Full Result 4.20 Ascot | 30 September 2007

John Guest Diadem Stakes (Group 2)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 6f Good

1st £51,102 2nd £19,368 3rd £9,693 4th £4,833 5th £2,421 6th £1,215

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	12. Haatef (USA) 8/1 Richard Hills Kevin Prendergast	Richard Hills Kevin Prendergast	3	812 t	–	95	116	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Sayedat Alhadh (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up towards rear of centre group, headway 2f out, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong, led final strides (op 9-1 tchd 15-2 and 10-1 in a place)

2⁽¹⁾ shd	17. Dark Missile 25/1 Hayley Turner Andrew Balding	Hayley Turner Andrew Balding	4	811	102	91	113	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Exorcet (FR) (Selkirk)
Mid-division of centre group, headway 2f out, ridden to be overall leader over 1f out, caught final strides (op 20-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ nk [½]	2. Assertive 66/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	4	90	105	93	115	–
ch c Bold Edge - Tart And A Half (Distant Relative)
Chased leaders in centre, ridden 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	9. Zidane 6/1 Frankie Dettori James Fanshawe	Frankie Dettori James Fanshawe	5	90	106	89	111	–
b g Danzero (AUS) - Juliet Bravo (Glow)
Held up behind centre group, headway 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th just over 1f out, kept on (op 11-2, tchd 13-2 in a place)

5⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [2½]	1. Al Qasi (IRE) 5/1 Kerrin McEvoy Peter Chapple-Hyam	Kerrin McEvoy Peter Chapple-Hyam	4	90	113	87	109	–
b c Elnadim (USA) - Delisha (Salse)
Chased leaders on stands' side, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to lead stands' side group entering final furlong but always held by centre group (tchd 11-2)

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3]	5. Beckermet (IRE) 28/1 Chris Catlin Roger Fisher	Chris Catlin Roger Fisher	5	90	109	86	108	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Razida (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Overall leader in centre, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on but no extra (op 25-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [3¼]	8. Knot In Wood (IRE) 25/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	5	90	103	85	107	–
b g Shinko Forest (IRE) - Notley Park (Wolfhound)
Mid-division in centre, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong (op 20-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [4½]	16. Sonny Red (IRE) 33/1 Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Snr	3	812	107	81	103	–
b c Redback - Magic Melody (Petong)
Mid-division in centre group, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong (op 40-1)

9⁽¹⁹⁾ hd [4¾]	10. Abraham Lincoln (IRE) 20/1 Darryll Holland A P O'Brien	Darryll Holland A P O'Brien	3	812	–	80	102	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Moon Drop (Dominion)
Chased leader on stands' side, led stands' side group over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong (op 25-1)

10⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [5¼]	4. Baltic King 25/1 Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison	Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison	7	90 t	104	78	101	–
b h Danetime (IRE) - Lindfield Belle (IRE) (Fairy King)
Held up towards rear on stands' side, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

11⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [7¼]	15. Prime Defender 12/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	812	110	72	95	–
ch c Bertolini (USA) - Arian Da (Superlative)
Always mid-division of centre group

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [8½]	19. Silver Touch (IRE) 14/1 Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon	Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon	4	811	110	65	88	–
b f Dansili - Sanpala (Sanglamore)
Mainly towards rear of centre group (op 12-1)

13⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [10]	18. Ripples Maid 80/1 Royston Ffrench Jonathan Geake	Royston Ffrench Jonathan Geake	4	811	100	60	84	–
b f Dansili - Rivers Rhapsody (Dominion)
Chased leaders on stands' side, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 66-1)

14⁽²⁾ shd [10]	3. Balthazaar's Gift (IRE) 9/4F Jimmy Fortune Luca Cumani	Jimmy Fortune Luca Cumani	4	90	114	63	86	–
b c Xaar - Thats Your Opinion (Last Tycoon)
Always towards rear of centre group (jockey said colt never travelled) (op 5-2 tchd 11-4)

15⁽⁸⁾ 1 [11]	11. Captain Marvelous (IRE) 40/1 William Buick B W Hills	William Buick B W Hills	3	812	117	60	83	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Shesasmartlady (IRE) (Dolphin Street)
Hung left throughout, chased leader in centre, weakened well over 1f out

16⁽⁵⁾ 1 [12]	7. Galeota (IRE) 14/1 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	5	90	107	56	80	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Refined (IRE) (Statoblest)
Chased leaders in centre, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

17⁽²⁰⁾ ½ [12½]	20. Scarlet Runner 50/1 Philip Robinson John Dunlop	Philip Robinson John Dunlop	3	89	107	52	76	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Sweet Pea (Persian Bold)
Led stands' side group until over 2f out, gradually faded (op 66-1)

17 ran Off time: 4:22:00 Winning time: 1m 13.96s (slow by 1.66s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Benbaun (unsuitable ground), Hellvelyn (unsuitable ground), Per Incanto (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Haatef) 1st breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC
2nd owner: J C Smith (Dark Missile)
3rd owner: A J Ilsley, K T Ivory & Lady Whent (Assertive)
Tote win: £9.30 PL: £3.30 £5.90 £7.30 Ex: £295.50 CSF: £199.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 56 (50%) M [8-13] 64 (22%) H [14-20] 30 (28%)

4:20 Ascot 30 Sep 2007

John Guest Diadem Stakes (Group 2)