The July Cup

[my miss storm cat]

Such a nice field.

Good luck to my sentimental boy, Benbaun , to the winner (War Artist ), and to the hard-trying Les Arcs who could very well be last (but who won it in '06, beating Iffraaj home).

Gotta love it.

Come home safe, ALL of you.

Newmarket - Friday 11 July
Going: Good to Soft


15:10
16 Run Darley July Cup (group 1)
Class 1, £400000.00 added, 3yo plus, £227080.00 penalty 6f
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Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(4) 330-210 Assertive R Hannon 5 9 5 R Hughes
2(5) 476-017 Astronomer Royal (USA) A P O'Brien 4 9 5 R L Moore
3(1) 110-572 Benbaun (IRE) M Wallace 7 9 5 F M Berry
4(6) 11-4170 Diabolical (USA) Saeed bin Suroor 5 9 5 L Dettori
5(2) 0117/0-0 Les Arcs (USA) S Parr 8 9 5 D Holland
6(9) 1236-16 Marchand D'or (FR) F Head 5 9 5 D Bonilla
7(11) 8-01605 Off The Record J G Given 4 9 5 T P Queally
8(3) 477302 Prime Defender B W Hills 4 9 5 M Hills
9(12) 214-345 Us Ranger (USA) A P O'Brien 4 9 5 J Murtagh
10(10) 18-1941 Utmost Respect R A Fahey 4 9 5 P Hanagan
11(7) 31-2622 War Artist (AUS) J M P Eustace 5 9 5 K McEvoy
12(13) 08-1582 Zidane J R Fanshawe 6 9 5 R Winston
13(8) 116604 Seachange (NZ) Graeme Sanders 6 9 2 (RETIRED)
14(16) 21-2110 Fat Boy (IRE) P W Chapple-Hyam 3 8 13 J Fortune
15(15) 2212-01 Kingsgate Native (IRE) J R Best 3 8 13 S Sanders
16(14) 18-7133 Sir Gerry (USA) J R Fanshawe 3 8 13 J P Spencer


Betting Forecast: 3/1 Marchand D'or (FR), 7/2 Kingsgate Native (IRE), 6/1 War Artist (AUS), 7/1 Sir Gerry (USA), 8/1 Utmost Respect, Us Ranger (USA), 16/1 Zidane, 20/1 Assertive, Astronomer Royal (USA), 25/1 Benbaun (IRE), Seachange (NZ), Fat Boy (IRE), 33/1 Les Arcs (USA), Prime Defender, 50/1 Diabolical (USA), 100/1 Off The Record


FORMWATCH
ASSERTIVE 25-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 14th of 17, 20l behind Kingsgate Native (8-11) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
ASTRONOMER ROYAL (USA) 25-1 (9-4) Started slowly, behind, stayed on well from over 1f out, nearest finish, 7th of 17, 7l behind Kingsgate Native (8-11) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
BENBAUN (IRE) 5-2jt-fav (9-9) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Tax Free (9-7) at Curragh 5f Grp 3 (1) gs in Jun.
DIABOLICAL (USA) 33-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 16th of 17, 27l behind Kingsgate Native (8-11) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
LES ARCS (USA) 14-1 (8-11) Prominent, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 19l behind Damika (8-11) at Haydock 6f stk (2) sft.
MARCHAND D'OR (FR) 9-2 (9-4) Mid-division, hampered over 2f out, stayed well final furlong but not trouble leaders, 6th of 17, 6l behind Kingsgate Native (8-11) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
OFF THE RECORD 25-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Ancien Regime (8-12) at Sandown 5f Grp 3 (1) gf.
PRIME DEFENDER 12-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 2f out, steady progress over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, never nearer, 2nd of 10, nk behind Ancien Regime (8-12) at Sandown 5f Grp 3 (1) gf.
US RANGER (USA) 6-1 (9-4) In rear, headway over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 17, 5l behind Kingsgate Native (8-11) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
UTMOST RESPECT 11-4fav (9-3) Close up on outside, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, drifted right and held on final furlong, won at Newcastle 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jun beating Zidane (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
WAR ARTIST (AUS) 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to dispute lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Kingsgate Native (8-11) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
ZIDANE 9-2 (9-3) Held up, headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, staying on when hampered well inside final furlong, took 2nd post, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Utmost Respect (9-3) at Newcastle 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jun.
SEACHANGE (NZ) 7-1 (9-5) Keen, held up in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 6l behind Nahoodh (8-10) at Newmarket 1m fll stks Grp 1 (1) gs.
FAT BOY (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 17, 11l behind Kingsgate Native (8-11) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
KINGSGATE NATIVE (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, disputed lead 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun beating War Artist (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 17 ran.
SIR GERRY (USA) 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway from over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 2l behind Kingsgate Native (8-11) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.

