Full Result 7.15 Ascot | 9 May 2014

Miles & Morrison Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 4yo+) 6f Good

1st £7,762.80 2nd £1,732.20 3rd £1,732.20 4th £577.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	11. Blessington (IRE) 5/1 William Buick John Gosden	William Buick John Gosden	4	90 t	87	82	102	–
b c Kheleyf (USA) - Madam Ninette (Mark Of Esteem)
Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, switched to wide outside just over 2f out, good progress after, swept into lead inside final furlong, soon clear (op 9/2)

2⁽¹⁵⁾ 3¼	10. Hillbilly Boy (IRE) 4/1F Andrea Atzeni Martin Smith	Andrea Atzeni Martin Smith	4	90	87	71	92	–
b g Haafhd - Erreur (IRE) (Desert King)
Led trio towards near side and well on terms, overall leader over 2f out, dashed for home well over 1f out, headed and brushed aside inside final furlong (op 9/2)

2⁽⁵⁾ dht	15. Red Refraction (IRE) 14/1 Sean Levey Richard Hannon	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	4	88	81	65	86	–
b c Red Clubs (IRE) - Dreamalot (Falbrav)
Held up in rear, nowhere to go just over 2f out and dropped to last, progress over 1f out, ran on well final furlong to join runner-up on line

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [5¼]	9. Milly's Gift 14/1 Adam Kirby Clive Cox	Adam Kirby Clive Cox	4	91	88	66	87	–
b f Trade Fair - Milly's Lass (Mind Games)
Held up in midfield, progress 2f out, disputed 2nd over 1f out, outpaced after (op 10/1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 1 [6¼]	1. Secret Witness 25/1 Steve Drowne Ronald Harris	Steve Drowne Ronald Harris	8	97 b	94	69	89	–
ch g Pivotal - It's A Secret (Polish Precedent)
Held up in midfield, lost place and in rear 2f out, progress over 1f out, kept on final furlong but never a threat

6⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [9]	7. Gabbiano 14/1 Robert Tart ³ Jeremy Gask	Robert Tart ³ Jeremy Gask	5	812	88	54	75	–
b g Zafeen (FR) - Hollybell (Beveled)
Not much room start, held up well in rear, promising progress over 2f out, hanging and found nil over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 12/1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ shd [9]	17. Trader Jack 8/1 Michael J M Murphy ³ David Flood	Michael J M Murphy ³ David Flood	5	84	80	46	66	–
b g Trade Fair - Azeema (IRE) (Averti)
Dwelt, well in rear, ridden over 2f out, modest progress over 1f out, never a threat

8⁽⁶⁾ 1 [10]	12. Shore Step (IRE) 25/1 William Twiston-Davies ³ Mick Channon	William Twiston-Davies ³ Mick Channon	4	89	85	47	68	–
br g Footstepsinthesand - Chatham Islands (USA) (Elusive Quality)
Prominent going strongly, ridden 2f out, weakened just over 1f out (op 33/1)

9⁽¹³⁾ 3¼ [13¼]	2. Fairway To Heaven (IRE) 8/1 Frankie Dettori Michael Wigham	Frankie Dettori Michael Wigham	5	96	93	45	66	–
b g Jeremy (USA) - Luggala (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Dwelt, well adrift of other pair that raced towards near side, shaken up over 2f out, reached midfield over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 20/1)

10⁽⁴⁾ 3 [16¼]	13. Extrasolar 20/1 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	4	811 t	84	26	47	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Amicable Terms (Royal Applause)
Never beyond in midfield, ridden and no progress well over 1f out, weakened

11⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [17½]	5. Joey's Destiny (IRE) 13/2 Pat Cosgrave George Baker	Pat Cosgrave George Baker	4	92	89	26	48	–
ch g Kheleyf (USA) - Maid Of Ailsa (USA) (Pivotal)
Always towards rear, ridden and no progress over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 8/1 tchd 6/1)

12⁽³⁾ 1¼ [18¾]	3. Clear Spring (IRE) 16/1 Tom Eaves John Spearing	Tom Eaves John Spearing	6	96	93	26	48	–
b h Chineur (FR) - Holly Springs (Efisio)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

13⁽¹²⁾ hd [19]	14. Cruise Tothelimit (IRE) 40/1 Paul Hanagan Ian Williams	Paul Hanagan Ian Williams	6	89	82	14	36	–
b g Le Vie Dei Colori - Kiva (Indian Ridge)
Overall leader 2f, stayed prominent until weakened well over 1f out (jockey said that the gelding moved poorly)

14⁽¹⁷⁾ 2¾ [21¾]	8. B Fifty Two (IRE) 25/1 Seb Sanders J W Hills	Seb Sanders J W Hills	5	91	88	11	34	–
br g Dark Angel (IRE) - Petite Maxine (Sharpo)
Chased leader in trio towards near side, weakened 2f out (op 33/1)

15⁽²⁾ 11 [32¾]	4. Firmdecisions (IRE) 8/1 Kieren Fallon Brett Johnson	Kieren Fallon Brett Johnson	4	92 v	89	–	–	–
b g Captain Rio - Luna Crescente (IRE) (Danehill)
Raced freely, overall leader after 2f to over 2f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off (jockey said that the gelding stopped quickly)

15 ran Off time: 7:17:10 Winning time: 1m 14.96s (slow by 2.46s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Breccbennach (unsuitable ground), Discussiontofollow (vet's certificate)
1st owner: HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan (Blessington) 1st breeder: David John Brown
2nd owner: Macguire's Bloodstock Ltd (Hillbilly Boy) Middleham Park Racing IV & James Pak (Red Refraction)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 29 (33%) M [6-10] 80 (29%) H [11-17] 41 (38%)

7:15 Ascot 9 May 2014

Miles & Morrison Handicap