway when stumbled badly 3f out, not recover, eased over 1f out, tailed off (jockey said colt clipped heels)

16⁽²¹⁾ 11 [48]	12. Right Step 33/1 Michael O'Connell Alan Jarvis	Michael O'Connell Alan Jarvis	5	90	96	1	20	–
b g Xaar - Maid To Dance (Pyramus)
In touch, chasing leaders over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon behind, tailed off (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the good (good to soft places) ground)

17⁽⁵⁾ 17 [65]	1. Fair Trade 50/1 William Twiston-Davies ⁷ Hughie Morrison	William Twiston-Davies ⁷ Hughie Morrison	5	93	106	–	–	–
ch g Trade Fair - Ballet (Sharrood)
Led, headed over 3f out, soon lost place and behind, tailed off

18⁽¹⁷⁾ 58 [123]	15. Pivotman 33/1 Martin Dwyer Amanda Perrett	Martin Dwyer Amanda Perrett	4	811 t	93	–	–	–
ch g Pivotal - Grandalea (Grand Lodge)
With leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, virtually pulled up, hopelessly tailed off

18 ran Off time: 3:00:00 Winning time: 2m 8.28s (slow by 0.08s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Kirthill (withdrawn; spread plate), Prince Of Johanne (unsuitable ground)
Rule 4: Kirthill was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 6-1. Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound.
1st owner: Paul Hancock (King's Warrior) 1st breeder: Sunny Days Limited
2nd owner: N & P Racing Partnership (Mid Mon Lady)
3rd owner: Light Valley Stud & Mrs E Burke (Media Hype)
Tote win: £46.40 PL: £6 £5.30 £1.70 Ex: £1,371.70 CSF: £521.84 Tricast: £2,894.17
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 44 (36%) M [7-12] 46 (45%) H [15-22] 60 (19%)

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53rd John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap)

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