Full Result 5.25 Epsom | 5 June 2009

Investec Opportunity Stakes (Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) (7f3yds) 7f Good

1st £12,462 2nd £3,732 3rd £1,866 4th £934 5th £466 6th £234

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	6. Cloudy Start 10/1 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	3	95	88	93	96	–
b c Oasis Dream - Set Fair (USA) (Alleged)
Chased leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, driven over 1f out, led final 100yds, ran on well (op 12-1)

2⁽¹³⁾ ½	2. Shamwari Lodge (IRE) 11/2 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	98	91	95	98	–
b f Hawk Wing (USA) - Ripalong (IRE) (Revoque)
Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, pressed winner final 100yds, ran on but held after (op 7-1 tchd 5-1 and 8-1 in places)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [2]	13. Time Medicean 11/2 Tony Culhane Mick Channon	Tony Culhane Mick Channon	3	813	82	82	85	–
gr c Medicean - Ribbons And Bows (IRE) (Dr Devious)
Chased leaders, ridden and effort 3f out, unable to quicken 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd last strides (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ hd [2¼]	5. Parisian Pyramid (IRE) 14/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	3	96	89	89	91	–
gr g Verglas (IRE) - Sharadja (IRE) (Doyoun)
Led, ridden over 2f out, hung right from 2f out, headed final 100yds, no extra and lost 2 places after (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the track) (op 10-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [2½]	4. Tartan Gunna 10/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	96	89	88	91	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Embraced (Pursuit Of Love)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, edged left but ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3]	3. Agente Parmigiano (IRE) 25/1 Jamie Spencer Gerard Butler	Jamie Spencer Gerard Butler	3	97	90	88	91	–
ch c Captain Rio - Kama's Wheel (Magic Ring I)
Very slowly away, soon switched left, behind, still last 2f out, strong run on outer entering final furlong, edged left but finished well, not reach leaders (jockey said colt missed the break)

7⁽²⁾ ½ [3½]	15. Shaws Diamond (USA) 25/1 Martin Lane ⁵ Derek Shaw	Martin Lane ⁵ Derek Shaw	3	84	78	75	77	–
ch f Ecton Park (USA) - Dear Abigail (USA) (Dehere)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, hanging left under pressure from 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 33-1)

8⁽³⁾ nk [3¾]	1. Archie Rice (USA) 33/1 Alan Munro William Jarvis	Alan Munro William Jarvis	3	99	92	88	90	–
b c Arch (USA) - Gold Bowl (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Held up in midfield, ridden and unable to quicken 3f out, driven and headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on

9⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [6]	10. All About You I (IRE) 9/2J Johnny Murtagh William Haggas	Johnny Murtagh William Haggas	3	91	84	74	76	–
b c Mind Games - Expectation (IRE) (Night Shift)
Held up in midfield, ridden and unable to quicken 3f out, some headway over 1f out, switched right just inside final furlong, kept on but never going pace to threaten leaders (op 7-2)

10⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [8¾]	7. Satwa Laird 9/2J Jimmy Fortune Ed Dunlop	Jimmy Fortune Ed Dunlop	3	94	87	70	72	–
b c Johannesburg (USA) - Policy Setter (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and effort 3f out, no progress when not much room just over 1f out (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [9¾]	14. Pegasus Lad (USA) 14/1 Neil Callan Mark Johnston	Neil Callan Mark Johnston	3	811	80	60	62	–
bb g Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Leo Girl (USA) (Seattle Slew)
In touch in midfield, ridden and effort 3f out, driven and edging left well over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong

12⁽¹⁾ ½ [10¼]	8. Timeteam (IRE) 40/1 Pat Dobbs Sylvester Kirk	Pat Dobbs Sylvester Kirk	3	93	86	65	67	–
b c Danetime (IRE) - Ceannanas (IRE) (Magical Wonder)
Behind, never troubled leaders (op 33-1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [10½]	12. King's Sabre 33/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	3	90	83	61	63	–
ch g King's Best (USA) - Lightsabre (Polar Falcon)
Took keen hold, held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no headway, hung left from over 1f out

14⁽⁸⁾ ½ [11]	11. Ballyalla 10/1 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	3	90	83	60	62	–
b f Mind Games - Molly Brown (Rudimentary)
Chased leader until 2f out, soon driven, stayed chasing leaders until beaten and heavily eased inside final furlong, saddle slipped (jockey said saddle slipped) (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in places)

15⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [11½]	9. Roman Glory (IRE) 25/1 Seb Sanders Brian Meehan	Seb Sanders Brian Meehan	3	92	85	61	62	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Putout (Dowsing)
Raced on outer in midfield, ridden over 3f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, no chance final furlong

15 ran Off time: 5:26:00 Winning time: 1m 22.46s (slow by 1.36s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Cloudy Start) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
2nd owner: Andrew Russell (Shamwari Lodge)
3rd owner: Jaber Abdullah (Time Medicean)
Tote win: £14.20 PL: £4.30 £2.30 £2.70 Ex: £96.70 CSF: £62.92 Tricast: £356.55
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £11.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £203,682.91. 13,265.82 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £4.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £9,486.71. 1,444.86 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 59 (25%) M [6-10] 56 (49%) H [11-15] 35 (26%)

5:25 Epsom 5 Jun 2009

Investec Opportunity Stakes (Handicap)