22 Jun 2012 16:25 Royal Ascot
Winner: £55,000 (Penalty: £31,190); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Wolferton Handicap (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14(8) |   | - | Gatewood (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 214-11 / 7 | Flat (21) | W Buick | J & T Gosden O T I Racing &… | 3/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, switched left and good headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, driven and sustained run inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12(12) |   | NK | Black Spirit (USA) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 634-444 / 6 | Flat (21) | A Kirby | C G Cox Mr A D Spence | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, unable to reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(2) |   | HD | Mijhaar (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 2/142-3 / 9 | Flat (36) | N Callan | R Varian Hambleton Racing… | 9/2 | |
| took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, hard driven inside final furlong and stayed on, headed towards finish, lost 2nd final strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(14) |   | ¾ L | Qaraaba (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 17-1121 / 5 | Flat (14) | G Baker | S Durack Mr P A Deal | 9/2 | |
| switched right start, held up in rear, sustained progress on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never quite going pace to threaten leading trio | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(3) |   | NK | Retrieve (AUS) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 2455-13 / 11 | Flat (27) | L Dettori | S bin Suroor Tim & Liz Heal | 14/1 | |
| took keen hold in touch, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 2nd and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(4) |   | NK | Kirthill (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 25291-9 / 4 | Flat (37) | R L Moore | L M Cumani Mr L Marinopoulos | 9/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, pushed along 4f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger | ||||||||||
| 7th | 15(9) |   | 1¾ L | Sirvino (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 740239 / 9 | Flat (18) | Richard Hughes | T D Barron Mr Theo Williams… | 12/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never reached leaders and weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 16(11) |   | 2¼ L | Opera Gal (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 10) | 32146-4 / 5 | Flat (27) | David Probert | A M Balding Mr J C Smith | 33/1 | |
| tracked leader 2f, went 2nd again 6f out, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(15) |   | ¾ L | Hyper (USA) (horse (entire), bay, 8 13) | 21-1111 / 5 | Flat (35) | Johnny Murtagh | Chad Brown Kenneth L & Sarah… | 25/1 | |
| took keen hold in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(7) |   | 2 L | Con Artist (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 122/01-3 / 5 | Flat (18) | S De Sousa | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 16/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(10) |   | 1¼ L | French Navy (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 15/1196- / 7 | Flat (244) | M Barzalona | M Al Zarooni Godolphin | 9/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on outside into mid-division 7f out, progress under pressure over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3(1) |   | 9 L | Beachfire (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 52314-7 / 7 | Flat (41) | P Hanagan | J & T Gosden Bloomfields | 20/1 | |
| took keen hold towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 7(6) |   | 3¼ L | Ottoman Empire (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 31/4382 / 7 | Flat (21) | James Doyle | D M Simcock Mr Ahmad Abdulla… | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon pushed along to race handy, went 2nd 8f out until 6f out, chased leaders until weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 4(16) |   | - | Kings Gambit (SAF) (gelding, chestnut, 9 4) | 21778-5 / 8 | Flat (41) | J P Spencer | T P Tate Mrs Fitri Hay | |||
| 8(5) |   | - | Danadana (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 125-811 / 6 | Flat (18) | Kieren Fallon | L M Cumani Sheikh Mohammed… | |||
| 13(13) |   | - | Junoob (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 12) | 141036 / 4 | Flat (34) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Mr R A Pegum | |||
