Full Result 2.40 Longchamp (FR) | 7 October 2012

Prix de l'Opera Longines (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m2f Heavy

1st £190,466.67 2nd £76,200 3rd £38,100 4th £19,033.33 5th £9,533.33

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	8. Ridasiyna (FR) 12/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire M Delzangles	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire M Delzangles	3	811	–	95	121	–
b f Motivator - Ridafa (IRE) (Darshaan)
Towards rear on inside, headway to go 5th turning for home, good progress 2f out to lead nearing 1f out, pushed clear final furlong

2⁽⁵⁾ 3½	3. Izzi Top 2/1F William Buick John Gosden	William Buick John Gosden	4	92	–	89	114	–
b f Pivotal - Zee Zee Top (Zafonic)
Prominent in main group behind clear front-runner, closed on leader and led inside final 2f, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed approaching 1f out, one pace final furlong

3⁽¹⁴⁾ snk [3¾]	2. Giofra 9/2 Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	Christophe Soumillon A De Royer-Dupre	4	92	–	89	114	–
b f Dansili - Gracefully (IRE) (Orpen)
Towards rear on outside, headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final 1 1/2f, never on terms

4⁽⁸⁾ 2 [5¾]	6. Pirika (IRE) 15/2 Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre	Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre	4	92	–	85	110	–
b f Monsun (GER) - Paita (Intikhab)
Waited with towards rear, moved into midfield 3f out, stayed on under pressure inside final 1 1/2f to go 3rd 1f out, one pace final furlong

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [7½]	9. Rjwa (IRE) 16/1 Thierry Jarnet F Rohaut	Thierry Jarnet F Rohaut	3	811	–	80	106	–
ch f Muhtathir - Minallon (ARG) (Flag Down)
Prominent in main group behind clear leader, 3rd over 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, plugged on at same pace

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [11½]	5. Galikova (FR) 9/2 Olivier Peslier F Head	Olivier Peslier F Head	4	92	–	73	98	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Born Gold (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up towards rear, kept on final 2f, never in contention

7⁽¹⁾ 1½ [13]	4. Manieree (IRE) 12/1 N G McCullagh John M Oxx	N G McCullagh John M Oxx	4	92 b	–	70	95	–
br f Medicean - Sheer Spirit (IRE) (Caerleon)
Led, soon clear, 6 lengths advantage and ridden 3f out, headed inside final 2f, plugged on at same pace, weakened inside final furlong

8⁽¹³⁾ ½ [13½]	1. Quiza Quiza Quiza 25/1 Cristian Demuro Luigi Riccardi	Cristian Demuro Luigi Riccardi	6	92	–	69	94	–
b m Golden Snake (USA) - Quiz Chow (ITY) (Pelder)
Held up towards rear, some moderate, late progress, never threatened

9⁽⁹⁾ shd [13½]	11. Gulsary (IRE) 100/1 Begenchmurat Agamuradow C Aubert	Begenchmurat Agamuradow C Aubert	3	811	–	68	94	–
ch f Galileo (IRE) - Multimara (USA) (Arctic Tern)
Midfield, ridden and no impression from over 2f out

10⁽¹¹⁾ 7 [20½]	7. Sagawara 16/1 Gerald Mosse A De Royer-Dupre	Gerald Mosse A De Royer-Dupre	3	811	–	54	80	–
gr f Shamardal (USA) - Sagalina (IRE) (Linamix)
Midfield, stayed on into 4th over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, behind and eased final furlong

11⁽²⁾ 5 [25½]	13. Caitania (IRE) 66/1 Adrie de Vries U Stoltefuss	Adrie de Vries U Stoltefuss	3	811	–	43	70	–
gr f Aussie Rules (USA) - Celestia (Anabaa)
Midfield, ridden and weakened over 2f out

12⁽³⁾ dist [55½]	12. Ambivalent (IRE) 33/1 Neil Callan Roger Varian	Neil Callan Roger Varian	3	811	–	–	–	–
b f Authorized (IRE) - Darrery (Darshaan)
Prominent in main group behind clear leader, ridden and weakened over 4f out, behind when inside from 2f out, tailed off

13⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [58]	14. Sydarra (FR) 150/1 Flavien Prat F Head	Flavien Prat F Head	3	811	–	–	–	–
b f Sinndar (IRE) - Mydarshaan (Darshaan)
Ridden to chase leader, behind from halfway, tailed off

13 ran Winning time: 2m 11.13s (slow by 7.93s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Leaupartie
1st owner: H H Aga Khan (Ridasiyna) 1st breeder: Haras De Son Altesse L'Aga Khan S C E A
2nd owner: Helena Springfield Ltd (Izzi Top)
3rd owner: Haras De La Perelle (Giofra)

The following are coupled for PMU betting purposes: Galikova & Sydarra; Sagawara & Ridasiyna. Industry SPs shown.

2:40 Longchamp (FR) 7 Oct 2012

Prix de l'Opera Longines (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)