Full Result 3.15 Longchamp (FR) | 30 May 2009

Prix du Palais-Royal (Group 3)

(3yo+) 7f Good

1st £38,835 2nd £15,534 3rd £11,650 4th £7,767 5th £3,883

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
2⁽²⁾	14. As De Trebol (USA) 11/1 Ioritz Mendizabal G Arizkorreta Elosegui	Ioritz Mendizabal G Arizkorreta Elosegui	3	87	–	100	92	–
rg c Tapit (USA) - Adelphi (USA) (Danzig)
Took keen hold in midfield, squeezed through on rail 1 1/2f out, no room over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, led close home, finished 1st, disqualified, placed 2nd

1⁽¹⁾ hd	5. Dunkerque (FR) 11/5F Dominique Boeuf Mme Christiane Head	Dominique Boeuf Mme Christiane Head	4	94	–	99	92	–
b c Highest Honor (FR) - Dissertation (FR) (Sillery)
3rd on inside, no room and lost place 1 1/2f out, bumped with winner over 1f out, found room last 100yds, finished well, finished 2nd, awarded race

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [½]	1. Mariol (FR) 57/10 Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	6	96	–	92	93	–
b g Munir - La Bastoche (IRE) (Kaldoun)
Raced in 5th, headway to dispute lead over 1f out until headed close home

4⁽³⁾ snk [¾]	12. Chasing Stars 9/1 Stephane Pasquier Mme Christiane Head	Stephane Pasquier Mme Christiane Head	4	91	–	86	88	–
ch f Observatory (USA) - Post Modern (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up in 8th, ran on towards outside from over 1f out to take 4th on line

5⁽⁶⁾ nse [¾]	4. Parfum Des Dieux 10/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire J-C Rouget	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire J-C Rouget	4	94	–	88	91	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Moonbaby (FR) (Le Balafre)
Led, joined over 1f out, headed and weakened close home

6⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [1½]	7. Trajano (USA) 27/1 Maxime Guyon T Callejo-Solana	Maxime Guyon T Callejo-Solana	4	94 b	–	85	89	–
b c Elusive Quality (USA) - Fly To The Moon (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, 11th straight, headway towards outside to chase leaders 1f out, one pace

7⁽⁵⁾ snk [1½]	6. Ottomax (GER) 49/1 Andreas Helfenbein Andreas Lowe	Andreas Helfenbein Andreas Lowe	4	94	–	84	88	–
ch g Banyumanik (IRE) - Omicenta (IRE) (Platini)
Held up, 9th straight, effort and swished tail on outside under 2f out, kept on at one pace

8⁽⁸⁾ ½ [2]	8. Kenchop (FR) 23/1 Vincent Vion Mme C Vergne & D Sicaud	Vincent Vion Mme C Vergne & D Sicaud	5	94	–	82	87	–
b g Nombre Premier - Ducie (Distant Relative)
In rear, last straight, kept on from over 1f out, nearest finish

9⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [2¾]	11. Leap Ahead (IRE) 84/10 Olivier Peslier F Rohaut	Olivier Peslier F Rohaut	4	94	–	80	85	–
ch g Desert Prince (IRE) - Lady Vettori (Vettori)
Held up, 10th straight, never a factor

10⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [3¼]	9. Salut L'Africain (FR) 29/1 Gerald Mosse Robert Collet	Gerald Mosse Robert Collet	4	94	–	79	84	–
b c Ski Chief (USA) - Mamana (IRE) (Highest Honor)
Always in rear

11⁽¹³⁾ [3¼]	10. Up And Coming (IRE) 13/1 Thomas Huet J E Pease	Thomas Huet J E Pease	5	94	–	–	–	–
b g Compton Place - Uplifting (Magic Ring I)
Held up in 13th, headway when no room over 1f out, not recover

12⁽¹¹⁾ [3¼]	2. Contat (GER) 12/1 R Juracek P Vovcenko	R Juracek P Vovcenko	6	96	–	–	–	–
br h Diktat - CongaI (Robellino)
Raced in 4th, every chance over 2f out to 1 1/2f out, weakened

13⁽¹⁰⁾ [3¼]	13. Isanous (FR) 37/1 Nicolas Coutreau M Roussel	Nicolas Coutreau M Roussel	4	91	–	–	–	–
gr f Zamindar (USA) - Douceur Creole (FR) (Highest Honor)
Midfield on outside, outpaced from over 1f out

14⁽⁹⁾ [3¼]	3. New Fan 60/1 Thierry Thulliez D Baltromei	Thierry Thulliez D Baltromei	5	94	–	–	–	–
b g Dashing Blade - Nicara (GER) (Nebos)
Pressed leader until weakened over 2f out

14 ran Winning time: 1m 19.40s (slow by 1.10s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Alec Head (Dunkerque) 1st breeder: A & Mme A Head
2nd owner: R Whyte Guerra (As De Trebol)
3rd owner: Family Vidal (Mariol)

Following a stewards' inquriy, As De Trebol, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified and placed 2nd. Dunkerque was awarded the race.

3:15 Longchamp (FR) 30 May 2009

Prix du Palais-Royal (Group 3)