17 Jun 2010 15:50 Royal Ascot
Winner: £250,000 (Penalty: £141,925); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Gold Cup (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(13) |
| - |
Rite Of Passage (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 2) |
11- / 20 |
Flat (224), Jump (92) |
P J Smullen | D K Weld Dr R Lambe |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, tracked leader over 4f out, challenged from 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, kept narrow advantage, stayed on gamely | ||||||||||
2nd |
7(5) |
| NK |
Age Of Aquarius (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
4/172-22 / 4 |
Flat (18) | Johnny Murtagh | A P O'Brien Mrs Magnier/tabor/smith/mordukhovitch |
8/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 5f out, strongly pressed and driven along from 2f out, stayed on gamely until worn down 1f out, rallied and kept trying, always just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
4(6) |
| 6 L |
Purple Moon (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 2) |
92/43-72 / 7 |
Flat (34), Jump (1229) |
Kieren Fallon | L M Cumani Mr Craig Bennett |
12/1 | |
| soon held up in 6th, headway on outside 3f out, went 3rd 2f out, soon driven along, kept on same pace and no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
4th |
2(4) |
| 13 L |
Bannaby (FR) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 9 2) |
364-221 / 7 |
Flat (25) | C Soumillon | M Delcher Sanchez Cuadra Miranda… |
20/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway 4f out, disputing 3rd 2f out, soon hung right under pressure, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
5th |
1(12) |
| 11 L |
Ask (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 2) |
67/1131- / 7 |
Flat (235) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Patrick J Fahey |
11/4 | |
| raced keenly, in touch, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
6th |
3(3) |
| 2½ L |
Kasbah Bliss (FR) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) |
3123-22 / 11 |
Flat (25), Jump (462) |
T Thulliez | F Doumen H De Pracomtal |
13/2 | |
| held up in 10th, some headway on wide outside over 6f out, 8th and struggling 3f out, plugged on, no chance | ||||||||||
7th |
10(11) |
| 8 L |
Kite Wood (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
59112-1 / 4 |
Flat (25) | L Dettori | S bin Suroor Godolphin |
6/1 | |
| held up in 7th, pushed along 6f out, 7th and struggling 3f out | ||||||||||
8th |
6(2) |
| HD |
Tastahil (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
1329-02 / 7 |
Flat (43) | T P O'Shea | B W Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
50/1 | |
| held up in 9th, struggling final 5f, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
9(1) |
| 30 L |
Darley Sun (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
12121-3 / 7 |
Flat (21) | W Buick | S bin Suroor Bloomfields |
12/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leading trio, pushed along 6f out, soon lost place, behind and eased, tailed off | ||||||||||
10th |
11(9) |
| ½ L |
Manifest (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
213-21 / 4 |
Flat (34) | T P Queally | H R A Cecil Mr K Abdulla |
7/2 | |
| raced wide, held up in 8th, headway over 5f out, disputing 2nd over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
11th |
8(8) |
| Dist |
Akmal (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) |
111-071 / 5 |
Flat (21) | R Hills | J L Dunlop Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
16/1 | |
| led until 5f out, badly hampered on inside and lost place over 4f out, soon behind, eased, tailed off | ||||||||||
12th |
12(10) |
| Dist |
Montaff (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
4-78245 / 9 |
Flat (21) | A Munro | M R Channon The Sensible Drinks… |
100/1 | |
| always last, lost touch 5f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
13(7) |
| - |
Clowance (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 13) |
114/24-0 / 6 |
Flat (61) | J Fortune | H & R Charlton Seasons Holidays |
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