Moet and Chandon International Stakes
Heritage Handicap, Ascot 15:00
£105,000 added,
3yo plus,
7f, Class 2   
Saturday 24th July 2021

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1 Danyah 9/2F
2 Star Of Orion 15/2
3 Dance Fever 12/1
4 Cliffs Of Capri 20/1
19 ran NR: Acquitted, Epic Endeavour, Tomfre
Distances: shd, nk, 1¼l Time: 1m 24.97s (fast by 0.73s)

Danyah held off Star Of Orion to win the Moet & Chandon International Stakes at Ascot.

The Owen Burrows-trained four-year-old had been placed in three big handicaps this season, including when second in the Buckingham Palace Stakes last time out.

Having travelled strongly to hit the front well over two furlongs out for William Buick, Danyah had to be game as the challengers mounted up.

It was Star Of Orion who got closest for Laura Pearson and Ralph Beckett – but even in receipt of lumps of weight, he could not get by.

“Watching it live, I thought he’d been done again, and it wasn’t until I saw the replay that I thought we’d won,” said Burrows.

“He travelled so well. It was not the plan to make it – but it was a concern that there was not a lot of pace around us.

“These handicaps clearly suit him – and while he’ll be rated high enough to go for a Listed or Group Three now, they won’t be run to suit him.

“He goes on any ground, I’d been eyeing the Balmoral (on Champions Day), because he handles plenty of cut, and I was actually a bit worried the rain hadn’t come today.”

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Moet and Chandon International Stakes
(Heritage Handicap)
£105,000 added, 3yo plus, 7f, Class 2
19 ran
Going: Good to Firm

POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (4)     Danyah 4 9-7 Owen Burrows William Buick 9/2F
2 (15) shd Star Of Orion 3 8-5 3ex Ralph Beckett Laura Pearson 15/2
3 (17) nk Dance Fever 4 8-11 3ex Clive Cox Hector Crouch 12/1
4 (21) 1¼ Cliffs Of Capri 7 8-10 Jamie Osborne Dougie Costello 20/1
5 (2) ½ Aldaary 3 8-12 William Haggas Tom Marquand 6/1
6 (19) ¾ Motakhayyel 5 9-13 3ex Richard Hannon Dane O'Neill 5/1
7 (20) 1¼ Matthew Flinders 4 8-13 Ed Walker Oisin Murphy 5/1
8 (12) nk Raising Sand 9 9-1 Jamie Osborne Saffie Osborne 33/1
9 (16) ¾ Starshiba 4 8-2 David Elsworth Jonny Peate 18/1
10 (5) nk Marshal Dan 6 8-4 Heather Main Tyler Heard 100/1
11 (7) 1¾ Tadleel 6 8-8 Richard Fahey Barry McHugh 80/1
12 (8) ¾ Documenting 8 9-5 Kevin Frost Trevor Whelan 80/1
13 (9) shd Pistoletto 4 8-4 John Ryan Darragh Keenan 150/1
14 (18) ½ Lord Rapscallion 5 8-8 Stuart Williams Hollie Doyle 22/1
15 (3) nse Kimifive 6 8-6 Joseph Tuite Ray Dawson 40/1
16 (14) 1½ Gabrial The Wire 5 8-5 Richard Fahey Royston Ffrench 80/1
17 (1) 5½ Karibana 4 8-10 Richard Hughes David Egan 66/1
18 (6) nk Shine So Bright 5 9-1 Andrew Balding Silvestre De Sousa 20/1
19 (13) hd Ropey Guest 4 8-12 George Margarson Tom Queally 33/1
NR 10 (22) Acquitted 4 8-11 Hugo Palmer NON RUNNER
NR 3 (11) Tomfre 4 9-6 Ralph Beckett NON RUNNER
NR 16 (10) Epic Endeavour 4 8-6 William Muir & Chris Grassick NON RUNNER

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