Full Result 2.40 Epsom | 7 June 2003

Vodafone Diomed Stakes Class A (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m113yds) 1m½f Good

1st £58,000 2nd £22,000 3rd £11,000 4th £5,000 5th £2,500 6th £1,500

Vodafone Diomed Stakes Class A (Group 3), 1m½f - Good, Class 1 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	6. Gateman 13/2 K Dalgleish Mark Johnston	K Dalgleish Mark Johnston	6	94	114	92	114	–
b g Owington - Scandalette (Niniski)
Pressed leader, hard ridden to lead 2f out, driven and in command 1f out, stayed on well (op 6-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼	8. Reel Buddy (USA) 12/1 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	5	94	114	88	111	–
ch h Mr Greeley (USA) - Rosebud (Indian Ridge)
Dwelt, held up in detached last, went 9th straight, effort and plenty to do 2f out, cajoled along and ran on over 1f out, took 2nd last 100yds (tchd 14-1 in places)

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [2½]	7. King Of Happiness (USA) 13/2 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	4	94 t	112	84	109	–
ch c Spinning World (USA) - Mystery Rays (USA) (Nijinsky)
Tracked leaders, 6th and well in touch straight, ridden and squeezed through well over 1f out to chase winner, no impression, lost 2nd last 100yds (op 11-2 tchd 7-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1 [3½]	10. Battle Chant (USA) 6/1 Seb Sanders Ed Dunlop	Seb Sanders Ed Dunlop	3	86	105	79	107	–
b c Coronado's Quest (USA) - Appointed One (USA) (Danzig)
Prominent, close 3rd straight, ridden over 2f out, disputed 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, faded last 100yds (op 11-2 tchd 13-2 in places)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [6]	2. Blatant I 5/1J Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	94 t	113	73	101	–
ch c Machiavellian (USA) - Negligent (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Prominent, close 4th straight, shaken up and unable to quicken over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	3. Common World (USA) 12/1 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	4	94	108	69	99	–
ch c Spinning World (USA) - Spenderella (FR) (Common Grounds)
Held up towards rear, 8th straight, ridden and effort over 2f out, one pace and never reached leaders (op 10-1)

7⁽²⁾ 1¼ [8½]	5. Dupont 6/1 Darryll Holland William Haggas	Darryll Holland William Haggas	4	94	112	65	96	–
b c Zafonic (USA) - June Moon (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders, 5th straight, shaken up and not quicken 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 5-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 7 [15½]	9. Smirk 5/1J Kevin Darley David Elsworth	Kevin Darley David Elsworth	5	94	110	44	81	–
ch h Selkirk (USA) - Elfin Laughter (Alzao)
Held up, not handle hill and dropped to last straight, no chance after (jockey said horse was unsuited by the track) (op 6-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 6 [21½]	4. Compton Dragon (USA) 25/1 Christophe Soumillon Gerard Butler	Christophe Soumillon Gerard Butler	4	94	105	26	69	–
ch g Woodman (USA) - Vilikaia (USA) (Nureyev)
Dwelt, pushed up to chase leaders, ridden in 7th and losing place straight, soon beaten, eased over 1f out, tailed off (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the track) (tchd 33-1 in places)

10⁽⁷⁾ 2 [23½]	1. Atavus 12/1 Jamie Mackay George Margarson	Jamie Mackay George Margarson	6	94	109	20	65	–
b h Distant Relative - Elysian I (Northfields)
Led to 2f out, weakened very rapidly over 1f out, eased, tailed off (op 16-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 1m 41.37s (fast by 1.53s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Excellento (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Alan Holder, Daily Mail (Gateman) 1st breeder: Miss K Rausing
2nd owner: Speedlith Group (Reel Buddy)
3rd owner: Saeed Suhail (King Of Happiness)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £2.20 £3.40 £2.20 Ex: £73.30 CSF: £80.60 Trifecta: £1,158.20 Part won. Pool £1,631.40, 0.40 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 61 (36%) M [4-8] -2 (31%) H [9-11] 91 (33%)

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Vodafone Diomed Stakes Class A (Group 3)

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