Full Result 2.30 Chantilly (FR) | 8 June 2008

Prix Equidia (Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord) (Group 3)

(4yo+) 1m Good

1st £29,412 2nd £11,765 3rd £8,824 4th £5,882 5th £2,941

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	1. Spirito Del Vento (FR) 9/4F Olivier Peslier J-M Beguigne	Olivier Peslier J-M Beguigne	5	92	–	95	115	–
b g Indian Lodge (IRE) - Heavenly Song (FR) (Machiavellian)
Held up, 10th straight, strong run on outside from 2f out to lead 1f out, edged right, ran on well

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1½	8. Athanor (FR) 13/2 Davy Bonilla F Head	Davy Bonilla F Head	6	812	–	88	108	–
ch g Ashkalani (IRE) - Leariva (USA) (Irish River)
Held up, last straight, tracked winner on outside from 2f out, reached 2nd 120yds out, ran on one pace

3⁽³⁾ 2 [3½]	4. Mount Nelson 4/1 Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	4	812	–	83	103	–
b c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Independence (Selkirk)
7th straight, not clear run well over 1f out and again just inside final furlong, switched outside and finished well to take 3rd last strides

4⁽⁹⁾ shd [3½]	3. Hujum (IRE) 6/1 Thierry Gillet J E Hammond	Thierry Gillet J E Hammond	4	812	–	83	103	–
b c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Clara Bow (FR) (Top Ville)
Tracked leader, led 1 1/2f out to 1f out, lost 3rd last strides

6⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [4¼]	2. King Jock (USA) 14/1 R M Burke R J Osborne	R M Burke R J Osborne	7	92	–	85	100	–
b h Ghazi (USA) - Glen Kate (IRE) (Glenstal)
Held up, 8th straight, headway well over 1f out, close 4th 1f out, kept on one pace, finished 5th, disqualified and placed 6th

5⁽⁵⁾ 1 [5¼]	9. Runaway 14/1 Thierry Jarnet R Pritchard-Gordon	Thierry Jarnet R Pritchard-Gordon	6	812	–	79	101	–
b h King's Best (USA) - Anasazi (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
4th straight, close 3rd 2f out, one pace but still close up when squeezed out inside final furlong, finished 6th, promoted to 5th

7⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [6¾]	7. Molly Max (GER) 25/1 Dominique Boeuf Frau K Haustein	Dominique Boeuf Frau K Haustein	4	812	–	75	96	–
ch c Big Shuffle (USA) - Molly Dancer (GER) (Shareef Dancer)
Led to 1 1/2f out, hard ridden and every chance 1f out, weakening when not much room on rails just inside final furlong, eased

8⁽¹⁾ snk [7]	11. Snow Key (USA) 16/1 Thierry Thulliez J E Pease	Thierry Thulliez J E Pease	4	88	–	71	91	–
bb f Cozzene (USA) - Snowbowl (USA) (Northjet)
3rd straight, still close up behind leaders at distance, not much room inside final furlong, not recover

9⁽⁴⁾ 2 [9]	10. Holocene (USA) 6/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire P Bary	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire P Bary	4	812	–	70	91	–
b c Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Witching Hour (FR) (Fairy King)
7th straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, soon beaten

10⁽²⁾ 6 [15]	6. Jodhpur 11/1 Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	4	812	–	56	77	–
ch g Pivotal - Khumba Mela (IRE) (Hero's Honor)
5th straight, beaten over 1f out, eased

11⁽⁶⁾ [15]	5. Slickly Royal (FR) 33/1 Ioritz Mendizabal P Demercastel	Ioritz Mendizabal P Demercastel	4	812	–	56	77	–
b c Slickly (FR) - Royal Bride (FR) (Garde Royale)
9th straight, always in rear

11 ran Winning time: 1m 36.50s (slow by 0.70s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Luigi Ciampi (Spirito Del Vento) 1st breeder: Haras Des Sablonnets
2nd owner: Mme Cyril Morange (Athanor)
3rd owner: Derrick Smith (Mount Nelson)

Following a stewards' inquiry, King Jock, who passed the post 5th, was disqualified and placed 6th. Runaway was promoted to 5th. Industry prices shown.

2:30 Chantilly (FR) 8 Jun 2008

Prix Equidia (Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord) (Group 3)