19 May 2012 16:50 Newbury
Winner: £8,300 (Penalty: £5,369); Distance: 1m 2f 6y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Straight Course: Good, Good to Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10(3) |   | - | Valiant (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | / 3 | Joseph O'Brien | W J Haggas Highclere Thoroughbred… | 8/1 | ||
| in touch, effort over 2f out, soon hard driven, stayed on well to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(1) |   | 1 L | Stature (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 58- / 3 | Flat (238) | J Fortune | A M Balding Mr N Botica | 16/1 | |
| led, soon 4 lengthes clear, hard ridden when strongly challenged from well over 1f out, headed closing stages, kept on gamely | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(2) |   | 1 L | Cathedral (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 3- / 6 | Flat (245) | J A Heffernan | B J Meehan T & Z Racing Club | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, headway on inside over 3f out, every chance from over 1f out, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11(11) |   | 6 L | Widyaan (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 2-2 / 4 | Flat (35) | T P O'Shea | J & T Gosden J Caullery | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(6) |   | 3¼ L | Sash Of Honour (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 4 / 7 | Flat (31) | P J Dobbs | Sir Michael Stoute E Vancamelbeke | 15/8 | |
| tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out, soon one pace, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(12) |   | 6 L | Border Legend (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 3 / 5 | Flat (28) | James Doyle | H & R Charlton The Queen | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon hung left, faded over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(7) |   | 2½ L | Bute Hall (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 6- / 6 | Flat (189) | T P Queally | Charlie & Mark Johnston Seneca Racing | 25/1 | |
| tracked leader, weakening when hampered over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12(10) |   | 12 L | Linn County (GB) (filly, bay, 8 12) | / 3 | R Havlin | J & T Gosden H R H Princess… | 16/1 | ||
| slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(5) |   | 5 L | Turned To Gold (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 05- / 4 | Flat (211) | Jim Crowley | A P Jarvis Mr M Saunders | 33/1 | |
| pulled hard in rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(4) |   | 6 L | Mossbrae (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 3- / 3 | Flat (207) | N Callan | R Varian Highclere Thoroughbred… | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 6(8) |   | - | Star Date (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 47-24 / 6 | Flat (10) | S De Sousa | G A Butler The County Set… | |||
| 8(9) |   | - | Totally Dominant (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | / 6 | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Mrs S Ricci | ||||
