Full Result 3.05 Ascot | 26 July 2008

Emirates NBD Cup (Heritage Handicap)

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

1st £28,039.50 2nd £8,397 3rd £4,198.50 4th £2,101.50 5th £1,048.50 6th £526.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	7. Perfect Stride 4/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	810	89	106	107	–
b c Oasis Dream - First (Highest Honor)
Held up well behind, good headway just over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly and drew clear final furlong, readily (op 3-1 tchd 9-2, 5-1 in places and 11-4 in places)

2⁽⁴⁾ 3	2. Yaddree 5/2F Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	3	94	97	105	107	–
ch c Singspiel (IRE) - Jathaabeh (Nashwan)
Led for 1f, chased leaders after, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, not pace of winner but kept on final furlong (op 7-2)

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3½]	5. Yamal I (IRE) 7/1 Jamie Spencer Mark Johnston	Jamie Spencer Mark Johnston	3	811	90	99	101	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Pioneer Bride (USA) (Gone West)
Held up behind, effort 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on under pressure final furlong, went 3rd near finsh, no chance with winner (op 8-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [5]	6. Lazy Days 15/2 Hayley Turner David Elsworth	Hayley Turner David Elsworth	3	810	89	95	95	–
ch g Bahamian Bounty - Vivianna (Indian Ridge)
In touch in midfield, headway 3f out, every chance and driven just over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong (op 10-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [5½]	1. Al Muheer (IRE) 28/1 Neil Callan Clive Brittain	Neil Callan Clive Brittain	3	97	100	104	104	–
b c Diktat - Dominion Rose (USA) (Spinning World)
Held up in midfield, headway to chase leaders just over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong (op 33-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 3 [8½]	4. Fathsta (IRE) 12/1 Olivier Peslier Sylvester Kirk	Olivier Peslier Sylvester Kirk	3	90 2	93	90	90	–
b c Fath (USA) - Kilbride Lass (IRE) (Lahib)
Held up in midfield, effort to chase leaders 2f out, soon outpaced, well held final furlong (tchd 11-1)

7⁽³⁾ 5 [13½]	12. Arctic Cape 16/1 David Probert ⁵ Mark Johnston	David Probert ⁵ Mark Johnston	3	77 1	77	62	63	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Arctic Air (Polar Falcon)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon struggling, no chance from well over 1f out (op 22-1)

8⁽¹⁾ nse [13½]	8. Always A Rock (IRE) 6/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	3	89	88	73	74	–
b c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Rachelle (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
Chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out (op 7-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ ½ [14]	3. Strategic Mission (IRE) 20/1 Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole	Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole	3	90	93	77	78	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - North East Bay (USA) (Prospect Bay)
Always behind, ridden and no response halfway (op 33-1)

10⁽²⁾ 8 [22]	11. Transfer 16/1 William Buick Andrew Balding	William Buick Andrew Balding	3	84	83	47	49	–
br g Trans Island - Sankaty Light (USA) (Summer Squall)
Raced keenly, led after 1f, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly 2f out, no chance and eased inside final furlong (tchd 14-1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [23¾]	9. Navajo Joe (IRE) 14/1 Richard Hughes Brian Meehan	Richard Hughes Brian Meehan	3	89	88	48	50	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Maid Of Killeen (IRE) (Darshaan)
Steadied after start, headway into midfield halfway, ridden 3f out, soon struggling, well beaten final furlong (op 10-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:12:00 Winning time: 1m 39.24s (slow by 0.34s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Insaaf (self certificate)
1st owner: Saeed Suhail (Perfect Stride) 1st breeder: Bloomsbury Stud
2nd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Yaddree)
3rd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Yamal I)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £2.20 £1.60 £2.40 Ex: £17.30 CSF: £14.92 Tricast: £71.18 Trifecta: £90.20 Pool: £2,170.29, 17.80 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 38 (45%) M [5-7] 43 (20%) H [8-12] 69 (35%)

3:05 Ascot 26 Jul 2008

Emirates NBD Cup (Heritage Handicap)