Wednesday, June 18, 2003

ROYAL ASCOT 2003
RACENEWS RACECOURSE SERVICE
SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18

TOTE TURNOVER BOOMS

The Tote turnover exceeded £2 million at Royal Ascot for the first time today when it amounted to £2,019,064, up by 18.5% on last year’s £1,703,482.

NO WATERING TONIGHT

The course will NOT be watered this evening.

“After the watering last night and the rain we had after racing yesterday, the times were a bit slower today and there is drizzle forecast,” said clerk of the course Nick Cheyne.

“The course has ridden very well today.”


TOP CLASS ENTRY FOR KING GEORGE

There is a superb international list of 61 entries for the £750,000 King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, to be run at Ascot on Saturday, July 26. As well as coming from England and Ireland, there are potential challengers from France, Germany and South Africa, reflecting Ascot’s international appeal. This is very much illustrated by the success of the Australian-trained Choisir in the King’s Stand Stakes yesterday.

Numerically the largest entry for the third leg of the BHB Summer Triple Crown/Grand Slam comes from Aidan O’Brien and the Coolmore operation, who have 18 under consideration for the race. These are headed by last year’s dual Derby and Breeders’ Cup Turf hero High Chaparral, with this year’s Irish 1,000 Guineas winner and unlucky Oaks runner-up Yesterday and the Derby second The Great Gatsby among his back-up team.

Godolphin has 13 possible contenders, including last year’s Prince of Wales’s Stakes winner Grandera, who tries for that prize again today, Sulamani, who won the Prix du Jockey-Club and was second in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe last year before being bought by Sheikh Mohammed and has since won for his new team in the Dubai Sheema Classic, and Mamool, due to run in the Gold Cup here tomorrow.

The Vodafone Derby hero Kris Kin heads a powerful quintet from Sir Michael Stoute’s stable, with Islington (the joint best middle distance filly in Europe last year and in action in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes today), Gamut and the lightly raced but highly regarded Princely Venture.

The French challenge could include Ange Gabriel, who is trained by Eric Libaud, whose wins last year included the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and who was runner-up to Sulamani in Dubai, and Loxias, who is with Carlos Laffon-Paria. From Germany there is Next Desert, who is trained by Andreas Schutz and won his country’s Derby last season, while Victory Moon, who won the UAE Derby and UAE 2,000 Guineas this year, can represent South Africa.

As well as Kris Kin and The Great Gatsby, Derby form is also represented by Alamshar and Norse Dancer, who finished third and fourth, while among the other older horses there are Nayef, just beaten in the King George last year by Golan before going on to take the Juddmonte International, last year’s Derby Italiano winner Rakti, who is now with Michael Jarvis and is another due to run today, and another immigrant from Italy, Falbrav who has shown good form since moving to Luca Cumani this season.

THE KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND STAKES

Group One, Class A, Ascot, July 26, 2003, Total prize fund £750,000, for three-year-olds and upwards, one mile and four furlongs, entries close Wednesday, June 11, 2003 (61 entries), forfeit stage July 8, Weights: 3-y-o colts and geldings 8st 9lb; fillies 8st 6lb; 4-y-o and up colts and geldings 9st 7lb; fillies 9st 4lb; Southern Hemisphere allowance: 4-y-o 5lb.

Form Horse Age Owner Trainer

11-213 ALAMSHAR (IRE) 3 H.H. Aga Khan John Oxx IRE
11-330 ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
2111-21 ANGE GABRIEL (FR) 5 Mrs H. Devin Eric Libaud FR
1- ARTISTIC LAD 3 Saeed Suhail Sir Michael Stoute
2-1 ARUNDEL (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
1/110-21 ASIAN HEIGHTS 5 J. L. C. Pearce Geoff Wragg
30-145 BALESTRINI (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
0113-44 BANDARI (IRE) 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum Mark Johnston
01-1013 BLACK SAM BELLAMY (IRE) 4 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
112-356 BLATANT 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
2331-43 BOLLIN ERIC 4 Sir Neil Westbrook Tim Easterby
121-30 BRIAN BORU 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
11 DELSARTE (USA) 3 Abdullah Saeed BelHab Mark Johnston
5234-31 EKRAAR (USA) 6 Hamdan Al Maktoum Marcus Tregoning
1301-31 FALBRAV (IRE) 5 Scuderia Rencati Srl Luca Cumani
1/015-52 FIGHT YOUR CORNER 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
2/124-1 GAMUT (IRE) 4 Exors of the late Lord Weinstock Sir Michael Stoute
5130-(1)(4) GRANDERA (IRE) 5 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
01-56 HANAMI 3 G. B. Partnership James Toller
412 HANDEL (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
122(0)-10 HAWK WING (USA) 4 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
111131- HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) 4 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
2411-62 HIGHDOWN (IRE) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
22-1032 HIGHEST (IRE) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
101(3)-04 HOLD THAT TIGER (USA) 3 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
0051/01- ICE DANCER (IRE) 5 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
460-(4)13 INDIAN CREEK 5 Seymour Cohn David Elsworth
101153- ISLINGTON (IRE) 4 Exors of the late Lord Weinstock Sir Michael Stoute
1213-44 IZDIHAM (IRE) 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum Marcus Tregoning
01-11 KRIS KIN (USA) 3 Saeed Suhail Sir Michael Stoute
13312-1 LEADERSHIP 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
0-(2)(1)120 LET ME TRY AGAIN (IRE) 3 Terry Mills Terry Mills
415-121 LOXIAS (FR) 4 L. Marinopoulos CarlosLaffon-Parias FR
225-110 MAGISTRETTI (USA) 3 Michael Tabor Neville Callaghan
4154-11 MAMOOL (IRE) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
1/222-65 MASTERFUL (USA) 5 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
41152/P- MILAN 5 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
1355-22 MILLENARY 6 L. Neil Jones John Dunlop
32221-4 MILLSTREET 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
1205-43 NARRATIVE (IRE) 5 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
13421-(3) NAYEF (USA) 5 Hamdan Al Maktoum Marcus Tregoning
1/1211-3 NEXT DESERT (IRE) 4 Gestut Wittekindshof Andreas Schutz GER
1440-34 NORSE DANCER (IRE) 3 Jeff Smith David Elsworth
2-(1)(1)112 PARASOL (IRE) 4 Mohammed Al Nabouda David Loder
2212- POWERSCOURT 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
5/10-1 PRINCELY VENTURE (IRE) 4 Exors of the late Lord Weinstock Sir Michael Stoute
2-(1)32 PRIVATE CHARTER 3 Robert Sangster Barry Hills
120-200 PUGIN (IRE) 5 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
11630-1 RAKTI 4 Gary A. Tanaka Michael Jarvis
4-14 ROOSEVELT (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
131 SABRE D'ARGENT (USA) 3 Sheikh Mohammed David Loder
212-261 SIGHTS ON GOLD (IRE) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
0 SOLSKJAER (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier & Dianne Nagle Aidan O'Brien IRE
102101- SPARTACUS (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
11112-1 SULAMANI (IRE) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
1644-22 THE GREAT GATSBY (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
11123(5)- VAN NISTELROOY (USA) 3 Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Stonerside Stable Aidan O'Brien IRE
(1)(1)-(1)(2)(1)0 VICTORY MOON (SAF) 4 MAD Syndicate Mike de Kock SA
22-1121 WARRSAN (IRE) 5 Saeed Manana Clive Brittain
631-012 YESTERDAY (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier & Roisin Henry Aidan O'Brien IRE
135-045 ZINDABAD (FR) 7 Abdulla BuHaleeba Mark Johnston

61 entries
19 Irish-trained entries
2 French-trained entries
1 German-trained entry
1 South African-trained entry




RHYTHM HEADS CORONATION LINE-UP

The Sagitta 1000 Guineas heroine Russian Rhythm will start a warm favourite for Friday’s feature Group 1 Coronation Stakes, for which 11 fillies have been declared to run. But the Kingmambo filly, whose owner Cheveley Park Stud and trainer Sir Michael Stoute won the 1998 race with Exclusive, has to overcome the statistic that no horse since One In A Million in 1979 has gone on to win the Coronation Stakes after landing the Newmarket classic. The Cheveley Park Stud/Stoute combination have a useful second string in Fantasize, winner of the Listed Carey’s Swinley Stakes at Ascot on April 30.

Other rivals include Diacada, trained at her owner’s historic Gestut Rottgen near Cologne by Hans Blume and another boasting a classic vistory having won the German 1,000 Guineas at Dusseldorf on May 11.

Soviet Song, who finished fourth in the Sagitta 1000 Guineas, already has a Group 1 success to her name, having won the Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile at Ascot in September while another to have made her mark at the highest level is Mail The Desert, winner of last season’s Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes.

Cassis, who finished fifth in the French Oaks, had earlier won the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York, while the Sagitta 1000 Guineas tenth Duty Paid most recently finished third to Rimrod in Listed company at Epsom.

Geoff Wragg has won this race with Balisada in 1999, Rebecca Sharp in 1997 and Marling in 1992 and the Newmarket handler saddles Proxima, winner of a Nottingham maiden on May 9.

Blaise Castle has not run since winning a three-runner conditions stakes at Newmarket in November, Buy The Sport will need to improve on her Italian 1,000 Guineas sixth and Tattersalls Musidora Stakes fifth to figure in this company while Gonfilia has not run since finishing 12th in the Sagitta 1000 Guineas.

THE CORONATION STAKES DECLARED RUNNERS

Class A, Group One, Total Prize Fund £250,000. Friday, June 20, 2003. 1m. For three-year-old fillies only. Weights: 9st each. Entries closed April 23 (65 entries), forfeit stage May 27 (27 remain), £20,000 supplementary entry stage June 14 (1 added), five-day confirmation stage June 14 (15 remain), final declaration stage 10.00am, June 18, 2003 (11 declared).

Form Horse Owner Trainer Jockey/Draw
(3)1- BLAISE CASTLE (USA) John Deer Gerard Butler Eddie Ahern/10
1444-(1)65 BUY THE SPORT (USA) Gold Group International Ltd Brian Meehan Pat Eddery/4
(1)2630-015 CASSIS (USA) Sanford Robertson Jeremy Noseda Pat Eddery/3
414-1 DIACADA (GER) Gestut Rottgen Hans Blume GER Andrasch Starke/7
3110-03 DUTY PAID (IRE) Jeff Smith David Elsworth Richard Quinn/1
41-13 FANTASIZE Cheveley Park Stud Sir Michael Stoute Johnny Murtagh/5
11-(2)0 GONFILIA (GER) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori/2
443021- MAIL THE DESERT (IRE) Newsells Park Stud Mick Channon Steve Drowne/8
51 PROXIMA (IRE) Anthony Oppenheimer Geoff Wragg Darryll Holland/9
1112-1 RUSSIAN RHYTHM (USA) Cheveley Park Stud Sir Michael Stoute Kieren Fallon/11
111-4 SOVIET SONG (IRE) Elite Racing Club James Fanshawe Oscar Urbina/6

11 declared runners
1 German-trained


MURTAGH STOOD DOWN

Johnny Murtagh, the leading rider at Royal Ascot for the past two years, will not ride today having been stood down by the racecourse doctor.

The Irishman was hit in the face by his mount Red Power and then thrown from the horse before yesterday’s Coventry Stakes and gave up some of his later rides.

“He has been stood down for one day as he is still stiff and sore from yesterday,” said Dr Norman Gordon, the racecourse medical officer.

“I will see him again tomorrow and will be reviewing the situation on a day-to-day basis.”

Murtagh’s place will be taken by Darryll Holland on Saturn in the Jersey Stakes and Richard Hughes will be on Promenade in the Queen Mary Stakes.

FIRST RACE GROUP THREE JERSEY STAKES
WIN QUOTES

BRITTAIN TAKES OPENER

Newmarket trainer Clive Brittain pointed at the First place pole in the winner’s enclosure and said, “I’m back,” after his Membership had taken this afternoon’s opener by two and a half lengths from Arakan. This was his 15th Royal Ascot success with his previous win coming in 2000.

“I’m not surprised by that,” said Brittain, after his charge had belied his odds of 20/1. “At Newmarket last time [when runner-up to Trade Fair in a Listed contest] the pace was too slow. I thought that he would have a big chance here as I knew they would go like the clappers and he would have every chance of getting a run.”

Brittain was delighted that he had been able to book top American jockey Gary Stevens, who executed his plans to a tee.

“The top American riders have a clock in their brain which helps a lot,” continued the handler. “I booked Gary earlier in the week when I realised that he didn’t have a ride in this race. I thought ‘my God,’ as I’ve been lucky with visiting jockeys.

“I told him to wait, wait and wait again and then you go.”

This was Stevens first success at the Royal Meeting since he won on the Queen’s Blueprint in 1999.

He said: “Clive was very confident. He said hold him up. This is exactly what I did and I used his 75 yard punch. I followed them and then went for it one and a half furlongs out.

“We ran into some traffic which probably helped because he was eager to go on and I wanted to bide my time. I was loaded coming to the furlong marker and it was just a matter of getting a run. We won with something left.

“You can’t beat Royal Ascot - it is by far the most exclusive and enjoyable meeting in the world. To me this is the ultimate in world horseracing.”


PLACED QUOTES RACE ONE
JERSEY STAKES

“IT’S A BIG JUMP UP”

“He has run really well, done absolutely nothing wrong,” said Alan Cooper, racing manager to the Niarchos family after favourite Arakan had been second to 20-1 Membership in the opening Jersey Stakes.

“He is still a bit of a baby with things to learn, and it is quite a jump up from handicaps in which he has been running to Group company like this. We shall talk about things with (Sir) Michael (Stoute, his trainer), before we decide about where to go next, and I think he will stay at seven furlongs and/or a mile. It would be nice to think that he could win a Group race like this.”

Andrew Balding was very pleased with the show by third home Rimrod. “He has done very well with his penalty from his win at Epsom, but he was not helped by being drawn on the wide outside in 14, so that Martin had to make his effort sooner than he would have wanted. There is a Group 11 race in Ireland next month that we shall look at for him,” he said.

Jeremy Noseda was “delighted” with the fourth place from Wizard of Noz, who was running for the first time in eight months. “I am really pleased with that as he had to miss all the spring races when he was wrong, and to have run like that first time out has really pleased me,” he said.

“I think he may have a bit of a break now, as we had to rush him a bit to get here and he has had a fairly hard race. So I would not want to rush him back too quickly, but I do think that there is a Group race in him and I would like to think that he will be a horse to have as a four-year-old.”

Kieren Fallon described the ground as “the same as it was yesterday”, a comment repeated by Richard Hughes while Pat Eddery said “it’s good fast ground.”



SECOND RACE WINNING QUOTES
QUEEN MARY STAKES

JOHNSTON FILLY IS STAR ATTRACTION

Attraction justified 13/8 favouritism when maintaining her unbeaten record with a hugely-impressive victory in the Queen Mary Stakes carrying the colours of her owner-breeder the Duke of Roxburghe, who is also a steward today.

“She has always been a little bit special and has a great engine at her back-end. She’s not an extravagant mover,” said winning trainer Mark Johnston.

“She’s not a perfect specimen and it is not something I’d mention but after she won at Thirsk the owner mentioned she didn’t go to the sales because she hadn’t got the best of front legs. It’s not something I ever notice - I always say buy a Ferrari and don’t worry about the tyres.

“Kevin (Darley) said she ran very green, which is amazing when you think it was her fourth start. The plan had been to get a lead.

“It’s one race at a time with her, the Duke of Roxburghe’s brief was just to win a race with her. I don’t know where to go next - I honestly haven’t a clue.”

Johnston revealed that it had been touch and go whether the filly made it to Ascot. “On Saturday morning, she was on a track on the gallops where it was very dusty and she just leapt and ended up down on her knees, cutting herself.

“We had a couple of days with a lot of worry and hosing her with cold water. If there had been any swelling then she would have been out.”


Kevin Darley added: “I think Mark (Johnston) could have ridden her, she won so well. This is a big robust filly who could go all the way

“She takes a stride or two to get going but shows a lot of natural speed early on. What I liked is when you give her a slap and ask her to dig deep she does just that.”

Attraction is as short as 20/1 with Cashmans for next year’s Sagitta 2000 Guineas.

FIRST RACE GROUP THREE JERSEY STAKES
WIN QUOTES

BRITTAIN TAKES OPENER

Newmarket trainer Clive Brittain pointed at the First place pole in the winner’s enclosure and said, “I’m back,” after his Membership had taken this afternoon’s opener by two and a half lengths from Arakan. This was his 15th Royal Ascot success with his previous win coming in 2000.

“I’m not surprised by that,” said Brittain, after his charge had belied his odds of 20/1. “At Newmarket last time [when runner-up to Trade Fair in a Listed contest] the pace was too slow. I thought that he would have a big chance here as I knew they would go like the clappers and he would have every chance of getting a run.”

Brittain was delighted that he had been able to book top American jockey Gary Stevens, who executed his plans to a tee.

“The top American riders have a clock in their brain which helps a lot,” continued the handler. “I booked Gary earlier in the week when I realised that he didn’t have a ride in this race. I thought ‘my God,’ as I’ve been lucky with visiting jockeys.

“I told him to wait, wait and wait again and then you go.”

This was Stevens first success at the Royal Meeting since he won on the Queen’s Blueprint in 1999.

He said: “Clive was very confident. He said hold him up. This is exactly what I did and I used his 75 yard punch. I followed them and then went for it one and a half furlongs out.

“We ran into some traffic which probably helped because he was eager to go on and I wanted to bide my time. I was loaded coming to the furlong marker and it was just a matter of getting a run. We won with something left.

“You can’t beat Royal Ascot - it is by far the most exclusive and enjoyable meeting in the world. To me this is the ultimate in world horseracing.”


PLACED QUOTES RACE ONE
JERSEY STAKES

“IT’S A BIG JUMP UP”

“He has run really well, done absolutely nothing wrong,” said Alan Cooper, racing manager to the Niarchos family after favourite Arakan had been second to 20-1 Membership in the opening Jersey Stakes.

“He is still a bit of a baby with things to learn, and it is quite a jump up from handicaps in which he has been running to Group company like this. We shall talk about things with (Sir) Michael (Stoute, his trainer), before we decide about where to go next, and I think he will stay at seven furlongs and/or a mile. It would be nice to think that he could win a Group race like this.”

Andrew Balding was very pleased with the show by third home Rimrod. “He has done very well with his penalty from his win at Epsom, but he was not helped by being drawn on the wide outside in 14, so that Martin had to make his effort sooner than he would have wanted. There is a Group 11 race in Ireland next month that we shall look at for him,” he said.

Jeremy Noseda was “delighted” with the fourth place from Wizard of Noz, who was running for the first time in eight months. “I am really pleased with that as he had to miss all the spring races when he was wrong, and to have run like that first time out has really pleased me,” he said.

“I think he may have a bit of a break now, as we had to rush him a bit to get here and he has had a fairly hard race. So I would not want to rush him back too quickly, but I do think that there is a Group race in him and I would like to think that he will be a horse to have as a four-year-old.”

Kieren Fallon described the ground as “the same as it was yesterday”, a comment repeated by Richard Hughes while Pat Eddery said “it’s good fast ground.”



SECOND RACE GROUP THREE QUEEN MARY STAKES
PLACED QUOTES

LODER SECOND AGAIN

David Loder saddled his second two-year-old runner-up of the Royal Meeting when his Catstar found just Attraction three lengths too powerful. Yesterday Botanical finished second in the Coventry Stakes.

The Newmarket trainer said: “She’s run a very good race and the winner is obviously very good. I’m delighted for the winner’s owner, the Duke of Roxburghe, although I would have preferred a dead-heat!”
There are no plans for the runner-up at present.

“She will have a little rest now and she’ll get six furlongs,” added Loder.

Mick Channon, trainer of third-placed Majestic Desert, is in agreement with his training counterpart about the quality of the winner, although he believes his filly may well be better over six furlongs.

He said: “That was a good run and I’m thrilled. She’s a proper little filly with a great attitude. The first two are very fast and look real good - someone must have let them out of the Silver Ring!
“Over six furlongs it might be a different story - they rather got her on her head over five furlongs.

“There are a lot of options for her now.

“The two-year-old races here are looking a bit special this year.”
Majestic Desert’s jockey Darryll Holland agreed that a step up to six furlongs might suit.

“Maybe another furlong would suit her - she got outpaced over the road and she’s a tough filly,” he commented.

WINNING QUOTES RACE THREE
PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES

TRIPLE CROWN/GRAND SLAM UNDER CONSIDERATION

“We shall certainly look at the new Triple Crown for him after this,” said Marcus Tregoning after Nayef had outrun the 50-1 chance Rakti in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes. “After all, if the people have put up the money for the series it is wrong not to give it proper consideration.

“It is wonderful to have won a race like this at Royal Ascot and against such good opposition. Nayef is a really good and consistent horse and he has won this really well.

“The Eclipse will certainly be very high in our thoughts when I discuss things with Sheikh Hamdan, and the King George is also a possibility as he has run so very well here on so many occasions.

“I thought Richard (Hills) rode a wonderful race on Nayef, but must also be very grateful to Willie Supple, for the job he did on Ekraar when they were taking on Moon Ballad for the lead. Ekraar was there to do a job for us and he did it well, but he used up all his speed in doing so, which is why he did not last very long in the straight.

“I was quite confident that Nayef would turn round the Dubai form with Moon Ballad, especially on this different surface.

“Last year we made the mistake of running Nayef back too soon after he had come back from Dubai, but we did not do that this time. He stayed out there for about a month after his final run, but though he was going really well before Epsom we decided not to run him in the Coronation Cup. He was flying even more before he ran here!”

Paddy Power have Nayef as their second favourite at 9-2 (from 8-1)_ for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes next month. Sulamani is their 2-1 favourite with High Chaparral on 5-1.

THIRD RACE PLACED QUOTES
PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES

50/1 RAKTI RUNS BLINDER IN SECOND

Last year’s Italian Derby winner Rakti ran a blinder in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes to his bely his odds of 50/1 to the delight of trainer Michael Jarvis.

The Newmarket handler took charge of Gary Tanaka’s four-year-old this year and has done a lot of work on him with the help of Steve ‘Yarmy’ Dyble, who has helped to coach the horse at the start.

“He’s a very fast horse,” said Jarvis. “And we’ve done a lot of work with him at home. Yarmy gets him in the stall, puts the rope on him and the horse really respects that.”

Islington ran a good race to finish third on her seasonal reappearance, a performance described by trainer Sir Michael Stoute as “very satisfactory.”

Peter Reynolds, stud manager for owners the Weinstock family, added: “She needed the race so badly and just had a lack of match practice. This will have brought her on a ton and she ran a super race.

“I don’t know about plans - I leave that to the trainer.”


PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES
FURTHER QUOTES

GODOLPHIN PAIR DO NOT FIRE
IN FEATURE CONTEST

The two Godolphin horses in today’s feature contest did not appear to fire with last year’s winner Grandera finishing seventh and favourite Moon Ballad coming ninth.

Their trainer Saeed bin Suroor said: “That was a disappointing result - they both looked fine after the race and we will see how they come back.

