Full Result 2.40 York | 12 May 2016

Betfred Middleton Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m2f56yds) 1m2½f Good To Firm

1st £68,052 2nd £25,800 3rd £12,912 4th £6,432 5th £3,228 6th £1,620

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	2. Beautiful Romance 5/1 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor	James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	112	80	114	–
b f New Approach (IRE) - Mazuna (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, close up 2f out, soon challenged, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon driven and kept on well towards finish (tchd 11/2)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¼	5. Koora 8/1 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	4	90	107	77	111	–
b f Pivotal - Kithanga (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up in touch, headway well over 2f out, effort and not clear run over 1f out, switched right and ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well, took 2nd near line

3⁽⁸⁾ nk [1½]	4. Journey 5/4F Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	4	90 h	114	76	110	–
b f Dubawi (IRE) - Montare (IRE) (Montjeu)
Tracked leader, smooth headway to lead well over 2f out, joined and ridden well over 1f out, headed and driven approaching final furlong, kept on same pace last 150yds, lost 2nd near line (op 11/8 tchd 6/4 in places and 13/8 in a place)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [2]	8. Speedy Boarding 8/1 Frederik Tylicki James Fanshawe	Frederik Tylicki James Fanshawe	4	90	104	75	109	–
b f Shamardal (USA) - Dash To The Front (Diktat)
Tracked leading pair on inner, headway 3f out, ridden along and not much room well over 1f out, driven along on inner and staying on when not much room inside final furlong, kept on under pressure towards finish

5⁽⁷⁾ 8 [10]	6. Lady Of Dubai 9/2 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	4	90	109	59	98	–
b f Dubawi (IRE) - Lady Of Everest (IRE) (Montjeu)
Tracked leaders, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon disputed lead and every chance until driven and weakened inside final furlong (jockey said filly stopped quickly) (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

6⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [12¼]	1. Ballybacka Queen (IRE) 33/1 Kevin Manning P A Fahy	Kevin Manning P A Fahy	5	90	100	54	89	–
b m Hurricane Run (IRE) - Zankara (FR) (Linamix)
Led, pushed along well over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 2f out, weakened and held when not much room on inner over 1f out

7⁽⁶⁾ 12 [24¼]	3. Crystal Zvezda 10/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	90 h	106	53	65	–
ch f Dubawi (IRE) - Crystal Star (Mark Of Esteem)
Awkward start and dwelt, always behind (op 9/1)

7 ran Off time: 2:42:07 Winning time: 2m 8.85s (slow by 0.65s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Namhroodah (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Godolphin (Beautiful Romance) 1st breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Limited
2nd owner: Fittocks Stud (Koora)
3rd owner: George Strawbridge (Journey)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £2.20 £3.80 Ex: £37.70 CSF: £42.63 Trifecta: £77.50

2:40 York 12 May 2016

Betfred Middleton Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares)