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Encke Foils Camelot Bid for Triple Crown
15/09/12

1 Encke 25/1
2 Camelot 2/5F
3 Michelangelo 10/1
9 ran Distances: l, 3l, 1l
TIME 3m 3.81s (fast by 0.99s)

Camelot’s attempt to become the 16th winner of the Triple Crown and the first for 42 years ended in disappointment as he went down by three-quarters of a length to Godolphin’s Encke.

Encke
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Encke

Encke, a 25/1 chance, benefited from a superb Mickael Barzalona ride as he was kicked into the lead two furlongs from home. Try as he might, Camelot was never quite getting to Encke who responded most gamely to the urgings of his Corsican rider.

Simon Crisford, Racing Manager for Godolphin, commented: “We are probably not going to be the most popular winner on Town Moor today but from our point of view it was a fantastic result, giving Godolphin its sixth St Leger success.

“Mickael Barzalona has given the horse a superb ride and put the race to bed when he kicked on at the two-furlong pole. There was a question about Encke’s stamina, but in the end he has stayed it well.

“Encke has a fantastic pedigree and is a horse that has always been forward.

“We put a line through his last run in the Great Voltigeur Stakes which was a false run race.

“From the furlong pole to the finish, I thought Camelot was never getting to us.

“We may be party poopers today but on this occasion we are happy to be party poopers. It is fantastic result for the whole team involved with the horse.”

Camelot
Caroline Norris

Camelot

Aidan O’Brien, the trainer of beaten 2/5 favourite Derby but that was always liable to happen because we were running him a bit further than his distance.

“My regret is that I should have run a pacemaker or two and it would have made it a little bit more straightforward because that means he would have settled a little bit earlier, a little bit better and he might have quickened a bit more than he did.

"That’s the way it is and well done to the winner. That’s the reality of it, really.

“I am not sure where he will go next. I thought that, if he was to stay in training next year, there was a chance that he wouldn’t run anymore but I don’t know. It will be the boys’ decision.”

THE LADBROKES ST LEGER

Position
Horse
Trainer
Jockey
Weight
Starting Price
Beaten Distance
1
Encke
M Al Zarooni
M Barzalona
9st 0lbs
25 - 1
Winner
2
Camelot
A P O'Brien
J P O'Brien
9st 0lbs
2 - 5
3/4 length
3
Michelangelo
J H M Gosden
L Dettori
9st 0lbs
10 - 1
3 lengths
4
Ursa Major
T Carmody
J P Murtagh
9st 0lbs
10 - 1
1 1/2 length
5
Main Sequence
D R Lanigan
T E Durcan
9st 0lbs
10 - 1
Head
6
Thought Worthy
J H M Gosden
William Buick
9st 0lbs
10 - 1
8 lengths
7
Guarantee
W J Haggas
P Makin
9st 0lbs
12 - 1
1 1/4 length
8
Thomas Chippendale
Sir H R A Cecil
T P Queally
9st 0lbs
14 - 1
1 3/4 length
9
Dartford
J H M Gosden
R Havlin
9st 0lbs
100 - 1
16 lengths

IT WAS SHEIKH MOHAMMED’S DECISION TO RUN

Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni enjoyed his second Classic victory at Doncaster today when Encke caused a 25/1 shock in the Ladbrokes St Leger, beating the red-hot 2/5 favourite Camelot by three-quarters of a length. Al Zarooni’s previous Classic success came with Blue Bunting in the Blue Bunting who were both favourites. Today we have won it with an outsider. Racing can be a funny game.

“It was a brilliant ride from Mickael which I think is a sixth St Leger win for Godolphin and His Highness (Sheikh Mohammed).

“To be honest, it was His Highness’ decision to run here today. I disagreed and thought we should not. He was right. His Highness and I always disagree but His Highness is always right.

“I thought Camelot would catch us as I ed the way he quickened in the Guineas and in the Derby. I saw the other horses were tired and I knew Encke was tough and would keep going.

“It is a big thing to win a Classic - it is different to winning just any Group One race. I am thrilled to have won my second Classic in England after Blue Bunting last year.”

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