Full Result 4.20 Ascot | 18 June 2008

Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo+) 1m Str Good To Firm

1st £62,310 2nd £18,660 3rd £9,330 4th £4,670 5th £2,330 6th £1,170

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁷⁾	8. Mr Aviator (USA) 25/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	4	95	102	110	111	–
bb c Lear Fan (USA) - In Bloom I (USA) (Clever Trick)
Tracked leaders, ridden and strong challenge from over 1f out, ran on gamely to lead final 75yds (op 50-1)

2⁽³⁰⁾ nk	7. Docofthebay (IRE) 10/1 Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	4	96 b¹	103	110	112	–
ch c Docksider (USA) - Baize (Efisio)
Raced keenly in midfield, headway 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, hard pressed final furlong, headed final 75yds (op 12-1)

3⁽²⁶⁾ nk [½]	15. Royal Power (IRE) 25/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	5	812	95	101	103	–
b h Xaar - Magic Touch (Fairy King)
Held up, headway halfway, chased leaders over 2f out, strong challenge final furlong, not quicken close home

4⁽²⁵⁾ ¾ [1¼]	29. Kavachi (IRE) 33/1 Franny Norton Gary Moore	Franny Norton Gary Moore	5	84	87	91	93	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Answered Prayer (Green Desert)
Held up, headway over 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on and closed behind leaders inside final furlong, not quite pace to get there

5⁽⁶⁾ 3¼ [4½]	13. Bankable (IRE) 13/8F Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	4	92 5	99	96	98	–
b c Medicean - Dance To The Top (Sadler's Wells)
Edgy in stalls, held up in rear on outside, headway over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never troubled near side leaders (op 7-4 tchd 2-1 in places and 15-8 in places)

6⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [5¼]	19. Ballinteni 100/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Gay Kelleway	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Gay Kelleway	6	810	93	88	90	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Silabteni (USA) (Nureyev)
Midfield, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge leaders

7⁽²³⁾ 1¼ [6½]	3. Diamond Tycoon (USA) 33/1 Neil Callan Brian Meehan	Neil Callan Brian Meehan	4	98	105	97	99	–
b c Johannesburg (USA) - Palacoona (FR) (Last Tycoon)
Prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, edged right under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

8⁽¹⁹⁾ 1 [7½]	11. Humungous (IRE) 50/1 Steve Drowne Charles Egerton	Steve Drowne Charles Egerton	5	92 p	99	89	91	–
ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Doula (USA) (Gone West)
Midfield, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right, stayed on over 1f out, never able to reach leaders

9⁽²⁹⁾ ½ [8]	26. Orchard Supreme 50/1 Martin Dwyer Richard Hannon Snr	Martin Dwyer Richard Hannon Snr	5	85	88	76	79	–
ch g Titus Livius (FR) - Bogus Penny (IRE) (Pennekamp)
Held up in mdfield, ridden and headway over 3f out, chased leaders and edged right from 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong

10⁽²²⁾ 2 [10]	16. Extraterrestrial 16/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	4	811	94	78	80	–
b g Mind Games - Expectation (IRE) (Night Shift)
Midfield, ridden halfway, plugged on at one pace final furlong, never able to challenge

11⁽²¹⁾ nk [10½]	20. Dream Lodge (IRE) 100/1 Tom Queally James Given	Tom Queally James Given	4	810	93	76	78	–
ch c Grand Lodge (USA) - Secret Dream (IRE) (Zafonic)
Chased leaders, outpaced and lost place halfway, rallying when not clear run under 2f out, stayed on over 1f out, no impression on leaders inside final furlong

12⁽²⁸⁾ 3 [13½]	28. Overturn (IRE) 25/1 Saleem Golam Walter Swinburn	Saleem Golam Walter Swinburn	4	84	87	63	66	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Kristal Bridge (Kris)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

13⁽¹³⁾ 2¼ [15¾]	22. Yarqus 50/1 Hayley Turner Clive Brittain	Hayley Turner Clive Brittain	5	87 tb	90	60	63	–
b g Diktat - Will You Dance (Shareef Dancer)
Midfield, effort to try and chase leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

14⁽⁴⁾ nk [16]	18. We'll Come 8/1 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	4	810 b¹	93	62	66	–
b g Elnadim (USA) - Off The Blocks (Salse)
Midfield, ridden over 1f out, no impression (tchd 17-2 in a place)

15⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [17¼]	30. Ansells Pride (IRE) 66/1 Wayne Lordan Bryan Smart	Wayne Lordan Bryan Smart	5	83	86	52	56	–
b g King Charlemagne (USA) - Accounting (Sillery)
Prominent, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out

