Full Result 4.50 Auteuil (FR) | 18 May 2014

Prix La Barka (Hurdle) (Grade 2) (5yo+) (Turf)

(5yo+) (2m5f110yds) 2m5½f Very Soft

1st £65,625 2nd £32,083.33 3rd £18,958.33 4th £13,125 5th £7,291.67 6th £5,104.17 7th £3,645.83

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Thousand Stars (FR) 8/1 Ms K Walsh W P Mullins	Ms K Walsh W P Mullins	10	108 p	–	–	154	–
gr g Grey Risk (FR) - Livaniana (FR) (Saint Estephe)
Tracked leader, led on home bend after 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed from 2 out, headed flat, stayed on gamely under pressure and battled back to lead again post

2 nse	6. Le Grand Luce (FR) 6/1 Jonathan Nattiez J-P Gallorini	Jonathan Nattiez J-P Gallorini	5	106	–	–	152	–
b g Dream Well (FR) - Reaction Rapide (FR) (Bering)
Midfield in touch, closed 5 out, went 3rd on home bend after 3 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, stayed on well and led flat, hung right under pressure final 150yds and headed post

3 1¼ [1¼]	10. Diakali (FR) 7/4F R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	5	103	–	–	148	–
gr g Sinndar (IRE) - Diasilixa (FR) (Linamix)
Held up in rear, mistake 9th, steady headway from 3 out, close up and every chance 2 out, disputing 3rd last, stayed on without quite matching front pair flat

4 snk [1½]	13. Uddy (FR) 50/1 Kevin Nabet Alain Couetil	Kevin Nabet Alain Couetil	6	913	–	–	144	–
b m Voix Du Nord (FR) - Idy (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up, last 5 out, still in rear when mistake 3 out, ridden and headway 2 out, stayed on strongly and went 4th flat, not quite pace to challenge

5 1 [2½]	7. Zaidpour (FR) 14/1 D J Casey W P Mullins	D J Casey W P Mullins	8	106 p	–	–	150	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Zainta (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Midfield, shuffled back 3 out and ridden after, rallied under pressure from 2 out and stayed on to go 5th towards finish, never able to challenge

6 1¾ [4¼]	1. Zarkandar (IRE) 5/1 David Cottin Paul Nicholls	David Cottin Paul Nicholls	7	1010 p	–	–	152	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Zarkasha (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Held up, closed from 4 out, ridden on home bend after 3 out, stayed on same pace under pressure and never able to challenge

7 2½ [6¾]	9. Glens Melody (IRE) 14/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	103	–	–	142	–
b m King's Theatre (IRE) - Glens Music (IRE) (Orchestra)
Held up, headway from 4 out and prominent next, ridden to challenge and every chance 2 out, disputing 3rd last, no extra and faded flat

8 ¾ [7½]	14. Royal Astarania (FR) 25/1 Jacques Ricou P Peltier	Jacques Ricou P Peltier	5	913	–	–	138	–
b g Astarabad (USA) - Royale Cazoumaille (FR) (Villez)
Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, outpaced and faded flat

9 3½ [11]	5. Saint Du Chenet (FR) 20/1 Morgan Regairaz M Rolland	Morgan Regairaz M Rolland	8	106 b	–	–	141	–
b g Poliglote - Tchela (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
In touch, shuffled back and lost place on home bend after 3 out, ridden 2 out, soon outpaced and beaten, faded

10 7 [18]	3. Monpilou (FR) 14/1 Vincent Cheminaud G Macaire	Vincent Cheminaud G Macaire	7	108	–	–	136	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Gavotte De Brejoux (FR) (Iris Noir)
Midfield in touch, ridden 2 out, no extra and beaten flat, faded and eased

11 3 [21]	8. Tir Au But (FR) 33/1 Mathieu Delage G Cherel	Mathieu Delage G Cherel	7	103 p	–	–	128	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - Maitresse de Maison (FR) (Video Rock)
Midfield, ridden and lost place after 4 out, in rear and beaten 2 out

12 ¾ [21¾]	2. Lord Prestige (FR) 14/1 Jonathan Plouganou M Rolland	Jonathan Plouganou M Rolland	7	1010	–	–	134	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Prestige Girl (FR) (Prestigieux)
Prominent, led after 5 out until very bad mistake and headed 3 out, not recover and soon weakened, eased flat

13 3½ [25¼]	12. Extreme Cara (FR) 25/1 Cyrille Gombeau G Cherel	Cyrille Gombeau G Cherel	5	100 1 p	–	–	121	–
b g Hurricane Cat (USA) - Magic Cara (FR) (Akarad)
Led, headed after 5 out until led again briefly 3 out, soon headed, no extra and beaten 2 out, weakened, eased flat

PU	11. Singapore Sling (FR) 20/1 Alain De Chitray A Bonin	Alain De Chitray A Bonin	5	101	–	–	–	–
ch g Muhtathir - Spinning Secretary (USA) (Spinning World)
Left start and detached early, soon recovered and midfield jumping 4th, dropped to rear again 3 out, soon behind and beaten, pulled up before next

14 ran Winning time: 4m 56.36s Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Hammer & Trowel Syndicate (Thousand Stars) 1st breeder: Mlle Camille & Mlle Ophelie Demercastel
2nd owner: Ecurie Zingaro (Le Grand Luce)
3rd owner: Wicklow Bloodstock Limited (Diakali)

Saint du Chenet & Extreme Cara coupled on PMU. Industry SPs shown.

4:50 Auteuil (FR) 18 May 2014

Prix La Barka (Hurdle) (Grade 2) (5yo+) (Turf)