Full Result 3.40 Sandown | 2 July 2011

Coral Marathon (Registered As The Esher Stakes) (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m50yds) 2m Good

1st £17,013 2nd £6,450 3rd £3,228 4th £1,608 5th £807 6th £405

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Chiberta King 6/1 Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding	Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding	5	90	98	106	109	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Glam Rock (Nashwan)
Chased leader 4f, stayed prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong to challenge last 100yds, driven ahead post (op 8-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ nse	1. Aaim To Prosper (IRE) 5/1 Louis-Philippe Beuzelin Brian Meehan	Louis-Philippe Beuzelin Brian Meehan	7	90	106	106	109	–
br g Val Royal (FR) - Bint Al Balad (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Held up in 6th, quick progress to go 2nd 7f out, ridden 3f out, dropped back to 3rd briefly over 1f out, rallied final furlong to lead last 100yds, headed post (tchd 6-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [2]	6. Electrolyser (IRE) 9/2 Adam Kirby Clive Cox	Adam Kirby Clive Cox	6	90	111	104	107	–
gr h Daylami (IRE) - Iviza (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leader after 4f to 7f out, dropped back to 4th soon after, ridden and progress to lead over 1f out, headed and one pace last 100yds (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [2½]	11. Ship's Biscuit 3/1F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	89	99	98	101	–
b f Tiger Hill (IRE) - Threefold I (USA) (Gulch)
Settled in midfield, hanging and not quicken over 2f out, stayed on well over 1f out, closed on leaders final furlong, one pace last 100yds

5⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [4¼]	3. Akmal 6/1 Tadhg O'Shea John Dunlop	Tadhg O'Shea John Dunlop	5	90	105	101	104	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Ayun (USA) (Swain)
Led at good pace, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong (op 11-2 tchd 13-2)

6⁽⁷⁾ 6 [10¼]	8. Sentry Duty (FR) 8/1 Kieren Fallon Nicky Henderson	Kieren Fallon Nicky Henderson	9	90	100	94	97	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Standing Around (FR) (Garde Royale)
Held up in 7th, progress and threatened briefly just over 2f out, effort soon fizzled out (tchd 15-2)

7⁽⁵⁾ 6 [16¼]	10. Shimmering Surf (IRE) 12/1 Fergus Sweeney Peter Winkworth	Fergus Sweeney Peter Winkworth	4	89	99	82	85	–
b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Sun On The Sea (IRE) (Bering)
Settled in midfield, in touch over 3f out, soon weakened (op 14-1 tchd 10-1)

8⁽²⁾ 12 [28¼]	5. Desert Sea (IRE) 14/1 Martin Dwyer David Arbuthnot	Martin Dwyer David Arbuthnot	8	90	90	72	82	–
b g Desert Sun - Sea Of Time (USA) (Gilded Time)
Reared badly start and lost at least 10 lengths, given time to recover and in touch by halfway, weakened over 2f out, eased (jockey said gelding reared leaving stalls) (op 16-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:41:00 Winning time: 3m 31.41s (fast by 1.39s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Ajaan (unsuitable ground), Dayia (unsuitable ground), Flying Cross (self certificate)
1st owner: The Pink Hat Racing Partnership (Chiberta King) 1st breeder: Watership Down Stud
2nd owner: CGA Racing Partnership 2 (Aaim To Prosper)
3rd owner: Mr And Mrs P Hargreaves (Electrolyser)
Tote win: £7.80 PL: £2 £1.90 £1.70 Ex: £35.40 CSF: £35.61 Trifecta: £173.60 Pool: £1,867.50 - 7.96 winning units.

3:40 Sandown 2 Jul 2011

Coral Marathon (Registered As The Esher Stakes) (Listed Race)