Full Result 3.15 Musselburgh | 9 June 2007

Bentley Edinburgh Grand Cup Stakes (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m5f216yds) 1m6f Good

1st £15,898.40 2nd £6,025.60 3rd £3,015.60 4th £1,503.60 5th £753.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Balkan Knight 6/4 J F Egan David Elsworth	J F Egan David Elsworth	7	90	105	83	112	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Crown Of Light (Mtoto)
Held up, headway over 3f out and soon pushed along, effort to chase leader well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, stayed on to lead near line (op 13-8 tchd 7-4)

2⁽¹⁾ hd	1. Alfie Flits EvensF Neil Callan Alan Swinbank	Neil Callan Alan Swinbank	5	93	114	86	115	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Elhilmeya (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Tracked winner, headway 3f out, led 2f out and soon clear, ridden inside final furlong, driven, headed and not quicken near finish (op 5-6)

3⁽⁵⁾ 8 [8¼]	4. Golden Quest 7/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	6	90	106	71	101	–
ch g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Souk (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Tracked leading pair, headway and close up 4f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon driven and one pace (op 10-1)

4⁽³⁾ 4 [12¼]	2. Acropolis (IRE) 20/1 Tom Eaves Ian Semple	Tom Eaves Ian Semple	6	90	94	66	95	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Dedicated Lady (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Tracked leaders, effort 3f out, soon ridden along and no headway (op 18-1 tchd 16-1)

5⁽²⁾ 33 [45¼]	5. Hovering (IRE) 40/1 Jerry O'Dwyer Michael Quinlan	Jerry O'Dwyer Michael Quinlan	4	89	91	12	44	–
ch f In The Wings - Orlena (USA) (Gone West)
Led and soon clear, ridden along over 4f out, headed 3f out and soon weakened

5 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 3m 1.62s (slow by 3.12s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Raymond Tooth (Balkan Knight) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Dom Flit (Alfie Flits)
3rd owner: Syndicate 2002 (Golden Quest)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.50 £1.10 Ex: £3.90 CSF: £3.30