Saturday, September 29, 2001

ASCOT RESULTS AND QUOTES

1 Summoner (Godolphin) 4-9-1 Saeed bin Suroor Richard Hills [7] 33-1
2 Noverre (USA) (Godolphin) 3-8-11 Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori [8] 2-1f
3 Hawkeye (IRE) (Sue Magnier/Michael Tabor) 3-8-11 Aidan O'Brien IRE Michael Kinane [1] 13-2
4 Bach (IRE) (Satish Sanan/Sue Magnier) 4-9-1 Aidan O'Brien IRE Jamie Spencer [6]
5 Vahorimix (FR) (Jean-Luc Lagardere) 3-8-11 Andre Fabre FR Olivier Peslier [11]
6 Tamburlaine (IRE) (Jeffen Racing) 3-8-11 Richard Hannon Richard Hughes [9]
7 Proudwings (GER) (Hyperion Breeding) 5-8-12 Ralf Suerland GER Yutaka Take [5]
8 Bocelli (NZ) (Fairdeal) 5-9-1 Paddy Busuttin SIN Grant Cooksley [3]

8 ran Non-Runner: No. 4 Valentino, No. 7 No Excuse Needed, No. 9 Olden Times
Distances: 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1, 1, hd, 4 Time: 1m 44.54s
Breeder: Hascombe and Valiant Studs Breeding: Inchinor - Sumoto (Mtoto)
Tote: Win: £38.00 Places: £5.70; £1.10; £2.00 Exacta: £150.30

Winning trainer:-Name: Bin Suroor, Saeed Trains at Newmarket for Godolphin, the racing entity of Sheikh Mohammed, whose horses winter in Dubai and race worldwide. Classic wins: (8) Sagitta 2000 Guineas (1996 Mark of Esteem, 1999 Island Sands), Sagitta 1000 Guineas (1998 Cape Verdi), Vodafone Oaks (1994 Balanchine, 1995 Moonshell); Vodafone Derby (1995 Lammtarra); Rothmans Royals St Leger (1995 Classic Cliche; 1998 Nedawi; 1999 Mutafaweq) Other major wins include: Irish Derby (1994 Balanchine), Irish 2000 Guineas (2000 Bachir), Ireland The Food Island Irish Champion Stakes (1994 Cezanne; 1998 Swain, 1999 Daylami, 2001 Fantastic Light), Irish St Leger (1998 & 1999 Kayf Tara), French 2000 Guineas (1995 Vettori; 2000 Bachir); Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1995 Lammtarra); Prix d’Ispahan (1996 Halling), Eclipse (1995,1996 Halling; 1998 Daylami); Juddmonte International Stakes (1995 Halling, 1996 Halling, 2001 Sakhee), Ascot Gold Cup (1996 Classic Cliche; 1998 Kayf Tara, 2000 Kayf Tara), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (1995 Lammtarra; 1997 & 1998 Swain, 1999 Daylami), Nunthorpe Stakes (1995 So Factual), Derby Italiano (1998 Central Park), Lockinge Stakes (1998 Cape Cross; 2000 Aljabr), Prix Jean Prat (1998 Almutawakel), Prix de la Salamandre (1998 Aljabr), Man O’ War Stakes (1998 Daylami; 2000 Fantastic Light), Great Voltigeur Stakes (1998 Sea Wave), Vodafone Coronation Cup (1999 Daylami), Sussex Stakes (1999 Aljabr, 2001 Noverre) Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup (1999 Diktat), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1996 Mark Of Esteem, 1999 Dubai Millennium, 2001 Summoner), Prix Jacques le Marois (1999 Dubai Millennium, 2000 Muhtathir), Predominate Stakes (2000 Roscius), Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1998 Faithful Son, 2000 Dubai Millennium, 2001 Fantastic Light), Duke of York Stakes (2000 Lend A Hand), Yorkshire Cup (2000 Kayf Tara, 2001 Marienbard), Canadian International Stakes (2000 Mutafaweq) Wins in a season (In Britain) (1995-2000) 14:48:41:38:41:17 Other details: Champion trainer 1996;1999 Completed full set of classic wins following Cape Verdi’s victory in the Sagitta 1000 Guineas First Royal Ascot win: So Factual (June 22, 1995 - Cork and Orrey Stakes) Royal Ascot wins: 17 Cork and Orrery Stakes (1995 So Factual), Queen Anne Stakes (1996 Charnwood Forest, 1997 Allied Forces, 1998 Intikhab, 1999 Cape Cross), Gold Cup (1996 Classic Cliche, 1998 Kayf Tara, 2000 Kayf Tara), Chesham Stakes (1996 Shamikh), Hardwicke Stakes (1997 Predappio), Windsor Castle Stakes (1997 Asfurah), Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1998 Faithful Son, 2000 Dubai Millennium, 2001 Fantastic Light), Ribblesdale Stakes (1998 Bahr, 1999 Fairy Queen) King Edward VII Stakes (1999 Mutafaweq) Wins This Season: 22

Winning jockey:-Name: Hills, Richard John. Born: Newmarket, 22/1/63 Apprenticeship: With Tom Jones. First winner: Border Dawn (Doncaster 26/10/79) Classic wins: (3) Sagitta 1000 Guineas (1995 Harayir, 2000 Lahan), Rothmans Royals St Leger (1999 Mutafaweq) Other major wins: Middle Park Stakes (1997 Hayil), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1994 Maroof, 2001 Summoner); Yorkshire Cup (1985 Ilium); Norfolk Stakes (1986 Sizzling Melody, 1989 Pettilante), Chesham Stakes (1996 Shamikh), Queen Mary Stakes (1997 Nadwah), July Cup (1998 Elnadim), Hungerford Stakes (1998 Muhtathir), Dubai World Cup (1999 Almutawakel), Temple Stakes (1999 Tipsy Creek); Rockfel Stakes (1999 Lahan); September Stakes (2000 Mutamam); Flutter.com Select Stakes (2000 Ekraar), Autumn Stakes (2000 Nayef), Greenham Stakes (2001 Munir) Wins (1990-2000):56, 67,52,57,59,70,71,85,83,77,81 Wins this season: 72 Royal Ascot wins: (11) First Royal Ascot win:Queen’s Vase (June 19, 1985 Wassl Merbayeh) Major Royal Ascot wins: Gold Cup (1990 Ashal); Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1987 Mtoto)



FIFTH RACE WINNING QUOTES
THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES

PACEMAKER SUMMONS 33/1 SHOCK

Godolphin’s pacemaker Summoner pulled off a 33/1 shock in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes when, ridden by Richard Hills, he led from pillar to post with the field failing to come back to him.

The four-year-old prevailed by a length and a half from stablemate Noverre and the duo’s trainer Saeed bin Suroor said: “Everybody thought about Noverre before the race but at the same time Summoner is a nice improving horse.

“He did a nice bit of work last time although I can see it is a surprise today.

“I wasn’t worried about the ground for Noverre, he had it in France last time and handled it very well working in Newmarket.”

