Betfred Rose of Lancaster Stakes |
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| Group 3, Haydock Park 15:00 £75,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 2f 100y, Class 1  |
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1 Anmaat 8/11F
2 Certain Lad 7/1
3 Regal Reality 14/1
5 ran NR: Bracken's Laugh, Lord North
Distances: nk, 1l, ¾l Time: 2m 9.44s (fast by 0.76s)
Anmaat wins the @Betfred Rose Of Lancaster Stakes for the second time, battling on gamely to get the head down, winning under @JimCrowley1978 for @ojburrows74 👏 pic.twitter.com/HFaNink7qB
— Haydock Park Races (@haydockraces) August 10, 2024
A Group One winner in France last May, Anmaat had been sidelined by injury since his victory in the Prix d’Ispahan. Trainer Owen Burrows and the Shadwell team were rewarded for their patience.
With only five horses competing due to two non-runners, Jim Crowley had to work hard on the 8-11 favourite Anmaat as Certain Lad made an early move. Anmaat showed great determination, battling to the finish line and winning by a neck.
Two years ago, Anmaat’s victory in this race followed his win in the John Smith’s Cup at York and the Group Two Prix Dollar during the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend. However, a foot injury while preparing for the Coral-Eclipse had kept him off the track. Burrows, known for successfully bringing older horses like Hukum back from long layoffs, demonstrated his skill once again with Anmaat.
“It’s been a huge team effort by everybody. I’ve been pleased with him at home, but whatever he did today he will take a huge step forward from,” Burrows told Racing TV.
“He did that last year, he was second to Adayar at Newmarket and then won his Group One so to see him get his head in front is nice.
“He had to be tough there and Jim said he got a bit tired, which he was entitled to.
“We’ll look to step him back up to Group Ones now, he’s got one and he’s got a few nice entries so if he’s fine we’ll have a chat and make a plan.”
He went on: “He’s laid-back at home and hard to gauge. He goes through the motions a bit so we took him to Kempton the other week and Jim was very happy as he showed a bit more there. You gauge him through his demeanour, his weight was good which gave me confidence, but there’s a nice bit of improvement in him.”
Rose Of Lancaster Stakes
£75,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 2f 100y, Class 1
5 ran
Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (6) Anmaat 6 9-7 Owen Burrows Jim Crowley 8/11F
2 (2) nk Certain Lad 8 9-7 Jack Channon George Bass 7/1
3 (4) 1 Regal Reality 9 9-7 Sir Michael Stoute Saffie Osborne 14/1
4 (1) ¾ Al Mubhir 5 9-7 William Haggas Tom Marquand 7/2
5 (7) 2¼ Mujtaba 6 9-7 William Haggas Jason Watson 9/1
NR 4 (5) Lord North 8 9-7 John & Thady Gosden NON RUNNER
NR 7 (3) Bracken's Laugh 3 8-13 Richard Hughes NON RUNNER
