Thursday April 17 2008
Newmarket 16:20
Weatherbys Earl Of Sefton Stakes (group 3)
£50000.00 added, 4yo plus, 1m 1f, Class 1, £28385.00 penalty
8 runners
Going: Good
No. Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey OR NagMe Bet
1 (8) 510-450 Halicarnassus (IRE) 42 4 9-1 M R Channon T P O'Shea 115
2 (2) 18/2031- Stotsfold 214 5 9-1 W R Swinburn A Kirby 110
3 (4) 530-2U1
Kandidate
19 6 8-12 t C E Brittain R L Moore 110
4 (7) 1181/15- Multidimensional (IRE) 180 5 8-12 H R A Cecil T E Durcan 111
5 (1) 1/11- Phoenix Tower (USA) 346 4 8-12 H R A Cecil T P Queally 100
6 (6) 611411- Pipedreamer 194 4 8-12 J H M Gosden J Fortune 110
7 (5) 63451-1 Smokey Oakey (IRE) 26 4 8-12 M H Tompkins J Quinn 101
8 (3) 28-5483 Traffic Guard (USA) 42 4 8-12 Jane Chapple-Hyam J F Egan 109
Betting Forecast: 7/4 Multidimensional (IRE), 9/4 Pipedreamer, 13/2 Phoenix Tower (USA), 10/1 Stotsfold, 10/1 Kandidate, 16/1 Traffic Guard (USA), 20/1 Halicarnassus (IRE), 20/1 Smokey Oakey (IRE)
FORMWATCH
Halicarnassus (IRE) 28-1 (8-10) Never a threat, last of 11, 11l behind Gower Song (8-7) at Nad Al Sheba 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) frm in Mar.
Stotsfold 7-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead but edged right final 100 yards, driven out, won at Goodwood 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gf in Sept beating Zaham (8-8) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Kandidate 9-4 (8-13) Made all, ridden 2f out, hanging left final furlong, all out, just held on, won at Kempton 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Mar beating Illustrious Blue (8-13) by a hd, 8 ran.
Multidimensional (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden and headway when not clear run over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 12, 7l behind Literato (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gs in Oct.
Phoenix Tower (USA) 8-13fav (9-0) Tracked leader, challenged going well 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, quickened clear, won at Windsor 1m 3yo stk (3) gd in May beating Highland Harvest (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 4 ran.
Pipedreamer 5-1fav (8-12) Raced centre, held up mid-division, smooth headway to lead 2f out, soon clear, eased near finish, won at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gf in Oct beating Docofthebay (8-8) by 1l, 34 ran.
Smokey Oakey (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Raced stand side, held up, smooth headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Doncaster 1m hcap (2) gs in Mar beating Blythe Knight (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 21 ran.
Traffic Guard (USA) 50-1 (9-0) In touch, strong run on the inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 1l behind Lord Admiral (9-0) at Nad Al Sheba 1m 1f Yorks Oaks (1) frm in Mar.