Full Result 1.30 Longchamp (FR) | 2 June 2012

Prix Du Palais-Royal (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f Good

1st £33,333.33 2nd £13,333.33 3rd £10,000 4th £6,666.67 5th £3,333.33

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	1. Moonlight Cloud 11/5F Thierry Jarnet F Head	Thierry Jarnet F Head	4	96	–	118	120	–
b f Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Ventura (IRE) (Spectrum)
Midfield, ridden to improve over 1 1/2f out, quickened stylishly under hands and heels to lead inside final 100yds, went clear close home, very impressive

2⁽⁷⁾ 2	10. So Long Malpic (FR) 22/1 Olivier Peslier T Lemer	Olivier Peslier T Lemer	5	90	–	106	109	–
b m Fairly Ransom (USA) - Poussiere D'Or (FR) (Marchand De Sable)
Midfield, good progress into front rank over 1 1/2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, ran on to go 2nd post, not pace of winner

3⁽⁶⁾ nse [2]	12. Aesop's Fables (USA) 8/1 Maxime Guyon A Fabre	Maxime Guyon A Fabre	3	87	–	103	108	–
b c Distorted Humor (USA) - Abhisheka (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent on outer, ridden and outpaced over 2 1/2f out, good progress under pressure to lead over 1f out, headed inside final 100yds, caught for 2nd post

4⁽³⁾ 1 [3]	3. Rosendhal (IRE) 13/1 Stephane Pasquier A & G Botti	Stephane Pasquier A & G Botti	5	93 b	–	105	109	–
ch h Indian Ridge (IRE) - Kathy College (IRE) (College Chapel)
Front rank throughout, ridden to challenge over 2f out, briefly disputing lead over 1f out, kept on without matching pace of front trio inside final furlong

5⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [3½]	11. Nova Hawk 7/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Rod Collet	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Rod Collet	4	90	–	100	105	–
br f Hawk Wing (USA) - Reveuse De Jour (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Dropped in from wide draw and held up towards rear, still going well but plenty to do over 2f out, ridden to improve 1 1/2f out, ran on strongly to go 5th post, never able to challenge

6⁽¹⁾ hd [3¾]	6. Fred Lalloupet 21/1 Anthony Crastus D Smaga	Anthony Crastus D Smaga	5	93	–	102	107	–
b h Elusive City (USA) - Firm Friend (IRE) (Affirmed)
Prominent on inner, ridden over 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, caught for 5th post

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [4¼]	14. Kendam (FR) 40/1 Fabrice Veron H-A Pantall	Fabrice Veron H-A Pantall	3	86	–	94	101	–
b f Kendargent (FR) - Damdam Freeze (FR) (Indian Rocket)
Slow to stride and ridden along early stages, held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace inside final 2 1/2f, went 7th post

8⁽⁵⁾ hd [4½]	5. Firebeam 9/2 Christophe Soumillon William Haggas	Christophe Soumillon William Haggas	4	93	–	99	105	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Firebelly (Nicolotte)
Quickly into stride and soon led, set even pace, ridden over 2 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, caught for 7th post

9⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	4. Nordic Truce (USA) 32/1 Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	5	93	–	95	102	–
b h Yes It's True (USA) - Nyramba (Night Shift)
Midfield on outer, ridden over 2 1/2f out, well positioned and still every chance when jockey seemed to stop riding over 1 1/2f out, ran on under tender handling inside final furlong, keeping on at finish, strange ride

10⁽²⁾ ½ [6¼]	2. Smooth Operator (GER) 11/1 Gerald Mosse Mario Hofer	Gerald Mosse Mario Hofer	6	95 b	–	95	102	–
b g Big Shuffle (USA) - Salzgitter (Salse)
Midfield on inner, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 1 1/2f out, plugged on

11⁽⁴⁾ [6¼]	15. Barbayam 24/1 Flavien Prat F Head	Flavien Prat F Head	3	84	–	–	–	–
gr f Stormy River (FR) - Senkaya (FR) (Valanour)
Broke well, soon tracking leader in 2nd on inner, took fierce hold, ridden and brief effort over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

12⁽¹⁵⁾ [6¼]	8. Gammarth (FR) 44/1 Ronan Thomas H-A Pantall	Ronan Thomas H-A Pantall	4	93	–	–	–	–
ch c Layman (USA) - Emouna Queen (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Held up in last, still in rear but going well 2 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final 1 1/2f, never able to challenge

13⁽¹¹⁾ [6¼]	7. Broox (IRE) 61/1 Stephane Breux E J O'Neill	Stephane Breux E J O'Neill	4	93	–	–	–	–
b c Xaar - Miss Brooks (Bishop Of Cashel)
Held up in last group on inner, ridden over 2 1/2f out, plugged on, never a factor

14⁽⁸⁾ [6¼]	13. Paraggi 22/1 Thierry Thulliez M Delzangles	Thierry Thulliez M Delzangles	3	87	–	–	–	–
ch g Iffraaj - Topkamp (Pennekamp)
Midfield on inner, ridden 3 1/2f out, no extra and beaten 1 1/2f out, faded, eased inside final furlong

15⁽¹²⁾ [6¼]	9. Cerveza 105/1 Theo Bachelot F Poulsen	Theo Bachelot F Poulsen	4	90	–	–	–	–
ch f Medicean - Kalindi (Efisio)
Held up in last group on outer, progress into midfield over 3 1/2f out, ridden over 3f out, no extra and beaten 1 1/2f out, dropped to last inside final furlong

15 ran Winning time: 1m 19.31s (slow by 1.01s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: George Strawbridge (Moonlight Cloud) 1st breeder: George Strawbridge
2nd owner: Pierre Pasquet (So Long Malpic)
3rd owner: Godolphin SNC (Aesop's Fables)

1:30 Longchamp (FR) 2 Jun 2012

Prix Du Palais-Royal (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf)