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Samitar Shows Guineas Promise in Tattersalls
01/10/11

1 Samitar 5/4F
2 Hazel Lavery 7/2
3 Glee 20/1
18 ran Distances: 1¼l, 1l, 1¼l
TIME 1m 24.55s (slow by 1.55s)

Samitar landed the big pot she richly deserved in the £300,000 Tattersalls Millions 2yo Fillies' Trophy on Saturday 1st October.

Samitar
© Racehorse Photos

Winner of the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot before missing out by a head in a similar event to this on the July course, Mick Channon's filly had since been placed in both the May Hill Stakes and the Fillies' Mile.

The last-named race was just a over a week ago, and the daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar showed her tough constitution in racing handily throughout before digging in to see off Hazel Lavery by a length and a quarter, without Sam Hitchcott having to get overly serious.

Channon's son, also Mick, said of the 5-4 favourite: "We know the family well as we have trained many of her half-brothers and sisters - all of them thrive on racing.

"She is great as she is so versatile and can run from the front and the back, and Sam knows her well as he rides her at home, so he gave her a great race today. She looks the type to go for the Guineas next year."

Position	Horse Trainer	Jockey Weight	Starting Price Beaten Distance
1	Samitar M R Channon	S Hitchcott 9st 0lbs	5 - 4 Winner
2	Hazel Lavery C Hills	M Hills 9st 0lbs	7 - 2 1 1/4 length
3	Glee R Hannon	Dane O'Neill 9st 0lbs	20 - 1 1 length
4	Tina's Spirit R Hannon	S W Kelly 9st 0lbs	40 - 1 1 1/4 length
5	Arsaadi E A L Dunlop	T G McLaughlin 9st 0lbs	20 - 1 1 length
6	Aniseed W J Haggas	J P Murtagh 9st 0lbs	16 - 1 1/2 length
7	Wahylah C E Brittain	T P Queally 9st 0lbs	12 - 1 3/4 length
8	Perfect Delight C G Cox	Kirsty Milczarek 9st 0lbs	50 - 1 3/4 length
9	Roedean R Hannon	R Mullen 9st 0lbs	50 - 1 1 1/4 length
10	Princess Caetani M Johnston	R Hills 9st 0lbs	100 - 1 1 1/2 length
11	Coplow R Hannon	R Hughes 9st 0lbs	8 - 1 1 1/2 length
12	Soho Rocks J A R Toller	R Havlin 9st 0lbs	100 - 1 Short Head
13	Buzkashi R Varian	S J Drowne 9st 0lbs	16 - 1 Head
14	Lemon Rock N Quinlan	B A Curtis 9st 0lbs	33 - 1 2 3/4 lengths
15	Symphony Star P W D'Arcy	W A Carson 9st 0lbs	100 - 1 3/4 length
16	Itsonlymakebelieve I A Wood	T Hamilton 9st 0lbs	200 - 1 8 lengths
17	Lost Highway M Johnston	J Fanning 9st 0lbs	66 - 1 7 lengths
18	Party Line M Johnston	J-P Guillambert 9st 0lbs	100 - 1 32 lengths