Friday May 9 2008
Chester 14:45 - Result
Blue Square Ormonde Stakes (group 3)
£75000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 5f 89y, Class 1, £42578 penalty,
11 ran
Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Winning Time: 2m 53.2s 13:45 14:15 14:45 15:15 16:00 16:35 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 3 Macarthur 9-0 J Murtagh A P O'Brien 4 9/4 f
mid-division, headway when not clear run 2f out, led entering final furlong, quickened away touched 5/2 £5000-£2000 £2500-£1000 (x5) £2000-£800 £1000-£400 (x2)
2 5 4 Supersonic Dave (USA) 9-0 R Hills B J Meehan 4 22/1
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to take 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner opened 25/1 touched 20/1
3 2 nk Carte Diamond
(USA) 9-0 P Hanagan B Ellison 7 14/1
led, hung right most of final circuit, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace touched 12/1
4 9 1¼ Red Gala 9-0 J P Spencer Sir Michael Stoute 5 9/2
mid-division, not clear run 2f out, pushed his way through over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong opened 5/1 touched 11/2 £5000-£900
5 8 ½ Numide (FR) 9-0 G Baker G L Moore 5 25/1
dwelt, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on without troubling leaders
6 1 1 Steppe Dancer (IRE) 9-3 T P Queally D J Coakley 5 12/1
tracked leaders, raced keenly, went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, soon hung left, weakened well inside final furlong opened 10/1
7 11 3½ Tempelstern (GER) 9-0 T E Durcan H R A Cecil 4 8/1
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out opened 9/1
8 4 ¾ Bauer (IRE) 9-0 S Sanders L M Cumani 5 7/1
mid-division, effort to chase leaders 2f out, bumped over 1f out, soon beaten opened 13/2
9 10 3½ Raincoat 9-0 L Dettori J H M Gosden 4 4/1
held up an behind, not clear run from 2f out until headway over 1f out, switched left entering final furlong, gap closed and badly hampered, immediately eased opened 11/2 touched 13/2 £6500-£1000 £5000-£1000
10 7 30 Jadalee (IRE) 9-0 R Hughes G A Butler 5 33/1
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, on wide outside 2f out, soon weakened
11 6 2 The Last Drop (IRE) 9-0 P Robinson B W Hills 5 33/1
pressed leader, ridden 3f out, dropped out over 2f out, eased over 1f out