“I still believe both are class horses and that there are races to be won with them in the future. There are no plans at the moment.”

Asked if Moon Ballad may have been effected by Ekraar bustling him up at the front, he replied: “It is difficult to say. He didn’t look as happy this time and I expect much better than this later.”

Moon Ballad’s jockey Frankie Dettori said: “He was just too fresh and needed the race. From three furlongs out he wasn’t too happy and I knew I was in trouble. He’s got a race under his belt and should be fine.”

Grandera’s rider Jamie Spencer commented: “He just didn’t fire.”



FOURTH RACE ROYAL HUNT CUP
WIN QUOTES

FANSHAWE’S FIRST ROYAL MEETING VICTORY

“This is the most special meeting and I hope that this is the first of many,” were the words uttered by winning trainer James Fanshawe after he had gained his first Royal Ascot success courtesy of Macadamia in the Royal Hunt Cup.

The win was especially poignant as it came for Macadamia’s owner/breeder Sam Vestey. “I’m absolutely thrilled as Lord Vestey is one of my original owners.” He also owned Fanshawe’s first Group winner Radwell, who was successful in the Solario Stakes at Sandown.

He continued: “Macadamia is improving fast and she’s by Classic Cliche who won the Gold Cup [in 1996] but she doesn’t really get more than a mile. She’s got to be good enough for Group races now and she has improved with age like her father.

“I’ve had quite a few placed here before now - Invermark was a little unlucky when second in the Gold Cup and Ecclesiastical was runner-up in the Britannia.”

Macadamia was ridden by Dane O’Neill, who came in for a spare ride after Johnny Murtagh was declared unfit this morning by the doctor.

“It was bad luck on Johnny but good luck for Dane, who did a great job,” enthused Fanshawe.

Dane O’Neill said: “Johnny had a bad fall yesterday and it was not a nice way to get a spare ride. I’ve ridden a few for the stable before.”

Looking further ahead to Friday’s Coronation Stakes, Fanshawe reported: “Soviet Song would like a bit more rain and I hope that she is regaining her sparkle. She worked well on Tuesday.”


PLACED QUOTES RACE FOUR
ROYAL HUNT CUP


PLACED PAIR MAY MEET AT GOODWOOD



“He has run his heart out and has turned round the form from York with Funfair, the horse who beat him there,” said Clive Brittain after Camp Commander had beaten all but Macadamia in the Royal Hunt Cup.

“We held him up as long as possible to get the trip as this is a stiff mile for him and he has run on really well, but there is always one horse that bit better handicapped than you are.

“We may well run him in the Bunbury Cup at Newmarket and the William Hill Mile at Goodwood is a good sort of race for him. The easy mile like that will suit him well.

Tim Easterby, trainer of third home Tough Love, said that the big Goodwood handicap is “a distinct possibility” for his four-year-old, who ran a big race under his 7lb penalty. “This is a stiff mile for him,” he said.

WINNING QUOTES RACE FIVE
ASCOT STAKES

Martin Pipe sent out the winner of the Ascot Stakes for the fifth time -- the only other race he has won at the Royal meeting in the Windsor Castle -- when bottom weight Sindarpour took full advantage of the 25lb he was getting from top weight Landing Light.

And to give the race a real jumping flavour, Landing Light is trained by Nicky Henderson who, like Pipe, is better known for his exploits over the obstacles.

Sindarpour was lucky to have been in the race at all for two reasons. If he had not won at Sandown on Saturday he would not have collected the penalty which enabled him to make the cut, and more seriously, about tyree months ago he sustained a crack in his pelvis which could have had very serious consequences.

“He just pulled up lame after he had galloped and when we x-rayed him there was a wide crack in his pelvis,” the trainer related, “but my vet has done a marvellous job and here we are.

“I wasn’t worried about the loose horse during the race, he was probably doing us a favour by annoying the leaders, and though I was a bit worried when Martin (Dwyer) kicked on as early as he did and I thought he had done so a bit early, he is a good jockey and new exactly what he was doing.”

Sindarpour went to the front on the home turn and stayed on strongly to win by three lengths from Landing Light.

WINNING QUOTES RACE FIVE
ASCOT STAKES


JUMPING MEN TAKE THE SPOILS

Martin Pipe sent out the winner of the Ascot Stakes for the fifth time -- the only other race he has won at the Royal meeting is the Windsor Castle -- when bottom weight Sindarpour took full advantage of the 25lb he was getting from top-weight Landing Light.

And to give the race a real jumping flavour, Landing Light is trained by Nicky Henderson who, like Pipe, is better known for his exploits over the obstacles.

Sindarpour was lucky to have been in the race at all for two reasons. If he had not won at Sandown on Saturday he would not have collected the penalty which enabled him to make the field, and more seriously, about tyree months ago he sustained a crack in his pelvis which could have had very serious consequences.

“He just pulled up lame after he had galloped and when we x-rayed him there was a wide crack in his pelvis,” the trainer related, “but my vet has done a marvellous job and here we are.

“I wasn’t worried about the loose horse during the race, he was probably doing us a favour by annoying the leaders, and though I was a bit worried when Martin (Dwyer) kicked on as early as he did and I thought he had done so a bit early, he is a good jockey and knew exactly what he was doing.”

Sindarpour went to the front on the home turn and stayed on strongly to win by three lengths from Landing Light.

FIFTH RACE PLACED QUOTES
ASCOT STAKES


LIGHT JUST FAILS TO LAND SPOILS

Trainer Nicky Henderson, a more familiar sight in the winner’s enclosures of Cheltenham and Aintree, looks set to be visiting some more big Flat meetings this summer after top hurdler Landing Light finished second under top weight in the Ascot Stakes under Kieren Fallon.

“Carrying the weight is one thing, giving it away is another thing,” rued Henderson.

“Kieren says we must keep going on the Flat, I’m not sure what or where - I know where the Ascot Stakes is run but I’m not so good on some of the other races! The Flat programme book doesn’t get used very much, I’ll have to dust it down.

“He’s in the Northumberland Plate, but thats over one mile six furlongs which would be a bit tight and it’s week on Saturday so I would think Goodwood would be more likely.”


SIXTH RACE WINNING QUOTES
CHESHAM STAKES (LISTED)

PEARL SHINES TO GIVE JOHNSTON JUVENILE DOUBLE

Pearl Of Love completed a 4.5/1 juvenile double for Mark Johnston, who had earlier won the Queen Mary Stakes with Attraction, when landing the concluding Chesham Stakes by a length and a half from the fast-finishing Tyccon.

“It’s not been a bad day,” said Johnston. “From the start this was our one for the meeting and as with the filly, nothing but winning would do. It would have been a desperate disappointment if this one had not won. It’s been terrible in the run-up, I don’t remember ever being like this before.

“This is a really progressive horse, sometimes you just get a gut feeling about them.

“He’s got it all - the looks, temperament, speed and pedigree and I think Peintre Celebre is going to do well as a sire. He’s got huge scope and we were shocked he was so good so early because he looked like a horse for the back-end and still does really.

“We’ll be taking a long-term view with him and give him a couple more runs. He’s in the National Stakes in Ireland, it’s quite rare I enter them in that because of the cost and the early entry date.”

Cashmans quote Pearl Of Love at 20/1 for the 2004 Vodafone Derby while Ladbrokes rate both Pearl Of Love and Tycoon 33/1 chances for next year’s Sagitta 2000 Guineas.

SIXTH RACE LISTED CHESHAM STAKES
PLACED QUOTES

TYCOON FINDS ONE TOO GOOD

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Tycoon had the misfortune of coming up against Pearl Of Love in today’s concluding contest, going down by one and a half lengths to that rival.

“Our horse ran a good race,” said the Irish trainer. “We’ll take our time with him and I’m not sure where he will run next.”

Recent Windsor winner Milk It Mick, trained by Jamie Osborne, was a further one and a half lengths adrift in third.

“He ran well and I’m pleased. He stepped up on the Windsor performance and there are no excuses. Martin [Dwyer, jockey] gave him a nice ride and he found two too good for him,” explained the trainer.

“He’s still a bit weak and he will win a good race this year - we’ve got all sorts of options and he’s got the speed for six furlongs and will probably get a mile later in the year.”

Milk It Mick’s owner Paul Dixon, whose wife Yvette bred the Millkom colt, commented: “He’s a nice horse who will probably be better with a bit of time.

“The two in front are nice horses - the winner was well touted while Tycoon was supposed to be their banker of the week. The Solario Stakes is a possibility but we’ll see how he goes.”


LEADING TRAINERS AT THE END OF DAY TWO

Name 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Roger Charlton 2 - - -
Mark Johnston 2 - - -
Clive Brittain 1 1 - -
Hughie Morrison 1 1 - -
Mick Channon 1 - 1 -
Marcus Tregoning 1 - - 1
James Fanshawe 1 - - -
Paul Perry AUS 1 - - -
Martin Pipe 1 - - 1
Saeed bin Suroor 1 - - -
Sir Michael Stoute - 3 2 -
David Loder - 2 - -
Michael Jarvis - 1 1 -
Aidan O’Brien IRE - 1 - 1
Gerald Cottrell - 1 - -
Nicky Henderson - 1 - -
Amanda Perrett - 1 - -
John Gosden - - 2 -
Andrew Balding - - 1 1
Tim Easterby - - 1 -
Alan Jarvis - - 1 -
Rod Millman - - 1 -
Jamie Osborne - - 1 -
Ralf Suerland GER - - 1 -
Neville Callaghan - - - 1
Charles Cyzer - - - 1
John Dunlop - - - 1
Fulke Johnson Houghton - - - 1
Brian Meehan - - - 1
Terry Mills - - - 1
Jeremy Noseda - - - 1
Lynda Ramsden - - - 1

JOCKEYS’ STANDINGS IN THE LONDON CLUBS TROPHY AT THE END OF DAY TWO

Name 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Darryll Holland 2 1 1 -
Richard Hughes 2 1 1 -
Frankie Dettori 1 2 - 1
Jimmy Fortune 1 1 1 -
Johnny Murtagh 1 1 - -
Martin Dwyer 1 - 2 1
Kevin Darley 1 - - 1
Richard Hills 1 - - -
Dane O’Neill 1 - - -
Gary Stevens 1 - - -
Kieren Fallon - 3 3 1
Philip Robinson - 1 1 -
Pat Eddery - 1 - -
Michael Kinane - 1 - -
Willie Supple - - 1 1
William Mongil - - 1 -
Jimmy Quinn - - 1 -
Christophe Soumillon - - - 3
Chris Catlin - - - 1
Barry Keniry - - - 1
Olivier Peslier - - - 1
Jamie Spencer - - - 1




SUPPLE AND PEDROZA SUSPENDED

Willie Supple and Eduardo Pedroza were both suspended for one day (May 27) after incidents in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.

Supple was found guilty of careless riding when Ekraar interfered with Falbrav about a furlong after the start, and Pedroza of the same offence when Paolini hampered Olden Times on the home turn.

NON-RUNNER

3.05pm Race 2 Queen Mary Stakes

Number 15 Vermilliann (vet’s certificate)

3.45pm Race 3 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes

Number 1 Chancellor (ground)


GOING NEWS AT 10 AM



The going for the second day of the Royal meeting remains

GOOD TO FIRM

on all parts of the course.

“We had a heavy shower after racing yesterday, which produced about two millimetres of rain, and we put another four millimetres on various parts of the track,” said clerk of the course Nick Cheyne.

“The forecast is for a mainly dry day and we shall monitor the situation during racing before making any decision about further watering.”


