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| Prince Of Wales’s Stakes - Wed 19th June 2013 |
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Al Kazeem King in Prince of Wales's Stakes
19/06/13
1 Al Kazeem 11/4
2 Mukhadram 14/1
3 The Fugue 13/2
11 ran Distances: nk, 3l, l
TIME 2m 3.06s (fast by 2.54s)
Al Kazeem rewarded the patience of his owner John Deer and trainer Roger Charlton by coming through to cut down the front-running Mukhadram close home to score by a neck in the Group One Prince Of Wales’s Stakes.
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The victory gave his jockey James Doyle a first Royal Ascot success.
The rider said: “I was only worried for a second, when we turned in. I thought that Paul Hanagan gave his horse a fantastic ride – he got the fractions right, filled his up at the right time and quickened off the turn.
“We settled into a nice rhythm but Mukhadram got a couple of lengths on me turning in and I had to make them up. I could see Paul just getting away from me on the turn and had a bit of work to do but you have to believe in your horse – I have done nothing but win on this fellow. My confidence with him is amazing.
“Al Kazeem digs deep and is such a hardy, tough horse. He loves to get in a battle and he showed what a good horse he is by quickening up. I am very lucky to be sat on him.
“He is a class act over a mile and a quarter and arguably even better over a mile and a half. But a mile and a quarter is no problem – he has the tactical speed, quickened and picked up. He is a serious horse over a mile and a quarter.
“It’s magical, really – to get a Royal Ascot winner. It leaves you speechless in some ways but this is what it is all about. All of those mornings, working hard, going to all of the evening meetings and all of the hard work that you put in. It does pay and it’s great when it does.
“It is the best feeling in the world – you dream of Royal Ascot winners when you are growing up and it is amazing to have one.”
Roger Charlton, celebrating his biggest success at Royal Ascot with his eighth winner, said: “The name of the game is patience. the Eclipse is 17 days away, which he would be favourite for. The horse will tell us.”
Prince Of Wales's Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1)
500,000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 2f, Class 1
11 ran
Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
| Position |
Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
Starting Price Beaten Distance |
| 1 |
Al Kazeem R Charlton |
J Doyle 9st 0lbs |
11 - 4 Winner |
| 2 |
Mukhadram W J Haggas |
P Hanagan 9st 0lbs |
14 - 1 Neck |
| 3 |
The Fugue J H M Gosden |
William Buick 8st 11lbs |
13 - 2 3 1/4 lengths |
| 4 |
Camelot A P O'Brien |
J P O'Brien 9st 0lbs |
5 - 2 1/2 length |
| 5 |
Miblish C E Brittain |
R L Moore 9st 0lbs |
66 - 1 1 1/4 length |
| 6 |
Maxios J E Pease |
S Pasquier 9st 0lbs |
13 - 2 3/4 length |
| 7 |
Side Glance A M Balding |
J P Spencer 9st 0lbs |
33 - 1 1 length |
| 8 |
Afsare L M Cumani |
R Hughes 9st 0lbs |
25 - 1 2 lengths |
| 9 |
Red Cadeaux E A L Dunlop |
L Dettori 9st 0lbs |
12 - 1 6 lengths |
| 10 |
Saint Baudolino S bin Suroor |
M Barzalona 9st 0lbs |
12 - 1 3/4 length |
| 11 |
Windsor Palace A P O'Brien |
J A Heffernan 9st 0lbs |
100 - 1 29 lengths |
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Former champion jockey Paul Hanagan produced an audacious ride that almost pulled off a surprise win.
Riding Mukhadram for Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum and trainer William Haggas, Hanagan made the running and then kicked clear on the home turn. His four-year-old partner produced a sustained burst for the line that held off all rivals bar one, Al Kazeem, who wore him down to win by a neck. Three and a quarter lengths further back was The Fugue.
Hanagan said: “Everything went to plan and he’s so genuine that when I kicked I thought I had it. I knew it would take a very good horse to beat me, and, of course, that is what happened. He went down fighting – it went to plan, but not that well because we didn’t win, but he gave everything.”
Haggas said: “It was a fantastic ride, the horse ran his guts out and the trainer has almost lost his voice. I’m very proud of the horse. It was jockey and owner planning – I can’t tell you what a marvellous ride he [Hanagan] gave him and he nearly nicked it.”
Mukhadram is entered in the Hardwicke Stakes at the Royal meeting on Saturday, but when asked if he might run, Haggas said: “No chance!”
Betfair, sponsors of the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 27, cut Mukhadram from 33/1 to 10/1 for that race after his fine effort.
The Fugue was running for the first time since November’s Breeders’ Cup. Her trainer, John Gosden said: “She ran a super race and finished very strongly, so I’m delighted with her. The first two set a very high standard and he [Hanagan] did a very good job.
“She can race over a mile and a quarter to a mile and a half. The Pretty Polly Stakes [on June 30] is probably going to come too soon, but there’s the Nassau Stakes, the Coral-Eclipse and the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes to consider, but she does like this ground.”
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Last year’s dual Epsom and Irish Derby winner Coral Eclipse and all those races.
“We have got to where we are now and maybe need to change a few little things.”
Derek Smith, who is one of the co-owners of the dual Classic winning Montjeu colt, added; “Well it is a bit disappointing – we thought he would get a bit closer to Al Kazeem this time.”
“We will just have to go away and think about things. We have no real thoughts about what to do next we will just have to go away and have a chat about it.”
Joseph O’Brien, who rode Camelot, said: “He had a lovely trip around.”
