Full Result 4.05 Epsom | 26 April 2006

Troy O'Connor Memorial Maiden Stakes

(Class 5) (3yo+) (1m113yds) 1m½f Good

1st £5,181.60 2nd £1,541.60 3rd £770.40 4th £384.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	6. Gandor (IRE) 3/1 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	3	811	–	74	89	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Daftiyna (IRE) (Darshaan)
Made virtually all, shaken up and forged clear from 2f out, ran on well (op 4-1 tchd 5-2)

2⁽⁶⁾ 5	10. Zaafran 11/4F Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	3	86	–	58	74	–
b f Singspiel (IRE) - Roshani (IRE) (Kris)
Tracked leaders, keen and awkward downhill, 3rd straight, effort over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner (op 2-1 tchd 10-3)

3⁽⁴⁾ 2 [7]	9. First Approval 5/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	86	77	53	69	–
b f Royal Applause - Gaijin (Caerleon)
With winner to 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, faded and lost 2nd inside final furlong (tchd 11-2)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [10]	4. Feu D'Artifice (USA) 7/2 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	811	75	52	68	–
b c Stravinsky (USA) - Alashir (USA) (Alysheba)
Well in touch, 6th straight, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on (op 10-3 tchd 4-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [13½]	5. Foreign Envoy (IRE) 22/1 Sam Hitchcott B W Hills	Sam Hitchcott B W Hills	3	811	–	44	61	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Soviet Artic (FR) (Bering)
Well in touch, 7th straight, ridden on inner over 2f out, soon struggling (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the track) (op 25-1)

6⁽¹⁾ nk [13¾]	8. Ennobling 25/1 Richard Mullen Ed Vaughan	Richard Mullen Ed Vaughan	3	86	–	38	55	–
b f Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Noble Dane (IRE) (Danehill)
Tracked leaders, 5th straight, ridden and beaten over 2f out, weakened final furlong

7⁽⁹⁾ 6 [19¾]	7. Grave Matters (USA) 12/1 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	3	811	–	29	47	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Agarita (USA) (Danzig)
Soon last, lost touch 5f out, tailed off straight, ran on final furlong (op 8-1)

8⁽²⁾ 1¼ [21]	3. Debord (FR) 20/1 J F Egan Jamie Poulton	J F Egan Jamie Poulton	3	811	–	26	54	–
ch c Sendawar (IRE) - Partie De Dames (USA) (Bering)
Dwelt, well in rear, 8th and lost touch straight, brief effort over 2f out, eased over 1f out (jockey said colt was unsuited by the track) (op 33-1)

9⁽⁸⁾ 14 [35]	1. Melmott 100/1 Robert Havlin Roger Ingram	Robert Havlin Roger Ingram	6	912	30	–	15	–
ch g Piccolo - Time For Tea I (IRE) (Imperial Frontier)
Prominent, close 4th and ridden straight, soon weakened rapidly, tailed off (tchd 125-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 1 [36]	2. Berylune (GER) 50/1 Dane O'Neill Simon Dow	Dane O'Neill Simon Dow	4	97	–	–	8	–
ch f Devil River Peek (USA) - Berlanga (GER) (Executive Pride)
Started slowly, always in last pair, lost touch over 4f out, 9th straight, tailed off (op 40-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:09:00 Winning time: 1m 46.59s (slow by 3.69s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan (Gandor) 1st breeder: Barouche Stud Ireland Ltd
2nd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Zaafran)
3rd owner: Wickfield Stud And Hartshill Stud (First Approval)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.40 £1.30 £1.80 Ex: £11.20 CSF: £10.68
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 55 (29%) M [4-7] 62 (44%) H [8-10] 33 (27%)

4:05 Epsom 26 Apr 2006

Troy O'Connor Memorial Maiden Stakes