BETTING NEWS

Punters seem to be looking to Desert Destiny to get them off to a bright start in the opening Jersey Stakes (2.30) as they lick their wounds of yesterday, when exchanges were very much in favour of the layers. Sheikh Mohammed’s colt has been backed from 7-1 to 6-1 with William Hill, trimmed by half a point to 13-2 by Victor Chandler, cut by a point to 7-1 by Ladbrokes and reduced by two points from 8-1 by the Tote. But the most dramatic move has been that with Paddy Power, who quoted 10-1 this morning and are now down to 6-1.

Chandlers have also seen money for Islington (6-1 from 7-1) in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (3.45), in which Hills report sustained interest at 9-2 over Nayef. Ladbrokes report a bet of £10,000 at 11-2 over Grandera, who is at 5-1 from 11-2 with Powers. The latter have cut Falbrav by half a point to 4-1.

There has, inevitably, been a wide range of interest in the Royal Hunt Cup (4.20) with Camp Commander in demand all over the place. He has been cut from 22-1 to 16-1 by SkyBet, from 20-1 to 14-1 by Powers, frrom 18-1 to 12-1 by Coral and from 16-1 to 12-1 by Chandlers and Hills. SkyBet have also done good business over Selective (16-1 to 12-1), Macadamia (11-1 from 12-1) and Shot To Fame (33-1 from 40-1), while Hills and Powers report interest in Pentecost, who is at 20-1 from 28-1 with both firms. Powers have also cut Tough Love from 28-1 to 22-1 and Coral have trimmed Selective from 14-1 to 10-1.

Thewhirlingdervish has danced his way into the public fancy for the Ascot Stakes (4.55). He is in from 16-1 to 12-1 with Ladbrokes, SkyBet and Chandlers, from 20-1 to 14-1 by Coral and from 22-1 to 14-1 with Powers and Hills. Mana d’Argent is popular with Hills at 12-1, has been cut from that price to 9-1 by the Tote and from 16-1 to 10-1 with Powers, while Chandlers and Coral have cut Fortune Island from 16-1 to 12-1 and Coral have reduced Sindarpour from the same price to 14-1.

MORE BETTING NEWS


There has been yet more money for Desert Destiny in the opening Jersey Stakes (2.30), this time with Cashmans, who have brought him in from 8-1 to 7-1.

Their punters also anticipate a Mark Johnston double in the two two-year-old races, with Attraction having been trimmed from 15-8 to 6-4 for the Queen Mary Stakes (3.05) and Pearl of Love coming in from 6-4 to 5-4 for the Chesham (5.30)

Cashmans, who are paying 1/4 the odds each way on all races at the meeting (as long as there are enough runners !), offer money back if your selection is second to Funfair in the Royal Hunt Cup (4.20) and are paying over the first five places in that race and in the Ascot Stakes.

INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGERS ON SECOND DAY

Again some intriguing contestants from overseas line-up at Royal Ascot today, following on from Australia’s historic first success in Britain courtesy of the Paul Perry-trained Choisir in yesterday’s King’s Stand Stakes.

Apart from the usual strong challenge from Ireland at the Royal Meeting, America America will bid to become the first American-trained winner at Royal Ascot in the Group Three Queen Mary Stakes at 3.05pm.

The two-year-old daughter of Mister Baileys has already shown blistering speed in her homeland, winning a three-furlong event at Gulfstream Park on April 6, when proving a neck too powerful for Another Freddy.

Yesterday America America’s trainer Franck Mourier saddled his first runner here when Parisienne was eleventh in the Group Three Coventry Stakes.

An American-trained horse has gone close to winning at the Royal Meeting previously. In 1936 Omaha fought a tremendous duel with Quashed in that year’s renewal of the Gold Cup, which was to become famous as one of the most feted races of the twentieth century.

Omaha, the winner of the US Triple Crown in 1935 taking the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, and his rival crossed the line together in what many onlookers considered to be a dead heat, only for the judge to award the race to Quashed by a short head and in doing so quashing an audacious American challenge.

German trainer Andreas Wohler runs Paolini in today’s feature event, the Group One Prince Of Wales’s Stakes, at 3.45pm.

The Lando horse is running for the honour of being the first German-trained winner at Royal Ascot. Paolini was eighth behind Grandera, who reopposes today, in last year’s renewal of this great ten-furlong contest.

FIRST RACE RESULT
2.30pm THE JERSEY STAKES

Class A, Group Three, £75,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo which have not won a Group One or Group Two Pattern race. 7f. Weights: colts & geldings 8st 10lb; fillies 8st 7lb. Penalties: a winner of a Listed race 3lb; of a Group Three race 6lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £43,500; 2nd: £16,500; 3rd: £8,250; 4th: £3,750; 5th: £1,875; 6th: £1,125

1) MEMBERSHIP (Saeed Manana) Clive Brittain 3-8-10 Gary Stevens [3] 20/1
2) ARAKAN (Niarchos Family) Sir Michael Stoute 3-8-10 Kieren Fallon [7] 2/1 Fav
3) RIMROD (George Strawbridge) Andrew Balding 3-8-13 Martin Dwyer [14] 14/1
4) WIZARD OF NOZ (C Fox & J Wright) Jeremy Noseda 3-8-10 Christophe Soumillon [9]
5) DESERT DESTINY (Sheikh Mohmmed) David Loder 3-8-10 Frankie Dettori [5]
6) TANTE ROSE (Wafic Said) Barry Hills 3-8-13 Michael Hills [13]
7) SATURN (Highclere Thoroughbred Racing V) Michael Bell 3-8-10 Darryll Holland [4]
8) SOMNUS (Legard, Sidebottom & Sykes) Tim Easterby 3-8-10 Ted Durcan [8]
9) SALT LAKE CITY (Sue Magnier) Aidan O'Brien IRE 3-8-10 Michael Kinane [1]
9) A VERY GOOD YEAR (Terry Mills) Terry Mills 3-8-10 Tony Clark [10]
11) PRESTO VENTO (Ian Wright, Mrs D M Wright, Major Tony Everett) Richard Hannon 3-8-10 Pat Eddery [6]
12) BLAZING THUNDER (Khalid Abdulla) John Gosden 3-8-10 Richard Hughes [11]
13) NAAHY (Kuwait Racing Syndicate) Mick Channon 3-8-10 Jamie Spencer [2]
14) KETAN (Kenny Kok) Paul Blockley 3-8-10 John Egan [12]

14 ran
Time: 1m 26.64s Dist: 2 1/2, nk, sh, 1 1/2, 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 3, 3/4, dead heat, nk, sh, 10, 13
Breeding: ch c Belong To Me (USA)- Shamisen (Diesis) Breeder: Darley Stud Management, LLC
Tote: Win: £29.80 Places: £7.30; £1.70; £4.60 Exacta: £66.60

Winning trainer:-Name: Brittain, Clive Edward Born: Calne, Wiltshire, 15/12/33 Date of first licence: 1972 Previous Occupation: Joined Sir Noel Murless as stable lad in 1949 British Classic wins: (6) Sagitta 1000 Guineas (1984 Pebbles,1993 Sayyedati); Sagitta 2000 Guineas (1991 Mystiko); Vodafone Oaks (1992 User Friendly), Pertemps St Leger (1978 Julio Mariner, 1992 User Friendly) Other major wins include: German 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene), Irish 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene), Japan Cup (1986 Jupiter Island), Breeders’ Cup Turf (1985 Pebbles), St James’s Palace Stakes (1974 Averof, 1976 Radetzky), Coral-Eclipse Stakes (1985 Pebbles), Sussex Stakes (1995 Sayyedati), Nassau Stakes (2000 Crimplene), Juddmonte International (1991 Terimon), Yorkshire Oaks (1992 User Friendly), Cheveley Park Stakes (1992 Sayyedati), Champion Stakes (1985 Pebbles), Prix Jean Prat (1988 Lapierre), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1993 User Friendly), Prix Jacques Le Marois (1993 Sayyedati), Italian Derby (1991 Hailsham, 1995 Luso), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1997 Air Express), Hong Kong International Vase (1997 Luso); Nell Gwyn Stakes(1998 Cloud Castle) Meon Valley Stud Fillies Mile (1999 Teggiano); Coronation Cup (2003 Warrsan) Wins in a season(1983-2002):45:33:51:39:38:40:36:42:53: 63:37 :37:51:35:26: 23:40:27:28:31 Horses in training (1972-2003): 37;57; 71; 84; 81; 108; 81; 104; 104; 85; 92; 101;102:88:115:125:130:119:145:176:143:118 :124 :111:114:75:104:100:77:94:69:67 Wins this season: 25 First Royal Ascot win: Averof (June 6, 1974 - St James’s Palace Stakes) Royal Ascot Wins (15): St James’s Palace Stakes (1974 Averof, 1976 Radetzky), Queen Anne Stakes (1978 Radetzky, 1991 Sikeston, 1993 Alflora), Queen’s Vase (1982 Evzon), Coronation Stakes (2000 Crimplene), Royal Hunt Cup (1985 Come On The Blues), Hardwicke Stakes (1985 Jupiter Island), Chesham Stakes (1987 Lapierre, 1995 World Premier), Ribblesdale Stakes (1992 Armarama), Britannia Handicap (1992 Efharisto), King Edward VII Stakes (1996 Amfortas), Jersey Stakes (2003 Membership) Trains at Carlburg Stables, Newmarket, Suffolk

Winning jockey:- Name: Stevens, Gary Date of birth: 6/3/63 Place of birth: Caldwell, Idaho Family: wife, Nicky, daughters (Ashley & Carlie) and two sons (Tory Chad & Riley) - father Ron is a trainer; brother Scott is a jockey Date & Place of first winner: Lil Star, Les Bois Park, Boise, Idaho - May 16, 1979 - his first mount & trained by his father First stakes win: We Weise, Elmer’s Pancake House Handicap, Les Bois Park, Boise, Idaho - May 27, 1979. US wins 1979-1998: 56; 61; 93; 182; 255; 300; 218; 332; 272; 373; 262; 283; 240; 250; 247; 258; 222; 164; - ; 152; First Kentucky Derby ride: 1985 Tank’s Prospect (7th) Kentucky Derby wins: Winning Colors (1988),Thunder Gulch (1995), Silver Charm (1997) Other details: Rode 4,000th career winner aboard Comply at Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California (23/5/96); Became the eighth jockey and the youngest in Thoroughbred racing history to earn $100 million when his mount Don’t Presume won at Hollywood Park on July 18, 1993. Retired in December, 1999 due to knee problems but then decided to return to the saddle. Breeders’ Cup wins: In The Wings (1990 Turf), Brocco (1993 Juvenile), One Dreamer (1994 Distaff), Da Hoss (1996 Mile), Silverbulletday (1998 Juvenile Fillies), Escena (1998 Distaff), Anees (1999 Juvenile), War Chant (2000 Mile) Other Major American wins: Preakness Stakes (1997 Silver Charm, 2001 Point Given); Belmont Stakes (1995 Thunder Gulch, 1998 Victory Gallop, 2001 Point Given); Arlington Million (1990 Golden Pheasant, 1997 Marlin); Santa Anita Handicap (1995 Urgent Request); Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (1999 Manistique); Santa Anita Derby (1993 Personal Hope, 1994 Brocco, 1995 Larry The Legend, 1998 Indian Charlie, 1999 General Challenge, 2001 Point Given); Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (1994 Grand Flotilla); Acorn Stakes (1997 Sharp Cat); Mother Goose Stakes (1995 Serena’s Song); Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (1994 Slew Of Damscus, 1997 Gentlemen), Travers Stakes (1995 Thunder Gulch, 2001 Point Given); Man ‘O War Stakes (1995 Millkom); Woodward Stakes (1993 Bertrando); Beldame Stakes (1995 Serena’s Song); Frizette Stakes (1995 Golden Attraction); Champagne Stakes (1997 Grand Slam); Canadian International Stakes (1996 Singspiel, 1998 Royal Anthem) Major British wins: Predappio (1997 Hardwicke Stakes); Nassau Stakes (1999 Zahrat Dubai), Juddmonte International (1999 Royal Anthem); Cherry Hinton Stakes (1999 Torgau); Queen Anne Stakes (1999 Cape Cross); Great Voltigeur Stakes (1999 Fantastic Light) First Royal Ascot Success: Predappio (June 20, 1997 Hardwicke Stakes) Royal Ascot Successes: (4) Predappio (1997 Hardwicke Stakes); Queen Anne Stakes (1999 Cape Cross); Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (1999 Blueprint), Jersey Stakes (2003 Membership)