Hills added: “I’m just pleased to win a Group One. He’s a nice horse and I’ve done it in this race before on Maroof (66/1 winner in 1994).

“A lot of times pacemakers have won before and I was there to ensure a good pace - my orders from the trainer were to make a good gallop and not look round.

“Two out I’ve quickened up well and didn’t hear much behind me. Give him his due, he’s brave and done it well.”

Noverre’s rider Frankie Dettori joked: “I picked the wrong one!”


MORE QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES QUOTES

SIMON CRISFORD

Simon Crisford, the Goldolphin racing manager, talking about Godolphin’s first and second in the feature Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, 33/1 chance Summoner and 2/1 favourite Noverre, said: “There have been questions marks about whether you should run pacemakers or not. I think that result showed you should run them - there is no doubt about it.

“Summoner was running on his merits. Any pacemaker we have ever run has always run on its merits. Bad horses will not do a job in any Group One race as pacemakers - you have to run quality horses as pacemakers.

“Summoner will not act as pacemaker any more - he gets elevated into the first 11. Noverre will go for the Breeders’ Cup while Summoner will holiday in Dubai and come back next year.

“Noverre will probably go for the Breeders’ Cup Mile - he is really best on fast ground and then he can use his turn of foot. He has great acceleration. That going today has really blunted his turn of foot. He is a far better horse than Summoner.

“The whole idea of pacemakers is that if you don’t follow them then you must accept it when the pacemaker wins, because the pacemakers are good. If you let them get away from you on an easy lead then fine - if you sit a bit too far back you are not going to catch them.

“The jockeys have got to follow pacemakers - if they don’t then there is no point in having a pacemaker.

“Sheikh Hamdan has confirmed today that Sakhee runs in the Arc so we are looking forward to that - we haven’t decided whether he will have a pacemaker.

“At the end of the day Frankie (Dettori on Noverre) felt that he was sitting in third place and close enough - he said the other horse was going too fast for him. Summoner was pinging going into the race and really peaked. Next time around you will find that Noverre will beat him easily. Both are very good horses but Noverre is a better horse than Summoner.

“Our pacemakers can win these races because they have that sort of quality - they are there to be followed.

“We would have much preferred Noverre to win because obviously he is the top three-year-old in our stable. Summoner is an older horse who came to us in the winter and is a really nice horse and he has shown today that if you allow him to get on an easy lead and let him bowl along in front and everybody ignores him then he is a strong force to be reckoned with.

“From our point of view it is not the right result but we are obviously thrilled to bits to be one-two in the big race. With the ground as it is there is very legitimate sort of thinking behind jockeys who felt that if they are going to go half stride too quick they are not going to get home. It is a very stiff track at the best of times. In conditions like this probably most of the jockeys felt they wouldn’t get home. Richard Hills timed it to perfection. His clock was spot on and he did get home.

“Summoner was always a pacemaker - when we supplemented him we told everyone he was a pacemaker. We have always thought that pacemaker roles are very important and actually it is difficult to understand why there is any talk about pacemaker roles at all. For the last 30 years they have ben used effectively. We use good horses as pacemakers - we don’t use 0-75 handicappers - they are quality horses in their own right.

“The whole idea of a pacemaker is to draw the field with you so you can have the pace in the race according to what your needs are - not to ignore that pace. If you ignore the pace then the horse that is sitting second in the race is the pacemaker. That is probably what happened today.

“A few members of the media asked me about Summoner during the week - I said if the field ignores Summoner and don’t follow him then expect Summoner to run a huge race.

“Noverre is still our best three-year-old and he will go to the Breeders’ Cup whereas Summoner won’t.”


PLACED QUOTES RACE FIVE
QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES

TABOR VERY HAPPY

“I am very pleased with him, he has run very well,” said Michael Tabor after Hawkeye had finished third behind the Godolphin duo of Summoner and favoured Noverre.

“I am sure he will stay in training next year, unless someone comes up with a big offer for him, and I think he will be a very good four-year-old. A mile on good ground will be ideal for him.

“It is possible that he could run in the Dubai Champion Stakes next month. It may be a bit quick for him, though it is three weeks away from now so we shall see what happens.

“What do I think of the result ? You can’t print it !”


SPENCER SUSPENDED

Jamie Spencer’s double day was spoiled to some extent when he received a two- day ban (October 8 and 9) for using his whip with excessive force on Hawkeye’s stablemate Bach, who finished fourth.

FIRST RACE WINNING QUOTES
HACKNEY EMPIRE ROYAL LODGE STAKES (GROUP 2)

MUTINY TAKES THE BOUNTY

Mutinyonthebounty, Aidan O’Brien’s apparent second string, ran out the one a half length winner of the Hackney Empire Royal Lodge Stakes.

Stable jockey Mick Kinane was aboard High Sierra, by Danehill, while the winner was by Sadler’s Wells, whose progeny relish cut in the ground.

“When I walked the track with Mick before racing we were both worried about High Sierra because Danehills usually like fast ground,” said O’Brien.

“I was very happy with the way Mutinyonthebounty won because he handled the fast ground so well last time that obviously you’re worried on this going.”

O’Brien will be taking his Breeders’ Cup team to Southwell on Wednesday to experience the all-weather surface and added: “We’ll be taking eight or nine horses there including Galileo, Mozart and Black Minnaloushe.

“Galileo is very well and we’ll see how he adapts to an artificial surface. He wasn’t very happy for the next few days after he was beaten in Ireland but is in great form now.”


PLACED QUOTES RACE ONE
HACKNEY EMPIRE ROYAL LODGE STAKES

BEATEN BUT UNBOWED
Connections of the two placed colts, Tholjanah and Parasol, were delighted with the efforts of their runners, with Tholjahan’s trainer Marcus Tregoning describing himself as “very pleased. He is a slow maturing horse and he kept on well at the end. He was having to be pushed along some way out but he is also very much like that at home.

“I very much doubt if he will run again this season. He has had a hard race there - they all have in that ground - and I doubt if there will be time to get him ready again for another run.”

Angus Gold, racing manager to the colt’s owner-breeder Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum, shared Tregoning’s sentiments and added: “He is a late maturing colt and still pretty green and immature. He will be a nice staying horse next year - that is what he is bred to be - and he will want every inch of a mile and a half.”

Mick Channon, trainer of third home Parasol, said: “I wish that the rain had stayed away; I would have been much happier without it, but you have to run and he has certainly run his race, though maybe he did not quite get home in the ground. Basically, though, I am very pleased with him and he is a lovely horse.”

The jockeys described the ground as being very soft.

SECOND RACE RESULT
2.35pm MEON VALLEY STUD FILLIES’ MILE

Group One, Class A £200,000 guaranteed. One mile. For 2yo fillies. Weights: 8st 10lb. Penalty values: 1st: £116,000; 2nd: £44,000; 3rd: £22,000; 4th: £10,000; 5th: £5,000; 6th: £3,000.

1 Gossamer (Gerald Leigh - Cancerbacup) 2-8-10 Luca Cumani Jamie Spencer [8] 4-5f
2 Maryinsky (IRE) (Michael Tabor/Sue Magnier) 2-8-10 Aidan O'Brien IRE Mick Kinane [6] 12-1
3 Esloob (USA) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) 2-8-10 Marcus Tregoning Richard Hills [2] 14-1
4 Half Glance (Khalid Abdulla) 2-8-10 Henry Cecil Richard Quinn [1]
5 Fraulein (Cliveden Stud) 2-8-10 Ed Dunlop Frankie Dettori [4]
6 Moon Safari (USA) (Michael Tabor/Sue Magnier) 2-8-10 Aidan O'Brien IRE Johnny Murtagh [5]
7 Reefs Sis (Valley Paddocks Racing Limited) 2-8-10 Eric Alston Mickey Fenton [3]

7 ran Non-Runner: No. 8 Sundari (ground)
Distances: 2.5, 1.25, nk, .75, nk, 7 Time: 1m 46.40s
Breeder: Gerald Leigh Breeding: Sadler’s Wells - Brocade (Habitat)
Tote: Win: £1.80 Places: £1.30; £2.80 Exacta: £10.20

Winning trainer:-Name: Cumani, Luca Matteo
Date of birth: 7/4/49; Date of first licence: 1976; Previous Occupation: Jockey in Italy, France and Britain with 84 winners assistant to Sergio Cumani and Henry Cecil; Classic wins: (3) Vodafone Derby (1988 Kahyasi, 1998 High-Rise), Pertemps St Leger (1984 Commanche Run) Other major wins include: Sussex Stakes (1991 Second Set), Breeders’ Cup Mile (1994 Barathea), St James’s Palace Stakes (1985 Bairn, 1987 Half a Year), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1990 Markofdistinction), Yorkshire Oaks (1993 & 1994 Only Royale), Irish 2,000 Guineas (1993 Barathea), Irish 1,000 Guineas (1990 Ensconse), Irish Derby (1988 Kahyasi), Italian Oaks (1998 Zomaradah), Juddmonte International Stakes (1998 One So Wonderful), Gran Premio di Milano (2000 Endless Hall), Scottish Classic (2000 Endless Hall), Hungerford Stakes (2000 Arkadian Hero); Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile (2001 Gossamer) Wins in a season (1984-2000):50:60:67:83:73:88:109:72:54:39:47:39:62:66:54:34:29 Horses in training (1985-2001):100:112:119:151:165 :187:150:132:121:96:103:124:139:152:135:100:83 Wins this season: 23 Royal Ascot wins: 10 First Royal Ascot winner: Sunny Spring (June 18, 1976 - Windsor Castle Stakes)
Major Royal Ascot wins: St James’s Palace Stakes (1985 Bairn, 1987 Half A Year), Queen Anne Stakes (1987 Then Again, 1990 Markofdistinction, 1994 Barathea). Trains at Bedford House Stables, Newmarket, Suffolk

Winning jockey:-Name: Spencer, Jamie Peter Major wins include: Irish 1,000 Guineas (1998 Tarascon), Scottish Classic (2000 Endless Hall), Hungerford Stakes (2000 Arkadian Hero), Moyglare Stud Stakes (2000 Sequoyah), Singapore Airlines Cup (2001 Endless Halls), Stewards Cup (2001 Guinea Hunter); Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile (2001 Gossamer) Wins (1998-2000): 3,8,78 Wins this season: 93 Other details: Has also ridden over hurdles
Royal Ascot wins: (1) Coventry Stakes (2001 Landseer)



WINNING QUOTES RACE TWO
MEON VALLEY STUD FILLIES’ MILE
GOSSAMER NOW CLEAR GUINEAS FAVOURITE

Gossamer overcame some problems in running to win the Group One Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile In exemplary style and emerge as a warm favourite for next year’s Sagitta 1000 Guineas. Ladbrokes have shortened her from 6-1 to 4-1, and Hills were even more impressed and make her a 3-1 chance.

Impressed also was her trainer Luca Cumani, who enthused that “she is a real gem. She has always been a very good filly and I think that at this stage she is ahead of her full brother Barathea, who went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile and the Irish 2,000 Guineas.

“I was worried about this soft ground, which was strange and a new experience for her, and there was a moment approaching the final furlong when it looked as if she might have a bit of a problem getting out to get a run.

“Jamie (Spencer) said afterwards that he knew Frankie (Dettori on Fraulein) would not let him out, so he was aware that he would have to switch back and to go round, but Gossamer was going so well that it just took a bit of time for her to come back and get round Fraulein.

“But when she got clear she won well, and the further she went the further clear she was going. If she had won by half a length I would have been happy, but for her to win like that makes me elated.

“She is a wonderful filly, a real professional and will do anything you ask her to. She will go at any speed and follow any pace and it is a real thrill to have her.

“I know there have been moments when I have had to stand a bit on the outside at places like Ascot in recent years, but thanks to the marvellous support I have had from owners like Mr Leigh, who has been with me for many seasons and sent me some very good horses and the marvellous work done by his team at Eyton Hall and my own staff, I have always felt that if we get the horses who are good enough, we are able to do the job.”

Cumani also laid to rest rumours that Jamie Spencer, who was completing a 29.6-1 double after his first-race success, would not be riding for his stable next season. “There is no question of his leaving us at the moment; that was agreed even before today. He will be stable jockey at Bedford House next year,” he said firmly.

Gossamer’s owner-breeder Gerald Leigh, who is giving all his prize money this year to the charity Cancerbacup, said afterwards that he had been “nervous about all the press we have been getting about this filly, but it is a real privilege to own and have bred one as good as she is. I feel very emotional just at this moment.”


More Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile Quotes

JAMIE SPENCER

Jamie Spencer has ridden the first two winners today, completing a 29.6/1 double on Mutinyonthebounty and Gossamer in the Hackney Empire Royal Lodge Stakes and the Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile respectively.

He said: “Considering I got her (referring to Gossamer) in every pocket today to get her beat she deserves to be favourite (for next year’s classic, the Sagitta 2000 Guineas).

“Frankie (Dettori) was going to sit there until the furlong post so I had to take back. She has quickened so well.

“The ground was just too soft for her because she is not very tall. But she has done it well.

“When she won at Newmarket she quickened really well over six furlongs on good to firm. I think she will be better on nice ground.

“I don’t ride in the last so Frankie is safe for another year!”

MORE LUCA CUMANI

The Newmarket trainer said: “You wait almost all year for a day like this and for the last week or so I have been running the race through my mind and every time it came to the last furlong I just blocked it and said stop - do not tempt fate. Let’s just say we will be a challenging position a furlong out and then she will do the rest. She looked wonderful today.

“Most of Gerald’s horses when they come to us already look the part - they are well bred, very well reared and he has got a fantastic team.

“When she first came she took just a tiny little while to get going with the string and then she looked good and professional.

“At the time of her first start Mr Loder was winning all the two-year-old races and he had one in her first race so everybody thought it was a foregone conclusion. As it turned out, she won well first time out.

“It is a long way to go to the Guineas - I would rather not think that far ahead for now. I just to want savour the day and the moment and relish it for the next couple of weeks.

