Full Result 4.45 Epsom | 7 June 2008

Northern Dancer Stakes (Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-100, 4yo+) (1m4f6yds) 1m4f Good

1st £15,577.50 2nd £4,665 3rd £2,332.50 4th £1,167.50 5th £582.50 6th £292.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	10. Bureaucrat 11/1 Jamie Spencer Philip Hobbs	Jamie Spencer Philip Hobbs	6	813	88	85	96	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Lajna (Be My Guest)
Held up in midfield, headway 3f out, ridden and wanting to hang left after, chased leader over 1f out, led last 100yds, just lasted

2⁽¹⁵⁾ hd	9. Bandama (IRE) 9/2F Ryan Moore Amanda Perrett	Ryan Moore Amanda Perrett	5	813	88	84	96	–
b h Green Desert (USA) - Orinoco (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up in midfield, lost place 6f out, behind 3f out, headway and switched left over 2f out, running on and switched right just inside final furlong, ran on well, not quite get up (op 6-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ ½ [¾]	13. Aureate 14/1 Eddie Ahern Brian Ellison	Eddie Ahern Brian Ellison	4	88	83	79	90	–
ch g Jade Robbery (USA) - Anne D'Autriche (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Held up behind, plenty to do 3f out, headway on outer after, edged left well over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, snatched 3rd on line (tchd 16-1)

4⁽¹⁶⁾ nse [¾]	7. King's Head (IRE) 33/1 Ted Durcan Gary Moore	Ted Durcan Gary Moore	5	92	91	86	98	–
bg g King's Best (USA) - Ustka (Lomond)
Behind, still last 3f out, headway on outer over 2f out, edged left but ran on strongly final furlong, not quite reach leaders (op 25-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [1¼]	16. Wingman (IRE) 11/2 Tadhg O'Shea Gary Moore	Tadhg O'Shea Gary Moore	6	84 3	79	74	85	–
b g In The Wings - Precedence (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Chased leaders, clear in leading quartet 4f out, switched right and ridden over 3f out, led 3f out, headed last 100yds, lost 3 places near finish (tchd 9-2 and 6-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 2 [3¼]	1. Prince Forever (IRE) 20/1 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis	Neil Callan Michael Jarvis	4	99	98	89	101	–
b c Giant's Causeway (USA) - Routilante (IRE) (Rousillon)
Took keen hold, held up in midfield, headway 3f out, chased leaders under pressure 2f out, weakened last 100yds (op 16-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3¾]	14. Birkside 10/1 Alan Munro Declan Carroll	Alan Munro Declan Carroll	5	87	82	73	84	–
ch g Spinning World (USA) - Bright Hope (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up in midfield, headway and edged left over 2f out, slightly hampered well over 1f out, kept on but never pace to trouble leaders (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 3 [6¾]	8. Misty DancerI 16/1 William Buick Venetia Williams	William Buick Venetia Williams	9	91	90	76	87	–
gr g Vettori (IRE) - Light Fantastic I (Deploy)
Held up in midfield, ridden and not quickening when hampered over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, never troubled leaders

9⁽¹²⁾ 2 [8¾]	4. Come On Jonny (IRE) 20/1 Nelson De Souza Ralph Beckett	Nelson De Souza Ralph Beckett	6	95	94	77	88	–
b g Desert King (IRE) - Idle Fancy (Mujtahid)
Took keen hold, chased leader until led over 9f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 22-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [10]	3. Capable Guest (IRE) 8/1 Richard Hughes Mick Channon	Richard Hughes Mick Channon	6	96 v	95	77	89	–
bb g Cape Cross (IRE) - Alexander Confranc (IRE) (Magical Wonder)
Steadied start, held up behind, hampered and switched right over 2f out, never dangerous (op 10-1)

11⁽²⁾ hd [10¼]	15. Dzesmin (POL) 9/1 Kerrin McEvoy Richard Guest	Kerrin McEvoy Richard Guest	6	86 2 p	81	63	75	–
b g Professional (IRE) - Dzakarta (POL) (Aprizzo)
Steadied start, held up behind, hampered over 2f out, never dangerous (op 8-1)

12⁽¹³⁾ 2 [12¼]	12. Fort Churchill (IRE) 66/1 Jerry O'Dwyer ³ Brian Ellison	Jerry O'Dwyer ³ Brian Ellison	7	89 p	87	66	78	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Brisighella (IRE) (Al Hareb)
Chased leaders, 5th and outpaced 5f out, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling

13⁽¹⁾ ½ [12¾]	5. John Terry (IRE) 12/1 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	5	94	93	71	83	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Kardashina (FR) (Darshaan)
Chased leaders, clear in leading quartet over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon hanging left and found nil (op 11-1 tchd 14-1, 16-1 in places)

14⁽⁵⁾ 4½ [17¼]	6. Mull Of Dubai 7/1 J F Egan Tom Tate	J F Egan Tom Tate	5	93	92	62	75	–
b g Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Enlisted (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Behind, ridden and effort when hung left over 2f out, never dangerous (jockey said gelding had no more to give) (op 8-1 tchd 6-1, 5-1 in a place and 10-1 in a place)

15⁽¹⁴⁾ 5 [22¼]	2. Players Please (USA) 14/1 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	4	99	98	60	73	–
ch g Theatrical (IRE) - Miss Tobacco (USA) (Forty Niner)
Led until over 9f out, chased leader after, clear in leading quartet over 4f out, weakening when hampered over 2f out (tchd 16-1)

15 ran Off time: 4:51:00 Winning time: 2m 37.85s (slow by 2.65s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Gavroche (self certificate)
1st owner: Peter Luff (Bureaucrat) 1st breeder: Newgate Stud Co
2nd owner: Mrs S L Whitehead (Bandama)
3rd owner: The Seasiders Again (Aureate)
Tote win: £14.50 PL: £4.50 £2.50 £5 Ex: £77 CSF: £59.61 Tricast: £726.48 Trifecta: £1,278.80 Pool: £1801.20 - 1.00 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 40 (43%) M [7-11] 61 (30%) H [12-16] 49 (27%)

4:45 Epsom 7 Jun 2008

Northern Dancer Stakes (Handicap)