Full Result 3.45 Ascot | 19 June 2008

Gold Cup (Group 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m3f210yds) 2m4f Good To Firm

1st £141,925 2nd £53,800 3rd £26,925 4th £13,425 5th £6,725 6th £3,375

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	7. Yeats (IRE) 11/8F Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	7	92	–	105	124	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Lyndonville (IRE) (Top Ville)
In touch, closed over 5f out, disputed lead over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon slight advantage but hard pressed, stayed on gamely to draw clear final 100yds (tchd 13-8, 7-4 in places)

2⁽³⁾ 5	4. Geordieland (FR) 15/2 Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	7	92	117	100	119	–
gr h Johann Quatz (FR) - Aerdee (FR) (Highest Honor)
Raced keenly, held up, headway over 5f out, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden to move upsides to challenge strongly 2f out, lugged right and no answer to winner final 100yds (op 9-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 4½ [9½]	8. Coastal Path 2/1 Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	4	90	–	96	115	–
b c Halling (USA) - Coraline (Sadler's Wells)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4f, disputed lead over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, lost ground on front pair entering final 1f, weakened final 100yds (op 15-8 tchd 9-4 in places)

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [11¼]	11. Allegretto (IRE) 16/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	5	813	113	91	110	–
ch m Galileo (IRE) - Alleluia (Caerleon)
Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never able to trouble leaders

5⁽⁷⁾ shd [11¼]	10. Sagara I (USA) 25/1 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	122	94	113	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Rangoon Ruby (USA) (Kingmambo)
Raced keenly, held up, not clear run over 3f out, effort and headway to chase clear leaders over 2f out, no impression, stayed on at one pace final furlong (op 20-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ ½ [11¾]	9. Regal Flush 11/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	112	93	112	–
b c Sakhee (USA) - Ruthless Rose (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Held up, not clear run over 2f out, soon made headway without troubling leaders, no extra inside final furlong (op 16-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [13¼]	6. Thundering Star (SAF) 33/1 K Shea M F De Kock	K Shea M F De Kock	4	92 p	–	92	111	–
b g Fort Wood (USA) - Lightning Duel (SAF) (Foveros)
Midfield, lost place 4f out, plugged on approaching final furlong, no danger

8⁽¹⁾ 27 [40¼]	2. Diamond Quest (SAF) 50/1 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	6	92	–	64	84	–
b g Saumarez - Discover Diamonds (AUS) (Marscay)
Raced keenly, midfield, pushed along to chase clear front trio but no impression over 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased when beaten final furlong (op 66-1 tchd 40-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 38 [78¼]	5. Le Miracle (GER) 28/1 Dominique Boeuf W Baltromei	Dominique Boeuf W Baltromei	7	92	–	24	46	–
bb g Monsun (GER) - L'Heure Bleue (IRE) (Kendor)
Led, headed over 4f out, weakened 3f out, eased when beaten final furlong, tailed off (op 33-1 tchd 25-1, 40-1 in a place)

10⁽²⁾ 3¾ [82]	3. Finalmente 28/1 Mick Kinane Simon Callaghan	Mick Kinane Simon Callaghan	6	92 p	110	20	42	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Sudden Spirit (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
Tracked leader for 4f, remained prominent, losing place when tightened up over 3f out and again soon after, soon no danger, eased when beaten final furlong, tailed off (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 4m 21.14s (slow by 0.64s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Baddam (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mrs John Magnier & Mrs David Nagle (Yeats) 1st breeder: Barronstown Stud & Orpendale
2nd owner: Mountgrange Stud (Geordieland)
3rd owner: K Abdullah (Coastal Path)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.10 £1.80 £1.20 Ex: £7.90 CSF: £11.87 Trifecta: £17.80 Pool: £16173.50 - 669.91 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (15%) M [5-8] 56 (49%) H [9-11] 61 (36%)

3:45 Ascot 19 Jun 2008

Gold Cup (Group 1)