Longines Sagaro Stakes |
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| Group 3, Ascot 15:35 £80,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 1m 7f 209y, Class 1  |
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1 Princess Zoe 17/2
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Quickthorn 7/2
3 Enemy 4/1
6 ran NR: Calling The Wind Distances: hd, nk, nk
Time: 3m 26.41s (slow by 0.11s)
Princess Zoe hangs tough to win the Group 3 Longines Sagaro Stakes for @joeysheridan8 and @tonymullins84 @Ascot pic.twitter.com/1O7GFAoOYW https://t.co/eFM46So9tx via @RacingBetter
— RacingBetter (@RacingBetter) April 28, 2022
The Tony Mullins-trained Princess Zoe had to be tough under Joey Sheridan in the closing stages as she was challenged on both sides.
Hughie Morrison’s Quickthorn laid down his bid down the centre of the track – but it was Ian Williams’ Enemy who was giving her particularly close attention on the rail, after William Buick had been forced to wait for a gap to come.
Aidan O’Brien’s Wordsworth and Brian Ellison’s Tashkhan were also in attendance, but had cried enough inside the final furlong
Enemy and Princess Zoe came close together and a stewards’ inquiry was called, but the popular grey kept the race to take Group Three honours.
QuinnBet were impressed and cut the winner, who prevailed by a head, to 10/1 from 14s for the Gold Cup in which she finished second last year to Subjectivist.
Longines Sagaro Stakes
£80,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 1m 7f 209y Class 1
6 ran
Going: Good to Firm
POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (4) Princess Zoe 7 8-13 Anthony Mullins J M Sheridan 17/2
2 (5) hd Quickthorn 5 9-2 Hughie Morrison Tom Marquand 7/2
3 (6) nk Enemy 5 9-2 Ian Williams William Buick 4/1
4 (7) nk Wordsworth 4 9-0 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore 2/1F
5 (3) 2¾ Tashkhan 4 9-0 Brian Ellison Ben Robinson 13/2
6 (2) 13 Nayef Road 6 9-2 Charlie & Mark Johnston Joe Fanning 8/1
NR 1 (1) Calling The Wind 6 9-2 Richard Hughes NON RUNNER
