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  2. Race Results
  3. Wed, 22nd Aug, 2012
  4. York
  5. 3.40
Going: Good to Firm (Good in places). 
Jackpot: Pool £66618.19  | Units £1.5  | Dividend £31532.6
Placepot: Pool £267848.19  | Units £1165.56  | Dividend £167.7
Quadpot: Pool £13857.47  | Units £464.21 £22  |  Place Six: £195.24  |  Place Five: £35.09
Summary
1st
silks
Frankel (GB) 4, b c 9-5 (Mr K Abdulla)
(Drawn 7) Rated 140
Galileo (IRE) - Kind (IRE)(Danehill (USA))

(Morning price: 1/8 1/10)
(Ring price: 1/8 1/9 1/10) SP 1/10fav

Sir H R A Cecil
T P Queally
Tote Win £1.10 Place £1.02
loading past form
slowly into stride, held up in 6th and off the pace, smooth headway on near side rail 3f out, led on bit just over 2f out, shaken up and quickened right away final furlong, impressive
2nd
7L
silks
Farhh (GB) 4, b h 9-5 (Godolphin)
(Drawn 4) Rated 122
Pivotal (GB) - Gonbarda (GER)(Lando (GER))

(Morning price: 10/1)
SP 10/1

Saeed Bin Suroor
L Dettori
Place £2.40
loading past form
took keen hold, held up in 5th and off the pace, smooth headway over 4f out, switched left challenged and disputing 2nd inside final 3f, kept on duelling for 2nd throughout final furlong, never any chance with impressive winner
3rd
nose
silks
St Nicholas Abbey (IRE) 5, b c 9-5 (Mr D Smith)
(Drawn 3) Rated 124
Montjeu (IRE) - Leaping Water (GB)(Sure Blade (USA))
Breeder - Barton bloodstock And Villiers Syndicate

(Morning price: 5/1)
SP 5/1

A P O'Brien
J P O'Brien
Place £1.30
loading past form
held up tracking clear leading trio, smooth headway over 4f out, led inside final 3f, ridden and headed just over 2f out, soon no chance with impressive winner, kept on duelling for 2nd
4th
6L
silks
Twice Over (GB) 7, b h 9-5 (Mr K Abdulla)
(Drawn 9) Rated 118
Observatory (USA) - Double Crossed (GB)(Caerleon (USA))
Breeder - Juddmonte Farms Ltd

(Morning price: 20/1 16/1 20/1 12/1)
SP 12/1

Sir H R A Cecil
I Mongan
loading past form
held up in last pair, steady headway in centre over 3f out, went 4th inside final 2f, never any chance
5th
nk
silks
Bullet Train (GB) 5, b h 9-5 (Mr K Abdulla)
(Drawn 6) Rated 108
Sadler's Wells (USA) - Kind (IRE)(Danehill (USA))

(Morning price: 150/1 200/1 100/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 66/1 100/1 50/1) SP 50/1

Sir H R A Cecil
E Ahern
loading past form
led 1f, settled in 3rd, ridden and outpaced inside final 3f, plugged on pressing for poor 4th final furlong, never any chance
6th
2L
silks
Sri Putra (GB) 6, b h 9-5 (H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah)
(Drawn 2) Rated 116
Oasis Dream (GB) - Wendylina (IRE)(In The Wings)

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 33/1 25/1 20/1)
SP 20/1

Roger Varian
N Callan
loading past form
took keen hold, held up in 5th and off the pace, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 3f out, outpaced and driven 2f out, soon beaten
7th
3.75L
silks
Planteur (IRE) 5, b h 9-5 (Mr Mohamed Albousi Alghafli)
(Drawn 8) Rated 117
Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Plante Rare (IRE)(Giant's Causeway (USA))
Breeder -

(Morning price: 33/1 40/1 25/1)
SP 25/1

M Botti
W Buick
loading past form
took keen hold, held up in rear, making headway between horses when badly hampered inside final 3f, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
8th
15L
silks
Robin Hood (IRE) 4, b g 9-5 (Mrs John Magnier)
(Drawn 5) Rated 99
Galileo (IRE) - Banquise (IRE)(Last Tycoon)
Breeder - Lynch Bages Ltd

(Morning price: 250/1 300/1 100/1)
SP 100/1

A P O'Brien
J A Heffernan
loading past form
led after 1f, brought field towards near side in straight, ridden and headed inside final 3f, soon weakened
9th
11L
silks
Windsor Palace (IRE) 7, b c 9-5 (Derrick Smith)
(Drawn 1) Rated 106
Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Simaat (USA)(Mr Prospector (USA))
Breeder - King Bloodstock

(Morning price: 150/1 200/1 100/1)
SP 100/1

A P O'Brien
C O'Donoghue
loading past form
rider lost iron briefly after start, chased leader after 1f, ridden and hung badly right inside final 3f, soon beaten
Off 3.41
Time 2m. 6.59 secs, which is 1.83 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £4.30
Tote Trifecta- £8.90.

2011 Twice Over 6 9-5 I Mongan 11/2 (Sir H R A Cecil) (Drawn 4)
2010 Rip Van Winkle 4 9-5 J P Murtagh 7/4Fav (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 7)
2009 Sea The Stars 3 8-11 M J Kinane 1/4Fav (John M Oxx) (Drawn 3)

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