SECOND RACE RESULT

3.05pm THE QUEEN MARY STAKES

Class A, Group Three, £65,000 Total Prize Fund. For 2yo fillies. 5f. Weights: 8st 10lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £37,700; 2nd: £14,300; 3rd: £7,150; 4th: £3,250; 5th: £1,625; 6th: £975

1) ATTRACTION (Duke Of Roxburghe) Mark Johnston 2-8-10 Kevin Darley [7] 13/8 Fav
2) CATSTAR (Sheikh Mohammed) David Loder 2-8-10 Frankie Dettori [8] 7/2
3) MAJESTIC DESERT (Jaber Abdullah) Mick Channon 2-8-10 Darryll Holland [4] 10/1
4) ANN SUMMERS TWO (Gold Group International Ltd) Brian Meehan 2-8-10 Willie Supple [5]
5) MISS CHILDREY (Miss A Jones) Frank Ennis IRE 2-8-10 Seamus Heffernan [12]
6) PROMENADE (Cheveley Park Stud) Michael Bell 2-8-10 Richard Hughes [14]
7) SEGUIDILLA (The Marguerite Clifford Stable, Llc) Giles Bravery 2-8-10 Gary Carter [15]
8) AMERICA AMERICA (Cameron Express Inc) Franck Mourier USA 2-8-10 Gary Stevens [2]
9) INCISE (David & Trish Brown) Brian Meehan 2-8-10 Pat Eddery [9]
10) MISS MYTTON (Gordon Mytton) Alan Bailey 2-8-10 John Egan [6]
11) CRAFTY FANCY (Mrs F Houlihan) Dominic Ffrench Davis 2-8-10 Kieren Fallon [11]
12) CALDY DANCER (Mohammed Rashid) Alan Berry 2-8-10 Franny Norton [10]
13) SHOW ME THE ROSE (Sue Magnier & Diane Nagle) Aidan O'Brien IRE 2-8-10 Michael Kinane [3]
14) MIRASOL PRINCESS (Mrs M Forsyth & Mrs E Jamieson) Kevin Ryan 2-8-10 Paul Fessey [13]

14 ran Non-Runner: Vermilliann (Vet’s Certificate)
Time: 1m 00.46s Dist: 3, 5, 1 1/2, 3/4, nk, sh, 3/4, 3/4, 2, 1 3/4, sh, 3/4, 1
Breeding: b f Efisio - Flirtation (Pursuit Of Love) Breeder: Floors Farming
Tote: Win: £2.50 Places: £1.50; £1.60; £3.30 Exacta: £6.20

Winning Trainer:-Name: Johnston, Mark Steven Born:Glasgow, 10/9/59 Date of first licence: January 1987 First winner: Hinari Video (Carlisle, July 1, 1987) Previous Occupation: Qualified as veterinary surgeon at Glasgow University; practiced as vet in Cleveland, Essex and Northern Ireland, spent brief spells with John Winter, Tommy Craig, Charlie Millbank in France and John Russell in USA Classic win: (1) Sagitta 2,000 Guineas (1994 Mister Baileys) Other major wins include: Ascot Gold Cup (1995 Double Trigger, 2001 Royal Rebel), St James’s Palace Stakes (1996 Bijou D'Inde), Sagaro Stakes (1995 & 1996 Double Trigger), Doncaster Cup (1995,1996 & 1998 Double Trigger), Futurity Stakes (1994 Jural), Cornwallis Stakes (1994 Millstream), JP Morgan Private Bank Goodwood Cup (1995, 1997 & 1998 Double Trigger, 2000 Royal Rebel), Princess Margaret Stakes (1992 Marina Park), Champagne Lanson Vintage Stakes (1993 Mister Baileys), Royal Lodge Stakes (1993 Mister Baileys), Princess Of Wales’s Stakes (1998 Fruits Of Love), Dubai Turf Classic (1999 Fruits Of Love), Hardwicke Stakes (1999 and 2000 Fruits of Love), Lingfield Derby Trial (2002 Bandari), Chester Vase (2002 Fight Your Corner), Classic Trial (2002 Simeon), Peugeot Gordon Stakes (2002 Bandari), Credit Suisse Private Banking Pokal (2002 Yavana’s Pace), Great Voltigeur Stakes (2002 Bandari), Harvest
Stakes (2002 Love Everlasting) Wins in a season (1987-2002): 1: 5: 15: 28: 31: 53: 77: 117: 114: 116: 123: 100:113:130:116: 134 (most victories in Britain) Number of horses in training (1987-2003): n/a: 17: 18: 35: 35: 39: 49: 72: 120: 117: 120:130: 147:152:159:178:178 Trains at Kingsley House Racing Stables Middleham, N Yorks Wins this season: 60 Royal Ascot wins (15): Gold Cup (1995 Double Trigger, 2001 and 2002 Royal Rebel), King George V Handicap (1995 Diaghilef, 2002 Systematic), St James’s Palace Stakes (1996 Bijou D’Inde), Britannia Handicap (1997 Fly To The Stars), Hardwicke Stakes (1999 and 2000 Fruits Of Love, 2002 Zindabad), Chesham Stakes (2000 Celtic Silence, 2002 Helm Bank), Queen’s Vase (2001 And Beyond), Duke of Edinburgh Handicap (2001 Takamaka Bay), Queen Mary Stakes (2003 Attraction) First Royal Ascot win: Double Trigger (June 22, 1995 - Gold Cup)

Winning jockey:-Name: Darley, Kevin Paul. Born: Tettenhall, Staffordshire, 5/8/60 Apprenticeship: 1976, with Reg Hollinshead. First winner: Dust Up (Haydock 5/8/77) Classic Wins (1): Rothmans Royals St Leger (2002 Bollin Eric) First big win: Bovis Handicap (Van Laser - Ascot, October 8, 1977) Major wins include: Park Hill Stakes (1984 Borushka), Racing Post Trophy (1994 Celtic Swing, 2001 High Chaparral), Prix du Jockey-Club (1995 Celtic Swing), Nunthorpe Stakes (1997 Coastal Bluff - dead-heat with Ya Malak), Theo Fennell Lennox Stakes (2000 Observatory), Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup (2000 Pipalong), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2000 Observatory, 2002 Where Or When), Harvest Stakes (2001 Lilium), Jockey Club Cup (2001 Capal Garmon), Swinley Stakes (2002 Monturani), William Hill Mile (2002 Smirk), Harvest Stakes (2001 Lilium, 2002 Love Everlasting), Rockfel Stakes (2002 Luvah Girl) Wins 1991-02: 66; 91; 143; 154; 148; 113; 128; 94; 118; 155; 162; 113 Wins this season: 49 Other Details: Champion Jockey 2000 Royal Ascot Wins: (8) Wokingham Handicap (1996 Emerging Market), Jersey Stakes (2000 Observatory), Queen Mary Stakes (2000 Romantic Myth, 2003 Attraction), Queen’s Vase (2001 And Beyond), King George V H’cap (2002 Systematic), Hardwicke Stakes (2002 Zindabad), Golden Jubilee Stakes (2002 Malhub)

THIRD RACE RESULT

3.45pm THE PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES

Class A, Group One, £350,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+. 1m 2f. Weights: colts & geldings 9st; fillies 8st 11lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £203,000; 2nd: £77,000; 3rd: £38,500; 4th: £17,500; 5th: £8,750; 6th: £5,250

1) NAYEF (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Marcus Tregoning 5-9-00 Richard Hills [6] 5/1
2) RAKTI (Gary Tanaka) Michael Jarvis 4-9-00 Philip Robinson [9] 50/1
3) ISLINGTON (Exors of the late Lord Weinstock) Sir Michael Stoute 4-8-11 Kieren Fallon [10] 7/1
4) OLDEN TIMES (Prince A A Faisal) John Dunlop 5-9-00 Oliver Peslier [2]
5) FALBRAV (Scunderia Rencati Srl) Luca Cumani 5-9-00 Mirco Demuro [3]
6) KAIETEUR (Susan McCarthy) Brian Meehan 4-9-00 Pat Eddery [5]
7) GRANDERA (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 5-9-00 Jamie Spencer [8]
8) PAOLINI (Frau C Ostermann-Richter) Andreas Wohler GER b6-9-00 Eusebio Pedroza [1]
9) MOON BALLAD (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor t4-9-00 Frankie Dettori [7] 2/1 Fav
10) EKRAAR (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Marcus Tregoning v6-9-00 Willie Supple [11]

10 ran Non-Runner: Chancellor (Ground)
Time: 2m 05.30s Dist: 2 1/2, 1, 1, 3, 3 1/2, 1, 3/4, 1/2, 6
Breeding: b h Gulch (USA) - Height Of Fasion (FR) (Bustino) Breeder: Shadwell Farm Inc
Tote: Win: £6.80 Places: £1.90; £6.70; £1.40 Exacta: £375.40

Winning trainer:-Name: Tregoning, Marcus Philip Born: July 31, 1959 Based: Kingwood House Stables, Lambourn, Berkshire Riding Career: Point-to-Points Date of First Trainer’s Licence: 1997. Previously assistant-trainer to Major Dick Hern for 14 years. Winners 1997-2002: 0; 13; 26; 21; 53; 32 Big Race Wins: Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2001 Sheppard’s Watch), Select Stakes (2000 Ekraar, 2001 Nayef), Champagne Lanson Vintage Stakes (1999 Ekraar), Cumberland Lodge Stakes (2001 Nayef), Dubai Champion Stakes (2001 Nayef), Dubai Sheema Classic (2002 Nayef), Newmarket Stakes (2002 Highdown), Juddmonte International Stakes (2002 Nayef), Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (2002 Highdown), Geoffrey Freer Stakes (2002 Mubtaker) Horses in Training 2001-03: 88; 113; 122 Royal Ascot Wins: (2) King’s Stand Stakes (2002 Dominica), Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (2003 Nayef) Wins This Season: 13

Winning jockey:-Name: Hills, Richard John. Born: Newmarket, 22/1/63 Apprenticeship: With Tom Jones. First winner: Border Dawn (Doncaster 26/10/79) Classic wins: (3) Sagitta 1000 Guineas (1995 Harayir, 2000 Lahan), St Leger (1999 Mutafaweq) Other major wins: German Oaks (2002 Salve Regina), Middle Park Stakes (1997 Hayil), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1994 Maroof, 2001 Summoner); Yorkshire Cup (1985 Ilium); Norfolk Stakes (1986 Sizzling Melody, 1989 Pettilante), Chesham Stakes (1996 Shamikh), Queen Mary Stakes (1997 Nadwah), July Cup (1998 Elnadim), Hungerford Stakes (1998 Muhtathir), Dubai World Cup (1999 Almutawakel), Temple Stakes (1999 Tipsy Creek); Rockfel Stakes (1999 Lahan); September Stakes (2000 Mutamam); Flutter.com Select Stakes (2000 Ekraar, 2001 Nayef), Autumn Stakes (2000 Nayef), Greenham Stakes (2001 Munir), Dubai Champion Stakes (2001 Nayef), Falmouth Stakes (2000 Alshakr, 2002 Tashawak), Juddmonte International Stakes (2002 Nayef), Geoffrey Freer Stakes (2002 Mubtaker), Great Voltigeur Stakes (2002 Bandari), Watership Down Stud Sales Race (2002 Sharplaw Venture), Royal Lodge Stakes (1998 Mutaahab, 2002 Al Jadeed) Wins (1990-2002):56, 67,52,57,59,70,71,85,83,77,81,79,81 Wins this season: 20 Other details: Took over as number one jockey to Hamdan Al Maktoum on the retirement of Willie Carson. Royal Ascot wins: (13) First Royal Ascot win:Queen’s Vase (June 19, 1985 Wassl Merbayeh) Major Royal Ascot wins: Gold Cup (1990 Ashal); Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1987 Mtoto, 2003 Nayef)


