2012 Super Sprint

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Peniaphobia Strikes for Fahey and Hanagan
20/07/13

1 Peniaphobia 5/1
2 Lilbourne Lass 4/1F
3 Oasis Town 20/1
NR: Kodafine (IRE)
24 ran Distances: nk, 1l, 2l
TIME 59.50s

Paul Hanagan enjoyed a profitable afternoon at Newbury with a big-race double highlighted by the victory of Peniaphobia for his old ally Richard Fahey in the richly endowed Weatherbys Super Sprint.

Peniaphobia
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For Fahey victory was vindication that this was the ideal race for the 5-1 winner, who had byed a trip to Royal Ascot to wait for a tilt at this 250,000 prize - a race so often the calling card of Richard Hannon.

Lilbourne Lass was sent off the 4-1 favourite to give Hannon an eighth Super Sprint win and proved much the best of a small group of six that raced on the far rail. Jimmy Quinn's mount was in charge on her side throughout the final furlong and a half, but Hanagan produced Peniaphobia at the right time to get up and score by a neck.

An ecstatic Fahey said: "I'm delighted for the owners and I told them this was their race. This is a great race for the smaller owner, and I told them I had targeted the horse at the race.

"It's a great race to win, it's been Richard Hannon's race and I just joked with him it's about time someone else won it."

Hanagan said: "My horse was getting lonely in the middle, but when he saw the other horse he went again and there was plenty left.

"It means a lot (to win the race for Fahey) - it's fantastic to give the old boss a winner in a race like this."

Weatherbys Super Sprint
250,000 added, 2yo only, 5f 34y, Class 2
24 ran
Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places)