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  3. Wed, 23rd Aug, 2017
  4. York
  5. 3.35
Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places). 
Placepot: Pool £299082.84  | Units £1100.51  | Dividend £198.3
Quadpot: Pool £18568.87  | Units £719.06 £19.1  |  Place Six: £152.79  |  Place Five: £53.58
Summary
1st
silks
Ulysses (IRE) 4, ch c 9-6 (Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd)
(Drawn 3) Rated 121
Galileo (IRE) - Light Shift (USA)(Kingmambo (USA))

(Morning price: 7/2 4/1)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1

Sir Michael Stoute
Jim Crowley
Tote Win £4.60 Place £2.00
loading past form
held up behind leaders in 5th, closed going well from over 2f out, moved out right over 1f out, pushed into lead inside final furlong, ridden clear
2nd
2L
silks
Churchill (IRE) 3, b c 8-13 (Michael Tabor)
(Drawn 5) Rated 123
Galileo (IRE) - Meow (IRE)(Storm Cat (USA))
Breeder - Liberty Bloodstock

(Morning price: 11/4)
(Ring price: 11/4 5/2) SP 5/2fav

A P O'Brien
R L Moore
Place £2.00
loading past form
close 2nd until 9f out, tracked leaders, effort 3f out, strong challenge over 2f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd and no impression towards finish
3rd
nk
silks
Barney Roy (GB) 3, b g 8-13 (Godolphin)
(Drawn 7) Rated 120
Excelebration (IRE) - Alina (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder - Eliza Park International Pty Ltd

(Morning price: 11/4 5/2 11/4 3/1 10/3 3/1 11/4)
(Ring price: 11/4 3/1 11/4) SP 11/4

Richard Hannon
James Doyle
loading past form
handy on outside, pressing leader 9f out, led 3f out, driven over 1f out, headed and edged left inside final furlong, 3rd and no extra close home
4th
4.5L
silks
Cliffs Of Moher (IRE) 3, b c 8-13 (Mrs J Magnier)
(Drawn 2)ts6 Rated 118
Galileo (IRE) - Wave (IRE)(Dansili (GB))
Breeder - Wave Syndicate

(Morning price: 6/1 5/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 9/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2) SP 9/2

A P O'Brien
J A Heffernan
loading past form
led, headed 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
5th
1.75L
silks
Decorated Knight (GB) 5, ch h 9-6 (Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar)
(Drawn 1) Rated 119
Galileo (IRE) - Pearling (USA)(Storm Cat (USA))
Breeder - Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar

(Morning price: 16/1 20/1 22/1 16/1)
SP 16/1

Roger Charlton
Andrea Atzeni
loading past form
held up behind leaders in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened inside final furlong
6th
4.5L
silks
Shutter Speed (GB) 3, ba f 8-10 (Mr K Abdullah)
(Drawn 6)ts1 Rated 109
Dansili (GB) - Photographic (GB)(Oasis Dream (GB))

(Morning price: 7/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

John Gosden
L Dettori
loading past form
held up, took keen hold, steadied into rear 9f out, niggled along 5f out, well beaten and jockey looking down over 2f out
7th
1L
silks
My Dream Boat (IRE) 5, b h 9-6 (Paul & Clare Rooney)
(Drawn 4)vs1 Rated 113
Lord Shanakill (USA) - Betty Burke (GB)(Choisir (AUS))
Breeder - Patrick Monahan

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 40/1 33/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 28/1 25/1 28/1) SP 28/1

C G Cox
A Kirby
loading past form
held up in rear, took keen hold, driven and no impression over 2f out, soon behind
Off 3.35
Time 2m. 12.11 secs, which is 0.39 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £17.40
Tote Trifecta- £37.20
CSF- £14.01.

2016 Postponed 5 9-6 Andrea Atzeni 15/8Fav (Roger Varian) (Drawn 6)
2015 Arabian Queen 3 8-9 S De Sousa 50/1 (David Elsworth) (Drawn 5)
2014 Australia 3 8-12 J P O'Brien 8/13Fav (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 6)
2013 Declaration Of War 4 9-5 J P O'Brien 7/1 (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 2)
2012 Frankel 4 9-5 T P Queally 1/10Fav (Sir H R A Cecil) (Drawn 7)

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