10:47
Belmont Park (USA)
28 May 2012
Metropolitan Handicap (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt)
1m Fast
1st
£290,322.58 2nd
£96,774.19 3rd
£48,387.10 4th
£24,193.55 5th
£14,516.13 6th
£9,677.42
Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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4 | 87 | – | – | 123 | – |
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ch c
Forestry (USA) |
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Made all, broke well, set fast pace, ridden over 1 1/2f out, kept on gamely under pressure inside final furlong, found more when strongly pressed close home, held on all out | ||||||||||
4 | 89 | – | – | 125 | – | |||||
b c
Posse (USA) |
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Held up in detached last, ridden to improve over 2 1/2f out, switched to wide outside and sustained run from over 1 1/2f out, ran on to challenge well inside final furlong, just denied | ||||||||||
4 | 88 | – | – | 117 | – |
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b c
Bernardini (USA) |
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Tracked leader on inner, had to wait for run 2f out, switched out and ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7 | 85 b | – | – | 102 | – |
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ch h
Arromanches (USA) |
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Steadied start, settled in rear of main pack, ridden to improve on outer 2 1/2f out, brief effort to challenge 1 1/2f out, no extra and dropped to 4th inside final furlong, plugged on | ||||||||||
5 | 89 | – | – | 105 | – |
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ch h
Hear No Evil (USA) |
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Tracked leader on outer, ridden over 2 1/2f out, outpaced over 1 1/2f, edged left under pressure, plugged on | ||||||||||
6 |
86
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– | – | 66 | – |
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b g
Peruvian (USA) |
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Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten and dropped to last over 1 1/2f out, eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
- 6 ran Winning time: 1m 33.30s Total SP: 121%
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1st owner:
Michael Lauffer & W D Cubbedge (Shackleford)
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2nd owner:
McNeill Stables LLC & Cheyenne Stables LLC (Caleb's Posse)
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3rd owner:
Live Oak Plantation (To Honor And Serve)