Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Ascot - Thu 21st Jun 2012
14:30 15:05 15:45 16:25 17:00 17:35

17:35 King George V Stakes 1m 4f
Weighed In - (Class 2), £55,000 added, 3yo, 18 runners
Winner £34,238 2nd £10,252 3rd £5,126 4th £2,563
Going: Good to Soft Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 2m 35.59s
Off time: 17:35:36

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Fennell Bay (IRE)	12/1
2nd	Handsome Man (IRE)	14/1
3rd	Rougemont (IRE)	25/1
4th	Anomaly	8/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (16)	513-135	Rougemont (IRE) 40	3	9-7	R Hughes	R Hannon	105	25/1
2 (11)	53-1173	Samba King 13	3	8-9	M Barzalona	M Al Zarooni	93	20/1
3 (22)	331-116	Sparkling Portrait 19	3	8-9	P Hanagan	R A Fahey	93	10/1
4 (14)	32-1	Anomaly 35	3	8-9	S De Sousa	M Al Zarooni	93	8/1
5 (10)	5-24	Uriah Heep (FR) 41	3	8-6	R L Moore (ex1)	Sir Michael Stoute	90	16/1
7 (2)	21151	Prussian 17	3	8-4	Martin Dwyer	M Johnston	88	25/1
8 (9)	218-73	Ghost Protocol (IRE) 26	3	8-4	Hayley Turner	D M Simcock	88	25/1
9 (4)	44-128	Commitment 19	3	8-3	D E Egan (5)	L M Cumani	87	14/1
10 (15)	8-41	Moldowney 48	3	8-2	W M Lordan	T Stack	86	16/1
11 (20)	12-34	Open Water (FR) 19	3	8-2	David Probert	A M Balding	86	16/1
12 (1)	6-23211	Rocktherunway (IRE) 19	3	8-2	Catherine Gannon	M Dods	86	25/1
13 (21)	20-21	Niceofyoutotellme 72	3	8-1	Martin Lane	R M Beckett	85	11/1
14 (17)	312551	Fennell Bay (IRE) 5 (ex4)	3	8-1	J Fanning	M Johnston	81	12/1
15 (3)	11-4	Misdemeanour (IRE) 26	3	8-0	J Quinn	R Hannon	84	33/1
16 (7)	41-041	Handsome Man (IRE) 33	3	8-0	Harry Bentley (3)	Saeed bin Suroor	84	14/1
17 (12)	5-12	Gabrial The Great (IRE) 43	3	8-0	F Norton	M L W Bell	84	7/2
18 (5)	7644-11	Pilgrims Rest (IRE) 24	3	8-0	K T O'Neill	R Hannon	84	16/1
19 (8)	76-2211	Nicholascopernicus (IRE) 7 (ex4)	3	8-0	N Mackay	Ed Walker	80	11/2

Non runners
6 (18)	3-13		Cameron Highland (IRE)	3	8-6	R Varian	N Callan	90

Verdict

Luca Cumani has had this race in mind for COMMITMENT for some time. The plan went a little awry at Musselburgh recently where he was well beaten but the trainer puts that down to the long journey and the Motivator colt is taken to reverse earlier form with today's rival Pilgrims Rest on better terms. Both Godolphin yard's are represented with the unexposed Newmarket maiden winner Anomaly preferred to Samba King and Saeed Bin Suroor's recent winner Handsome Man while Rougemont could prove best of the Hannon trio back in handicap company. The jury is out on last month's Dee Stakes flop Uriah Heep but Open Water had Fennel Bay behind when fourth at Epsom and could figure stepping up in trip. Prussian is going the right way and is another to consider along with Cameron Highland.

Formwatch

Rougemont (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Held up, headway over 7f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left and bumped into rival over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 10l behind Main Sequence (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo Grp 3 (1) pol in May.

Samba King 15-2 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Thomas Chippendale (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft.

Sparkling Portrait 3-1fav (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, some headway inside final furlong, no impression, 6th of 12, 9l behind Scatter Dice (8-7) at Musselburgh 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs.

Anomaly 5-2fav (9-3) Made all, ridden and forged clear final furlong, impressive, won at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in May beating Suegioo (9-3) by 4 1/2l, 15 ran.

Uriah Heep (FR) 3-1 (8-12) Chased winner until ridden 4f out, soon weakened, last of 4, 21l behind Astrology (8-12) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo Grp 3 (1) sft in May.

Cameron Highland (IRE) 9-4fav (8-13) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 5f out, led briefly over 3f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Goldoni (8-13) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f con stks (2) hvy in Apr.

Prussian 9-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, soon tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, held on well, won at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Ruscello (8-13) by 1/2l, 6 ran.

Ghost Protocol (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, took closer order on inside 3f out, pushed along and hung right 2f out, switched left over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Grandeur (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.

Commitment 4-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over3 f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 12l behind Scatter Dice (8-7) at Musselburgh 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs.

Moldowney 11-4 (9-5) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and not clear run 2f out, 4th 1f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong to lead close home, won at Dundalk 1m 3f 3yo mdn stks pol in May beating Sinetta (9-0) by nk, 12 ran.

Open Water (FR) 4-1 (8-7) Took keen hold, led, ridden over 2f out, joined and edged right 2f out, narrowly headed over 1f out, chased winner until inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Wrotham Heath (8-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf.

Rocktherunway (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Always prominent, ridden over 3f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Musselburgh 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs beating Moon Trip (8-13) by shd, 12 ran.

Niceofyoutotellme 8-11fav (9-3) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway 3f out, led on bit over 1f out, soon clear, heavily eased closing stages, not extended, won at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (4) gd in Apr beating Kudoz (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.

Fennell Bay (IRE) 8-1 (8-1) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Sandown 1m hcp 0-100 (2) sft beating Prince Of Sorrento (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.

Misdemeanour (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Grandeur (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.

Handsome Man (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) In rear, came centre over 8f out, headway over 2f out, switched left to stand side over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly to lead post, won at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May beating Maastricht (8-7) by nk, 10 ran.

Gabrial The Great (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear, good headway on wide outside over 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, edged left and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Rosslyn Castle (9-6) at Chester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in May.

Pilgrims Rest (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Tracked leader, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May beating Brockwell (8-7) by nk, 4 ran.

Nicholascopernicus (IRE) 4-7fav (9-7) Held up, headway over 4f out, went 2nd 3f out, led 2f out, clear entering final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Newbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs beating Dovils Date (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.