Full Result 3.20 Ascot | 20 July 2012

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(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (1m7f209yds) 2m Soft

1st £7,158.75 2nd £2,143.60 3rd £1,071.80 4th £535.90 5th £267.95 6th £134.55

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. Romeo Montague 4/1J Ryan Moore Ed Dunlop	Ryan Moore Ed Dunlop	4	911	90	41	99	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Issa (Pursuit Of Love)
Held up well in rear and off the pace early, still in rear over 3f out, good progress on inner over 2f out, led just over 1f out, driven and held on well (tchd 9-2)

2⁽³⁾ ½	7. Martial Law (IRE) 9/1 William Twiston-Davies ⁷ David Pipe	William Twiston-Davies ⁷ David Pipe	6	810 b	82	32	90	–
ch g Galileo (IRE) - Tree Tops (Grand Lodge)
Held up, well in touch from halfway, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner just inside final furlong, challenged last 100yds, always held (op 7-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [2¾]	5. Purification (IRE) 4/1J William Buick John Gosden	William Buick John Gosden	4	96 b	85	33	90	–
b g Hurricane Run (IRE) - Ceanothus (IRE) (Bluebird)
Held up, progress to track leaders halfway, went 3rd 6f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed and not quicken just over 1f out (tchd 7-2)

4⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [5½]	8. Rockfella 7/1 Jimmy Fortune Denis Coakley	Jimmy Fortune Denis Coakley	6	93	82	26	84	–
ch g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Afreeta (USA) (Afleet)
Tracked leading pair and clear of rest early, went 2nd 11f out and led halfway, driven and headed 2f out, one pace

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 9 [14½]	10. LiberateI 25/1 James Doyle Anabel K Murphy	James Doyle Anabel K Murphy	9	91	80	12	71	–
ch g Lomitas - Eversince (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Held up, well in touch from halfway, driven to chase leading trio over 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out

6⁽⁹⁾ 7 [21½]	3. Merchant Of Dubai 10/1 Graham Lee Jim Goldie	Graham Lee Jim Goldie	7	99	88	11	71	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Chameleon (Green Desert)
Held up well in rear, ridden and struggling 4f out, soon lost touch (op 12-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [22½]	6. Call It On (IRE) 12/1 Jamie Spencer Philip Kirby	Jamie Spencer Philip Kirby	6	94	83	5	65	–
ch g Raise A Grand (IRE) - Birthday Present (Cadeaux Genereux)
Led at strong pace but headed over 11f out and steadied into 3rd, chased leader 6f out to well over 2f out, weakened quickly (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 4½ [27]	4. Spice Fair 9/2 Richard Hughes Mark Usher	Richard Hughes Mark Usher	5	99	88	4	76	–
ch g Trade Fair - Focosa (ITY) (In The Wings)
Held up in last and well off the pace, in touch from halfway, pulled out wide and effort over 2f out, soon hung badly left, ended against near side rail and eased (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed in straight)

PU⁽²⁾	9. Taikoo 12/1 Darryll Holland Hughie Morrison	Darryll Holland Hughie Morrison	7	91	80	–	–	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - So True (So Blessed)
Tried to lead but couldn't, pushed up to lead over 11f out, headed halfway, weakened rapidly 6f out, tailed off when pulled up 5f out (trainer said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 14-1)

PU⁽⁶⁾	1. Classic Vintage (USA) 12/1 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	6	100	93	–	–	–
b g El Prado (IRE) - Cellars Shiraz (USA) (Kissin Kris)
Chased clear leading trio 5f, soon weakened rapidly, tailed off when pulled up halfway, dismounted (vet said gelding finished distressed) (op 16-1 tchd 18-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 3m 36.67s (slow by 10.77s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Montaser (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs G A Rupert (Romeo Montague) 1st breeder: Issa Syndicate
2nd owner: Stuart M Mercer (Martial Law)
3rd owner: Martin Hughes & Michael Kerr-Dineen (Purification)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £2 £2 £1.70 Ex: £26.10 CSF: £40.41 Tricast: £153.82 Trifecta: £64.90 Pool £1,813.30 - 20.64 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 109 (32%) M [4-7] -4 (50%) H [8-10] 45 (18%)

3:20 Ascot 20 Jul 2012

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