Full Result 3.50 Ascot | 11 May 2013

Betfred Victoria Cup (Handicap)

(Class 2) (4yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £52,912.50 2nd £15,844 3rd £7,922 4th £3,961 5th £1,980.50 6th £994.50

Betfred Victoria Cup (Handicap), 7f - Good To Firm, Class 2 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	18. Excellent Guest 25/1 Tom Queally George Margarson	Tom Queally George Margarson	6	810	93	75	104	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Princess Speedfit (FR) (Desert Prince)
In touch, steady headway from 2f out, led final 120yds, driven out (op 20/1)

2⁽²⁷⁾ ½	17. Bertiewhittle 12/1 Richard Hughes David Barron	Richard Hughes David Barron	5	810	93	73	103	–
ch g Bahamian Bounty - Minette (Bishop Of Cashel)
Held up in rear, headway from 2f out, driven and quickened to chase winner final 110yds, no impression close home

3⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [¾]	3. Cape Classic (IRE) 16/1 Adam Beschizza William Haggas	Adam Beschizza William Haggas	5	90	97	77	106	–
b h Cape Cross (IRE) - Politesse (USA) (Barathea)
Chased leaders, improved 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed final 120yds, stayed on same pace to hold 3rd

4⁽²¹⁾ 1¾ [2½]	27. Redvers (IRE) 25/1 Joe Fanning Ed Vaughan	Joe Fanning Ed Vaughan	5	86 b	89	64	93	–
br g Ishiguru (USA) - Cradle Brief (IRE) (Brief Truce)
In rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 4th in closing stages, no impression on leading trio

5⁽²⁾ nk [2¾]	20. Dream Tune 9/1 Ryan Tate ⁵ Clive Cox	Ryan Tate ⁵ Clive Cox	4	83	91	65	94	–
b c Oasis Dream - Play Bouzouki (Halling)
Raced alone far side until came to join main group 3f out and pressed leaders, still upsides over 1f out, no extra final 110yds (op 12/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3¼]	14. Tartiflette 12/1 Franny Norton Ed McMahon	Franny Norton Ed McMahon	4	811	94	67	96	–
b f Dr Fong (USA) - Bright Moll (Mind Games)
In touch towards centre of course, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong (tchd 11/1)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [4¼]	7. Jamesie (IRE) 10/1 Pat Dobbs David Marnane	Pat Dobbs David Marnane	5	813	96	66	95	–
b g Kodiac - Pretty Woman (IRE) (Night Shift)
Slowly into stride, in rear, headway and not clear run over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders (op 12/1)

8⁽²⁶⁾ ½ [4¾]	10. Loving Spirit 16/1 Robert Havlin James Toller	Robert Havlin James Toller	5	812	95	64	96	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Lolla's Spirit (IRE) (Montjeu)
In rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well in closing stages, not each leaders

9⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [6]	22. Elusive Flame 50/1 Cathy Gannon David Elsworth	Cathy Gannon David Elsworth	4	87	90	55	85	–
b f Elusive City (USA) - Dimelight (Fantastic Light)
Mede most towards centre of course until headed 1f out, soon weakened

10⁽²⁴⁾ ½ [6½]	19. Highland Colori (IRE) 14/1 David Probert Andrew Balding	David Probert Andrew Balding	5	89	92	56	85	–
b g Le Vie Dei Colori - Emma's Star (ITY) (Darshaan)
Pressed leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [8]	15. Mabait 25/1 Pat Cosgrave David Simcock	Pat Cosgrave David Simcock	7	810	93	53	82	–
b g Kyllachy - Czarna Roza (Polish Precedent)
In rear, headway over 1f out, kept on in closing stages (op 33/1)

12⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [8¾]	25. Glen Moss (IRE) 16/1 William Carson Charles Hills	William Carson Charles Hills	4	86	89	46	76	–
b c Moss Vale (IRE) - Sail With The Wind (Saddlers' Hall)
In touch, chased leaders and ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

13⁽²⁹⁾ ½ [9¼]	5. Born To Surprise 16/1 Darren Egan ³ Michael Bell	Darren Egan ³ Michael Bell	4	810	96	52	82	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Dubai Surprise (IRE) (King's Best)
Towards rear, ridden and some headway final 2f, not reach leaders

14⁽²²⁾ ¾ [10]	8. Lightning Cloud (IRE) 10/1 Amy Ryan Kevin Ryan	Amy Ryan Kevin Ryan	5	812	95	49	79	–
gr g Sleeping Indian - Spree (IRE) (Dansili)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 12/1)

