Saturday October 23 2010
Doncaster 14:55 - Result
Racing Post Trophy (group 1) (str)
£200000 added, 2yo only, 1m, Class 1, 10 ran
Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Surface: Turf
Race Report »
Winning Time: 1m 37.03s 13:55
Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 3 Casamento (IRE) 9-0 L Dettori M Halford 2 2/1 f
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon edged right, kept on well under pressure opened 3/1 £3000-£1000 (x3) £1500-£500 (x6) £2800-£800 (x3)
2 8 ¾ Seville (GER) 9-0 C O'Donoghue A P O'Brien 2 8/1
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, soon hard ridden, stayed on strongly, not pace of winner touched 9/1
3 6 2 Master Of Hounds (USA) 9-0 J P Murtagh A P O'Brien 2 15/2
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge opened 13/2 touched 8/1
4 7 ¾ Native Khan (FR) 9-0 P Hanagan E A L Dunlop 2 17/2
held up in rear, headway approaching final furlong, never troubled leaders opened 9/1 touched 8/1
5 4 1¾ Dunboyne Express (IRE) 9-0 D P McDonogh K Prendergast 2 4/1
pulled hard in touch, carried right over 2f out right, soon under pressure and no impression opened 9/2 £4500-£1000 (x2) £2000-£500
6 2 2¼ Karam Albaari (IRE) 9-0 J Quinn J R Jenkins 2 40/1
raced keenly in touch, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong opened 33/1 touched 50/1 £20000-£400 Each Way
7 5 hd Toolain (IRE) 9-0 b1 N Callan M A Jarvis 2 20/1
tracked leader, keen early, short of room over 2f out, lost place over 1f out opened 18/1
8 10 1 Zaidan (USA) 9-0 S Sanders C E Brittain 2 16/1
dwelt, held up in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
9 1 6 Dubawi Gold 9-0 T Eaves M Dods 2 20/1
led, steady pace, hung right over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong opened 16/1 touched 14/1
10 9 4½ Titus Mills (IRE) 9-0 K Fallon B J Meehan 2 13/2
chased leaders over 4f, soon under pressure and weakened opened 6/1 touched 7/1 £3250-£500
Analysis: The return of Sheikh Mohammed's famous colours to an English racecourse and a performance to please all racing fans. CASAMENTO, despite drifting to his right in the final furlong, was always in command and scored in clear-cut fashion from Seville in second, with stablemate Master Of The Hounds in third. No frantic gallop from the onset with Dubawi Gold leading the group towards the far side, with Seville racing alone nearer to the stands rail. Dubawi Gold was keen in front in the first half of the race, whilst after just a furlong there was a mini-incident when Dunboyne Express and Karam Albaari seemed to have a coming together; as a result both were quite keen. The winner had his head to the side throughout but he'd settled well, as had Native Khan further back. Ultimately Frankie Dettori had his mount in the perfect position to pick up the piece from the slow tempo and he committed for home some way out. That was when he drifted under pressure but to be fair he then straightened up when persuaded with the whip and ran on well. Meanwhile the lone ranger Seville refused to lie down and it was only in the last 50 yards that the result was settled. Master Of The Hounds was another from Ballydoyle hoping to further improve his trainer's excellent record in the race and he came from further back having seemingly been outpaced when the tempo quickened. The disappointment of the race was Dunboyne Express. Perhaps his early bump put him off slightly but he didn't quicken under pressure and whilst he plugged on into fifth it seems a bit inconclusive whether this trip will suit. Native Khan fared best of the home challenge and he ran a cracker in fourth, perhaps just being slightly outclassed, whilst Titus Mills made a challenge two furlongs out but weakened quickly and finished last of all. Zaidan was one of the first to be shoved along, and along with Toolain who made some late progress past beaten horses, was another to be well beaten off. The winner, trained by Mick Halford, may yet move to the Godolphin operation over the winter but it would be harsh on a trainer who has brought him along superbly. Whether he will stay the Derby trip is another question yet to be answered, especially by his pedigree, but he has plenty of improvement yet to come and it would be a brave man who discounts him lightly.
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