16⁽¹¹⁾ 3¾ [21]	17. Flipando (IRE) 16/1 Jamie Spencer David Barron	Jamie Spencer David Barron	7	811	94	51	55	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Magic Touch (Fairy King)
Midfield, never able to get competitive (op 20-1)

17⁽²⁴⁾ nk [21¼]	6. Dubai's Touch 40/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	4	97	104	60	65	–
b c Dr Fong (USA) - Noble Peregrine (Lomond)
Slowly inot stride, tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out

18⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¼ [22½]	27. Crocodile Bay (IRE) 100/1 David Probert ⁷ D W Barker	David Probert ⁷ D W Barker	5	711	87	40	45	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Shenkara (IRE) (Night Shift)
Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

19⁽²⁰⁾ 1¼ [23¾]	10. Final Verse 100/1 J F Egan Jane Chapple-Hyam	J F Egan Jane Chapple-Hyam	5	93	100	50	55	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Tamassos (Dance In Time)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

20⁽⁵⁾ 1 [24¾]	24. Oceana Gold 16/1 William Buick Andrew Balding	William Buick Andrew Balding	4	85	88	35	40	–
ch g Primo Valentino (IRE) - Silken Dalliance (Rambo Dancer)
In touch on outside, ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

21⁽⁹⁾ 3¼ [28]	9. Lang Shining (IRE) 7/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	94	101	40	46	–
ch c Dr Fong (USA) - Dragnet (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 15-2 tchd 8-1 in places)

22⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [28¾]	14. Emerald Wilderness (IRE) 40/1 Ted Durcan Alan King	Ted Durcan Alan King	4	812 b¹	95	32	38	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Simla Bibi (Indian Ridge)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding had no more to give)

23⁽¹²⁾ 2 [30¾]	21. Mujood 100/1 Steve Carson Eve Johnson Houghton	Steve Carson Eve Johnson Houghton	5	88	91	23	30	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Waqood (USA) (Riverman)
In touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out

24⁽²⁾ 2¼ [33]	2. Pride Of Nation (IRE) 100/1 Eddie Ahern J W Hills	Eddie Ahern J W Hills	6	99	106	32	39	–
b h Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Anita Via (IRE) (Anita's Prince)
Held up on outside, ridden 3f out, never on terms (trainer said horse was unsuited by the good to firm (firm in places) ground)

25⁽¹⁷⁾ 3 [36]	25. Samarinda (USA) 100/1 Paul Doe Pam Sly	Paul Doe Pam Sly	5	85	88	6	15	–
ch g Rahy (USA) - Munnaya (USA) (Nijinsky)
Awkward start, soon prominent, ridden halfway, weakened 3f out

26⁽⁸⁾ 7 [43]	23. Sir Xaar (IRE) 100/1 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	5	87 v¹	90	–	–	–
bb g Xaar - Cradle Brief (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Midfield, pushed along halfway, weakened over 3f out

27⁽¹⁰⁾ 9 [52]	1. Secret WorldI (IRE) 66/1 Alan Munro Jeremy Noseda	Alan Munro Jeremy Noseda	5	910	107	–	–	–
ch g Spinning World (USA) - Classic Park (Robellino)
Steadied start, always behind, eased when no chance over 1f out

28⁽³⁾ 35 [87]	4. Fajr (IRE) 66/1 Johnny Murtagh Gay Kelleway	Johnny Murtagh Gay Kelleway	6	98 p	105	–	–	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Ta Rib (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Steadied start, always behind, eased when no chance over 2f out

29⁽¹⁶⁾ 15 [102]	5. Fight Club (GER) 40/1 Seb Sanders Roy Brotherton	Seb Sanders Roy Brotherton	7	98	105	–	–	–
b h Lavirco (GER) - Flaming Song (IRE) (Darshaan)
In touch, lost place halfway, eased when well behind over 2f out (op 66-1)

29 ran Off time: 4:23:00 Winning time: 1m 39.63s (slow by 0.73s) Total SP: 132%
Non-runners: Little White Lie (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
Rule 4: Little White Lie was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 33/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: Mrs Sue Brendish (Mr Aviator) 1st breeder: Dr Tom Keenan & Dr H G White Jr
2nd owner: Paul J Dixon (Docofthebay)
3rd owner: D Nicholls (Royal Power)
Tote win: £31.30 PL: £5.10 £1.90 £7.50 Ex: £304.50 CSF: £240.03 Tricast: £3,381.79 Trifecta: £6,220.80 Part won. Pool: £8,406.60, 0.70 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-11] 30 (60%) M [12-20] 32 (11%) H [21-30] 88 (29%)

4:20 Ascot 18 Jun 2008

Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)