Full Result 2.50 Deauville (FR) | 10 August 2003

Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1)

(3yo+) (6f110yds) 6½f Good To Soft

1st £55,656 2nd £22,266 3rd £11,133 4th £8,565 5th £1,393 6th £1,393

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	7. Porlezza (FR) 16/1 Christophe Soumillon Yves de Nicolay	Christophe Soumillon Yves de Nicolay	4	812	–	51	114	–
ch f Sicyos (USA) - Pupsi (FR) (Matahawk)
Held up in rear, switched left well over 1f out, rapid headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, driven out

2⁽⁴⁾ 1	9. Etoile Montante (USA) 61/10 Olivier Peslier Mme Christiane Head	Olivier Peslier Mme Christiane Head	3	88	–	46	113	–
ch f Miswaki (USA) - Willstar (USA) (Nureyev)
Always in touch, hard ridden well over 1f out, ran on well under pressure inside final furlong, took 2nd on line

3⁽²⁾ shd [1]	8. Avonbridge 12/1 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	3	811	–	49	116	–
b c Averti (IRE) - Alessia (Caerleon)
Always prominent, driven to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, lost 2nd last stride

4⁽¹²⁾ ½ [1½]	6. Swedish Shave (FR) 119/10 Thierry Jarnet Richard Gibson	Thierry Jarnet Richard Gibson	5	92	–	49	113	–
ch h Midyan (USA) - Shavya (Shavian)
Tracked leader on outside, every chance approaching final furlong, ran on same pace

5⁽⁸⁾ 1 [2½]	2. Vasywait (FR) 183/10 Dominique Boeuf J-L Gay	Dominique Boeuf J-L Gay	4	92	–	45	110	–
b c Valanour (IRE) - Wait And See One (FR) (The Wonder)
Mid-division on outside, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, never reached challenging position

5⁽¹¹⁾ dht [2½]	3. Lucky Strike 17/2 Adrie de Vries J Pubben	Adrie de Vries J Pubben	5	92	–	45	110	–
br h Petong - Urania (Most Welcome)
Led until approaching final furlong, kept on same pace

7⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4]	12. Tante Rose (IRE) 31/1 Martin Dwyer B W Hills	Martin Dwyer B W Hills	3	88	–	34	104	–
b f Barathea (IRE) - My Branch (Distant Relative)
Last to 2f out, stayed on, never a factor

8⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [4¾]	1. Nayyir 43/10 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	5	92	–	36	103	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Pearl Kite (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on one pace from over 1f out

9⁽⁷⁾ nk [5¼]	10. Together (FR) 52/1 D Sicaud Mme C Vergne	D Sicaud Mme C Vergne	3	88	–	31	101	–
b f Valanour (IRE) - Toomixa (FR) (Linamix)
Always in mid-division

10⁽⁶⁾ 4 [9¼]	11. Mail The Desert (IRE) 7/1 Thierry Thulliez Mick Channon	Thierry Thulliez Mick Channon	3	88	–	15	89	–
b f Desert Prince (IRE) - Mail Boat (Formidable I)
Tracked leaders until weakening well over 1f out

11⁽¹⁰⁾ [9¼]	4. Atavus 28/1 Frankie Dettori George Margarson	Frankie Dettori George Margarson	6	92	–	–	91	–
b h Distant Relative - Elysian I (Northfields)
Prominent, disputed 2nd 2f out, weakened over 1f out

F⁽³⁾	5. Zipping (IRE) 11/5F Davy Bonilla Robert Collet	Davy Bonilla Robert Collet	4	92	–	–	–	–
b c Zafonic (USA) - Zelda (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up towards rear, broke blood vessel and collapsed over 3f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 17.90s (slow by 2.50s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Mme Erika Hilger (Porlezza) 1st breeder: Paul Hilger
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Etoile Montante)
3rd owner: D J Deer (Avonbridge)

2:50 Deauville (FR) 10 Aug 2003

Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1)