Full Result 2.15 Sandown | 27 April 2007

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(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) (1m14yds) 1m OMS Good

1st £12,464 2nd £3,732 3rd £1,866 4th £934 5th £466 6th £234

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Desert Dew (IRE) 7/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	94	94	106	105	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Blue Water (USA) (Bering)
In touch, headway 4f out, driven to lead well over 1f out, stayed on well, readily (op 10-1 tchd 13-2, 11-1 in a place)

2⁽⁸⁾ 3	10. Aegean Prince I 50/1 Richard Mullen William Muir	Richard Mullen William Muir	3	84	80	85	84	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Dizzydaisy (Sharpo)
In rear, driven and headway over 2f out, stayed on well to take 2nd inside final furlong but no impression on winner

3⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4½]	6. Zaham (USA) 7/4F Richard Hills Mark Johnston	Richard Hills Mark Johnston	3	811	87	88	88	–
ch g Silver Hawk (USA) - Guerre Et Paix (USA) (Soviet Star)
Disputed lead at strong pace, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 11-4)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [5¼]	7. Buccellati 14/1 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	3	88	84	83	83	–
ch c Soviet Star (USA) - Susi Wong (IRE) (Selkirk)
Took keen hold in rear, driven 3f out, headway 2f out, not much room and switched right 1f out, kept on near finish and going on close home (op 16-1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [6¼]	4. Tredegar 14/1 Seb Sanders Paul Cole	Seb Sanders Paul Cole	3	812	88	85	85	–
ch g Inchinor - Ffestiniog (IRE) (Efisio)
Soon disputing lead at strong pace, ridden 3f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 12-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ hd [6½]	3. Tybalt I (USA) 9/4 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	3	93	93	89	90	–
b c Storm Cat (USA) - Tuzla (FR) (Panoramic I)
Slowly into stride and stumbled after 1f, driven and headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f (op 2-1 tchd 15-8)

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [7]	8. Rose Of Petra (IRE) 12/1 Jamie Spencer Sir Michael Stoute	Jamie Spencer Sir Michael Stoute	3	87	83	78	78	–
b f Golan (IRE) - Desert Beauty (IRE) (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 11-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 6 [13]	11. Mr Aviator (USA) 16/1 Richard Smith Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Smith Richard Hannon Snr	3	84 4	80	60	62	–
bb c Lear Fan (USA) - In Bloom I (USA) (Clever Trick)
In rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, never going pace to be competitive (op 14-1)

9⁽³⁾ ½ [13½]	9. Chookie Hamilton 33/1 Tom Eaves Ian Semple	Tom Eaves Ian Semple	3	87	83	62	63	–
ch g Compton Place - Lady Of Windsor (IRE) (Woods Of Windsor)
Chased leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened over 2f out

10⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [14¾]	5. Kilburn 14/1 Philip Robinson Clive Cox	Philip Robinson Clive Cox	3	812	88	64	66	–
b c Grand Lodge (USA) - Lady Lahar (Fraam)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten (trainer said colt was unsuited by the good (good to firm places) ground) (op 16-1)

11⁽⁵⁾ 41 [55¾]	1. Laurentina 16/1 Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	3	94	94	–	–	–
b f Cadeaux Genereux - Trois Heures Apres (Soviet Star)
Slowly into stride, behind and stumbled after 1f, ridden over 3f out, never in contention, eased final furlong, tailed off (jockey said filly was unsettled in stalls, stumbled and never travelled thereafter)

11 ran Off time: 2:19:00 Winning time: 1m 42.74s (slow by 3.24s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Gainsborough (Desert Dew) 1st breeder: Mrs Rebecca Philipps
2nd owner: Theobalds Stud (Aegean Prince I)
3rd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Zaham)
Tote win: £9.70 PL: £2.90 £12 £1.40 Ex: £591 CSF: £307.48 Tricast: £901.96
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 67 (67%) M [5-7] 23 (16%) H [8-11] 60 (17%)

2:15 Sandown 27 Apr 2007

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