Full Result 4.45 Newmarket | 19 April 2012

Weatherbys Earl of Sefton Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) 1m1f Row Good To Soft

1st £31,190.50 2nd £11,825 3rd £5,918 4th £2,948 5th £1,479.50 6th £742.50

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	6. Questioning (IRE) 10/1 William Buick John Gosden	William Buick John Gosden	4	812 p	107	86	115	–
b c Elusive Quality (USA) - Am I (USA) (Thunder Gulch)
Held up in touch, ridden and headway between horses 2f out, challenged 1f out, racing awkwardly but sustained duel with runner-up final furlong, edged right under pressure and driven to lead close home (op 12-1)

2⁽¹⁾ hd	9. Twice Over 6/5F Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	7	812	125	85	115	–
bb h Observatory (USA) - Double Crossed (Caerleon)
Held up in touch, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, hard pressed and driven entering final furlong, kept on gamely under pressure until headed and no extra close home (op 10-11 tchd 5-6)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [2]	10. Beatrice Aurore (IRE) 6/1 Ryan Moore John Dunlop	Ryan Moore John Dunlop	4	89	111	79	108	–
b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Mondschein (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in touch, ridden and headway well over 1f out, edged right and challenged 1f out, no extra and beaten final 100yds (op 8-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	2. Afsare 16/1 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	5	812	110	79	108	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Jumaireyah (Fairy King)
Reared start and slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden and chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 25-1 tchd 28-1)

5⁽³⁾ 4 [7¼]	8. Titus Mills (IRE) 50/1 Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan	Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan	4	812	103	71	99	–
ch c Dubawi (IRE) - Anayid (A.P. Indy)
Led until ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6⁽⁵⁾ 2¾ [10]	7. Tazahum (USA) 13/2 Paul Hanagan Sir Michael Stoute	Paul Hanagan Sir Michael Stoute	4	812	114	65	93	–
b c Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Huja (IRE) (Alzao)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, faded (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [11¾]	5. Prince Siegfried (FR) 12/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	6	812	112	61	90	–
b g Royal Applause - Intrum Morshaan (IRE) (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon lost place and behind 2f out, weakened (op 14-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 6 [17¾]	3. Albaqaa 66/1 Kieran O'Neill P O'Gorman	Kieran O'Neill P O'Gorman	7	812	100	49	74	–
ch g Medicean - Basbousate Nadia (Wolfhound)
Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and no response over 2f out, soon behind (tchd 80-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 1 [18¾]	1. Ransom Note 5/1 Michael Hills Charles Hills	Michael Hills Charles Hills	5	93	116	51	81	–
b h Red Ransom (USA) - Zacheta (Polish Precedent)
With leader until ridden and unable to quicken entering final 2f, weakening when short of room over 1f out, eased final furlong (tchd 9-2 and 11-2)

9 ran Off time: 4:48:00 Winning time: 1m 50.62s (slow by 1.42s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Penitent (self certificate)
1st owner: HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan (Questioning) 1st breeder: Fortbarrington Stud
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Twice Over)
3rd owner: Benny Andersson (Beatrice Aurore)
Tote win: £9.10 PL: £2.60 £1.10 £1.70 Ex: £30.10 CSF: £22.50 Trifecta: £119 Pool: £2,428.32 - 15.09 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 50 (42%) M [5-7] 40 (38%) H [8-10] 60 (20%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

4:45 Newmarket 19 Apr 2012

Weatherbys Earl of Sefton Stakes (Group 3)