“Gossamer is definitely a Guineas filly - she has got all the speed in the world and she is a miler like her brother was. She has got fantastic acceleration and there isn’t a race in the book that is better suited to her than the Guineas.”

GERALD LEIGH

Owner/breeder Gerald Leigh said: “The mare has a Nashwan colt foal and she has given me 14 foals. Whether we breed her again depends. She is in very good form but I am not sure she doesn’t deserve a rest. But I haven’t made up my mind about next year’s breeding. We might just let her off - she has been outstanding and so have her daughters and granddaughters and so it goes on. I am a very lucky and privileged man.”




SECOND RACE PLACED QUOTES
MEON VALLEY STUD FILLIES’ MILE (GROUP 1)

ESLOOB PUT AWAY FOR YEAR

Esloob, who made the running in the Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile, will not run again this season after finishing three and three quarter lengths third to impressive winner Gossamer.

Her trainer Marcus Tregoning said: “She ran a very good race and we decided to run her (from the front) because we were worried there was no horse that would definitely make the pace.

“She is from a very good staying family so there was no worry about her staying today’s trip.

“She won’t be out again this season, I shouldn’t think many of those running today will be.”




THIRD RACE WINNING QUOTES
BETDAQ DIADEM STAKES (GROUP 2)

NICE WIN CLARE

The Wokingham Stakes winner Nice One Clare put in a career best performance to take the Group 2 Betdaq Diadem Stakes by a neck from Orientor.

Winning trainer Pip Payne said: “She has always been very nice and is just improving and has come to herself at this time of year. She is heavier now than when she won the Wokingham.

“I was worried about everything, including the ground, although it was softish when she won at Doncaster the other day.

“This is my biggest win in terms of status although financially the Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy was worth more when we won Ù180,000 with Casteddu.

“I’m not quite sure whether she’ll be kept in training next year or retire to stud, it is still up in the air and being debated. There is a possibility that she might go for the Challenge Stakes at Newmarket.”

The winner is named after owner-breeder Noel McGinn’s wife Clare. McGinn, an Irishman based in Esher, has the mare’s dam at stud. She is in foal to Daylami and her Grand Lodge foal will be sold at Tattersalls in December.

PLACED QUOTES RACE THREE
BETDAQ DIADEM STAKES

ORIENTOR DOES SO WELL AGAINST HIS SENIORS

“He has run a terrific race and I am thrilled with him,” said Jim Goldie after his Orientor had been touched off by Nice One Clare in the day’s big sprint as he brushed aside any suggestions that Kieren Fallon might have hit the front too soon on the colt.

“Kieren said that he feared he might not pick up as quickly on this ground as he does when it is faster, and you have to take the gaps when they come for you; if you do not then you might not get the chance again,” said Goldie with reference to Orientor’s liking for being produced as late as possible.

“There is no question of any blame to the jockey; you have to take the chance when it is there and in any event he has run a brilliant race and has been a marvellous servant for us this year.

“When he did his final bit of work before this race he went so well that I felt either he had to be over the top or else he was still improving, but the trouble is that Nice One Clare has also been improving all the season as well.

“I don’t think there is anything more for him this season, but I hope he will be an even better horse for us next year. I think the ideal ground for him is good to soft, and this might just have been a bit too much on the easy side for him. If he can continue to improve next year as he has done this time I hope he will do really well again.”


WINNING QUOTES RACE FOUR
TOTE TRIFECTA HANDICAP

DOWNLAND SHOCKS
MOST OF THE PUNTERS

Downland, who had won only once before in 22 previous attempts, shattered most of the crowd with a 40-1 victory in the seven furlong handicap, but it was not a total surprise to his rider, 5lb claiming apprentice David Kinsella, or to some shrewd judges who took 66-1 about the winner in the morning.

“I thought he had a bit of a chance and I had heard that there had been some money for him this morning, but when I rode him at Haydock last time there was money for him then and he did not run very well,” said Kinsella.

“Sometimes he can be a bit funny going down to the start, but this time he went down well and gave a bit of a buck and a kick so I knew that he was in good form. In the race they did not really go fast enough for him, so I just let him take me there to the front. There were a lot of challengers in the last two furlongs, but every time I gave him a slap he responded for me and ran all the way to the line.”

This was the 19th success of the season and 25th in all for Kinsella, who came to England from his native Ireland two and a half years ago because his friend from home, fellow apprentice Steve Carson, suggested that he should come over and join Eric Wheeler’s stable.

“I shall be staying with Mr Wheeler next year, but it is too early to say at the moment what I shall be doing in the winter. I am, though, very much looking forward to riding Guard Duty for Mr (Martin) Pipe in the Cesarewitch. It is brilliant to get a ride for someone like him in a race like that - he is a trainer everyone wants to be riding for.

“This has been a very good season for me and to win a big race like this as well is brilliant.”




FOURTH RACE PLACED QUOTES
THE TOTE TRIFECTA STAKES

I CRIED IN TWO

James Given felt that I Cried For You, who finished second to Downland in the Tote Trifecta Stakes, was not suited by the way that the race panned out.

“David (Kinsella on Downland) went flat to the boards which made our horse commit,” said Given. “He went from travelling sweetly to everything very quickly so got a bit flat footed and went backwards for a stride or two before recovering.

“But he’s run another good race and will no doubt go up the weights again. He’s already been raised 9lb without winning by the handicapper.”


WINNING QUOTES RACE SIX
SUMMIT AT LLOYD’S ROSEMARY RATED STAKES

HILLS DOUBLES UP

Richard Hills followed his 33-1 success on Summoner in the Queen Elizabeth 11 Stakes with a more predictable victory when 7-2 favourite Mowaadah took the fillies’ Listed race to give her jockey a 152-1 double.

“She had to dig deep and Richard said that she always hits a flat spot in a race and that she is a bit inclined to pull up when she hits the front. But she stuck on well there even though she only just held on,” said Angus Gold, racing manager to the winner’s owner-breeder Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum.

Mowaadah’s trainer Alec Stewart was not at Ascot as he is flying to Canada to see Sheikh Hamdan’s Mutaman run in the Canadian International at Woodbine tomorrow.

“He is drawn 12 of 12 which may not be ideal, but the ground is good to soft there and although we used to think that he is best when he is making it, he has shown this year in the Princess of Wales’ Stakes that he does not have to be in front all the way, so maybe that draw is not so much of a problem,” said Gold.

SEVENTH RACE WINNING QUOTES
THE CAPLAN GORDER CARTER STAKES

PEARCE’S OPTIMISM FOR CESAREWITCH

Wave Of Optimism, who finished second in last year’s Tote Cesarewitch, is on course for the Newmarket handicap again after his length and a quarter success in the Caplan Gordon Carter Stakes.

Winning trainer Lydia Pearce said: “He’s so genuine and heads for the Cesarewitch now. Originally Richard Quinn was going to ride him today but when the ground was good to firm we thought he wouldn’t run so Richard booked another ride. It’s a shame for him as he comes to ride the horse out and would have had first priority.

