11 Jul 2009 16:20 York
Winner: £10,300 (Penalty: £6,670); Distance: 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(8) |   | - | Chaperno (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 22 / 2 | Flat (14) | L Dettori | Saeed Suroor Godolphin | 13/8 | |
| held up in touch, smooth headway on bit 2f out, soon challenging, led over 1f out, shaken up and quickened clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(4) |   | 4 L | Iron Velvet (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 0 / 3 | Flat (10) | M Dwyer | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced and lost place halfway, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish but no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(11) |   | ¾ L | George Benjamin (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 2 / 7 | Flat (24) | N Lawes | D Nicholls Mick Appleby Racing | 14/1 | |
| slight lead, headed over 1f out, outpaced by winner final furlong, lost well held 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14(10) |   | 1½ L | Seven Of Diamonds (IRE) (filly, grey, 8 12) | 4 / 3 | Flat (44) | D Allan | T D Easterby Mrs Jennifer E… | 20/1 | |
| behind, headway under pressure over 1f out stayed on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(14) |   | SHD | Tislaam (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 3) | 03 / 5 | Flat (24) | S Hitchcott | M R Channon Mrs Z Wentworth | 17/2 | |
| chased leaders on stands' rail, ridden and edged left 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(15) |   | 1¼ L | William Morgan (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 43 / 5 | Flat (7) | F Tylicki | R A Fahey Mr M P Hammond | 16/1 | |
| held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 15(7) |   | ½ L | Uddy Mac (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 5 / 4 | Flat (24) | C Catlin | N Bycroft Mrs J Dickinson | 50/1 | |
| soon pushed along in rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(9) |   | ½ L | Gold Rules (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | / 5 | S Sanders | L M Cumani Mr B Padgett | 16/1 | ||
| slowly away, behind, kept on inside final furlong, may improve | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2(12) |   | ½ L | Beat Baby (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | / 3 | Neil Brown | J Howard Johnson Mr M Buskop | 25/1 | ||
| slowly into stride, held up, headway on stands' rail to chase leaders halfway, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13(1) |   | 1½ L | More Lashes (USA) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 75 / 3 | Flat (2) | M Fenton | M G Quinlan McElroy Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| held up in touch on outside, no headway final 2f | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8(3) |   | ½ L | Paradise Spectre (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 42 / 9 | Flat (24) | Jamie Moriarty | K R Burke The Secret Circle | 4/1 | |
| pressed leaders until well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7(6) |   | ½ L | Olympic Ceremony (GB) (colt, brown, 9 3) | 73 / 4 | Flat (47) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mrs J Waggott | 11/2 | |
| outpaced and always behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10(5) |   | 1½ L | Tribal Myth (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | / 6 | N Callan | K A Ryan Mr & Mrs K Hughes… | 14/1 | ||
| dwelt, soon in touch, pushed along halfway, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12(2) |   | - | Ella Grace (USA) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 4 / 3 | Flat (28) | Barry McHugh | R A Fahey Matt Morgan & Lauren… | |||
| 1(13) |   | - | Alkhataaf (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | / 6 | M Goldstein | J L Dunlop Mr R G Thurston | ||||
