Full Result 3.40 Goodwood | 26 September 2006

Merbury Catering Consultants Supreme Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 7f Good

1st £28,390 2nd £10,760 3rd £5,385 4th £2,685 5th £1,345 6th £675

Merbury Catering Consultants Supreme Stakes (Group 3), 7f - Good, Class 1 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	7. Stronghold 2/1F Richard Hughes John Gosden	Richard Hughes John Gosden	4	812	115	65	117	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Insinuate (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Tracked clear leader to over 2f out, soon shaken up, effort to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out (tchd 9-4 in a place and 15-8 in places)

2⁽⁸⁾ 1	4. Byron 5/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	5	812 t	111	62	114	–
b h Green Desert (USA) - Gay Gallanta (USA) (Woodman)
Tracked clear leading pair until went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, outpaced near finish (tchd 11-2)

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	2. King Jock (USA) 8/1 P Shanahan R J Osborne	P Shanahan R J Osborne	5	92	–	61	113	–
b h Ghazi (USA) - Glen Kate (IRE) (Glenstal)
Held up off the pace, ridden 2f out, kept on from over 1f out to take 3rd near finish (op 10-1)

4⁽²⁾ hd [3]	5. Polar Ben 7/2 Jamie Spencer James Fanshawe	Jamie Spencer James Fanshawe	7	812	109	57	109	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Woodbeck (Terimon)
Held up off the pace, some progress over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace after (op 11-4)

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3½]	8. Daniella 50/1 Francis Ferris Rae Guest	Francis Ferris Rae Guest	4	89 p	76	52	105	–
b f Dansili - Break PointI (Reference Point)
Led and soon clear, driven over 2f out, headed and weakened 1f out (op 66-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 2 [5½]	3. Babodana 16/1 Tom Queally Mark H Tompkins	Tom Queally Mark H Tompkins	6	812	109	50	102	–
ch h Bahamian Bounty - Daanat Nawal (Machiavellian)
Held up off the pace, ridden over 2f out, soon no progress and beaten (tchd 20-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6]	1. Jedburgh 12/1 Philip Robinson John Dunlop	Philip Robinson John Dunlop	5	92 b	106	53	105	–
b h Selkirk (USA) - Conspiracy I (Rudimentary)
Held up off the pace, shaken up 2f out, switched right over 1f out, not quicken and no progress (jockey said horse was unsuited by the good (good to soft places) ground) (op 18-1 tchd 20-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 14 [20]	6. Quito (IRE) 7/1 Robert Winston D W Chapman	Robert Winston D W Chapman	9	812 b	114	9	65	–
b r Machiavellian (USA) - Qirmazi (USA) (Riverman)
Steadied start, held up in last, shaken up over 2f out, soon beaten, eased final furlong (jockey said rig ran flat) (op 6-1)