Full Result 1.55 York | 21 August 2015

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(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo+) (1m3f188yds) 1m4f Good To Soft

1st £24,267 2nd £24,267 3rd £5,592 4th £2,796 5th £1,398 6th £702

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. Libran (IRE) 9/1 Ben Curtis Alan Swinbank	Ben Curtis Alan Swinbank	4	913	98	56	108	–
b g Lawman (FR) - True Crystal (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leading pair, headway 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed narrowly just over 1f out, driven and disputed lead inside final furlong, kept on gamely under pressure to join leader on line (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

1⁽¹⁰⁾ dht	17. Memorial Day (IRE) 7/1 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor	James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor	4	94	89	47	99	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Reunite (IRE) (Kingmambo)
In touch, headway to track leaders 5f out, close up 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly just over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, kept on, joined on line (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

3⁽¹⁹⁾ 2 [2]	11. Top Tug (IRE) 13/2 Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute	Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute	4	97	92	46	99	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Top Romance (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
Close up, effort over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out and soon every chance, driven and edged left just inside final furlong, kept on (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [3½]	6. Chancery (USA) 5/1F Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	7	911 6	96	47	101	–
bb g Street Cry (IRE) - Follow That Dream (Darshaan)
Held up towards rear, good headway over 3f out, ridden along 2f out, stayed on well approaching final furlong, nearest finish (op 7/1 tchd 5/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [7]	16. Pearl Castle (IRE) 16/1 Silvestre De Sousa K R Burke	Silvestre De Sousa K R Burke	5	95	90	34	89	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Ghurra (USA) (War Chant)
Midfield, headway on inner 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace

6⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [7½]	2. Hit The Jackpot (IRE) 16/1 Josh Doyle ⁷ David O'Meara	Josh Doyle ⁷ David O'Meara	6	96	98	41	96	–
ch g Pivotal - Token Gesture I (IRE) (Alzao)
Tracked leaders, ridden along and slightly outpaced 3f out, stayed on under pressure final 2f (op 20/1 tchd 16/1)

7⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [8½]	5. Croquembouche (IRE) 33/1 Graham Gibbons Ed de Giles	Graham Gibbons Ed de Giles	6	911	96	37	93	–
b g Acclamation - Wedding Cake (IRE) (Groom Dancer)
Set steady pace, ridden and quickened clear over 4f out, joined 3f out, headed and driven 2f out, gradually weakened

8⁽⁵⁾ hd [8¾]	14. Ransom Note 20/1 William Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	William Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	95 t	90	30	86	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Zacheta (Polish Precedent)
In touch, headway well over 2f out, ridden along well over 1f out, kept on same pace

9⁽²⁾ nse [8¾]	18. Mistiroc 20/1 Fergal Lynch Jim Goldie	Fergal Lynch Jim Goldie	4	93	88	27	84	–
br g Rocamadour - Mistinguett (IRE) (Doyoun)
Held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, kept on

10⁽²⁰⁾ 3 [11¾]	7. Curbyourenthusiasm (IRE) 6/1 Jamie Spencer David Simcock	Jamie Spencer David Simcock	4	910	95	28	86	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Mohican Princess (Shirley Heights)
Steadied start and held up towards rear, some headway over 2f out, soon ridden along and never dangerous (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

11⁽³⁾ 1½ [13¼]	19. Buonarroti (IRE) 16/1 Neil Farley Declan Carroll	Neil Farley Declan Carroll	4	92	87	17	76	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Beauty Is Truth (IRE) (Pivotal)
Towards rear, effort and some headway well over 2f out, soon ridden and never dangerous

12⁽⁷⁾ ½ [13¾]	20. Kings Bayonet 50/1 Hayley Turner Alan King	Hayley Turner Alan King	8	92	87	16	75	–
ch g Needwood Blade - Retaliator (Rudimentary)
Always in rear

13⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [15]	10. What About Carlo (FR) 20/1 Jimmy Fortune Eve Johnson Houghton	Jimmy Fortune Eve Johnson Houghton	4	98	93	19	79	–
b g Creachadoir (IRE) - Boccatenera (GER) (Artan)
Midfield, ridden along 3f out, weakened 2f out

14⁽¹³⁾ nk [15¼]	12. Mighty Yar (IRE) 14/1 Tom Queally Lady Cecil	Tom Queally Lady Cecil	5	96 b¹	91	16	77	–
gr h Teofilo (IRE) - Karaliyfa (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Took keen hold early, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, gradually weakened

15⁽⁶⁾ 6 [21¼]	9. Xinbama (IRE) 25/1 Martin Harley Charles Hills	Martin Harley Charles Hills	6	98	93	6	69	–
b h Baltic King - Persian Empress (IRE) (Persian Bold)
In touch, ridden along well over 2f out, soon driven and weakened

16⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [22½]	3. Winterlude (IRE) 50/1 Graham Lee Jennie Candlish	Graham Lee Jennie Candlish	5	912	97	7	71	–
b g Street Cry (IRE) - New Morning (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always in rear

17⁽¹²⁾ 3 [25½]	15. Emerahldz (IRE) 20/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	4	95	90	–	59	–
b f Excellent Art - Sancia (IRE) (Docksider)
Always in rear (jockey said filly was slowly away after anticipating the start)

17 ran Off time: 1:59:31 Winning time: 2m 34.24s (slow by 5.44s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Only Orsenfoolsies (unsuitable ground), Penhill (vet's advice), Pressure Point (self certificate)
1st owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd (Libran) Godolphin (Memorial Day) 1st breeder: Roundhill Stud (Libran), Darley (Memorial Day)
3rd owner: Mrs Denis Haynes (Top Tug)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 53 (35%) M [7-12] 51 (28%) H [13-20] 46 (37%)

1:55 York 21 Aug 2015

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