Full Result 3.45 Ascot | 21 June 2012

Gold Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 1)

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

1st £198,485 2nd £75,250 3rd £37,660 4th £18,760 5th £9,415 6th £4,725

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	7. Colour Vision (FR) 6/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	117	17	118	–
gr g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Give Me Five (GER) (Monsun)
Chased leader for 5f, remained prominent, ridden to challenge 2f out, led and edged right over 1f out, headed narrowly and edged left into rival 150yds out, gamely pulled out more to regain lead final 75yds, in command last strides (tchd 13-2 and 7-1 in places)

2⁽³⁾ ½	6. Opinion Poll (IRE) 5/1 Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni	Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni	6	92	116	16	117	–
b h Halling (USA) - Ahead I (Shirley Heights)
Broke well, soon steadied, held up, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to nose in front 150yds out, soon bumped twice, headed final 75yds, held last strides (op 11-2 tchd 6- in places)

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [¾]	9. Saddler's Rock (IRE) 9/2 Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	4	90 t	114	16	117	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Grecian Bride (IRE) (Groom Dancer)
Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, edged left well over 1f out, closed and edged right briefly behind leaders just inside final furlong, ran on close home (tchd 5-1 in places)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [1¾]	8. Gulf Of Naples (IRE) 25/1 Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	4	90	107	15	116	–
gr c Dubawi (IRE) - Kapria (FR) (Simon Du Desert)
Soon led at steady pace, gradually increased tempo from over 4f out, pressed 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, still chance inside final furlong until no extra final 75yds

5⁽⁷⁾ 3 [4¾]	1. Askar Tau (FR) 40/1 George Baker Marcus Tregoning	George Baker Marcus Tregoning	7	92 v	110	12	113	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Autriche (IRE) (Acatenango)
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, never troubled leaders

6⁽⁹⁾ 1 [5¾]	5. Nehaam 33/1 Paul Hanagan John Gosden	Paul Hanagan John Gosden	6	92	110	11	112	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Charm The Stars (Roi Danzig)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd after 5f, challenging from 3 out, soon ridden, no extra entering final furlong, soon no chance

7⁽¹⁾ 2½ [8¼]	4. Fame And Glory 4/5F Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	6	92	120	8	110	–
b h Montjeu (IRE) - Gryada (Shirley Heights)
Held up in midfield on inner, pulled out and tried to make an effort over 2f out, failed to pick-up, no impression when slightly intimidated well over 1f out, one pace (trainer said horse was unsuited by the slow early pace) (op 5-6 tchd 10-11 and evens in places)

8⁽⁸⁾ 3 [11¼]	3. Caucus 66/1 William Buick John Gosden	William Buick John Gosden	5	92	104	5	107	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Maid To Perfection (Sadler's Wells)
Raced keenly, held up, improved to track leaders after 5f, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

9⁽²⁾ 48 [59¼]	2. Bridge Of Gold (USA) 66/1 Ryan Moore Mikael Magnusson	Ryan Moore Mikael Magnusson	6	92	102	–	59	–
bb h Giant's Causeway (USA) - Lady Doc (USA) (Doc's Leader)
Held up, pushed along over 2f out, soon left behind and eased, tailed off

9 ran Off time: 3:46:00 Winning time: 4m 42.05s (slow by 21.55s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Godolphin (Colour Vision) 1st breeder: Capricorn Stud
2nd owner: Godolphin (Opinion Poll)
3rd owner: Michael O'Flynn (Saddler's Rock)
Tote win: £7.20 PL: £1.60 £1.60 £1.50 Ex: £32.50 CSF: £34.51 Tricast: £148.05 Trifecta: £113.70 Pool: £29556.26 - 192.28 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (63%) M [4-6] 87 (31%) H [7-9] 30 (6%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

3:45 Ascot 21 Jun 2012

Gold Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 1)