Full Result 2.40 Deauville (FR) | 8 August 2010

Prix Maurice De Gheest (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) (6f110yds) 6½f Good To Soft

1st £126,415.93 2nd £50,575.22 3rd £25,287.61 4th £12,632.74 5th £6,327.43

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	3. Regal Parade 5/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	6	92	–	116	121	–
ch g Pivotal - Model Queen (USA) (Kingmambo)
Held up in midfield on outside, took closer order to chase leaders going well 3f out, ridden and challenged 2f out, led 300yds from home, ran on strongly under pressure

2⁽¹³⁾ nk	15. Joanna (IRE) 5/1 Christophe Soumillon J-C Rouget	Christophe Soumillon J-C Rouget	3	88	–	111	116	–
b f High Chaparral (IRE) - Secrete Marina (IRE) (Mujadil)
Broke well and raced prominently on outside, disputed 4th at halfway, 2nd and going well approaching 2f out, challenged winner 1f out until no extra final 50yds

3⁽⁶⁾ 4 [4¼]	2. High Standing (USA) 14/1 Ioritz Mendizabal William Haggas	Ioritz Mendizabal William Haggas	5	92	–	104	109	–
bb g High Yield (USA) - Nena Maka (Selkirk)
Held up towards rear, nowhere to go 2 1/2f out, blocked again 1 1/2f out, had to sit and suffer until opening appeared 1f out, ran on well final furlong, took 3rd on line

4⁽¹¹⁾ shd [4½]	9. Smooth Operator (GER) 40/1 Yann Lerner Mario Hofer	Yann Lerner Mario Hofer	4	92	–	103	108	–
b g Big Shuffle (USA) - Salzgitter (Salse)
Raced in 6th, bumped 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, ran on under pressure from 1 1/2f out but without pace of first two, lost 3rd on line

5⁽²⁾ ½ [5]	8. Prime Defender 33/1 Robert Winston B W Hills	Robert Winston B W Hills	6	92	–	102	107	–
ch h Bertolini (USA) - Arian Da (Superlative)
Broke well and chased leaders on rail, 3rd approaching halfway, outpaced on rail 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong

6⁽³⁾ hd [5]	4. Mariol (FR) 33/1 Franck Blondel Robert Collet	Franck Blondel Robert Collet	7	92	–	101	106	–
b g Munir - La Bastoche (IRE) (Kaldoun)
Raced towards rear, ridden when short of room inside final 2f, ran on final furlong, never nearer

7⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [5¼]	12. Alverta (AUS) 6/1 Tye Angland Paul Messara	Tye Angland Paul Messara	7	813 b	–	98	103	–
ch m Flying Spur (AUS) - Grilse (USA) (Rahy)
Broke well and crossed from middle of track to join main group, raced in 4th, 6th and ridden 2f out, drifted right under pressure inside final 300yds and hampered rival (Amico Fritz), kept on at one pace

8⁽⁹⁾ hd [5½]	10. Indomito (GER) 66/1 Davy Bonilla P Vovcenko	Davy Bonilla P Vovcenko	4	92	–	100	105	–
b c Areion (GER) - Insola (GER) (Royal Solo)
Raced in final third, pulled to outside 2f out, ridden and disputed 3rd over 1f out, not quicken under pressure

9⁽⁵⁾ 2 [7½]	13. Flash Dance (IRE) 33/1 Johan Victoire H-A Pantall	Johan Victoire H-A Pantall	4	813 p	–	92	96	–
ch f Zamindar (USA) - Resquilleuse (USA) (Dehere)
Flat-footed as stalls opened and lost four lengths, soon made up ground but hampered on rail after 1f, last 3f out, ridden and some late headway, never a factor

10⁽⁸⁾ shd [7½]	5. Planet Five (USA) 12/1 Stephane Pasquier P Bary	Stephane Pasquier P Bary	4	92	–	94	99	–
b c Storm Cat (USA) - Six Perfections (FR) (Celtic Swing)
Held up towards rear, pulled wide 3f out, ridden and ran on approaching final 300yds, 5th 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

11⁽¹²⁾ snk [7¾]	14. Chopouest (FR) 25/1 Frederic Spanu A Spanu	Frederic Spanu A Spanu	3	811	–	93	98	–
b g Indian Rocket - Free Track (FR) (Solid Illusion)
Tracked leader from far side to stands' rail, raced in 2nd until challenged and led 2 1/2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong

12⁽¹⁾ snk [8]	11. Arabian Gleam 14/1 Darryll Holland Jeremy Noseda	Darryll Holland Jeremy Noseda	6	92 p	–	94	98	–
b h Kyllachy - Gleam Of Light (IRE) (Danehill)
Broke well on rail, settled and chased leaders, squeezed for room and shuffled back approaching halfway, ridden 2f out but no impression

13⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [8½]	1. Varenar (FR) 4/1F Gerald Mosse A De Royer-Dupre	Gerald Mosse A De Royer-Dupre	4	92	–	92	97	–
ch c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Visor (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Quickly away to lead in centre of track, soon moved to stands' side, headed 2 1/2f out, soon faded

14⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [10]	7. War Artist (AUS) 11/2 Olivier Peslier A De Royer-Dupre	Olivier Peslier A De Royer-Dupre	7	92	–	88	92	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Royal Solitaire (AUS) (Brocco)
Broke well and ran freely on heels of leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression and weakened

15⁽⁷⁾ 10 [20]	6. Amico Fritz (GER) 12/1 Maxime Guyon H-A Pantall	Maxime Guyon H-A Pantall	4	92	–	59	63	–
b c Fasliyev (USA) - Arctic Appeal (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Held up in midfield, ridden 2f out, running on when hampered by rival (Alverta) inside final 300yds, snatched up and eased

15 ran Winning time: 1m 16.80s (slow by 1.40s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Dab Hand Racing (Regal Parade) 1st breeder: Highclere Stud And Harry Herbert
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Joanna)
3rd owner: Tony Bloom (High Standing)

Industry SPs shown. Amico Fritz and Flash Dance coupled for PMU betting purposes.

2:40 Deauville (FR) 8 Aug 2010

Prix Maurice De Gheest (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)