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| Coventry Stakes 2011 |
Power Strikes in Coventry Stakes
14/06/11
1 Power 4/1F
2 Roman Soldier 10/1
3 St Barths 14/1
23 ran Distances: nk, 1¼l, hd
TIME 1m 13.55s (slow by 0.15s)
Aidan O’Brien landed his sixth win in the Coventry Stakes as Oasis Dream colt Power held on to the line to win by a neck from Roman Soldier.
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“He won his maiden over six furlongs at the Curragh under Colm [O’Donoghue] and then Seamus [Heffernan] rode him second time over five furlongs. He is a tough hardy horse and he looked that he would get further than six furlongs today.
He added: “He is a big, powerful horse but he is one of those horses who have peaked already - most horses have to progress at two but he has it already.
"Ryan said that he would stay further and all of the top races will be open to him now - something like the Heinz at the Curragh.”
The stewards’ enquiry into the Coventry Stakes examined possible interference between the winner and Roman Soldier on the run to the line but the panel considered the interference to be accidental and that it had not improved Power’s finishing position. The placings remained unaltered.
Victor Chandler now has Power at 12/1 for next year’s 2,000 Guineas.
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Position |
Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
Starting Price Beaten Distance |
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1 |
Power A P O'Brien |
R L Moore 9st 1lbs |
4 - 1 Winner |
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2 |
Roman Soldier J Noseda |
G Baker 9st 1lbs |
10 - 1 Neck |
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3 |
St Barths B J Meehan |
Martin Dwyer 9st 1lbs |
14 - 1 1 1/4 length |
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4 |
Lethal Force C G Cox |
A Kirby 9st 1lbs |
50 - 1 Head |
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5 |
Gatepost M R Channon |
J P Spencer 9st 1lbs |
7 - 1 1/2 length |
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6 |
B Fifty Two J W Hills |
S Sanders 9st 1lbs |
25 - 1 3 lengths |
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7 |
North Star Boy R Hannon |
J Fortune 9st 1lbs |
25 - 1 Neck |
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8 |
Jack Who's He P D Evans |
Catherine Gannon 9st 1lbs |
50 - 1 3/4 length |
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9 |
Red Aggressor C E Brittain |
P Robinson 9st 1lbs |
100 - 1 Short Head |
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10 |
Mezmaar B W Hills |
R Hills 9st 1lbs |
13 - 2 Neck |
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11 |
Chandlery R Hannon |
P Dobbs 9st 1lbs |
50 - 1 1/2 length |
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12 |
Rebellious Guest G G Margarson |
T P Queally 9st 1lbs |
20 - 1 3/4 length |
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13 |
Campanology R Hannon |
J P Murtagh 9st 1lbs |
40 - 1 2 lengths |
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14 |
Trumpet Major R Hannon |
R Hughes 9st 1lbs |
12 - 1 1 length |
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15 |
Barolo Top Tom Dascombe |
R Kingscote 9st 1lbs |
66 - 1 1/2 length |
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16 |
Fulbright M Johnston |
S De Sousa 9st 1lbs |
14 - 1 1 1/4 length |
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17 |
Evervescent J S Moore |
N Callan 9st 1lbs |
66 - 1 1/2 length |
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18 |
Pride And Joy J A Osborne |
D Sweeney 9st 1lbs |
100 - 1 1/2 length |
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19 |
Mitchum T D Barron |
G Gibbons 9st 1lbs |
66 - 1 1 1/2 length |
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20 |
Gabrial R A Fahey |
P Hanagan 9st 1lbs |
20 - 1 2 1/2 lengths |
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21 |
Brocklebank K A Ryan |
P Makin 9st 1lbs |
14 - 1 5 lengths |
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22 |
Commissar M Al Zarooni |
L Dettori 9st 1lbs |
8 - 1 8 lengths |
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23 |
Italo Wesley Ward |
Jeffrey Sanchez 9st 1lbs |
16 - 1 1 3/4 length |
SOLDIER PROVES NO MATCH FOR POWER
Roman Soldier endured a rough finish to the Group Two Coventry Stakes as he went down by a neck to the victorious Power.
Jeremy Noseda's charge was bumped in the closing stages by the Aidan O'Brien-trained winner, who unleashed his challenge inside the distance, but after a stewards' enquiry, the George Baker-ridden Roman Soldier was confirmed as runner-up.
Noseda was pleased with the Holy Roman Emperor colt, a 10/1 shot who had opened his account on his previous start with an easy maiden win at Leicester.
The trainer revealed: "I'm delighted with the horse. I think he has run a huge race. I am frustrated to be so close but it was a lovely ride by George and a great performance from the horse.
"I'd settle if we got it (in the stewards' enquiry) but that's not the way we want to win races."
Another trainer pleased to see his charge make the frame was Brian Meehan, who saddled St Barths to take third after also suffering a troubled passage. The Cadeaux Genereux colt was involved in some scrimmaging towards the rear of the field before closing to finish a length and a half behind the winner at 14/1.
Meehan said: "I'm delighted with that. It's our first runner of the meeting so it's a nice start to the week. He's a nice horse and very progressive.
"Martin (Dwyer) said he was a little bit unlucky at the start, he just had to snatch and come around one, so we could have been closer but that's not to say that we would have troubled the first two.
"We will get him back home and have a chat on Thursday about where to go with him next."
