Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards Challenge Stakes 252m16 |
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| Group 2, Newmarket 15:00 £120,000 added, 3yo plus, 7f, Class 1  |
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| Friday 12th October 2018 | |
135nu
1 Limato 7/4F
2 Zonderland 7/1
3 D'Bai 3/1
8 ran Distances: 1¼l, 1l, ½l
Time: 1m 24.87s (slow by 2.57s)
Limato wins for the second year in a row
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Henry Candy’s Limato won twice at Group One level in 2016, landing the Prix de la Foret, but his only victory of last season came in this seven-furlong Group Two.
The six-year-old was disappointing in the first half of the current campaign, including over a mile in the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot and again failing to fire when bidding for a second July Cup.
However, confidence-boosting Listed-race wins at Newmarket and York got his career back on track and he completed his hat-trick in some style in the hands of Harry Bentley.
The 7-4 favourite was always travelling within his comfort zone and never looked in danger of being caught after striking the front, scoring by a length and a quarter from Zonderland.
Godolphin Stud And Stable Staff Awards Challenge Stakes (Group 2)
£120,000 added, 3yo plus, 7f, Class 1
8 ran
Going: Good to Firm
| Pos | Dr | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | (3) | Limato (IRE) 7/4f | Harry Bentley 9-3 |
H Candy | 6 | |
| 2nd | (8) | 1¼ | Zonderland 7/1 | A Kirby 9-3 |
C G Cox | 5 |
| 3rd | (4) | 1 | D'Bai (IRE) 3/1 | W Buick 9-3 |
C Appleby | 4 |
| 4th | (2) | ½ | Salateen 20/1 | L Dettori 9-3 |
D O'Meara | 6 |
| 5th | (1) | ¾ | Dancing Star 7/1 | Oisin Murphy 9-0 |
A M Balding | 5 |
| 6th | (5) | ½ | Mankib 6/1 | Jim Crowley 9-3 |
W J Haggas | 4 |
| 7th | (6) | hd | Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 33/1 | D Tudhope 9-3 |
T Hogan | 10 |
| 8th | (7) | 4½ | Breton Rock (IRE) 25/1 | S Donohoe 9-3 |
D M Simcock | 8 |
