Full Result 3.30 Doncaster | 24 October 2009

Racing Post Trophy (Group 1)

(Class 1) (2yo) 1m Str Good To Soft

1st £113,540 2nd £43,040 3rd £21,540 4th £10,740 5th £5,380 6th £2,700

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	12. St Nicholas Abbey (IRE) 13/8F Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	2	90	–	92	123	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Leaping Water (Sure Blade)
Held up in rear, smooth headway over 2f out, effort to lead approaching final furlong, pushed along and soon quickened clear (op 15-8)

2⁽⁸⁾ 3¾	7. Elusive Pimpernel (USA) 4/1 Eddie Ahern John Dunlop	Eddie Ahern John Dunlop	2	90	101	84	115	–
bb c Elusive Quality (USA) - Cara Fantasy (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In touch, headway over 2f out, switched right and effort over 1f out, soon every chance, ridden entering final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner (op 9-2)

3⁽²⁾ 2½ [6¼]	2. Al Zir (USA) 9/2 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	2	90	112	78	109	–
b c Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Bayou Plans (USA) (Bayou Hebert)
Steadied start and tracked leaders, headway halfway, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon driven and kept on same pace entering final furlong (op 5-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [6½]	5. Dancing David (IRE) 12/1 Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan	Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan	2	90	91	77	108	–
b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Seek Easy (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Tracked leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon driven and one pace approaching final furlong (op 14-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	9. Morana (IRE) 18/1 Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam	Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam	2	90	107	74	105	–
b c Alhaarth (IRE) - Blushing Barada (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Took keen hold early, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression approaching final furlong (op 20-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ nk [8]	11. Shakespearean (IRE) 14/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	2	90	105	73	105	–
b c Shamardal (USA) - Paimpolaise (IRE) (Priolo)
Led 2f, close up until ridden to lead again 2f out, soon driven and headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong (tchd 16-1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [10]	8. Hanson'D (IRE) 50/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	2	90	85	68	100	–
ch c Pivotal - Dinka Raja (USA) (Woodman)
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened well over 1f out (op 66-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [10¾]	1. Al Ghazal (USA) 40/1 Ahmed Ajtebi Saeed bin Suroor	Ahmed Ajtebi Saeed bin Suroor	2	90	90	67	99	–
b c Motivator - Mansfield Park (Green Desert)
Close up, led after 2f, ridden along 3f out, headed and driven 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong (op 33-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [11¼]	10. Musaafer (IRE) 25/1 Richard Hills Michael Jarvis	Richard Hills Michael Jarvis	2	90	95	65	97	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Alexander Icequeen (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Pulled hard, held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten (op 20-1)

10⁽³⁾ 2½ [13¾]	4. Victor Delight (IRE) 11/1 Kieren Fallon Peter Chapple-Hyam	Kieren Fallon Peter Chapple-Hyam	2	90	–	59	92	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Apache Star (Arazi)
In touch on outer, ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened (op 8-1)

11⁽¹²⁾ 10 [23¾]	6. Elusive Award (USA) 50/1 Kevin Manning A Oliver	Kevin Manning A Oliver	2	90	–	34	69	–
b c Elusive Quality (USA) - Victoria Cross (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
In touch on outer, ridden along well over 2f out and soon weakened (jockey said colt lost its action in last 2f)

11 ran Off time: 3:32:00 Winning time: 1m 39.62s (slow by 3.22s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Big Audio (self certificate)
1st owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (St Nicholas Abbey) 1st breeder: Barton Bloodstock & Villiers Synd
2nd owner: Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc (Elusive Pimpernel)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Al Zir)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.40 £2 £2 Ex: £9 CSF: £7.24 Trifecta: £58.30 Pool: £44,190.02 - 560.01 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-5] 42 (32%) M [6-8] 52 (27%) H [9-12] 56 (41%)

3:30 Doncaster 24 Oct 2009

Racing Post Trophy (Group 1)