The Japanese star Maurice took out his sixth Group One victory in a performance confirming his champion status. He was slow to move, settled well back in tenth place and was still a distant eighth nearing the home turn after chasing a hectic pace. He got through on the inner on straightening, hit the front at the 100m and drew away to score brilliantly, and in fast time (2:00.95) in a most impressive effort. Secret Weapon was well back in seventh place at the 600m, got to fifth at the 200m and kept running on well to take a good second, while Staphanos was back in third place (without cover), chasing a fast pace. He went to second at the 200m and battled particularly well for a very good third after a difficult trip. Of the others, A Shin Hikari went to the front and ran along at a strong pace. He had set up a huge lead at reaching the 600m and was only overtaken nearing the 100m before tiring late for (7.8 lengths) tenth after making a daring front-running bid.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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A SHIN HIKARI
(JPN)
4H DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - CATALINA (USA) STORM CAT (USA) |
YUTAKA TAKE | 57.0 | M SAKAGUCHI | 11 |
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DESIGNS ON ROME
(IRE)
4G HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) - SUMMER TRYSTING (USA) ALLEGED (USA) |
JOAO MOREIRA | 57.0 | JOHN MOORE | 3 |
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AKEED MOFEED
(GB)
4H DUBAWI (IRE) - WONDER WHY (GER) TIGER HILL (IRE) |
D WHYTE | 57.0 | R GIBSON | 1 |
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CALIFORNIA MEMORY
(USA)
6G HIGHEST HONOR (FR) - KALPITA (USA) SPINNING WORLD (USA) |
MATTHEW CHADWICK | 57.0 | A S CRUZ | 1 |
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CALIFORNIA MEMORY
(USA)
5G HIGHEST HONOR (FR) - KALPITA (USA) SPINNING WORLD (USA) |
MATTHEW CHADWICK | 57.0 | A S CRUZ | 1 |
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SNOW FAIRY
(IRE)
3F INTIKHAB (USA) - WOODLAND DREAM (IRE) CHARNWOOD FOREST (IRE) |
RYAN MOORE | 54.0 | ED DUNLOP | 8 |
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VISION D'ETAT
(FR)
4H CHICHICASTENANGO (FR) - UBERABA (FR) GARDE ROYALE (IRE) |
O PESLIER | 58.0 | E LIBAUD | 7 |
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EAGLE MOUNTAIN
(GB)
4G ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - MASSKANA (IRE) DARSHAAN (GB) |
KEVIN SHEA | 58.0 | M F DE KOCK | 5 |
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RAMONTI
(FR)
5M MARTINO ALONSO (IRE) - FOSCA (USA) EL GRAN SENOR (USA) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 58.0 | SAEED BIN SUROOR | 4 |
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PRIDE
(FR)
6M PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA) - SPECIFICITY (USA) ALLEGED (USA) |
C P LEMAIRE | 56.0 | A DE ROYER DUPRE | 9 |
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VENGEANCE OF RAIN
(NZ)
5G ZABEEL (NZ) - DANELAGH (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
ANTHONY DELPECH | 58.0 | D E FERRARIS | 4 |
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ALEXANDER GOLDRUN
(IRE)
3F GOLD AWAY (IRE) - RENASHAAN (FR) DARSHAAN (GB) |
K J MANNING | 54.5 | J S BOLGER | 12 |
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FALBRAV
(IRE)
5H FAIRY KING (USA) - GIFT OF THE NIGHT (USA) SLEWPY (USA) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 58.0 | L M CUMANI | 5 |
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PRECISION
(FR)
4H ANABAA (USA) - |
M KINANE | 58.0 | D OUGHTON | 12 |
