2012 Lockinge Stakes

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Farhh Majestic in Lockinge Stakes
18/05/13

1 Farhh 10/3
2 Sovereign Debt 80/1
3 Aljamaaheer 16/1
NR: Beauty Parlour
12 ran Distances: 4l, nk, 4l
TIME 1m 35.43s (fast by 0.27s)

Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin team received its first significant piece of good news in some time when Farhh emerged a most convincing winner of the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.

Farhh
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Still dogged by the scandal which saw trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni banned for eight years for istering anabolic steroids to horses in his care, a first British Group One victory of the year would be among the most welcome of more than 200 now collected globally by Godolphin at the top level.

Farhh was clearly demonstrating the loss experienced to the sport by the retired Frankel, who took this race last year and hammered him in both the Prince of Wales's Stakes, we'll keep options open and see what Sheikh Mohammed wants to do.

"He deserved it, he kept on finishing second to the best horse of all time last year, so to see him win a Group One was fantastic."

Bin Suroor will assume control of the Al Zarooni string as soon as the British Horseracing Authority reveals the test results of all Godolphin's Newmarket horses, while Crisford hopes to announce the clear up of Godolphin's internal investigation over the next few days.

De Sousa, who was jetting off to Singapore to ride Hunter's Light, said: "He has been a great horse for us and this was a proper Group One. It's brilliant for the horse and for the whole team. He got a bit lonely and I had to give him a slap behind the saddle, but he won very handily and will come on for the run."

JLT Lockinge Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1)
180,000 added, 4yo plus, 1m, Class 1
12 ran
Going: Good to firm, good in places