4.25 Wolferton Handicap (Listed) of £55,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 1) 1m. 2f.

Ascot Results Fri, 22nd Jun, 2012

Going - Soft.

Jackpot Pool - £484,377.41 Winning Units - 2.5 Dividend - £137,563.09. Placepot Pool - £550,305.25 Winning Units - 1559.42 Dividend - £257.60. Quadpot Pool - £26,952.70 Winning Units - 289.96 Dividend - £68.70. Place Six Dividend - £242.19. Place Five Dividend - £157.37.

Wolferton Handicap (Listed) of £55,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 1) 1m. 2f.

1st - £31,190.00, 2nd - £11,825.00, 3rd - £5,918.00, 4th - £2,948.00 13 Ran

1st

Gatewood (GB) 8-11 (George Strawbridge)
(Drawn 8) Rated 98
Galileo (IRE) - Felicity (IRE)(Selkirk (USA))

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 10/3 3/1 10/3 3/1 9/4 3/1)
(Ring price: 11/4 3/1 11/4 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 3/1) SP 3/1fav

John Gosden

W Buick

Tote Win £4.20 Place £1.90

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

1st Jun, 12 Epsom
1st Flat Hcp This
Race 3rd Aug, 12 Goodwood
3rd Flat Rated 104

2nd

Black Spirit (USA) 8-13 (Mr A D Spence)
(Drawn 12) Rated 100
Black Minnaloushe (USA) - L'extra Honor (USA)(Hero's Honor (USA))
Breeder - Arundel Farm LLC

(Morning price: 20/1 25/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

C G Cox

A Kirby

Place £6.30

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

1st Jun, 12 Epsom
4th Flat Hcp This
Race 13th Sep, 12 Doncaster
1st Flat Hcp Rated 103

3rd

Mijhaar (GB) 9-1 (Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 2) Rated 102
Shirocco (GER) - Jathaabeh (GB)(Nashwan (USA))
Breeder - Darley

(Morning price: 3/1 4/1 7/2 4/1 7/2 3/1 4/1)
(Ring price: 7/2 4/1 9/2) SP 9/2

Roger Varian

N Callan

Place £2.30

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

17th May, 12 York
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 102 This
Race 14th Jul, 12 York
15th Flat Hcp Rated 102

4th

0.75L

Qaraaba (GB) 9-0 (Mr P A Deal)
(Drawn 14) Rated 101
Shamardal (USA) - Mokaraba (GB)(Unfuwain (USA))

(Morning price: 8/1 7/1 9/1 8/1 7/1 6/1)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

S Durack

G Baker

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

8th Jun, 12 Doncaster
1st Flat Hcp Rated 92 This
Race 14th Jul, 12 Newbury
5th Flat Rated 102

5th

Retrieve (AUS) 9-7 (Godolphin)
(Drawn 3) Rated 108
Rahy (USA) - Hold To Ransom (USA)(Red Ransom (USA))
Breeder - Darley

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 20/1 14/1)
SP 14/1

Saeed Bin Suroor

L Dettori

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

26th May, 12 Goodwood
3rd Flat Rated 113 This
Race 14th Jul, 12 Newbury
3rd Flat Rated 108

6th

Kirthill (IRE) 8-13 (Mr L Marinopoulos)
(Drawn 4) Rated 100
Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Kirtle (GB)(Hector Protector (USA))

(Morning price: 16/1 12/1 16/1 14/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

Luca Cumani

R L Moore

mid-division on inside, pushed along 4f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger

16th May, 12 York
9th Flat Hcp Rated 100 This
Race 31st Jul, 12 Goodwood
13th Flat Hcp Rated 100

7th

1.75L

Sirvino (GB) 8-11 (Mr Theo Williams And Mr Charles Mocatta)
(Drawn 9) Rated 98
Vettori (IRE) - Zenita (IRE)(Zieten (USA))

(Morning price: 25/1 20/1 25/1 20/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1) SP 12/1

David Barron

R Hughes

held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never reached leaders and weakened 1f out

4th Jun, 12 Redcar
9th Flat Hcp Rated 100 This
Race 30th Jun, 12 Windsor
8th Flat Hcp Rated 96

8th

2.25L

Opera Gal (IRE) 8-10 (Mr J C Smith)
(Drawn 11) Rated 97
Galileo (IRE) - Opera Glass (GB)(Barathea (IRE))

(Morning price: 16/1 20/1 25/1 33/1)
SP 33/1

A Balding

David Probert

tracked leader 2f, went 2nd again 6f out, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out

26th May, 12 Goodwood
4th Flat Rated 101 This
Race 15th Aug, 12 Salisbury
1st Flat Rated 95

9th

0.75L

Hyper (USA) 8-13 (Kenneth L & Sarah K Ramsey)
(Drawn 15) Rated 100
Victory Gallop (USA) - Raw Nerve (USA)(Nureyev (USA))

(Ring price: 22/1 20/1 25/1 20/1 25/1) SP 25/1

Chad Brown

J P Murtagh

took keen hold in rear, never a factor

This
Race 14th Jul, 12 Newbury
7th Flat Rated 95

10th

Con Artist (IRE) 9-1 (Godolphin)
(Drawn 7) Rated 102
Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Hoodwink (IRE)(Selkirk (USA))

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 25/1 16/1)
SP 16/1

Saeed Bin Suroor

S De Sousa

led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

4th Jun, 12 Redcar
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 100 This
Race 7th Jul, 12 Sandown
4th Flat Hcp Rated 102

11th

1.25L

French Navy (GB) 9-7 (Godolphin)
(Drawn 10) Rated 108
Shamardal (USA) - First Fleet (USA)(Woodman (USA))

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 9/1) SP 9/1

M Al Zarooni

M Barzalona

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

22nd Oct, 11 Newbury
6th Flat Rated 110 This
Race 14th Jul, 12 Newbury
2nd Flat Rated 106

12th

Beachfire (GB) 9-4 (H R H Princess Haya of Jordan)
(Drawn 1) Rated 105
Indian Haven (GB) - Maine Lobster (USA)(Woodman (USA))

(Morning price: 20/1 16/1 25/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

John Gosden

P Hanagan

took keen hold towards rear, never a factor

12th May, 12 Lingfield
7th Flat Rated 107 This
Race 3rd Aug, 13 Newton Abbot
3rd Hdl

13th

3.25L

Ottoman Empire (FR) 9-1 (Mr Ahmad Al Shaikh)
(Drawn 6) Rated 102
Pivotal (GB) - Chesnut Bird (IRE)(Storm Bird (CAN))

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 20/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

David Simcock

J P Spencer

slowly into stride, soon pushed along to race handy, went 2nd 8f out until 6f out, chased leaders until weakened 2f out

1st Jun, 12 Epsom
2nd Flat Hcp This
Race 2nd Aug, 12 Epsom
2nd Flat Rated 102

Off 4.25
Time 2m. 8.00 secs, which is 4.85 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £96.40
Tote Trifecta- £518.30.

Non runners Kings Gambit (SAF), Danadana , Junoob (GB)
2011 Beachfire 4 8-9 W Buick 12/1 (John Gosden) (Drawn 15)
2010 Rainbow Peak 4 9-4 N Callan 13/8Fav (M A Jarvis) (Drawn 16)
2009 Perfect Stride 4 9-5 R L Moore 8/1 (Sir Michael Stoute) (Drawn 14)
2008 Supaseus 5 8-11 S Drowne 12/1 (H Morrison) (Drawn 10)