Full Result 2.20 Longchamp (FR) | 10 June 2013

La Coupe (Group 3) (4yo+) (Turf)

(4yo+) 1m2f Good To Soft

1st £32,520.33 2nd £13,008.13 3rd £9,756.10 4th £6,504.07 5th £3,252.03

La Coupe (Group 3) (4yo+) (Turf), 1m2f - Good To Soft, 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	5. Slow Pace (USA) 7/2 Olivier Peslier F Head	Olivier Peslier F Head	5	811	–	42	111	–
b g Distorted Humor (USA) - Slow Down (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Got across from wide draw and made virtually all, set slow pace, shaken up when joined 2f out, ridden and quickened clear entering final furlong, kept on, rapidly diminishing advantage close home but always holding on, good ride

2⁽⁶⁾ snk	3. Smoking Sun (USA) 8/1 Stephane Pasquier P Bary	Stephane Pasquier P Bary	4	811	–	41	111	–
bb c Smart Strike (CAN) - Burning Sunset (Caerleon)
Held up in last pair on inner, still going well enough but last and looking for clear run 2f out, ridden over 1f out, switched right and stayed on strongly inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides and closing rapidly on winner, unlucky

3⁽¹⁾ snk [nk]	8. Harem Lady (FR) 12/1 Gregory Benoist D Smaga	Gregory Benoist D Smaga	4	88	–	37	108	–
b f Teofilo (IRE) - Luminosity (Sillery)
Tracked leader on inner, ridden 2f out, stayed on and went 2nd well inside final furlong, closing on winner but dropped to 3rd final strides

4⁽³⁾ snk [½]	6. Galvaun (IRE) 5/1 Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre	Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre	4	88	–	36	107	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Pharmacist (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Midfield on inner, angled out going best 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not quicken but stayed on to go 4th post

5⁽²⁾ shd [½]	1. Saga Dream (FR) 3/1F Thierry Jarnet F Lemercier	Thierry Jarnet F Lemercier	7	94	–	45	117	–
gr g Sagacity (FR) - Manixa (FR) (Manninamix)
Midfield in touch on outer, ridden to challenge 2f out, not quicken and outpaced by leader over 1f out, kept on but dropped to 5th post

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [1½]	2. Pagera (FR) 17/2 Fabrice Veron H-A Pantall	Fabrice Veron H-A Pantall	5	813 p	–	38	110	–
ch m Gentlewave (IRE) - Panthesilea (FR) (Kendor)
Took keen hold early, tracked leader on outer, ridden and joined leader 2f out, outpaced by leader over 1f out, kept on until no extra and faded well inside final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [4]	4. Albion 4/1 Maxime Guyon A Fabre	Maxime Guyon A Fabre	4	811	–	31	103	–
b c With Approval (CAN) - Alborada (Alzao)
Held up in midfield, ridden 3f out, outpaced by leaders over 1f out, kept on but never dangerous

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [4¼]	7. Samba Brazil (GER) 16/1 Mirco Demuro A Wohler	Mirco Demuro A Wohler	4	88	–	27	100	–
ch f Teofilo (IRE) - Sasuela (GER) (Dashing Blade)
Held up in last pair on outer, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, faded and dropped to last