“He loves this ground which is why we said he would only run with significant overnight rain and it was perfect for him today.”


John Akehurst, trainer of third-placed Red Ramona, said: “I thought he was going to win turning for home but he couldn’t quite do enough. Two and a quarter miles in the Cesareewitch and ground like this will suit him well and I could see him being in the first four.”





GOING NEWS AT 10 AM


Following persistent rain overnight and through the morning, the ground at 10am was described as

GOOD TO SOFT, SOFT IN PLACES.

Ascot Clerk of the Course and Director of Racing Nick Cheyne said: “Up to 10am we had 14 millimetres (just over half an inch) of rain and it is raining as I speak. I think that there is a good chance that the track will ride soft.

“The forecast is that it should clear up later in the day and be dry through the night, but it looks as if there will be more rain tomorrow morning.”












GOING NEWS AT 11.30 AM

The going at 11.30am was changed to

SOFT
from GOOD TO SOFT, SOFT IN PLACES.

Ascot Clerk of the Course and Director of Racing Nick Cheyne said at 11.30am: “There has been another 2.5 millimetres of rain on top of the 14 millimetres we had up to 10am.

“The rain has now stopped and the forecast is that it should clear up later in the day and be dry through the night, but it looks as if there will be more rain tomorrow morning.”


ONLY FOUR RIDES FOR DETTORI AFTER UNVEILING STATUE

The withdrawals of Vision Of Night from the BETDAQ Diadem Stakes (3.05pm) and Aunty Rose from the Summit at Lloyd’s Rosemary Rated Stakes (4.55pm) mean that Frankie Dettori is now down to just four rides on the fifth anniversary of his “magnificent Seven” in 1996.

But all four have seriously good chances and Dettori would readily settle for a “Fabulous Four”, though he admits he would have preferred the rain to have stayed away for Noverre in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. “He is a very good horse and he always tries his hardest, but the softer ground may just blunt his turn of speed,” he said today.

“But I have four very good rides (the others are Lahooq, Fraulein and Mr Mahoose) and everything I earn today will be given to DAFA (the charity Direct Aid For Africa), which is being organised by Barney Curley. John Magnier and JP McManus have said that they will match whatever I donate and I shall be encouraging everyone I know to make a contribution.”

Before racing Dettori unveiled the statue which now stands near the main entrance to the course and commemorates his amazing achievement of five years ago.

The ceremony was introduced by Lord Hartington, former Senior Steward of the Jockey Club and first chairman of the BHB, and now Her Majesty’s Representative at Ascot, who referred to the “great occasion” which it marks.

The statue is of Dettori performing one of his famous flying dismounts and after pulling the chord to reveal it, Dettori jumped up on to the plinth and kissed the statue before jumping back down to the ground. He was draped in the Union Jack and the flag of his native Italy as he looked back at “one of the days which changed my life.”


TODAY’S CROWD
Today’s crowd came to 17,957, down 3.2% on last year’s Saturday attendance
of 18,557.

INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE

The BETDAQ Festival of Racing at Ascot is a truly international race meeting, with the action being covered in the following countries.

1. NHK Japan will take the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. There is also a Japanese crew on site today (Saturday) making a documentary on Yutaka Take.

2. Orbit Communications (Pan Middle-East - 22 Countries) will be taking all 12 of the BBC televised races.

3. Dubai TV will be taking the Group Ones.

4. Equidia/PMU (France) taking the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

5. Singapore Turf Club / Singapore Cable Vision - Taking the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes to be relayed at the racecourse and to be included in weekly round-up programme.

6. TAB Trackside (NZ) - Taking the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

7. Spain - Spanish TV crew filming for a documentary feature on international horse racing.

8. Canal+ in association with France Galop are filming on site today - making a documentary on horseracing in England.

FIRST RACE RESULT
2.00pm HACKNEY EMPIRE ROYAL LODGE STAKES

Group Two, Class A £120,000 guaranteed. One mile. For 2yo colts & geldings. Weights: 8st 11lb. Penalties: a winner of a Pattern race 3lb. Penalty values: 1st: £72,000; 2nd: £27,600; 3rd: £13,800; 4th: £6,600

1 Mutinyonthebounty (Sue Magnier/Michael Tabor) 2-8-11 Aidan O'Brien IRE Jamie Spencer [7] 16-1
2 Tholjanah (IRE) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) 2-8-11 Marcus Tregoning Richard Hills [2] 4-1cf
3 Parasol (IRE) (Mohammed Al Nabouda) 2-8-11 Mick Channon Steve Drowne [4] 15-2
4 Asheer (Chris Cotran) 2-8-11 Pip Payne Johnny Murtagh [5]
5 High Sierra (IRE) (Sue Magnier/Michael Tabor) 2-8-11 Aidan O'Brien IRE Mick Kinane [9]
6 Bragadino (Athos Christodoulou) 2-8-11 Sir Michael Stoute Kieren Fallon [3] 4-1cf
7 Ashdown Express (IRE) (W Jackson) 2-8-11 Sean Woods Richard Hughes [6]
8 Lahooq (Godolphin) 2-8-11 David Loder Frankie Dettori [1] 4-1cf
9 Amour Sans Fin (FR) (Abbott Racing Limited) 2-8-11 Brian Meehan Richard Quinn [8]

9 ran
Distances: 1.5, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2.5, 14 Time: 1m 45.86s
Breeder: Matthews Breeding and Racing Ltd Breeding: Saddler’s Wells - Threatening (Warning)
Tote: Win: £17.00 Places: £3.10; £1.90; £1.60 Exacta: £109.70

Winning trainer:-Name: Aidan O’Brien Date of birth: 16/10/69 Previous occupation: Assistant trainer to Jim Bolger and Anne-Marie Crowley O’Brien Date of first licence: 1993 British Classic wins: (5) Vodafone Derby (2001 Galileo), Sagitta 2,000 Guineas (1998 King Of Kings), Vodafone Oaks (1998 Shahtoush, 2001 Imagine), Rothmans Royals St Leger (2001 Milan) Other major wins include: Irish 1,000 Guineas (1997 Classic Park, 2001 Imagine), Irish 2,000 Guineas (1997 Desert King, 1999 Saffron Walden, 2001 Black Minnaloushe), Irish Derby (1997 Desert King, 2001 Galileo), French 1,000 Guineas (2001 Rose Gypsy), Coventry Stakes (1997 Harbour Master), Grand Criterium (1997 Second Empire), Racing Post Trophy (1997 Saratoga Springs, 1999 Aristotle), National Stakes (1996 Desert King; 1997 King Of Kings, 2000 Beckett), Dante Stakes (1998 Saratoga Springs), Prix Morny (1998 Orpen, 1999 Fasiliyev, 2001 Johanesburg), Phoenix Stakes (1998 Lavery, 1999 Fasiliyev, 2000 Minardi, 2001 Johanesburg), July Cup (1999 Stravinsky, 2001 Mozart), Nunthorpe Stakes (1999 Stravinsky, 2001 Mozart), Phoenix Stakes (1999 Fasiliyev), St James Palace Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway), Coral Eclipse Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway), Sussex Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway), Irish Champion Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway), Acomb Stakes (2000 Hemingway), Juddmonte International Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway), Moyglare Stud Stakes (2000 Sequoyah, 2001 Quarter Moon), Middle Park Stakes (2000 Minardi) Royal Ascot wins: (8) Coventry Stakes (1997 Harbour Master, 1999 Fasliyev, 2001 Landseer), Chesham Stakes (1999 Bach), St James’s Palace Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2001 Black Minnaloushe), Norfolk Stakes (2001 Johannesburg), Jersey Stakes (2001 Mozart) Wins This Season (In Britain): 15

