Full Result 1.45 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 31 October 2003

Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (Group 2)

(2yo) 6f Holding

1st £70,325 2nd £27,143 3rd £12,955 4th £8,636 5th £4,318

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	5. Whipper (USA) 13/10F Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	2	90	–	95	116	–
b c Miesque's Son (USA) - Myth To Reality (FR) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leader in middle, led over 2f out, driven clear, well in command final furlong

2⁽⁷⁾ 2½	3. Chineur (FR) 6/1 Stephane Pasquier M Delzangles	Stephane Pasquier M Delzangles	2	90	–	85	108	–
b c Fasliyev (USA) - Wardara (Sharpo)
Held up tracking winner, headway over 2f out, chased winner from well over 1f out, no impression final furlong

3⁽³⁾ 2½ [5]	9. Black Escort (USA) 213/10 Davy Bonilla C Laffon-Parias	Davy Bonilla C Laffon-Parias	2	811	–	72	98	–
b f Southern Halo (USA) - Company (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up, switched to middle after 2f, headway under pressure 2f out, kept on to take 3rd well inside final furlong

4⁽²⁾ nk [5¼]	4. Raffelberger (GER) 178/10 Andreas Suborics Mario Hofer	Andreas Suborics Mario Hofer	2	90	–	75	100	–
b g Auenadler (GER) - Royal Cat (Royal Academy)
Tracked leader on rails, headway halfway, hard ridden and every chance well over 1f out, one pace final furlong

5⁽¹⁾ 1½ [6¾]	1. Mokabra (IRE) 122/1 Ted Durcan Mick Channon	Ted Durcan Mick Channon	2	90	–	69	95	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Pacific Grove (Persian Bold)
Drawn on rails, switched to middle after 2f, hard ridden and tracking winner well over 1f out, one pace final furlong

6⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [7½]	8. Villadolide (FR) 78/10 Thierry Gillet Mme Christiane Head	Thierry Gillet Mme Christiane Head	2	811	–	63	90	–
bl f Anabaa (USA) - Vassia (USA) (Machiavellian)
Led stands' group to halfway, one pace

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 6 [13½]	6. Le Boss II (FR) 13/10F Sebastien Maillot Robert Collet	Sebastien Maillot Robert Collet	2	90	–	42	75	–
b g Ski Chief (USA) - Angel Victory (IRE) (Exactly Sharp)
Led in middle to over 2f out

8⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [16]	2. Ximb (FR) 23/10 Ioritz Mendizabal J-C Rouget	Ioritz Mendizabal J-C Rouget	2	90	–	32	67	–
gr c Septieme Ciel (USA) - Tambura (FR) (Kaldoun)
Prominent over 3f, eased when beaten

9⁽⁵⁾ 3 [19]	10. Sister Moonshine (FR) 31/1 Thierry Jarnet R Pritchard-Gordon	Thierry Jarnet R Pritchard-Gordon	2	811	–	17	55	–
ch f Piccolo - Cootamundra (FR) (Double Bed)
Raced on rails, behind from halfway

10⁽⁸⁾ ½ [19½]	7. Petardias Magic (IRE) 59/1 Kevin Darley E J O'Neill	Kevin Darley E J O'Neill	2	90	–	18	57	–
ch c Petardia - Alexander Confranc (IRE) (Magical Wonder)
Prominent on outside until well over 2f out

10 ran Winning time: 1m 14.70s (slow by 5.70s) Total SP: 159%
1st owner: R C Strauss (Whipper) 1st breeder: Flaxman Holdings Ltd
2nd owner: Marquesa De Moratalla (Chineur)
3rd owner: R Bates Newton (Black Escort)

1:45 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 31 Oct 2003

Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (Group 2)