Royal Patronage is SW20 for Wootton Bassett winning the Gr3 Acomb Stakes (7f) for 2yos at York Royal Patronage made virtually all the running over his four rivals and stayed on strongly to defeat Imperial Fighter (The Gurkha) by 2-1/4 lengths with the favourite, Dubawi Legend (Dubawi), a further two lengths away in third. A
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Thursday’s Gr2 Dante Stakes (12.5f) at York winner Hurricane Lane is SW67 for Frankel. Roman Empire was ridden into a clear lead three furlongs out with Hurricane Lane asked to chase along with High Definition, a stablemate of Roman Empire. Hurricane Lane hit top speed inside the final furlong as Roman Empire began to tire
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Snowfall is SW175 for Deep Impact winning Wednesday’s Gr3 Musidora Stakes (10f 56y) for 3yo fillies at York. Allowed an uncontested lead in this traditional Oaks trial under Ryan Moore, Snowfall set steady fractions until beginning to quicken for home three furlongs out and was untroubled in the run to the line to defeat the
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Acklam Express is first-crop SW4 for Mehmas after winning the Roses Stakes (5f) at York. Running for the fourth time, Acklam Express came out on top to defeat Queen Of Rio (Prince Of Lir) by a nose with Nomadic Empire (Kodiac) a head away third. It is the third win for Acklam Express which cost
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Minzaal is first-crop SW3 for Mehmas after winning the Gr2 Gimcrack Stakes (6f) at York. Back in the pack through the first half, Minzaal came through smoothly after halfway to press for the lead then stayed on well to defeat Devilwala (Kodiac) by two lengths with Mystery Smiles (Mehmas) close up third. It is the
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Battaash overcame conditions to land back-to-back runnings of the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes (5f) at York on Friday. On a dampening track and chasing down a gallant Que Amoro, Battaash was forced to dig deep inside the final furlong to finally assert his superiority. At the finish Battaash (pictured winning at Ascot) defeated Que Amoro
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Thursday’s Galtres Stakes (12f) winner at York Gold Wand is SW3 for Golden Horn. Gold Wand came to challenge two furlongs out then finished best to defeat Vivionn (Dubawi) and Award Scheme (Siyouni). Inbred 4×4 to Danzig, Gold Wand is bred on the reverse Danzig / Mr Prospector cross as Golden Horn and is now
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Ghaiyyath galloped his rivals into submission in a ruthless front-running display winning Wednesday’s Group 1 Juddmonte International (10.5f) at York. Winner of the Coronation Cup and Eclipse Stakes on his previous two starts, William Buick settled the Godolphin-owned entire on the lead as soon the stalls opened and never looked in any danger. Buick upped
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Gear Up is SW 94 for Teofilo after winning Wednesday’s Gr3 Acomb Stakes (7f) at York. The Mark Johnston-trained colt broke smartly and was always prominent under Silvestre de Sousa, chasing determinedly over the final two furlongs to defeat Spycatcher (Vadamos) by half a length. A €52,000 Goffs yearling, the Jim Bolger bred Gear Up
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Surf Dancer is SW71 for Lope de Vega after winning the King Charles II Stakes (7f) at York. Surf Dancer challenged two furlongs out and then drew clear over the final furlong to defeat Boccaccio (Dubawi) by 2-1/4 lengths with Lincoln Bright (Lope de Vega) close up third. Surf Dancer sold for 260,000 as a
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