Winning jockey:-Name: Spencer, Jamie Peter Major wins include: Irish 1,000 Guineas (1998 Tarascon), Scottish Classic (2000 Endless Hall), Hungerford Stakes (2000 Arkadian Hero), Moyglare Stud Stakes (2000 Sequoyah), Singapore Airlines Cup (2001 Endless Halls), Stewards Cup (2001 Guinea Hunter) Wins (1998-2000): 3,8,78 Wins this season: 92 Other details: Has also ridden over hurdles
Royal Ascot wins: (1) Coventry Stakes (2001 Landseer)



THIRD RACE RESULT
3.05pm BETDAQ DIADEM STAKES

Group Two, Class A £100,000 guaranteed. Six furlongs. For 3yo+. Weights: 3yo colts & geldings 8st 12lb; 3yo fillies 8st 9lb; 4yo+ colts & geldings 9st; 4yo+ fillies 8st 11lb. Penalties: after June 1, 2000, a winner of a Group Two race 4lb; a winner of a Group One race 6lb (races won at 2yo not to count for penalties). Weight for age: 3 from 4yo+ 2lb. Penalty values: 1st: £60,000; 2nd: £23,000; 3rd: £11,500; 4th: £5,500

1 Nice One Clare (IRE) (Oremsa Partnership) 5-8-11 Pip Payne Johnny Murtagh [7] 6-1
2 Orientor (S Bruce) 3-8-12 Jim Goldie Kieren Fallon [11] 8-1
3 Bahamian Pirate (USA) (H E Lhendup Dorji) 6-9-00 David Nicholls Darryll Holland [15] 12-1
4 Pipalong (IRE) (Tom Bennett) 5-9-03 Tim Easterby Kevin Darley [10]
5 Toroca (USA) (Mrs Evie Stockwell) 3-8-09 Aidan O'Brien IRE Mick Kinane [14]
6 Mount Abu (IRE) (Gary Seidler/Andy Smith) 4-9-00 John Gosden Jimmy Fortune [16] 100-30f
7 Hot Tin Roof (IRE) (Giles Pritchard-Gordon) 5-8-11 Tim Easterby Olivier Peslier [9]
8 Munjiz (IRE) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) 5-9-00 Barry Hills Michael Hills [20]
9 Tedburrow (Irene & Peter Davies) 9-9-00 Eric Alston Michael Fenton [12]
10 Harmonic Way (Alexandra Chandris) 6-9-04 Roger Charlton Steve Drowne [2]
11 Freud (USA) (Michael Tabor/Sue Magnier) 3-8-12 Aidan O'Brien IRE Jamie Spencer [4]
12 Zilch (Mary Mayall, Linda Corbett, Julie Martin) 3-8-12 Richard Hannon Dane O'Neill [3]
13 Monkston Point (IRE) (Derrick Broomfield) 5-9-00 David Arbuthnot Richard Quinn [13]
14 Atavus (Stableside Racing Partnership II) 4-9-00 George Margarson Jamie Mackay [6]
15 Securite (ARG) (Buenos Aires Stallions H B) 6-9-00 Diego Lowther SWE C Lopez [1]

15 ran Non-Runners: No. 2 Vision Of Night; No. 6 El Gran Lode; No. 7 Invincible Spirit; No. 10 Mull Of Kintyre; No. 14 Tillerman, No. 16 Mugharreb

Distances: nk, sh, sh, 1.5, .75, hd, hd, 3.5, 1, sh, 1, 3, nk, 1.75 Time: 1m 17.60s
Breeder: Noel McGinn Breeding: Mukaddamah - Sarah-Clare (Reach)
Tote: Win: £4.90 Places: £2.00; £2.80; £3.40 Exacta: £47.30

Winning trainer:-Name: Payne, John William "Pip"
Date of birth:24/7/48 Date of first licence:1975 (France), Private trainer to Malcolm Parrish;1985 (UK)Trains at: Frankland Lodge, Newmarket, Suffolk Previous occupation: Assisted J Doyasbere (Fr) D Watson (Fr); Wins in a season (1987-2000):9:9:5:4:12:9:11:6 :16:11:5:8:12:7 Number of horses in training (1988-2001):16:19:27:10:22:16:16:18:23:16:18:22:25:27
First Royal Ascot winner: Nice One Clare (June 22, 2001 Wokingham Handicap)
Royal Ascot winners: (1) Nice One Clare (2001 Wokingham Handicap) Wins This Season: 12

Winning jockey:-Name: Murtagh, John Patrick Based: Moattown, Kildalkey, Co Meath
Born: May 14, 1970 Big Race Wins include: Breeders’ Cup Mile (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Coronation Stakes (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2000 Sinndar), Prix du Moulin (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Yorkshire Oaks (1996 Key Change, 2000 Petrushka), Beverley D Stakes (1996 Timarida), Irish Champion Stakes (1996 Timarida), Irish Oaks (1997 Ebadiyla, 1998 Winona, 2000 Petrushka), Ascot Gold Cup (1999 Enzeli, 2001 Royal Rebel); National Stakes (1993, Manntari, 1999 Sinndar), Moyglare Stud Stakes (1998 Edabiya), English Derby (2000 Sinndar), Irish Derby (2000 Sinndar), Grosser Dallmayr-Preis (2000 Greek Dance), Doncaster Cup (2000 Enzeli), Prix Niel (2000 Sinndar), Prix de l’Abbaye (2000 Namid), Prix de l’Opera (2000 Petrushka), Dubai Champion Stakes (2000 Kalanisi), Racing Post Trophy (2000 Dilshaan), Irish 2,000 Guineas (2001 Black Minnaloushe)
Other details: Champion Irish apprentice in 1989, champion jockey in Ireland 1995 and 1998, has also been champion in Dubai, first jockey to John Oxx Royal Ascot wins: (10) Coronation Stakes (1995 Ridgewood Pearl); Gold Cup (1999 Enzeli, 2001 Royal Rebel), St James’s Palace Stakes (2001 Black Minnaloushe), Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (2000 Katiykha), Ascot Handicap Stakes (2000 Barba Papa), Cork & Orrery (2000 Superior Premium), King George V Handicap (2001 Beekeeper), Ribblesdale Stakes (2001 Sahara Slew), Wokingham Handicap (2001 Nice One Clare)


FOURTH RACE RESULT
3.40pm TOTE TRIFECTA STAKES

Showcase Handicap, Class B £75,000 guaranteed. Seven furlongs. For 3yo+. Weights: highest weight not less than 9st 10lb, minimum weight 7st 10lb. Penalties: after September 1, a winner 5lb (any horse rated above 110 shall initially be treated as having that rating and the highest weight alloted shall be 9st 10lb; subsequently, the excess over 110 in any rating will be added to the weight allotted. Penalty values: 1st: £43,500; 2nd: £16,500; 3rd: £8,250; 4th: £3,750; 5th: £1,875; 6th: £1,125.