FOURTH RACE RESULT
4.20pm THE ROYAL HUNT CUP

Class B, Showcase Handciap, £125,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo+. 1m. Weights: highest weight not less than 9st 10lb; minimum weight 7st 12lb. Penalties: after May 24, a winner of a Class D to F race 5lb; of a Class A to C race 7lb. colts & geldings 9st; fillies 8st 11lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £72,500; 2nd: £27,500; 3rd: £27,500; 4th: £13,750; 5th: £3,125; 6th: £1,875

1) MACADAMIA (Lord Vestey) James Fanshawe 4-8-13 Dane O’Neill [6] 8/1
2) CAMP COMMANDER (Tony & Simon Richards) Clive Brittain t4-8-12 Darryll Holland [10] 11/1
3) TOUGH LOVE (The Gordon Partnership) Tim Easterby 4-8-09 Willie Supple [4] 20/1
4) PENTECOST (R & E H Investments Ltd) Andrew Balding 4-8-09 Liam Keniry (3) [2] 25/1
5 MORAHIB (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Marcus Tregoning 5-8-08 Richard Hills [17]
6) UNSHAKABLE (Unshakable Partnership) Bob Jones 4-9-02 Franny Norton [8]
7) NORTON (Terry Mills) Terry Mills 6-9-03 Robert Miles (7) [22]
8) FUNFAIR (Cheveley Park Stud) Sir Michael Stoute 4-9-06 Kieren Fallon [26] 4/1 Fav
9) SELECTIVE (Bruce Corman) Alec Stewart 4-9-09 Jamie Spencer [14]
10) COLISAY (M Hawkes) Alec Stewart 4-9-11 Frankie Dettori [30]
11) DUKE OF MODENA (Bridget Swire) Toby Balding 6-8-12 Steve Carson [5]
12) ZUCCHERO (Philip Banfield) David Arbuthnot 7-9-01 Simon Whitworth [11]
13) ZONERGEM (Lady Herries) Lady Herries p5-9-00 Richard Hughes [15]
14) FAITHFUL WARRIOR (Mohammed Obaida) Barry Hills 5-8-06 Michael Hills [19]
15) WING COMMANDER (M B Hawtin) Michael Bell 4-8-12 Michael Fenton [31]
16) SHOT TO FAME (The Conquistadors) Peter Harris 4-9-06 Richard Quinn [13]
17) COURAGEOUS DUKE (Lucayan Stud) Jeremy Noseda 4-8-10 (3lb ow) Olivier Peslier [23]
18) SURPRISE ENCOUNTER (Ahmed BuHaleeba) Ed Dunlop 7-9-08 Seb Sanders [12]
19) SERIEUX (Mrs S L Whitehead) Amanda Perrett 4-9-10 Pat Eddery [7]
20) SAHAAT (Paul Dixon) Jamie Osborne 5-8-11 Martin Dwyer [29]
21) PERFECT STORM (The Newchange Syndicate) Michael Blanshard b1 4-8-11 Kevin Darley [28]
22) NASHAAB (Mike Lawrence) Ralph Beckett 6-8-07 Steve Drowne [32]
23) HALAWELLFIN HALA (Abdullah Saeed Belhab) Clive Brittain 4-8-09 Jimmy Fortune [16]
24) MY RAGGEDY MAN (The Waney Racing Grop Inc) David Nicholls 4-8-10 Ted Durcan [3]
25) HALLION (Mike Dawson) James Given 4-8-09 Michael Kinane [18]
26) COMMANDING (Cheveley Park Stud) Amanda Perrett t4-8-11 (2lb ow) Christophe Soumillon [24]
27) RYME INTRINSECA (M J Al-Qatami) Mick Channon 4-8-05 Sam Hitchcott (3) [9]
28 INTERNATIONALGUEST (John Guest) George Margarson b4-8-07 Philip Robinson [21]
29) WINNING VENTURE (A Bloom) David Nicholls 6-8-13 Adrian Nicholls [1]
30) RAPSCALLION (Jeff Smith) James Eustace 4-9-02 Jason Tate [27]
31) GRYFFINDOR (Susan Roy) Brian Meehan b5-8-11 Eddie Ahern [25]
32) ATLANTIC ACE (Richard Page) Bryan Smart 6-8-05 Paul Scallan [20]

32 ran
Time: 1m 39.87s Dist: 1 3/4, 1 3/4, 1/2, 1 3/4, nk, 1/2, 1, sh, hd, sh, sh, nk, 1 1/4, 3/4, 1, 1/2, 1, 2, 3/4, 3/4, 3, 1, 5, 3, 2 1/2, 1 1/2, hd, hd, 2 1/2, 2 1/2, 3
Breeding: b f Classic Cliche (IRE) - Cashew (Sharood (USA)) Breeder: Lord Vestey
Tote: Win: £7.70 Places: £1.90; £3.40; £3.90; £6.20 Exacta: £80.80
Winning trainer:-Name: Fanshawe, James Robert Date of birth:6/8/62. Date of first licence:1990 Previous Occupation:Assistant to Michael Stoute and David Nicholson. Wins in a season (1990-2002):18:22:28:34:24:29:22:23:52:46:40:38:58 Number of horses in training (1990-2003): 32:51:78:71:82:76:62:59:58:65:98:87:84:110 Major wins include: Eclipse Stakes (1991 Environment Friend), Dante Stakes (1991 Environment Friend), Prix Kergorlay (1998 Arctic Owl), Jockey Club Stakes (1998 Arctic Owl), Prix du Cadran (1998 Invermark), Bonusprint Stakes (1999 Arctic Owl), Irish St Leger (2000 Arctic Owl), Fillies’ Mile (Soviet Song) Trains at Pegasus Stables, Newmarket, Suffolk Other details: National Hunt successes include Champion Hurdle (1992 Royal Gait and 2002 Hors La Loi III) Wins this season: 10 Royal Ascot Wins (1): Royal Hunt Cup (2003 Macadamia)

Winning jockey:-Name: O’Neill, Dane William Date of birth: 1/8/75 Big Race Wins Include: Cork and Orrery Stakes (1999 Bold Edge); Diadem Stakes (1999 Bold Edge), Prix Maurice de Gheest (2000 Bold Edge) Royal Ascot wins: (3) Jersey Stakes (June 16, 1999, Lots Of Magic); Cork and Orrery Stakes (June 17, 1999, Bold Edge), Royal Hunt Cup (June 18, 2003, Macadamia) First Royal Ascot win: Jersey Stakes (June 16, 1999, Lots Of Magic) Wins This Season: 40

FIFTH RACE RESULT

4.55pm THE ASCOT STAKES
Class C, Handciap, £46,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+ Rated 0-95. 2m 4f. Minimum weight 7st 12lb. Penalties: after June 7, a winner of a Class D to F race 3lb; of a Class A or C race 7lb. Weight for age: 4yo from 5yo+ Penalty Values: 1st: £26,680; 2nd: £10,120; 3rd: £5,060; 4th: £2,300; 5th: £1,150; 6th: £690

1) SINDAPOUR (Mary Burke) Martin Pipe 5-8-03 Martin Dwyer [3] 12/1
2) LANDING LIGHT (Mr & Mrs John Poynton) Nicky Henderson 8-10-00 Kieren Fallon [24] 7/1
3) IT'S DEFINITE (Ann Jarvis) Alan Jarvis 4-8-04 Jimmy Quinn [16] 6/1
4) ESTABLISHMENT (Annie Cyzer) Charles Cyzer 6-8-10 Frankie Dettori [26] 9/1
5) KRISTENSEN (Equiname Ltd) Don Eddy p4-8-11 Gary Stevens [9]
6) MANA D'ARGENT (Daniel Couper) Mark Johnston 6-9-03 Keith Dalgleish [14] 13/2 Fav
7) DON FERNANDO (Lucayan Stud) Martin Pipe 4-8-12 Olivier Peslier [27]
8) BOBSLEIGH (A Ogilvy & Mrs F Ogilvy) Amanda Perrett 4-8-09 Michael Kinane [20]
9) MARBLE ARCH (Martin Wilson, Rory Sweet, Mary Wilson) Hughie Morrison 7-9-03 Richard Hughes [15]
10) DECISIVE (Peter Jensen) Paul Webber 4-8-05 Eddie Ahern [17]
11) BID FOR FAME (Elite Racing Club) Nicky Henderson 6-9-05 Michael Hills [19]
12) KNAVESMIRE OMEN (The Omen Partnership) Mark Johnston 4-9-09 Darryll Holland [22]
13) THEWHIRLINGDERVISH (Major Ivan Straker) Tim Easterby 5-8-12 Richard Quinn [21]
14) HEIR TO BE (Ian Stewart-Brown & M J Meacock) John Dunlop 4-8-10 Kevin Darley [13]
15) MISS FARA (Christine Painting) Martin Pipe 8-9-11 Dane O'Neill [29]
16) POSITIVE PROFILE (Chelgate Public Relations Ltd) Patrick Haslam 5-8-11 Jamie Spencr [12]
17) LOOP THE LOUP (John & Barbara Cotton) Mary Reveley p7-8-11 Ted Durcan [11]
18) DUBAI SEVEN STARS (Alison Farrant) Martin Pipe 5-8-13 Jimmy Fortune [10]
19) MR ED (Gwilym Morris) Peter Bowen 5-8-03 Jean-Pierre Guillambert (5) [5]
20) ARABIAN MOON (No Dramas Partnership) Simon Dow 7-9-01 John Egan [8]
21) FORTUNE ISLAND (John Brown & Michael Blackburn) Martin Pipe 4-9-02 Ryan Moore (3) [1]
22) CEDAR MASTER (Robert Allen) Jim Boyle b6-8-06 Philip Robinson [18]
23) IMTIHAN (Christine Priest) Simon Burrough 4-8-06 Shane Kelly [7]
24) SPHINX (Ronnie Huggins) Jamie Poulton 5-9-01 Ian Mongan [23]
25) MIRANT (Lucayan Stud) Martin Pipe 4-8-07 Christophe Soumillon [4]
26) WELLINGTON HALL (Allan Darke & Tom Matthews) Andy Charlton 5-8-05 Steve Drowne [25]
UR) JASMICK (Melksham Craic) Hughie Morrison 5-9-00 Dean Corby (3) [28]

27 ran Non-Runners: Parachute (Ground), Contact Dancer (Ground)
Time: 4m 24.79s
Dist: 3, 1, 3/4, 1/2, sh, sh, 1/2, nk, 1, 2 1/2, 9, 2, 1, nk, hd, 1 1/2, 10, hd, 2, 1 1/2, 3/4, 2 1/2, 3 1/2, 5, 9
Breeding: b g Priolo (USA) - Sinntara (IRE) (Lashkari)
Breeder: His Highness the Aga Khan’s Studs SC
Tote: Win: £14.60 Places: £3.40; £2.20; £23.40; £2.00 Exacta: £60.40

