Full Result 6.50 Newcastle | 24 June 2011

E B F "Kheleyf" Hoppings Stakes (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m2f32yds) 1m2f Good To Soft

1st £17,031 2nd £6,456 3rd £3,231 4th £1,611 5th £807 6th £405

E B F "Kheleyf" Hoppings Stakes (Listed Race), 1m2f - Good To Soft, Class 1 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	7. Principal Role (USA) 7/4F Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	4	95	106	75	102	–
b f Empire Maker (USA) - Interim (Sadler's Wells)
Held up and behind, steady headway over 2f out, effort and driven over 1f out, led last 100yds, ridden out (op 6-4 tchd 15-8 and 2-1 in places)

2⁽⁹⁾ ¾	3. Fanditha (IRE) 50/1 Hugh Bowman Mick Channon	Hugh Bowman Mick Channon	5	95	90	74	100	–
ch m Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Splendid (IRE) (Mujtahid)
Chased clear leading pair, effort over 2f out, headway to lead 1f out to last 100yds, kept on (op 40-1)

3⁽¹⁾ nk [1]	5. Piano 3/1 William Buick John Gosden	William Buick John Gosden	4	95	90	73	99	–
b f Azamour (IRE) - Humouresque (Pivotal)
Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on towards finish (op 9-2, tchd 5-1 in a place)

4⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [3¼]	2. Crystal Gal (IRE) 9/1 Robert Winston Lucy Wadham	Robert Winston Lucy Wadham	4	95	96	69	95	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Park Crystal (IRE) (Danehill)
With leader, ridden and led over 2f out to 1f out, kept on same pace (tchd 8-1 and 10-1 in a place)

5⁽¹²⁾ 2¼ [5½]	4. Opera Gal (IRE) 11/2 Liam Keniry Andrew Balding	Liam Keniry Andrew Balding	4	95	96	65	90	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Opera Glass (Barathea)
Taken early to post, led to over 2f out, soon ridden, rallied, one pace approaching final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 5-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ nse [5½]	6. Plaisterer 16/1 Graham Gibbons Chris Wall	Graham Gibbons Chris Wall	6	95	92	65	90	–
b m Best Of The Bests (IRE) - Lumiere D'Espoir (FR) (Saumarez)
Prominent, driven and outpaced over 2f out, rallied final furlong, never able to challenge (op 14-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ 3 [8½]	1. Cracking Lass (IRE) 9/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	4	95	95	59	84	–
b f Whipper (USA) - Lady From Limerick (IRE) (Rainbows For Life)
Held up, ridden along over 4f out, struggling 3f out, rider dropped whip 1f out, plugged on, never on terms (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

8⁽²⁾ ½ [9]	9. Snow Dancer (IRE) 66/1 Phillip Makin Tony McWilliams	Phillip Makin Tony McWilliams	7	95	83	58	83	–
b m Desert Style (IRE) - Bella Vie (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, driven along from 3f out, no impression final 2f

9⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [9¾]	11. Matula (IRE) 14/1 Jim Crowley Ralph Beckett	Jim Crowley Ralph Beckett	3	88 1	86	57	83	–
ch f Halling (USA) - Quaich (Danehill)
Held up in midfield, ridden along 3f out, weakened from 2f out (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 and 12-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 13 [22¾]	10. Starkat 50/1 Tom Eaves George Margarson	Tom Eaves George Margarson	5	95	85	31	56	–
b m Diktat - Star Of Normandie (USA) (Gulch)
Held up, driven and outpaced 3f out, never on terms (op 40-1)

11⁽⁵⁾ 8 [30¾]	8. Silver Grey (IRE) 40/1 Micky Fenton Roger Ingram	Micky Fenton Roger Ingram	4	95 b¹	95	15	40	–
gr f Chineur (FR) - Operissimo (Singspiel)
Dwelt, took keen hold, held up, ridden along and wandered from 3f out, weakened (op 33-1)