14 Jul 2012 15:00 York
Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £97,035); Distance: 1m 2f 88y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
53rd John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 18(19) |   | - | King's Warrior (FR) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 13-2250 / 7 | Flat (14) | R Havlin | P W Chapple-Hyam Mr Paul Hancock | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, smooth headway 3f out, stayed on to lead over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(15) |   | 4½ L | Mid Mon Lady (IRE) (Filly, brown, 9 4) | 5559-23 / 7 | Flat (26) | T Eaves | Sir Mark Prescott N & P Racing Partnership | 22/1 | |
| held up towards rear, switched right and headway well over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 19(2) |   | HD | Media Hype (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 91-1215 / 8 | Flat (14) | Graham Gibbons | Mrs K Burke Mrs Elaine M Burke | 9/2 | |
| held up in touch, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, took 3rd post | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14(9) |   | HD | Stand To Reason (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 12) | 81-1240 / 7 | Flat (21) | Hayley Turner | M A Magnusson Montpellier Racing | 20/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, headway to lead 3f out, driven and headed over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, lost 3rd post | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11(10) |   | HD | Area Fifty One (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 221-821 / 7 | Flat (14) | S B Kelly | R A Fahey Middleham Park… | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, driven when stumbled over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 20(22) |   | 1½ L | Tameen (GB) (filly, bay, 8 8) | 040-920 / 4 | Flat (39) | P Mulrennan | E A L Dunlop The Honorable Earle… | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, driven and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(6) |   | 1¼ L | Alkimos (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 12-6394 / 4 | Flat (21) | R Mullen | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 10/1 | |
| held up behind, headway 3f out, not clear run and switched right over 2f out, ridden and effort towards stands side over 1f out, kept on, never reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(1) |   | 2¼ L | Memory Cloth (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 123031 / 9 | Flat (14) | D Swift | B Ellison R M & T Holdings… | 18/1 | |
| mid-division, headway and in touch 3f out, effort over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 16(12) |   | 1¾ L | Hillview Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 11) | 9/0-0230 / 9 | Flat (7), Jump (1197) | D Tudhope | J S Goldie Connor & Dunne | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, steady headway 3f out, effort 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(11) |   | NK | Nanton (USA) (Gelding, grey, 9 2) | 30-0089 / 13 | Flat (118), Jump (1678) | Barry McHugh | J S Goldie Johnnie Delta Racing | 50/1 | |
| held up behind, effort to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(20) |   | NK | Navajo Chief (GB) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 084541 / 8 | Flat (28) | Michael J M Murphy | A P Jarvis Mr Geoffrey Bishop | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, driven and lost place inside final 2f, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 12th | 17(3) |   | ½ L | Take It To The Max (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 411-008 / 7 | Flat (28) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Mrs Phillipa Davies | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3(8) |   | 1½ L | Kings Gambit (SAF) (gelding, chestnut, 9 9) | 21778-5 / 8 | Flat (63) | M Fenton | T P Tate Mrs Fitri Hay | 33/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway to challenge over 3f out, effort over 2f out to over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 14th | 13(4) |   | 21 L | Licence To Till (USA) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 166103 / 0 | Flat (14) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Spectral Racing | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 3f out, weakened over 1f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 15th | 5(7) |   | 1½ L | Mijhaar (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 2/142-33 / 9 | Flat (22) | N Callan | R Varian Hambleton Racing… | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear of mid-division, steady headway when badly hampered and almost brought down inside final 3f, not recover, no chance when eased over 1f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 16th | 12(21) |   | 11 L | Right Step (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 07U-106 / 9 | Flat (21), Jump (92) | M O'Connell | A P Jarvis Mr Allen B Pope | 33/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17th | 1(5) |   | 17 L | Fair Trade (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 10) | 433/506 / 9 | Flat (7) | William Twiston-Davies | H Morrison Mr W Storey | 50/1 | |
| led, headed 3f out, soon weakened and behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 18th | 15(17) |   | 58 L | Pivotman (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 0612-90 / 10 | Flat (14) | M Dwyer | Mrs A J Perrett Mr K Wreglesworth | 33/1 | |
| pressed leader, driven over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8(16) |   | - | Kirthill (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 5291-96 / 4 | Flat (22) | Kieren Fallon | L M Cumani Mr L Marinopoulos | |||
| 4(14) |   | - | Prince Of Johanne (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 9) | 2541-21 / 10 | Flat (24) | Adam Beschizza | T P Tate Mr David Storey | |||
| 21(13) |   | - | Oceanway (USA) (filly, bay, 8 7) | 003037 / 4 | Flat (20) | Reserve 1 | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | |||
| 22(18) |   | - | Las Verglas Star (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 2) | 22-0072 / 6 | Flat (23) | Reserve 2 | R A Fahey CBWS Partnership | |||