Winning trainer:-Name: Pipe, Martin Charles Date of Birth 29/5/45;Trains at Pond House Stables, Nicholashayne, Somerset Previous Occupation:Amateur National Hunt jockey First trainers licence: 1977 Number of wins on Flat (1994-2002): 11:10:6:24:15:13:10:9:15 Horses in Training (including NH) (1993-2003): 81:122:66 :91:94 :106: 136:146:103:140:165 First Royal Ascot win: Right Regent (June 14, 1983 - Ascot Stakes) Royal Ascot wins: (6) Ascot Stakes (1983 Right Regent, 1993 Balasani, 1994 Sweet Glow, 2002 Riyadh, 2003 Sindapour), Windsor Castle Stakes (1985 Atall Atall) Major Wins Include: Northumberland Plate (1999 Far Cry) Doncaster Cup (1999 Far Cry), Tote Cesarewitch (2000 Heros Fatal, 2002 Miss Fara) Other Details: Britain’s most successful trainer of all time both over jumps and under both codes. Appointed CBE in 1999

Winning Jockey:- Name: Dwyer, Martin Joseph Date of Birth: 28/06/75 Based: Hungerford, Berks Classic Successes: (1) Vodafone Oaks (2003 Casual Look) Big Race Wins: Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2001 Sheppard’s Watch), Newmarket Stakes (2002 Highdown), Cheshire Oaks (2002 Shadow Dancing), Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (2002 Highdown), Jockey Club Cup (2002 Persian Punch) Wins 1995-02: 6; 36; 57; 46; 36; 61; 65; 104 Other Details: Married to daughter of trainer William Muir Wins this season: 47 Royal Ascot Wins: (2) King’s Stand Stakes (June 18, 2002, Dominica), Ascot Stakes (June 18, 2003, Sindapour) First Wins In 2003: 29 Wins This Season: 41
SIXTH RACE RESULT

4.55pm THE CHESHAM STAKES

Class A, Listed Race, £45,000 Total Prize Fund. For 2yo, sired by a winner of a race of 1m 2f or over. 7f. Weights: colts & geldings 8st 12lb; fillies 8st 7lb. Penalties: a winner of a Class race 2lb; of a Class C race 4lb; of a Class A or B race 6lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £26,100; 2nd: £9,900; 3rd: £4,950; 4th: £2,250; 5th: £1,125; 6th: £675

1) PEARL OF LOVE (Mick Doyle) Mark Johnston 2-9-00 Darryll Holland [4] 11/10F
2) TYCOON (Sue Magnier) Aidan O'Brien IRE 2-8-12 Michael Kinane [6] 4/1
3) MILK IT MICK (Paul Dixon) Jamie Osborne 2-8-12 Martin Dwyer [8] 8/1
4) NEW MEXICAN (J Musgrave) Lynda Ramsden 2-8-12 Jamie Spencer [3]
5) SKY GALAXY (Saeed Maktoum Al Maktoum) Ed Dunlop 2-8-08 (1lb ow) Frankie Dettori [9]
6) BIG BRADFORD (Alan Brackley) Ed James 2-8-12 Eddie Ahern [11]
7) DANCING LYRA (Nick Browne) John Hills 2-8-12 Richard Quinn [13]
8) PATTERDALE (Gary & Lesley Middlebrook) Mark Johnston 2-8-12 Keith Dalgleish [12]
9) LUCKY PIPIT (Maktoum Al Maktoum) Barry Hills 2-8-07 Michael Hills [2]
10) DIVINE GIFT (Bjorn Nielsen) Jeremy Noseda 3-8-12 Pat Eddery [5]
11) RIO DE JUMEIRAH (Abdullah Saeed Belhab) Clive Brittain 2-8-07 Philip Robinson [7]
12) UNRIVALLED (Cheveley Park Stud) John Gosden 2-8-12 Jimmy Fortune [10]
13) DESERT REIGN (Allen Pope) Alan Jarvis 2-8-12 Kieren Fallon [1]

13 ran
Time: 1m 28.50s Dist: 1 1/2, 1 1/2, nk, 2 1/2, hd, 1/2, 1 1/2, nk, 1 1/4, 2, 3, 6
Breeding: b c Peintre Celebre (USA) - Aunt Pearl (USA) (Seattle Slew (USA)) Breeder: Swettenham Stud
Tote: Win: £2.20 Places: £1.40; £2.00; £1.70 Exacta: £9.50

Winning Trainer:-Name: Johnston, Mark Steven Born:Glasgow, 10/9/59 Date of first licence: January 1987 First winner: Hinari Video (Carlisle, July 1, 1987) Previous Occupation: Qualified as veterinary surgeon at Glasgow University; practiced as vet in Cleveland, Essex and Northern Ireland, spent brief spells with John Winter, Tommy Craig, Charlie Millbank in France and John Russell in USA Classic win: (1) Sagitta 2,000 Guineas (1994 Mister Baileys) Other major wins include: Ascot Gold Cup (1995 Double Trigger, 2001 Royal Rebel), St James’s Palace Stakes (1996 Bijou D'Inde), Sagaro Stakes (1995 & 1996 Double Trigger), Doncaster Cup (1995,1996 & 1998 Double Trigger), Futurity Stakes (1994 Jural), Cornwallis Stakes (1994 Millstream), JP Morgan Private Bank Goodwood Cup (1995, 1997 & 1998 Double Trigger, 2000 Royal Rebel), Princess Margaret Stakes (1992 Marina Park), Champagne Lanson Vintage Stakes (1993 Mister Baileys), Royal Lodge Stakes (1993 Mister Baileys), Princess Of Wales’s Stakes (1998 Fruits Of Love), Dubai Turf Classic (1999 Fruits Of Love), Hardwicke Stakes (1999 and 2000 Fruits of Love), Lingfield Derby Trial (2002 Bandari), Chester Vase (2002 Fight Your Corner), Classic Trial (2002 Simeon), Peugeot Gordon Stakes (2002 Bandari), Credit Suisse Private Banking Pokal (2002 Yavana’s Pace), Great Voltigeur Stakes (2002 Bandari), Harvest Stakes (2002 Love Everlasting) Wins in a season (1987-2002): 1: 5: 15: 28: 31: 53: 77: 117: 114: 116: 123: 100:113:130:116: 134 (most victories in Britain) Number of horses in training (1987-2003): n/a: 17: 18: 35: 35: 39: 49: 72: 120: 117: 120:130: 147:152:159:178:178 Trains at Kingsley House Racing Stables Middleham, N Yorks Wins this season: 61 Royal Ascot wins (16): Gold Cup (1995 Double Trigger, 2001 and 2002 Royal Rebel), King George V Handicap (1995 Diaghilef, 2002 Systematic), St James’s Palace Stakes (1996 Bijou D’Inde), Britannia Handicap (1997 Fly To The Stars), Hardwicke Stakes (1999 and 2000 Fruits Of Love, 2002 Zindabad), Chesham Stakes (2000 Celtic Silence, 2002 Helm Bank, 2003 Pearl Of Love), Queen’s Vase (2001 And Beyond), Duke of Edinburgh Handicap (2001 Takamaka Bay), Queen Mary Stakes (2003 Attraction) First Royal Ascot win: Double Trigger (June 22, 1995 - Gold Cup) Second win of Royal Ascot 2003 for Mark Johnston

Winning jockey:-Name: Holland, Darryll Paul. Date of birth: 14/6/72 Apprenticeship: With Barry Hills. First winner: Sinclair Boy (Warwick 7/5/90) Major wins include: Coral-Eclipse (1999 Compton Admiral), Yorkshire Oaks (1997 My Emma), Rockfel Stakes (1992 Yawl), Select Stakes (1992 Knifebox), Cheshire Oaks (1998 High And Low, 2001 Rockerlong), Goodwood Cup (1998 Double Trigger), Doncaster Cup (1998 Double Trigger), Gordon Richards Stakes (2001 Island House), Ormonde Stakes (2001 St Expedit), Greenham Stakes (2002 Redback), Italian 2000 Guineas (2002 Dupont), German 2000 Guineas (2002 Dupont), Victor Chandler Lupe Stakes (2002 Mellow Park), Darley July Cup (2002 Continent), September Stakes (2002 Asian Heights) Wins(1990-2002):30,79,68,68,55,71,30,104,128,74,78,105,113 Wins this season: 78 Royal Ascot wins: (5) King George V Handicap (1995 Diaghilef), Jersey Stakes (1998 Diktat), Duke of Edinburgh Handicap (2001 Takamaka Bay), St James’s Palace Stakes (2003 Zafeen), Chesham Stakes (2003 Pearl Of Love) First Royal Ascot win: King George V Handicap, Diaghilef, June 22, 1995 Second win of Royal Ascot 2003 for Darryll Holland



GREAT 59 FOR THE
CORAL-ECLIPSE STAKES

Today’s Group One Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot has special significance for this year’s Group One Coral-Eclipse at Sandown Park on July 5.

The Prince Of Wales’s Stakes is the last of the four races forming the first leg of the British Horseracing Board’s Summer Triple Crown/Grand Slam with its £1 million and £5 million bonuses while the Coral-Eclipse is the second leg.

Today, Wednesday, June 18, sees 59 horses still in the 10-furlong Coral-Eclipse, which is worth a record £350,000, after the forfeit stage.

The number going forward is 15 more than at this stage last year for the Coral-Eclipse.

Nine of the 10 runners in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes also hold entries for the Coral-Eclipse, These include this season’s Dubai World Cup winner Moon Ballad and the 2002 World Series Champion Grandera, both from Godolphin, as well as Nayef, last season’s Juddmonte International hero, and Sir Michael Stoute’s star filly Islington.

Completing the Ascot runners also engaged in the Coral-Eclipse are recent Group One Premio Presidente della Repubblica scorer Rakti, Ekraar, Kaieteur, Olden Times and Falbrav, from the Luca Cumani stable, who was triumphant in the Group One Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp last time out.

The Coral-Eclipse gives the classic generation the first chance to tackle the older horses in Group One company and Vodafone Derby second The Great Gatsby is one of Irish champion trainer Aidan O’Brien’s 15 entries still engaged. Alamshar, the Vodafone Derby third, is another potential raider from Ireland, being trained by John Oxx.

Godolphin, which has a good record in the Coral-Eclipse, has a very strong hand. Besides Moon Ballad and Grandera, Godolphin has Dubai Destination, yesterday’s decisive Queen Anne Stakes winner, Sulamani, the impressive victor of the Dubai Sheema Classic, and York scorer Lateen Sails among its 10 entries.

Norse Dancer, fourth in the Vodafone Derby and third in the Sagitta 1000 Guineas, is one of the horses who could be supplemented for the Coral-Eclipse at a cost of £20,000 on June 30.

Andrew Cooper, Sandown’s Clerk of the Course, said today: “We have tremendous quality entries remaining in the Coral-Eclipse, which this year is the second leg of the Summer Triple Crown/Grand Slam, as well as the prospect of high-profile supplementary entries.”


THE CORAL-ECLIPSE
Class A, Group One, Sandown Park, 3.35pm Saturday, July 5, 2003, 1m 2f. Total Prize Fund £350,000. For three-year-olds and upwards. Weights: three-year-old colts & geldings 8st 10lb; three-year-old fillies 8st 7lb. Four-year-old plus colts and geldings 9st 7lb; four-year-old plus fillies & mares 9st 4lb. Entries closed April 30, 2003 (96 entries), forfeit stage June 17, 2003 (59 remain), £20,000 supplementary entry stage June 30, five-day confirmation stage June 30, final declaration stage 10.00am, July 3. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Tuesday, June 17, 2003. May not include some overseas form.

Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
11-213 ALAMSHAR (IRE) 3 H H Aga Khan John Oxx IRE
11-330 ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
30-145 BALESTRINI (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor &Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
0113-44 BANDARI (IRE) 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum Mark Johnston
4133(1)-(3)0 BEAUCHAMP PILOT 5 Erik Penser Gerard Butler
01-1013 BLACK SAM BELLAMY (IRE) 4 Michael Tabor &Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
121-30 BRIAN BORU 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
21310-2 BRIGHT SKY (IRE) 4 Ecurie Wildenstein Elie Lellouche FR
1130-35 BURNING SUN (USA) 4 Khalid Abdulla Henry Cecil
11543-4 BUSTAN (IRE) 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum Marcus Tregoning
540-513 CARNIVAL DANCER 5 Cheveley Park Stud Amanda Perrett
1550-46 CHANCELLOR (IRE) 5 Bill Gredley Barry Hills
315/-1 COMFY (USA) 4 Khalid Abdulla Sir Michael Stoute
130-110 DANDOUN 5 Prince A A Faisal John Dunlop
11 DELSARTE (USA) 3 Abdullah Saeed BelHab Mark Johnston
211/2-11 DUBAI DESTINATION (USA) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
0-(1)3216 DUTCH GOLD (USA) 3 Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum Clive Brittain
5234-31 EKRAAR (USA) 6 Hamdan Al Maktoum Marcus Tregoning
0-310 EVOLVING TACTICS (IRE) 3 Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd Dermot Weld IRE
1301-31 FALBRAV (IRE) 5 Scuderia Rencati Srl Luca Cumani
13-41420 FRANCE 3 Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien IRE
5130-(1)(4) GRANDERA (IRE) 5 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
412 HANDEL (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
2122(0)-10 HAWK WING (USA) 4 Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
2411-62 HIGHDOWN (IRE) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
1101(3)-04 HOLD THAT TIGER (USA) 3 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
0051/01- ICE DANCER (IRE) 5 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
312 IKHTYAR (IRE) 3 Hamdan Al Maktoum John Gosden
242-(1)06 IMTIYAZ (USA) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
460-(4)13 INDIAN CREEK 5 Seymour Cohn David Elsworth
101153- ISLINGTON (IRE) 4 Exors of the late Lord Weinstock Sir Michael Stoute
1213-44 IZDIHAM (IRE) 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum Marcus Tregoning
24210-0 KAIETEUR (USA) 4 Susan McCarthy Brian Meehan
1-01 LATEEN SAILS 3 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
225-110 MAGISTRETTI (USA) 3 Michael Tabor Neville Callaghan
011- MAGNIFICO 4 Sir Evelyn De Rothschild Sir Michael Stoute
1/222-65 MASTERFUL (USA) 5 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
2-1 MINGUN (USA) 3 Niarchos Family Aidan O’Brien IRE
1312-(1)(1) MOON BALLAD (IRE) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
1205-43 NARRATIVE (IRE) 5 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
13421-(3) NAYEF (USA) 5 Hamdan Al Maktoum Marcus Tregoning
344/3-13 OLDEN TIMES 5 Prince A A Faisal John Dunlop
2-(1)(1)112 PARASOL (IRE) 4 Mohammed Al Nabouda David Loder
2212- POWERSCOURT 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
5/10-1 PRINCELY VENTURE (IRE) 4 Exors of the late Lord Weinstock Sir Michael Stoute
2-(1)32 PRIVATE CHARTER 3 Robert Sangster Barry Hills
11630-1 RAKTI 4 Gary Tanaka Michael Jarvis
4511-42 RAWYAAN 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum John Gosden
12/30-13 RIGHT APPROACH 4 The Queen Sir Michael Stoute
4-14 ROOSEVELT (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien IRE
212-261 SIGHTS ON GOLD (IRE) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
111-4 SOVIET SONG (IRE) 3 Elite Racing Club James Fanshawe
102101- SPARTACUS (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
11-0 STATUE OF LIBERTY (USA) 3 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
11112-1 SULAMANI (IRE) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
1644-22 THE GREAT GATSBY (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
42-3444 TITUREL 3 Brian Voak Clive Brittain
1121-430 TOUT SEUL (IRE) 3 Eden Racing Fulke Johnson Houghton
1(1)(1)-(1)(2)(1)0 VICTORY MOON (SAF) 4 MAD Syndicate Mike de Kock SAF

59 entries remain after June 17 forfeit stage
17 Irish-trained
1 French-trained
1 South African-trained

55 GO FORWARD FOR THE DARLEY JULY CUP

The Group One Darley July Cup, the feature race of Newmarket’s three-day July Meeting, has 55 entries going forward after the forfeit stage yesterday, details of which are released today, Wednesday, June 18.

All the main contenders go forward for the great six-furlong contest which is worth £250,000 this year and run on the third day, Thursday, July 10.

Choisir, the Australian-trained winner of Royal Ascot’s Group Two King’s Stand Stakes over five furlongs yesterday, remains engaged in the Darley July Cup and his trainer Paul Perry will consider whether to come to Newmarket after running in Saturday’s six-furlong Group One Golden Jubilee Stakes again at Ascot.

The King’s Stand second Acclamation, third Oasis Dream, sixth Elusive City, seventh Captain Rio, eighth Bahamian Pirate, 10th Romantic Liason, 12th Saddad, 13th Peace Offering, 14th Indian Spark and 15th Continent also remain in the Darley July Cup.

The Golden Jubilee Stakes looks sure to provide plenty of pointers for the Darley July Cup and one entry in Saturday’s race who could go on to run at Newmarket is the flying filly Airwave, successful in the Group One betfair Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket last season, who made a stunning seasonal reappearance in the Group Two Temple Stakes at Sandown last month.

The 2002 Golden Jubilee Stakes hero Malhub, international challenger Belle Du Jour, American raider Morluc from the Randy Morse stable, leading French sprinter Zipping, Danehurst from Newmarket-based Sir Mark Prescott and Godolphin’s Three Points could run on Saturday and then appear at Newmarket.

Hawk Wing, who finished seventh in the Group One Queen Anne Stakes over a mile at Royal Ascot yesterday and previously ran away with Newbury’s Juddmonte Lockinge, is also still engaged in the Darley July Cup.

Michael Prosser, Newmarket’s Clerk of the Course, commented today: “The 2003 Darley July Cup is shaping up into a fantastic race and looks like it will once again decide who is Europe’s top sprinter.”




DARLEY JULY CUP

Group One, Class A, Newmarket, Thursday, July 10, 2003, 6f, Total prize fund Ù250,000, for three-year-olds and upwards, entries closed May 7 (79 entries), forfeit stage June17 (55 entries remain), £15,000 supplementary stage July 5, Weights: 3-y-o colts and geldings 8st 13lb; fillies 8st 10lb; 4-y-o and up colts and geldings 9st 5lb; fillies 9st 2lb, confirmation of entries by noon on July 5, declarations to run by 10am on July 8. Form figures up to and including racing on Tuesday, June 17 (may not include some overseas racing).

Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
1211/33-32 ACCLAMATION 4 Dulford Cavaliers Gerald Cottrell
21411-1 AIRWAVE 3 Henry Candy & Partners Henry Candy
31620-3022 ASHDOWN EXPRESS (IRE) 4 W. J. P. Jackson Chris Wall
0111-221 AVONBRIDGE 3 John Deer Roger Charlton
00545-2020 BAHAMIAN PIRATE (USA) 8 Lucayan Stud David Nicholls
533-21(4)42 BELLE DU JOUR (AUS) 6 Strawberry Hill Stud Syndicate Dermot Weld IRE
5-321112 BONUS (IRE) 3 Highclere Thoroughbred Racing VII Richard Hannon
1/(4)(0)012-240 CAPTAIN RIO 4 Clipper Group Holdings David Nicholls
31-13061 CHOISIR (AUS) 4 T. W. Wallace & Partners Paul Perry AUS
514610-0 CONTINENT 6 Lucayan Stud David Nicholls
114- COUNTRY REEL (USA) 3 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
12433-5 DANASKAYA (IRE) 3 Ballylinch Stud Jim Bolger IRE
301011-0 DANEHURST 5 Cheveley Park Stud Sir Mark Prescott
4334-14 DANGER OVER 6 Paul J. Dixon and Mountgrange Stud Jamie Osborne
10514-31 DEMONSTRATE (USA) 5 Khalid Abdulla John Gosden
(D)D13-506 ELUSIVE CITY (USA) 3 The Thoroughbred Corporation Gerard Butler
6412-2(1) FIREBREAK 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
313-4142 FRANCE 3 Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
22122(0)-10 HAWK WING (USA) 4 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
050-242010 INDIAN SPARK 9 Frank Brady Jim Goldie
014160-2 JUST JAMES 4 Lucayan Stud Jeremy Noseda
151-10 KHULOOD (USA) 3 Hamdan Al Maktoum John Dunlop
110222- MALHUB (USA) 5 Hamdan Al Maktoum John Gosden
13240-33 MARINO MARINI (USA) 3 Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
11246(5)- MAZEPA (IRE) 3 Paul & Jenny Green Neville Callaghan
20-(1)(2)3062 MEMBERSHIP (USA) 3 Saeed Manana Clive Brittain
30316-02 MESHAHEER (USA) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
12/2152- MORLUC (USA) 7 Michael Cloonan Randy L. Morse USA
610/004-34 MOUNT ABU (IRE) 6 Gary Seidler & Andy J. Smith John Gosden
441-4110 NEEDWOOD BLADE 5 R. L. Bedding Bryan McMahon
5211-3 OASIS DREAM 3 Khalid Abdulla John Gosden
0462-220 ORIENTOR 5 S. Bruce Jim Goldie
011-0500 PEACE OFFERING (IRE) 3 Mrs L. M. Askew Terry Mills
2043-1000 PIC UP STICKS 4 A. Ball & W. Harrison-Allan Mick Channon
11114-3 POLAR WAY 4 Khalid Abdulla Amanda Perrett
(1)13-0 ROMANTIC LIASON 3 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
6330-434 ROYAL MILLENNIUM (IRE) 5 Jackie & George Smith Mick Channon
151/3-40 SADDAD (USA) 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum Sir Michael Stoute
21-0 SALT LAKE CITY (USA) 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
51111-5 SOMNUS 3 Legard Sidebottom & Sykes Tim Easterby
102101- SPARTACUS (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
11- STATUE OF LIBERTY (USA) 3 Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
1/50420-65 STEENBERG (IRE) 4 Kenneth MacPherson Mark Tompkins
101-(3)11 STRIKING AMBITION 3 Peter Webb Giles Bravery
31-10 TANTE ROSE (IRE) 3 Wafic Said Barry Hills
5/36130- THREE POINTS 6 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
22(0)-1400 TOMAHAWK (USA) 3 Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
313-1 TRADE FAIR 3 Khalid Abdulla Roger Charlton
00406-41 TWILIGHT BLUES (IRE) 4 Susan Roy Brian Meehan
226020-3 VANDERLIN 4 R. & E. H. Investments Ltd Andrew Balding
1/2024-6021 VISION OF NIGHT 7 Hesmonds Stud John Dunlop
1-(2) WESTERN DIPLOMAT (USA) 3 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
415-(2)0000 WIMPLE (USA) 3 Saeed Manana Clive Brittain
133- WIZARD OF NOZ 3 C. Fox & J. Wright Jeremy Noseda
41635-22 ZIPPING (IRE) 4 Richard Strauss Robert Collet FR

55 entries remain after July 17 forfeit stage:
9 Irish-trained entries
1 French-trained entry
1 American-trained entry
1 Australian-trained entry

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