THE PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES
Past Results
2012-WINNER-SO YOU THINK 6-9-00 Owner- Smith/Magnier/Tabor/DatoTan/TunkuYahaya; Trainer-Aidan O’Brien IRE; Jockey-
Joseph O’Brien; SP-4/5F
2ND-Carlton House 4-9-00 Owner-The Queen; Trainer-Sir Michael Stoute; Jockey-Ryan Moore; SP-7/2
3RD-Farhh 4-9-00 Owner-Godolphin; Trainer-Saeed bin Suroor; Jockey-Frankie Dettori; SP-6/1
11 ran; Time-2m 3.86s; Dist-2,
2011-WINNER-REWILDING 4-9-00 Owner-Godolphin; Trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni; Jockey-Frankie Dettori; SP-17/2
2ND-So You Think 5-9-00 Owner-Smith/Magnier/Tabor/Dato Tan/Tunku Yahaya; Trainer-Aidan O’Brien IRE; Jockey-Ryan
Moore; SP-4/11 Fav
3RD-Sri Putra 5-9-00 Owner-H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah; Trainer-Roger Varian; Jockey-Neil Callan; SP-66/1
7 ran; Time-2m 4.24s; Dist-nk, 6
2010-WINNER-BYWORD 4-9-00 Owner-Khalid Abdullah; Trainer-Andre Fabre FR; Jockey-Maxime Guyon; SP-5/2 Fav
2ND-Twice Over 5-9-00 Owner-Khalid Abdullah; Trainer-Henry Cecil; Jockey-Tom Queally; SP-11/2
3RD-Tazeez 6-9-00 Owner-Hamdan Al Maktoum; Trainer-John Gosden; Jockey-Tadhg O’Shea; SP-40/1
12 ran; Time-2m 5.35s; Dist-,
2009-WINNER-VISION D’ETAT 4-9-00 Owner-Jacques Detre; Trainer-Eric Libaud FR; Jockey-Olivier Peslier; SP-4/1
2ND-Tartan Bearer 4-9-00 Owner-Ballymacoll Stud; Trainer-Sir Michael Stoute; Jockey-Ryan Moore; SP-6/4 Fav
3RD-Never On Sunday 4-9-00 Owner-Daniel-Yves Treves; Trainer-Jean Claude Rouget FR; Jockey-Christophe Lemaire;
SP-7/2
8 ran; Time-2m 6.90s; Dist-, hd
2008-WINNER-DUKE OF MARMALADE 4-9-00 Owner-Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor; Trainer-Aidan O’Brien IRE; Jockey-
Johnny Murtagh; SP-Evens Fav
2ND-Phoenix Tower 4-9-00 Owner-Khalid Abdullah; Trainer-Henry Cecil; Jockey-Ted Durcan; SP-7/1
3RD-Pipedreamer 4-9-00 Owner-Cheveley Park Stud; Trainer-John Gosden; Jockey-Jimmy Fortune; SP-11/1
12 ran, Time-2m 5.35s, Dist-4, sh
2007-WINNER-MANDURO 5-9-00 Owner-Baron Georg von Ullmann; Trainer-Andre Fabre FR; Jockey-Stephane Pasquier;
SP-15/8 Fav
2ND-Dylan Thomas 4-9-00 Owner-Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor; Trainer-Aidan O’Brien IRE; Jockey-Christophe Soumillon;
SP-2/1
3RD-Notnowcato Owner-Anthony & David de Rothschild; Trainer-Sir Michael Stoute; Jockey-Johnny Murtagh; SP-13/2
6 ran, Time-2m 5.91s, Dist-1, 4
2006-WINNER-OUIJA BOARD 5-8-11 Owner-Lord Derby; Trainer-Ed Dunlop; Jockey-Olivier Peslier; SP-8/1
2ND-Electrocutionist 5-9-00 Owner-Godolphin; Trainer-Saeed bin Suroor; Jockey-Frankie Dettori; SP-9/4
3RD-Manduro 4-9-00 Owner-Baron Georg von Ullmann; Trainer-Andre Fabre FR; Jockey-Christophe Soumillon; SP-12/1
7 ran, Time-2m 6.92s, Dist-, 11/8 Fav David Junior (4th)
2005-WINNER-AZAMOUR 4-9-00 Owner-H H Aga Khan; Trainer-John Oxx IRE; Jockey-Michael Kinane; SP-11/8 Fav
2ND-Ace 4-9-00 Owner-Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Mrs Harry McCalmont; Trainer-Aidan O’Brien IRE; Jockey-Kieren Fallon;
SP-7/1
3RD-Elvstroem 5-9-00 Owner-Elvstroem Syndicate; Trainer-Tony Vasil AUS; Jockey-Nash Rawiller; SP-11/1
8 ran Time-2m 8.15s Dist-1, 5 (run at York)
2004-WINNER-RAKTI 5-9-00 Owner-Gary Tanaka; Trainer-Michael Jarvis; Jockey-Philip Robinson; SP-3/1
2ND-Powerscourt 4-9-00 Owner-Sue Magnier; Trainer-Aidan O’Brien IRE; Jockey-Jamie Spencer; SP-9/2
3RD-Ikhtyar 4-9-00 Owner-Hamdan Al Maktoum; Trainer-John Gosden; Jockey-Richard Hills; SP-8/1
10 ran Time-2m 04.95s Dist-2, 11/4 Fav Sulamani (4th)
2003-WINNER-NAYEF 5-9-00 Owner-Hamdan Al Maktoum; Trainer-Marcus Tregoning; Jockey-Richard Hills; SP-5/1
2ND-Rakti 4-9-00 Owner-Gary Tanaka; Trainer-Michael Jarvis; Jockey-Phillip Robinson; SP-50/1
3RD-Islington 4-8-11 Owner-Exors of the late Lord Weinstock; Trainer-Sir Michael Stoute; Jockey-Kieren Fallon; SP-7/1
10 ran Time-2m 05.30s Dist-2, 1 2/1 Fav Moon Ballad (9th)
