Tattersalls Millions 3-Y-O Trophy |
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| BOBIS race, Newmarket £200,000 3yo only, 1m 2f, Class 0 |
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| Thursday 17th April 2014 | |
1 Sudden Wonder 7/1
2 Observational 9/1
3 Seagull Star 100/30
NR: Ophir, Shafrah (IRE)
14 ran Distances: hd, 3½l, 1½l
TIME 2m 4.00s (slow by 3.50s)
Godolphin's great start to the season continued as Sudden Wonder edged out Observational in Newmarket's £200,000 Tattersalls Millions 3-Y-O Trophy.
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Trainer Charlie Appleby won two similar contests last season with Wedding Ring, and Sudden Wonder brought some smart maiden form to the table having raced against fellow Godolphin inmates Outstrip and Pinzolo.
Racing on the far side, Sudden Wonder took up the running entering the dip but Observational soon joined him and the pair enjoyed a ding-dong battle in the final furlong, with Mickael Barzalona's mount prevailing by a head.
Roger Charlton will be thrilled with Observational, having just his second start, while similar comments will apply to William Haggas and the third home, Seagull Star. However, the favourite, Aidan O'Brien's Johann Strauss, was well beaten and remains a maiden despite finishing second in the Racing Post Trophy.
The race was delayed by around 10 minutes after Richard Hannon's Shafrah escaped from under the stalls and completed the whole course with his saddle under his belly.
Appleby said: "I thought he came into this season with a nice two-year-old profile and I ran him in this race rather than a Listed race because I wanted him to experience a bit of hustle and bustle and learn a bit more.
"He's a big, raw horse. There are really no goals, he is entered in the Dante Stakes, that might be aiming a bit high but we'll take a look at some of the trials and see how he comes out of the race."
200,000 Tattersalls Millions 3-Y-O Trophy (BOBIS race)
3yo only, 1m 2f, Class 0
14 ran
Going: Good, good to firm in places
| Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
SP Distance |
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| 1 |
Sudden Wonder C Appleby |
M Barzalona 9st 5lbs |
7 - 1 Winner |
| 2 |
Observational R Charlton |
James Doyle 9st 5lbs |
9 - 1 Head |
| 3 |
Seagull Star W J Haggas |
G Lee 9st 5lbs |
10 - 3 3 1/2 lengths |
| 4 |
Emaratiya Ana R Varian |
Andrea Atzeni 9st 0lbs |
66 - 1 1 1/2 length |
| 5 |
Lyn Valley M Johnston |
J Fanning 9st 5lbs |
25 - 1 1 1/4 length |
| 6 |
Johann Strauss A P O'Brien |
J P O'Brien 9st 5lbs |
13 - 8 1 length |
| 7 |
Hunters Creek J H M Gosden |
W Buick 9st 5lbs |
11 - 2 2 lengths |
| 8 |
Cadeaux Power C E Brittain |
R L Moore 9st 0lbs |
66 - 1 1 1/4 length |
| 9 |
Munfallet D H Brown |
J P Spencer 9st 5lbs |
100 - 1 3 3/4 lengths |
| 10 |
Maxie T M Johnston |
S De Sousa 9st 5lbs |
66 - 1 4 lengths |
| 11 |
Roskilly A M Balding |
David Probert 9st 5lbs |
66 - 1 1 1/4 length |
| 12 |
Lanark M Johnston |
A Kirby 9st 5lbs |
33 - 1 3/4 length |
| 13 |
Ganymede Eve Johnson Houghton |
Jim Crowley 9st 5lbs |
100 - 1 11 lengths |
| 14 |
Dancealot C E Brittain |
F Tylicki 9st 0lbs |
66 - 1 15 lengths |
| NR |
Shafrah R Hannon |
P Hanagan 9st 5lbs |
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| NR |
Ophir W R Muir |
M Dwyer 9st 5lbs |
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