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Reply Has All the Answers St Leger Two-Year-Old Stakes
08/09/11

1 Reply 20/1
2 Factory Time 33/1
3 Letsgoroundagain 66/1
NR: Arnold Lane (IRE)
21 ran Distances: ½l, hd, ½l
TIME 1m 19.85s (slow by 1.85s)

Joseph O'Brien's star continues in the ascendancy and he landed a valuable pot for his father Aidan as Reply claimed Doncaster's Weatherbys Insurance £300,000 2-Y-O Stakes.

Always handy behind Bogart and Top Cop under his teenage pilot as the runners came down the centre of the track, the 20-1 chance picked up well when asked and galloped right to the line, eventually beating Factory Time by half a length.

O'Brien junior, recording just his second win in Britain, said: "That's my first ride in Doncaster and everything went very smoothly. I was very comfortable where I was and he is very genuine. The ground had been a bit slow for him on his last two runs and it was better for him today."

Although the Oasis Dream colt still has some way to go to justify his 500,000 euro price-tag, the Coolmore team will be most content by pocketing a first-prize kitty of over £207,000.

Paul Smith, representing the Coolmore triumvirate, said: "He picked up really well and loved that ground. Something like the Middle Park (Newmarket, October 8) would now be under consideration."

Position	Horse Trainer	Jockey Weight	Starting Price Beaten Distance
1	Reply A P O'Brien	J P O'Brien 9st 2lbs	20 - 1 Winner
2	Factory Time M R Channon	C Catlin 8st 3lbs	33 - 1 1/2 length
3	Letsgoroundagain C Hills	J Quinn 8st 3lbs	66 - 1 Head
4	Moon Pearl R M Beckett	Jim Crowley 8st 9lbs	16 - 1 1/2 length
5	Ladys First R A Fahey	P Hanagan 8st 1lbs	10 - 1 3/4 length
6	Bogart K A Ryan	P Makin 8st 6lbs	9 - 4 Short Head
7	Campanology R Hannon	R Hughes 8st 9lbs	22 - 1 Head
8	Top Cop A M Balding	J Fortune 8st 12lbs	14 - 1 3/4 length
9	North Star Boy R Hannon	K Fallon 8st 12lbs	25 - 1 Head
10	Mehdi B J Meehan	S W Kelly 8st 12lbs	9 - 1 1/2 length
11	Alejandro R A Fahey	Lee Topliss 8st 6lbs	25 - 1 1 length
12	West Leake Diman C Hills	W A Carson 8st 3lbs	25 - 1 1/2 length
13	Rex Imperator R Charlton	S Drowne 8st 9lbs	16 - 1 Neck
14	Boris Grigoriev A P O'Brien	C O'Donoghue 8st 12lbs	28 - 1 1/2 length
15	Cockney Dancer C Hills	S De Sousa 8st 1lbs	6 - 1 1 3/4 length
16	Whimsical R Hannon	K T O'Neill 8st 1lbs	33 - 1 Short Head
17	Sea Odyssey C Hills	R Winston 8st 6lbs	66 - 1 Short Head
18	Shevington R A Fahey	B McHugh 8st 6lbs	100 - 1 Neck
19	Betty Fontaine M R Channon	Catherine Gannon 7st 12lbs	25 - 1 8 lengths
20	Cryptic Choice C Hills	M Hills 8st 9lbs	100 - 1 1 1/2 length
21	Big Note A M Balding	David Probert 8st 9lbs	14 - 1 1 length
NonRunner	Arnold Lane M R Channon	Non Runner 8st 6lbs	-