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Betfred November Handicap 2011 |
Zuider Zee Gives Gosden November Glory
05/11/11
1 Zuider Zee 8/1
2 Willing Foe 11/1
3 Merchant Of Dubai 16/1
4 Hanoverian Baron 20/1
23 ran Distances: 6l, 1¼l, ¾l
TIME 2m 36.49s (slow by 4.99s)
John Gosden improved his already impressive Betfred November Handicap record when Zuider Zee (8-1) ran out an emphatic winner at Doncaster.
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A consistent performer all through the season, the four-year-old was Gosden's fifth win in the prestigious race. He last scored two years ago with Charm School, who won in the same green and black silks of Princess Haya of Jordan.
Having tracked Godolphin's Willing Foe into the straight, Robert Havlin pressed the button a furlong out and the response was immediate and he ran out a six-length winner. Merchant Of Dubai was third with Hanoverian Baron fourth.
Havlin said: "He travelled ever so well and when I saw it was the Godolphin horse near me, I knew I was following the right one. I had to take a pull turning in he was going so well.
"When I gave him a squeeze he really picked up and he's won easy. He'd been working really well at home and I knew he was in good form. All season he's been running well off a similar mark but he's a better horse in this ground."
On the day Khalid Abdullah was crowned champion owner for 2011, it was fitting that the first two home, Mirror Lake and Principal Role, both carried his colours in the Betfred Goals Galore EBF 'Sir Percy' Gillies Fillies' Stakes.
However, they probably did not finish in the order that was expected as Sir Henry Cecil's Principal Role was sent off the 11-4 favourite, with Mirror Lake at 7-1.
Martin Dwyer looked beaten up against the rail on Amanda Perrett's four-year-old when Beckett's Ceilidh House swooped down the middle of the track. However, Mirror Lake rallied and held off Principal Role by a neck with Ceilidh House three-quarters of a length away.
Perrett said: "She deserves that as she's run well against the likes of Midday. It's nice to win a good race for the owner as he's been very loyal to me. She had a lot in her favour today, a good draw, a galloping track and soft ground. I hope she stays in training."
Betfred November Handicap
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Position |
Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
Starting Price Beaten Distance |
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1 |
Zuider Zee J H M Gosden |
R Havlin 8st 13lbs |
8 - 1 Winner |
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2 |
Willing Foe S bin Suroor |
I Mongan 9st 4lbs |
11 - 1 6 lengths |
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3 |
Merchant Of Dubai J S Goldie |
D Tudhope 8st 13lbs |
16 - 1 1 1/4 length |
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4 |
Hanoverian Baron A G Newcombe |
David Probert 8st 11lbs |
20 - 1 3/4 length |
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5 |
Classic Vintage Mrs A J Perrett |
Jim Crowley 9st 1lbs |
20 - 1 1 length |
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6 |
Scrapper Smith A C Whillans |
D Swift 8st 10lbs |
14 - 1 1 1/4 length |
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7 |
Crackentorp T D Easterby |
D Allan 8st 12lbs |
33 - 1 1 1/2 length |
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8 |
The Betchworth Kid A King |
Lucy K Barry 9st 4lbs |
16 - 1 2 1/2 lengths |
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9 |
Kiama Bay J J Quinn |
S H James 9st 5lbs |
10 - 1 1 1/2 length |
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10 |
Pekan Star R Varian |
Andrea Atzeni 8st 13lbs |
13 - 2 1/2 length |
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11 |
Montaff M R Channon |
S Hitchcott 9st 10lbs |
40 - 1 2 lengths |
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12 |
Resurge W S Kittow |
D Sweeney 9st 1lbs |
33 - 1 Nose |
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13 |
Oceanway M Johnston |
S De Sousa 8st 11lbs |
20 - 1 Short Head |
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14 |
Harlestone Times J Dunlop |
T E Durcan 9st 5lbs |
16 - 1 1 1/4 length |
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15 |
Tepmokea R A Fahey |
P Hanagan 9st 1lbs |
22 - 1 Head |
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16 |
Status Symbol G C Bravery |
E Ahern 8st 10lbs |
14 - 1 2 lengths |
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17 |
Itlaaq M W Easterby |
G Gibbons 8st 12lbs |
33 - 1 1 length |
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18 |
Burj Nahar S bin Suroor |
R Hills 9st 3lbs |
25 - 1 3 lengths |
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19 |
Bramalea H Morrison |
J Quinn 8st 10lbs |
25 - 1 1/2 length |
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20 |
Samsons Son A King |
J Fortune 8st 10lbs |
12 - 1 5 lengths |
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21 |
Demolition N Wilson |
P J Smullen 8st 13lbs |
20 - 1 9 lengths |
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22 |
Enroller W R Muir |
S J Drowne 8st 11lbs |
20 - 1 12 lengths |
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UnseatedRider |
Ile De Re Ian Williams |
Martin Lane 8st 13lbs |
22 - 1 |
