Full Result 3.10 Newbury | 22 September 2007

John Smith's Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £62,320 2nd £18,660 3rd £9,330 4th £4,670 5th £2,330 6th £1,170

John Smith's Stakes (Heritage Handicap), 1m2f - Good To Firm, Class 2 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁹⁾	18. Monte Alto (IRE) 9/2 Johnny Murtagh Luca Cumani	Johnny Murtagh Luca Cumani	3	810	92	85	105	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Peruvian Witch (IRE) (Perugino)
Steadied start, held up in rear on rails until eased to outside and steady headway inside final 3f, led just inside final furlong, ridden and edged left, kept on well (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

2⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼	15. Speedy Sam 20/1 Andrew Elliott ³ K R Burke	Andrew Elliott ³ K R Burke	4	89	88	79	97	–
b c Medicean - Warning Star (Warning)
In rear, ridden over 4f out, still plenty to do under pressure 2f out, stayed on strongly under pressure final furlong, took 2nd close home but no chance with winner (op 28-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1¾]	11. Greek Well (IRE) 4/1F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	91 v	91	81	99	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Hellenic (Darshaan)
Held up in rear, steady headway over 3f out to lead just inside final furlong, soon ridden, headed just inside final furlong, one pace and caught for 2nd close home (op 7-2)

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [3]	7. Bolodenka (IRE) 25/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	5	93 5	93	80	98	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - My-Lorraine (IRE) (Mac's Imp)
Towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, chased leaders until pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (tchd 28-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 2 [5]	17. Invasian (IRE) 25/1 Micky Fenton Paul D'Arcy	Micky Fenton Paul D'Arcy	6	811 e/s	87	71	88	–
ch g Desert Prince (IRE) - Jarrayan (Machiavellian)
Took keen hold, led after 1f, headed inside final 3f, stayed presing leaders, weakened final half furlong (op 33-1)

6⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [5½]	13. Eradicate (IRE) 22/1 Richard Mullen Mark Johnston	Richard Mullen Mark Johnston	3	90	96	79	96	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Coyote (Indian Ridge)
Chased leaders, slight lead inside final 3f, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong (op 25-1)

7⁽²⁾ nk [5¾]	2. Impeller (IRE) 20/1 J F Egan J S Moore	J F Egan J S Moore	8	99 5	99	81	98	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Almaaseh (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Chased leaders, ridden from 3f out, one pace from over 1f out (op 16-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ hd [6]	19. Pagan Sword 33/1 Ted Durcan Amanda Perrett	Ted Durcan Amanda Perrett	5	89 p	85	67	84	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Vanessa Bell (IRE) (Lahib)
In rear, ridden and stayed on from 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never in contention

9⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [6¼]	10. Bandama (IRE) 10/1 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	4	91 v¹	91	72	89	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Orinoco (IRE) (Darshaan)
Chased leaders, driven to challenge 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 9-1)

10⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [7½]	12. Benandonner (USA) 20/1 Martin Dwyer Richard Fahey	Martin Dwyer Richard Fahey	4	91	91	70	87	–
ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Cape Verdi (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 22-1)

11⁽¹²⁾ hd [7¾]	20. Mr Aviator (USA) 11/2 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	89	91	69	87	–
bb c Lear Fan (USA) - In Bloom I (USA) (Clever Trick)
Took keen hold, in touch, ridden and effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 7-1)

12⁽¹⁾ ½ [8¼]	8. Flying Clarets (IRE) 40/1 Daragh O'Donohoe Richard Fahey	Daragh O'Donohoe Richard Fahey	4	92	92	70	87	–
b f Titus Livius (FR) - Sheryl Lynn (Miller's Mate)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 50-1)

13⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [10]	9. Peruvian Prince (USA) 5/1 T Quinn Richard Fahey	T Quinn Richard Fahey	5	91	91	65	82	–
b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Inca Dove (USA) (Mr Prospector)
In touch, ridden 3f out, never dangerous after (op 6-1, tchd 13-2 in a place)

14⁽³⁾ 3 [13]	16. Players Please (USA) 8/1 Dane O'Neill Mark Johnston	Dane O'Neill Mark Johnston	3	812 5	94	62	79	–
ch g Theatrical (IRE) - Miss Tobacco (USA) (Forty Niner)
Led 1f, stayed chasing leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

15⁽⁴⁾ 3 [16]	1. Flipando (IRE) 33/1 Paul Fessey David Barron	Paul Fessey David Barron	6	910	100	63	79	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Magic Touch (Fairy King)
Took keen hold, prominent 6f (jockey said gelding ran too free in the early stages) (tchd 40-1)

15 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 2m 3.95s (fast by 0.65s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Lundy's Lane (unsuitable ground), Pipedreamer I (unsuitable ground), Seabow (unsuitable ground), Tears Of A Clown (unsuitable ground), Zero Tolerance (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Timothy Steel (Monte Alto) 1st breeder: C H Wacker Iii
2nd owner: Mrs Maura Gittins (Speedy Sam)
3rd owner: Ballymacoll Stud (Greek Well)
Tote win: £5.60 PL: £1.70 £5.20 £2.10 Ex: £124 CSF: £98 Tricast: £402.36 Trifecta: £742.70 Part won. Pool: £1,046.10 - 0.40 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 26 (20%) M [6-10] 56 (42%) H [12-19] 68 (38%)

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