1 Downland (IRE) (Miss S Kelly & Ms J Rainer-Thomas) 5-7-05 David Barron David Kinsella (5) [8] 40-1
2 I Cried For You (IRE) (One Stop Partnership) 6-8-12 James Given John Murtagh [17] 16-1
3 Continent (Lucayan Stud) 4-9-07 David Nicholls Darryll Holland [24] 6-1
4 Norton (IRE) (Terry Mills) 4-8-10 Terry Mills Richard Quinn [15] 20-1
5 Needwood Blade (R Bedding) 3-9-04 Bryan McMahon Jamie Mackay (3) [22]
6 Mr Mahoose (USA) (Wentworth Racing (Pty) Ltd) 3-8-12 William Haggas Frankie Dettori [18]
7 A Touch of Frost (Patricia Williams) 6-8-08 George Margarson Martin Dwyer [2]
8 Digital (Bill Wightman) 4-8-11 Mick Channon Steve Drowne [20]
9 Great News (Executive Network (Pertemps Group)) 6-8-06 William Haggas Paul Hanagan (3) [11]
10 Ile Michel (Seymour Racing Partnership) 4-8-04 Lady Herries Kevin Darley [5]
11 Muchea (Andy Smith) 7-9-10 Mick Channon Richard Hughes [12]
12 Banjo Bay (IRE) (Mrs C Lees-Jones) 3-8-12 Bryan McMahon Seb Sanders [4]
13 Amaranth (IRE) (M Gleason) 5-8-13 Les Eyre Jimmy Fortune [25]
14 Millenium Moonbeam (USA) (Mr & Mrs John Harris) 4-8-04 George Margarson Gary Hind [7]
15 Intricate Web (IRE) (Morris, Oliver, Pierce) 5-8-06 Eric Alston Michael Fenton [26]
16 Bold King (The Farleigh Court Racing Partnership) 6-8-09 John Hills Richard Hills [6]
17 Peartree House (IRE) (G Vettraino & Fayzad Thoroughbreds I) 7-8-12 David Nicholls Jamie Spencer [14]
18 Hand Chime (Maureen Haggas) 4-9-05 William Haggas Michael Hills [9]
19 Whale Beach (USA) (Chris Wright & Catherin Corbett) 3-8-08 Barry Hills Yutaka Take [21]
20 Deep Blue (R Dalton) 4-7-13 Jon Scargill Gary Bardwell [16]
21 Duke of Modena (Bridget Swire) 4-9-07 Toby Balding Steve Carson (3) [10]
22 Zibet (Mohammed Al Nabouda) 3-8-05 Ed Dunlop Gary Carter [23]
23 Capricho (IRE) (Michael Tabor) 4-9-00 William Haggas Michael Kinane [1]
24 Undeterred (Peter Savill) 5-9-02 David Nicholls Kieren Fallon [19]

24 ran Non-Runner: No. 15 Golden Dragon, No. 22 Premier Baron
Distances: .5, .5, .75, .75, 2.5, 1.75, .5, .75, .5, sh, 1.25, nk, .5, nk, .5, 2.5, 2.5, 4, nk, 1.25, .5, 4, 9 Time: 1m 32.43s
Breeder:Yeomanstown Stud Breeding: Common Grounds - Boldabsa (Persian Bold)
Tote: Win: £130.10 Places: £19.90; £4.40; £2.40; £6.20 Exacta: £3208.00

Winning trainer:-Name:Barron, Thomas David
Date of birth: 20/9/45 Date of first licence:1969 Number of wins in a season (1982-2000): 11:10:13:26:13:19:18:24:58:39:41:26:37:29:29:38:15:33:49 Number of horses in training (1983-2001):22:32:42:51:53:43:43:49:48:50:50:41:37:29:49:34:33:45:63 Major wins include: Lincoln Handicap (1991 Amenable), Stewards’ Cup (1994 For The Present, 1996 Coastal Bluff), Ayr Gold Cup (1996 Coastal Bluff), Nunthorpe Stakes (1997 dead-heat with Ya Malak) Wins this season: 30 Trains at Maunby, North Yorkshire

Winning jockey:-Name: Kinsella, David Born: September 3, 1980 Based: Eric Wheeler, Coombe Park Stables, Whitchurch on Thames, Pangbourne, Oxfordshire
Big Race Wins: Tote Trifecta Handicap (2001 Downland)



SIXTH RACE RESULT
4.55pm SUMMIT AT LLOYD’S ROSEMARY RATED STAKES

Listed Handicap, Class A £32,000 guaranteed. One mile. For 3yo+ fillies & mares rated 0-105. Weights: highest weight 9st 7lb, minimum weight 8st 7lb; 3yo 8st 3lb. Penalties: no penalties after publication of the weights. Penalty values: 1st: £18,560; 2nd: £7,040; 3rd: £3,520; 4th: £1,600; 5th: £800; 6th: £480.

1 Mowaadah (IRE) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) 3-8-06 Alec Stewart Richard Hills [4] 7-2f
2 Fallen Star (Nicholas Cooper) 3-9-03 John Dunlop Pat Eddery [11] 4-1
3 Swift Dispersal (Marion Southcott) 4-8-07 Stuart Williams Yutake Take [5] 14-1
4 My Lucy Locket (IRE) (Mrs H Prendergast) 3-8-06 Richard Hannon Richard Hughes [6]
5 Sonatina (Mrs R Vigors) 3-9-07 Pip Payne Kieren Fallon [16]
6 Den's-Joy (N Davis & N Watmore) 5-8-07 Denise McHale Derek McGaffin [15]
7 Sweet Prospect (The Silver And Blue Horse Racing Club) 3-8-13 Chris Wall Richard Mullen [7]
8 It's A Secret (Cheveley Park Stud) 3-8-11 William Haggas Kevin Darley [8]
8 Monica Geller (Newmarketconnections.Com) 3-8-03 Conrad Allen Martin Dwyer [12]
9 Beading (Wyck Hall Stud) 4-8-07 John Hills Michael Hills [13]
10 La Speziana (IRE) (Pampas Partnership) 4-8-07 David Elsworth Jamie Mackay [2]
11 Rizerie (FR) (Robert Smith) 3-9-06 Luca Cumani Jamie Spencer [10]

11 ran Non-Runners: No. 3 Aunty Rose, No. 5 Soft Breeze, No. 6 Palatial, No. 9 Kafezah, No. 10 Silky Dawn
Distances: hd, 1.25, sh, 3, 1.5, sh, 1.75, 6, 1.25, 14 Time: 1m 48.17s
Breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited Breeding: Alzao - Mahrah (Vaguely Noble)
Tote: Win: £3.80 Places: £1.70; £1.50; £6.30 Exacta: £17.50

