Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes |
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| Group 2, York 15:45 £180,000 guaranteed, 3yo only, 1m 2f 56y, Class 1  |
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1 Economics 6/1
2 Ancient Wisdom 7/4F
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War Rooms
7 ran Distances: 6l, ½l, 2¼l
Time: 2m 9.30s (slow by 1.10s)
What a performance!
— York Racecourse (@yorkracecourse) May 16, 2024
Economics runs out a thrilling winner of the @ABE_Dubai Dante Stakes in the manner of a very exciting colt for @TomMarquand, @WilliamHaggas and Isa Salman Al Khalifa pic.twitter.com/MRGgn1IH9s
Economics delivered an impressive performance, sweeping aside rivals to secure a brilliant victory.
Trained by William Haggas, this chestnut son of Night Of Thunder had previously won a mile maiden at Newbury last month. Under the skilled guidance of jockey Tom Marquand, Economics maintained a strong position throughout the extended 10-furlong feature.
As they entered the home straight, Economics continued to move menacingly, eventually pulling away from the field. With a powerful stride, he crossed the finish line six lengths ahead of the 7-4 favorite, Ancient Wisdom.
Interestingly, Economics is not entered in the Derby, for which the Dante Stakes serves as a crucial trial. Haggas has made it clear that he does not plan to add Economics as a supplementary entry to the Derby.
Marquand said: “To be honest I couldn’t really believe it, I just thought he had so much to learn after Newbury. That was a mile and obviously going up on trip was always going to help.
“I popped him on the back of William (Buick, Ancient Wisdom) and he had Ryan (Moore, on Cambridge) keeping him in a bit of a pocket and that was an advantage to him as he was conserving energy and he was the one to keep an eye on.
“I went to follow Ryan and to be honest I lit his fuse to make sure I stayed on the same line and he was electric, I lit his fuse and he did it a hell of a lot faster than I anticipated and I had to take a bit of a tug to make sure I didn’t hit the front too soon – which I still managed to do.
“I think he’s a very talented horse, he’s still learning on the job as he just had a wander when he hit the front, but he’s exciting for the future.”
Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes (Group 2)
£180,000 guaranteed, 3yo only, 1m 2f 56y, Class 1
7 ran
Going: Good
POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (6) Economics 3 9-2 William Haggas Tom Marquand 6/1
2 (5) 6 Ancient Wisdom 3 9-2 Charlie Appleby William Buick 7/4F
3 (2) ½ War Rooms 20 3 9-2 Owen Burrows Jim Crowley 25/1
4 (7) 2¼ Cambridge 3 9-2 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore 10/1
5 (1) 1¼ God's Window 3 9-2 John & Thady Gosden Kieran Shoemark 14/1
6 (4) 1¾ Caviar Heights 3 9-2 K R Burke Clifford Lee 4/1
7 (3) 7 Al Musmak 3 9-2 Roger Varian James Doyle 4/1
