Full Result 1.50 Newmarket | 6 May 2018

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(Class 2) (0-105, 4yo+) 1m4f Row Good To Firm

1st £31,125 2nd £9,320 3rd £4,660 4th £2,330 5th £1,165 6th £585

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁵⁾	6. Grey Britain 50/1 Gerald Mosse John Ryan	Gerald Mosse John Ryan	4	97	97	91	106	–
gr g Arcano (IRE) - Reaching Ahead (USA) (Mizzen Mast)
Steadied start and dropped in behind, held up in last quartet, switched right and headway near far rail 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, battled on well to lead again 100yds, going away at finish (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding may have appreciated the return to newmarket where he has performed well in the past and also appreciated the step up in trip)

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1½	7. UAE Prince (IRE) 8/1 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	5	97	97	88	104	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - By Request (Giant's Causeway)
Looked well, steadied start, held up in last quartet, closed travelling strongly and not clear run over 2f out, effort to lead and hung right over 1f out, headed 100yds out, weakened towards finish (tchd 9/1)

3⁽³⁾ nk [1¾]	12. Alqamar 20/1 Brett Doyle Charlie Appleby	Brett Doyle Charlie Appleby	4	90 p	90	80	96	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Moonsail (Monsun)
Held up well in touch in midfield, effort to challenge 2f out, still pressing leading pair when squeezed for room 1f out, switched left and rallied well inside final furlong, never getting back to winner (tchd 25/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [3½]	5. Celestial Spheres (IRE) 12/1 James Doyle Charlie Appleby	James Doyle Charlie Appleby	4	97 p	97	83	101	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Copernica (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up in touch in midfield, closed and not clear run when switched right 2f out, short room and switched right again over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never getting on terms with leaders (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run)

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [4¼]	2. Eddystone Rock (IRE) 25/1 Robert Havlin John Best	Robert Havlin John Best	6	910	100	84	102	–
ch g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Bayberry (UAE) (Bering)
Slightly on toes, steadied and dropped in after start, held up in last quartet, closed 2f out, effort over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to snatch 4th last strides, never getting on terms with leaders

6⁽⁸⁾ nk [4½]	10. Reshoun (FR) 12/1 Jim Crowley Ian Williams	Jim Crowley Ian Williams	4	94	94	77	96	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Radiyya (IRE) (Sinndar)
Held up in touch in midfield, effort and headway over 2f out, 4th and no impression 1f out, kept on same pace and lost 2 places inside final furlong (op 11/1)

7⁽¹²⁾ nk [5]	13. Adamant (GER) 7/2F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	90	90	72	92	–
gr g Dalakhani (IRE) - Attima (Zafonic)
Sweating, chased leaders until went 2nd after 2f, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon outpaced and held in 5th over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 3/1 tchd 4/1)

8⁽¹⁾ nk [5¼]	3. Across The Stars (IRE) 25/1 Tom Marquand Richard Hannon	Tom Marquand Richard Hannon	5	99	99	80	100	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Victoria Cross (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
Held up well in touch in midfield, effort and headway over 2f out, every chance under pressure 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten over 1f out, well held and plugged on same pace inside final furlong

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [7¾]	15. Maori Bob (IRE) 25/1 Hayley Turner Michael Bell	Hayley Turner Michael Bell	4	89	85	61	82	–
b g Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Tekhania (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Took keen hold early and chased leaders, settled back into midfield after 2f, effort under pressure over 2f out, never getting on terms with leaders, plugged on inside final furlong (op 28/1 tchd 33/1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 2 [9¾]	9. Al Hamdany (IRE) 66/1 Gabriele Malune ⁵ Marco Botti	Gabriele Malune ⁵ Marco Botti	4	91	96	68	90	–
b g Kodiac - Easy Times (Nayef)
Took keen hold, held up in touch in midfield, effort over 2f out, soon driven, no impression and went right over 1f out, no threat to leaders but plugged on inside final furlong (op 50/1)

11⁽¹³⁾ ½ [10¼]	4. Duke Of Bronte 7/1 Oisin Murphy Rod Millman	Oisin Murphy Rod Millman	4	99	99	70	92	–
b g Mount Nelson - Reaf (In The Wings)
Looked well, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon struggling to quicken and lost place well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 15/2)

12⁽²⁾ 3½ [13¾]	11. The Grand Visir 7/1 Silvestre De Sousa William Haggas	Silvestre De Sousa William Haggas	4	91	91	55	78	–
b c Frankel - Piping (IRE) (Montjeu)
Looked well, taken down early, chased leader for 2f, stayed prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon headed and lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 6/1)

13⁽⁹⁾ 4½ [18¼]	14. Oasis Fantasy (IRE) 25/1 Martin Harley David Simcock	Martin Harley David Simcock	7	812	88	43	68	–
br g Oasis Dream - Cara Fantasy (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Steadied after start, held up in last quartet, effort just over 2f out, no impression and soon beaten, weakened over 1f out (op 28/1)

14⁽⁵⁾ 4½ [22¾]	8. Sofia's Rock (FR) 22/1 P J McDonald Mark Johnston	P J McDonald Mark Johnston	4	96	96	42	69	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Princess Sofia (UAE) (Pennekamp)
Taken down early, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon dropped out, behind final furlong (op 33/1)

15⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [23¼]	1. Wolf Country 4/1 William Buick Charlie Appleby	William Buick Charlie Appleby	4	910	100	45	72	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Goathemala (GER) (Black Sam Bellamy)
On toes, in touch in midfield, effort over 2f out, driven and every chance 2f out, soon hung right and lost place, eased inside final furlong (op 9/2)

15 ran Off time: 1:52:24 Winning time: 2m 30.50s (slow by 2.10s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: G Smith-Bernal & Alex R F Smith (Grey Britain) 1st breeder: D R Tucker
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (UAE Prince)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Alqamar)
Tote win: £74.40 PL: £13.20 £3.10 £7.20 Ex: £899.20 CSF: £384.74 Tricast: £8,108.39 Trifecta: £3,617.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 45 (24%) M [6-10] 46 (20%) H [11-15] 59 (56%)

After a Stewards' inquiry the placings remained unaltered

1:50 Newmarket 6 May 2018

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