[my miss storm cat]

Friday July 11 2008
Newmarket 15:10 - Result
Darley July Cup (group 1)
£400000 added, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 1, £227080 penalty,
13 ran

Going: Good
Winning Time: 1m 11.01s 13:30 14:00 14:35 15:10 15:45 16:20 16:55 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 9 Marchand D'or (FR) 9-5 D Bonilla F Head 5 5/2 f
taken to post early, broke well, steadied to rear, held up in last, switched right towards stands side after 2f, still last approaching final furlong, ran on strongly on the stand side rail to lead post opened 3/1 touched 10/3 £2000-£600 (x2) £1000-£300 (x3) £4500-£1500 £1500-£500 (x2) £16500-£6000 £11000-£4000 £1100-£400
2 12 hd Us Ranger (USA) 9-5 J Murtagh A P O'Brien 4 9/2
chased leaders, soon pushed along and looked reluctant, carried head high from over 1f out, led briefly 50 yards out, headed post opened 6/1 £3000-£550
3 7 ½ War Artist (AUS) 9-5 K McEvoy J M P Eustace 5 11/2
led, ridden over 1f out, headed final 50 yards opened 6/1
4 5 nk Astronomer Royal (USA) 9-5 R L Moore A P O'Brien 4 16/1
held up in rear, headway when switched right to stands side rail entering final furlong, ran on well towards finish touched 20/1
5 15 ½ Kingsgate Native (IRE) 8-13 S Sanders J R Best 3 6/1
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on but unable to quicken inside final furlong opened 5/1 touched 13/2 £3900-£600 £1950-£300 £2200-£400
6 6 hd Diabolical (USA) 9-5 L Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 5 33/1
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on unable to quicken inside final furlong
7 3 nk Prime Defender 9-5 M Hills B W Hills 4 40/1
held up, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ridden and kept on towards finish
8 4 1½ Assertive 9-5 R Hughes R Hannon 5 25/1
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
9 16 nk Fat Boy (IRE) 8-13 J Fortune P W Chapple-Hyam 3 20/1
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong touched 22/1
10 1 ½ Benbaun (IRE) 9-5 F M Berry M Wallace 7 16/1
mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong touched 20/1
11 13 hd Zidane 9-5 R Winston J R Fanshawe 6 20/1
mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon beaten touched 18/1
12 11 2¼ Off The Record 9-5 T P Queally J G Given 4 100/1
tracked leader until over 1f out
13 14 1¾ Sir Gerry (USA) 8-13 J P Spencer J R Fanshawe 3 7/1
keen, steadied towards rear, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, eased final furlong opened 6/1 £6400-£800 Each Way

Non-Runners
NR Les Arcs (USA) 9-5 D Holland S Parr 8
NR Seachange (NZ) 9-2 Graeme Sanders 6
NR Utmost Respect 9-5 P Hanagan R A Fahey 4

[brockguy]

well done to Marchand D'Or..

War Artist keeps running so well.. I hope he gets a G1 win in europe..

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by brockguy

well done to Marchand D'Or..

War Artist keeps running so well.. I hope he gets a G1 win in europe..

Thought I'd read he was your pick (MDO) somewhere... congrats if you had him.

Poor Benny.

[my miss storm cat]

Replay...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ZTvVoW9BI

[NoChanceToDance]

It was a great race to watch. Couldn't believe how much ground the winner made up in the final furlong, I had almost given up hope as they flashed passed me in the grandstands.

Luckily, The race was run in beautiful sunshine but the same cannot be said about the following 2yo fillies race, which was run in dreadful conditions. Jockeys said they couldn't see much more than five feet in front of them. More to the point, I got soaked!!!