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  • 16:00 Emirates Melbourne Cup Closes 4th August Heritage Handicap2m

  • £40,000 added 3yo+ 14 ran
  • Winner: £24,924
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
    Weighed In
  • Winning time: 3m 34.94s
  • Off time: 16:01:14

Full result

16:00 Ascot Result 12th July 2008
Pos Draw Dist Horse Weight Jockey Trainer Age SP
1st (2) Metaphoric (IRE) 9-6 J P Spencer M L W Bell 4 10/1
Started slowly, held up in rear, headway from 3f out, stayed on outside to lead over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong opened 10/1 touched 12/1
2nd (13) 1¾ La Vecchia Scuola (IRE) 8-5 J Quinn J S Goldie 4 10/1
Prominent on inside, stayed on to chase leaders over 1f out, took 3rd well inside final furlong, not troubled winner opened 10/1 touched 10/1
3rd (8) ¾ Bogside Theatre (IRE) 8-9 R Hughes G M Moore 4 15/2
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong opened 8/1 touched 8/1
4th (6) ¾ Sanbuch 9-10 R L Moore L M Cumani 4 4/1f
Towards rear, headway on outer 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish opened 5/1 touched 11/2 £2200-£400 £2500-£500(x3)
5th (7) ½ Whenever 8-2 F Norton R T Phillips 4 9/2
Behind, ridden over 4f out, in rear over 3f out, plenty to do, headway on outside 2f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish opened 5/1 touched 5/1 £2200-£400 £2500-£500(x2)
6th (4) nk Calculating (IRE) 7-12 David Probert (7) M D I Usher 4 40/1
Steadied start, held up in rear, headway 6f out, chased leaders 4f out, stayed on one pace final 2f opened 40/1 touched 40/1
7th (9) s.h Swan Queen 8-6 K McEvoy J L Dunlop 5 16/1
Behind, steady headway from 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reached leaders opened 16/1 touched 16/1
8th (3) ¾ Gee Dee Nen 8-10 S W Kelly M H Tompkins 5 12/1
In touch, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out opened 10/1 touched 12/1
9th (10) nk Tilt 8-12 L Dettori B Ellison 6 8/1
Raced keenly in mid-division, ridden 3f out, not troubled leaders final 2f opened 8/1 touched 8/1
10th (12) ½ Winged d'Argent (IRE) 8-3 L Morris (3) B J Llewellyn 7 14/1
Mid-division, lost place over 5f out, soon struggling, no chance final 2f opened 16/1 touched 16/1
11th (14) 1½ Akarem 8-11 D Sweeney K R Burke 7 10/1
Took keen hold in mid-division, ridden, outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten opened 9/1 touched 10/1
12th (11) 3¼ Self Defense 9-5 Jim Crowley Miss E C Lavelle 11 40/1
Mid-division, ridden, weakened 3f out opened 40/1 touched 40/1
13th (5) ½ Pocket Too 7-12 D Kinsella M Salaman 5 20/1
Led until headed over 3f out, soon weakened opened 14/1 touched 20/1
14th (1) 8 Classic Punch (IRE) 9-9 T Quinn D R C Elsworth 5 25/1
Tracked leader to over 4f out, gradually weakened from 3f out opened 33/1 touched 33/1

Betting breakdown

Tote Win: £12.90 Tote Place: £2.70,3.80,2.70
Straight Forecast: £103.96 Exacta: £177.20 Trifecta: £423.20

Placepot: £584.90, Pool: £114071.12, 142.36 winning tickets
Quadpot: £12.90, Pool: £7393.8, 421.6 winning tickets
PlaceSix: £846.74
PlaceFive: £257.61

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