Full Result 2.05 Chantilly (FR) | 13 October 2008

Prix Eclipse (Group 3)

(2yo) 6f Good To Soft

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⁽⁵⁾	4. Smooth Operator (GER) 27/1 Andreas Helfenbein Mario Hofer	Andreas Helfenbein Mario Hofer	2	811	–	58	106	–
b g Big Shuffle (USA) - Salzgitter (Salse)
Held up, 7th halfway, driven and headway 1 1/2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led final furlong, ridden out

2⁽³⁾ ¾	1. Saxford 16/1 Tom Queally Linda Stubbs	Tom Queally Linda Stubbs	2	811	–	56	104	–
b g Reset (AUS) - Bint Makbul (Makbul)
Led after 1f, pushed along and ran on 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed final furlong, kept on under pressure to hold on for 2nd close home

3⁽⁷⁾ nse [¾]	5. Bonnie Charlie 8/5F Christophe Soumillon Richard Hannon Snr	Christophe Soumillon Richard Hannon Snr	2	811	–	56	104	–
ch c Intikhab (USA) - Scottish Exile (IRE) (Ashkalani)
In touch, 5th halfway, ridden and ran on 1 1/2f out to press leaders, every chance 100yds out, stayed on

4⁽²⁾ snk [1]	7. Treasure (FR) 29/10 Dominique Boeuf Mme Christiane Head	Dominique Boeuf Mme Christiane Head	2	88	–	52	101	–
b f Anabaa (USA) - Treasure Queen (USA) (Kingmambo)
Prominent, 4th on rail halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong, stayed on

5⁽⁹⁾ 1 [2]	2. Doncaster Rover (USA) 61/10 Tolley Dean S Parr	Tolley Dean S Parr	2	811	–	52	101	–
b c War Chant (USA) - Rebridled Dreams (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
Prominent, 3rd and pushed along halfway, soon went 2nd, driven 1 1/2f out, no extra final 150yds

6⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [3½]	9. Queen America (FR) 12/1 Olivier Peslier Robert Collet	Olivier Peslier Robert Collet	2	88	–	44	93	–
b f American Post - Gandelia (FR) (Ganges)
Towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden to chase leaders 1 1/2f out, never able to challenge

7⁽⁸⁾ 5 [8½]	3. Damien (IRE) 51/10 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	2	811	–	32	81	–
gr c Namid - Miss Shaan (FR) (Darshaan)
Mid-division, 6th halfway, never dangerous

8⁽¹⁾ ¾ [9¼]	8. Giordana (IRE) 16/1 Filip Minarik P Vovcenko	Filip Minarik P Vovcenko	2	88	–	26	76	–
b f Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Faraway Lady (Alzao)
Raced in last, never in contention

9⁽⁶⁾ 4 [13¼]	6. Ladouce I (FR) 12/1 Ioritz Mendizabal Robert Collet	Ioritz Mendizabal Robert Collet	2	88	–	14	64	–
b f Ski Chief (USA) - Veliana (FR) (Vettori)
Led 1f, 2nd halfway, soon lost place, no danger after

9 ran Winning time: 1m 13.00s (slow by 4.40s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Stall Jenny (Smooth Operator) 1st breeder: Mario Hofer Gmbh
2nd owner: D Arundale (Saxford)
3rd owner: Thurloe Thoroughbreds XXII (Bonnie Charlie)

2:05 Chantilly (FR) 13 Oct 2008

Prix Eclipse (Group 3)