15⁽²³⁾ ¾ [10¾]	4. Rebellious Guest 33/1 Ryan Powell ³ George Margarson	Ryan Powell ³ George Margarson	4	811	97	49	79	–
b g Cockney Rebel (IRE) - Marisa (GER) (Desert Sun)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out (op 28/1)

16⁽⁶⁾ hd [11]	9. Khubala (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy Fortune Hugo Palmer	Jimmy Fortune Hugo Palmer	4	812	95	46	76	–
b c Acclamation - Raghida (IRE) (Nordico)
In rear, headway to close on leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 14/1)

17⁽²⁰⁾ 2½ [13½]	24. King Of Eden (IRE) 33/1 Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston	Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston	7	87 b	90	34	64	–
b g Royal Applause - Moonlight Paradise (USA) (Irish River)
Slowly into stride, in rear, not much room over 2f out, some progress in closing stages (jockey said gelding suffered interference in running)

18⁽⁵⁾ nk [13¾]	28. Fast Finian (IRE) 33/1 Liam Jones Paul D'Arcy	Liam Jones Paul D'Arcy	4	86 b	89	32	63	–
gr g Clodovil (IRE) - Delphie Queen (IRE) (Desert Sun)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

19⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [14¼]	13. Bubbly Bellini (IRE) 40/1 Ian Brennan ³ Adrian McGuinness	Ian Brennan ³ Adrian McGuinness	6	88 p	94	36	66	–
b g Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Gwapa (IRE) (Imperial Frontier)
Chased leaders, ridden and not much room over 1f out, soon weakened (op 50/1)

20⁽¹⁹⁾ 9 [23¼]	23. Haaf A Sixpence 7/1F Steve Drowne Ralph Beckett	Steve Drowne Ralph Beckett	4	87	90	6	38	–
b g Haafhd - Melody Maker (Diktat)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (trainer said, regarding running, that the gelding would prefer softer ground) (op 10/1)

21⁽¹⁷⁾ 3 [26¼]	12. Bronze Prince 33/1 J-P Guillambert Michael Attwater	J-P Guillambert Michael Attwater	6	811	94	1	34	–
b g Oasis Dream - Sweet Pea (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders, beaten when not much room over 1f out

22⁽¹⁵⁾ 2¼ [28½]	26. Verse Of Love I 66/1 Noel Garbutt ⁷ David Evans	Noel Garbutt ⁷ David Evans	4	713 p	89	–	23	–
b g Byron - Lovellian (Machiavellian)
Chased leaders over 4f

23⁽⁸⁾ 4½ [33]	29. Piscean (USA) 66/1 Nicky Mackay Tom Keddy	Nicky Mackay Tom Keddy	8	85	88	–	10	–
bb g Stravinsky (USA) - Navasha I (USA) (Woodman)
Chased leaders in centre of course over 4f

24⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [33¾]	21. Smarty Socks (IRE) 33/1 David Bergin ⁵ David O'Meara	David Bergin ⁵ David O'Meara	9	83	91	–	11	–
ch g Elnadim (USA) - Unicamp (Royal Academy)
Slowly into stride, towards rear most of way

25⁽¹⁾ ½ [34¼]	6. Solar Deity (IRE) 16/1 Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti	Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti	4	813	96	–	14	–
b c Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Dawn Raid (IRE) (Docksider)
Chased leaders towards centre of course over 4f

26⁽⁹⁾ 6 [40¼]	16. Well Painted (IRE) 16/1 Paul Hanagan William Haggas	Paul Hanagan William Haggas	4	810 t	93	–	–	–
ch g Excellent Art - Aoife (IRE) (Thatching)
Towards rear most of way

26 ran Off time: 3:54:00 Winning time: 1m 28.26s (slow by 2.56s) Total SP: 138%
Non-runners: Arnold Lane (unsuitable ground), Prince Of Johanne (vet's certificate), Radio Gaga (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: John Guest Racing (Excellent Guest) 1st breeder: John Guest Racing Ltd
2nd owner: Norton Common Farm Racing II&JKB Johnson (Bertiewhittle)
3rd owner: Bernard Kantor (Cape Classic)
Tote win: £35.10 PL: £8 £4.10 £5.60 Ex: £496.40 CSF: £293.97 Tricast: £4,998.30 Trifecta: £4,944.20 Part won. Pool: £6592.30 - 0.70 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-10] 34 (32%) M [11-18] 55 (26%) H [19-29] 61 (42%)

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