Winning trainer:-Name: Stewart, Alexander Christie; Date of Birth: 21/6/55; Date of first licence: March 1983; Previous occupation: Assistant to Gavin Hunter for one year and Tom Jones for five years; Wins in a season (1983-2000):6:13:22:26:37:40:30:41:29:22:11:22:27: 22:18:17:17:22 Number of horses in training (1993-2001): 66:56:60:53:53:51:58:53:52 Major wins include: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (1988 Mtoto), Coral-Eclipse Stakes (1987 & 88 Mtoto), Queen Anne Stakes (1988 Waajib), Yorkshire Cup (1990 Braashee), Nell Gwyn Stakes (1988 Ghariba), Ormonde Stakes (1990 Braashee), Princess of Wales’s Stakes (1994 Wagon Master), Doncaster Cup (1990 Al Maheb), Rose Of Lancaster Stakes (1998 Mutamam), Select Stakes (1998 Mutamam), September Stakes (2000 Mutamam) Trains at Clarehaven, Newmarket, Suffolk
First Royal Ascot win: Mtoto (June 16, 1987 - Prince of Wales’s Stakes)
Royal Ascot wins: (3) Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1987 & 88 Mtoto), Queen Anne Stakes (1988 Waajib). Wins This Season: 23

Winning jockey:-Name: Hills, Richard John. Born: Newmarket, 22/1/63 Apprenticeship: With Tom Jones. First winner: Border Dawn (Doncaster 26/10/79) Classic wins: (3) Sagitta 1000 Guineas (1995 Harayir, 2000 Lahan), Rothmans Royals St Leger (1999 Mutafaweq) Other major wins: Middle Park Stakes (1997 Hayil), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1994 Maroof, 2001 Summoner); Yorkshire Cup (1985 Ilium); Norfolk Stakes (1986 Sizzling Melody, 1989 Pettilante), Chesham Stakes (1996 Shamikh), Queen Mary Stakes (1997 Nadwah), July Cup (1998 Elnadim), Hungerford Stakes (1998 Muhtathir), Dubai World Cup (1999 Almutawakel), Temple Stakes (1999 Tipsy Creek); Rockfel Stakes (1999 Lahan); September Stakes (2000 Mutamam); Flutter.com Select Stakes (2000 Ekraar), Autumn Stakes (2000 Nayef), Greenham Stakes (2001 Munir) Wins (1990-2000):56, 67,52,57,59,70,71,85,83,77,81 Wins this season: 73 Royal Ascot wins: (11) First Royal Ascot win:Queen’s Vase (June 19, 1985 Wassl Merbayeh) Major Royal Ascot wins: Gold Cup (1990 Ashal); Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1987 Mtoto)


SEVENTH RACE RESULT
5.30pm CAPLAN GORDON CARTER STAKES

Handicap Class C £20,000 added. Two miles. For 3yo+ rated 0-95. Penalties: after September 22, a winner 4lb. Penalty values: 1st: £14,072.50; 2nd: £4,330; 3rd: £2,165; 4th: £1,082.50.

1 Wave of Optimism (Wave of Optimism Partnership) 6-9-10 Lydia Pearce Philip Robinson [5] 9-1
2 Establishment (Mrs E Cyzer) 4-7-13 Charles Cyzer Allan Mackay [15] 16-1
3 Red Ramona (Alan Spence) 6-8-10 Jon Akehurst Seb Sanders [3] 16-1
4 Seattle Prince (USA) (Nicholas Hodges) 3-8-00 Richard Hannon Martin Dwyer [4] 20-1
5 Flying Lyric (IRE) (Marian Borsberry) 3-8-05 Sean Woods Richard Mullen [2]
6 Palua (Exors of the Late Robert Hitchins) 4-8-06 Ian Balding Steve Drowne [14]
7 Lord Joshua (IRE) (Mrs A Butler) 3-8-04 (1lbow) Gerard Butler Kevin Darley [7]
8 Homelife (IRE) (Jean Mitchell) 3-8-03 Paul D'Arcy Paul Doe [18]
9 Among Equals (Ladyswood Stud) 4-9-07 Martyn Meade Jimmy Fortune [6]
10 Accepting (Caroline Breay) 4-9-03 John Mackie Richard Hughes [10]
11 Monte Carlo (IRE) (Jeff Daniels) 4-8-13 Les Montague Hall Dane O'Neill [11]
12 Juyush (USA) (Robert Stronge) 9-8-06 Robert Stronge Richard Quinn [12]
13 Spunkie (Jim Short) 8-9-05 Fulke Johnson Houghton Kieren Fallon [9]
14 Seliana (L Marinopoulos) 5-9-01 Geoff Wragg Darryll Holland [17] 5-1f
15 Woodyates (D Watson) 4-7-10 David Elsworth Jamie Mackay (3) [13]
16 Opportune (GER) (The Ox Hill Flyers) 6-7-05 Mark Brisbourne David Kinsella (5) [16]

16 ran Non-Runners: No. 4 Harlestone Grey and No. 12 Abyssinian Wolf
Distances: 1.25, 1.75, Nk, 1.5, 1.75, 10, 3.5, 1.75, 1.5, 1.25, 3, 2.5, 5, 26, hd Time: 3m 44.07s
Breeder: Mrs Carol Whitwood Breeding: Elmaamul - Ballerina Bay (Myjinski)
Tote: Win: £8.70 Places: £2.10; £5.00; £3.80; £4.70 Exacta: £316.60

Winning trainer:-Name: Pearce, Lydia, who took over the licence of husband Jeffrey Pearce, who was jailed for drink-driving. Jeff Pearce’s record: Date of birth:23/9/47Date of first licence:1986 Previous occupation: Professional National Hunt jockey 1966-82, Assistant to Frankie Durr 1963-7; Wins in a season (1987-2000):3:3:5 :13:11:21:14:29:22:23:25:43:30:31Horses in training (1988-2001):19: 27:32:26 :33:23:32 :41:41 :48:44:48:48:54 Trains at Newmarket, Suffolk

Winning jockey:-Name: Robinson, Philip Peter.

Born: 10/1/61 in Newmarket
Apprenticeship: With father, Peter Robinson.

First winner: Busting (Yarmouth, June 14, 1978)
Classic wins: (6) Sagitta 1,000 Guineas (1984 Pebbles; 2001 Ameerat); St Leger (1993 Bob's Return); German 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene), Irish 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene), French Derby (2000 Holding Court)
Other major wins include: Coronation Stakes (1984 Katies, 2000 Crimplene); Nassau Stakes (2000 Crimplene) Great Voltigeur Stakes (1993 Bob’s Return);
Wins (1995-2000): 41,31,0,28,53,57
Royal Ascot wins: (3) Coronation Stakes (1984 Katies and 2000 Crimplene); Queen Alexandra Stakes (2001 Life Is Life)

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