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3:00 Newmarket 17 Oct 2009

Emirates Airline Champion Stakes (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 1m2f Row Good
1st £213,739.05 2nd £81,022.80 3rd £40,549.05 4th £20,218.05 5th £10,127.85 6th £5,082.75

Error

Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (7)  
4 93 119 105 123
bb c Observatory (USA) - Double Crossed (Caerleon)
Held up off the pace in midfield, headway over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, all out (tchd 16-1 and 20-1 in places)
2 (2) ½
4 93 117 104 122
b c Danzig (USA) - Sarayir (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up off the pace in midfield, headway and ridden 2f out, chased leading pair and carried right over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, ran on to go 2nd final 75yds (tchd 6-1)
3 (13) 1 [1½]
3 89 120 99 117
b f Pivotal - Maycocks Bay (Muhtarram)
Awkward start, well behind, switched to outer and niggled along over 5f out, ridden and progress over 2f out, driven and stayed on relentlessly from over 1f out, went 3rd near finish, not reach leaders (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)
4 (11) ½ [2]
5 93 118 101 119
b h Selkirk (USA) - Follow A DreamI (USA) (Gone West)
Held up well behind, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, weakened final 75yds (op 20-1)
5 (4) ¾ [2¾]
4 93 b1 110 100 118
gr c Fasliyev (USA) - Kanmary (FR) (Kenmare)
Handy in main group, ridden and unable to quicken and edged left 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
6 (10) [4¼]
3 812 129 97 115
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Gryada (Shirley Heights)
Chased leading pair, went 2nd just over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 2f out, driven and one pace after, beaten final furlong (op 7-4)
7 (3) ¾ [5]
5 90 110 93 110
ch m Barathea (IRE) - Dashiba (Dashing Blade)
Chased clear leader until just over 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, kept on gamely but no threat to leaders final furlong (tchd 40-1)
8 (9) [6¼]
4 93 117 94 111
b c Pivotal - Virtuous (Exit To Nowhere)
Chased clear leading trio, ridden and unable to quicken when not clear run and switched right 2f out, no progress after
9 (8) 11 [17¼]
4 93 115 73 89
b c Kingmambo (USA) - Ring Of Music (Sadler's Wells)
Held up off the pace in midfield, ridden and effort over 2f out, no headway and beaten well over 1f out, eased inside final furlong (op 33-1)
10 (1) [19]
4 93 120 70 85
rg c Sunday Break (JPN) - Hexane (FR) (Kendor)
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never on terms, eased when well beaten inside final furlong (op 7-1)
11 (12) 5 [24]
4 93 115 60 75
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Summer Breeze (Rainbow Quest)
Took keen hold, held up in well off the pace towards rear, ridden and no progress over 2f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong (jockey said colt boiled over in the preliminaries and did not run its usual race) (tchd 9-1)
12 (14) 5 [29]
4 93 113 50 65
b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Asnieres (USA) (Spend A Buck)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and beaten over 2f out, well behind and eased inside final furlong (jockey said colt had no more to give) (tchd 100-1 in a place)
13 (6) 9 [38]
4 90 115 29 44
gr f Linamix (FR) - Fragrant Hill (Shirley Heights)
Awkward leaving stalls, held up in rear, ridden and beaten over 2f out, well behind and eased final furlong, tailed off (op 14-1)
14 (5) [39¼]
3 812 100 30 45
ch g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Ahdaab (USA) (Rahy)
Led at fast gallop and soon clear, headed over 2f out, soon dropped out, eased final furlong, tailed off, ran in this race and previous races as Set Sail (op 150-1)
  • 14 ran Off time: 3:07:00 Winning time: 2m 1.31s (fast by 0.79s) Total SP: 121%
  • 1st owner: K Abdullah (Twice Over) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
  • 2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Mawatheeq)
  • 3rd owner: Lady Bamford (Sariska)
  • Tote win: £19.50 PL: £4.80 £3.50 £1.70 Ex: £114 CSF: £104.58 Tricast: £854.65 Trifecta: £696.40 Pool: £13,834.15 - 14.70 winning units.
  • DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 48 (28%) M [6-9] 53 (16%) H [10-14] 49 (56%)
After an objection by the 2nd to the winner, and the resulting stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
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