Ireland's wonderful record
at Royal Ascot 2013 was further embellished when Duntle became the country's
sixth winner from eight races.
The four-year-old daughter
of Danehill Dancer is trained by David Wachman and was ridden by Wayne Lordan
in the colours of Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd, a Niarchos family interest. Last
year she won the Sandringham Handicap at the Royal meeting, and later finished
first in the Gr.1 Matron Stakes, but was disqualified and placed second.
After Duntle had beaten
Ladys First and Dank by half a length and a head, Wachman said: "She did
it well and Wayne gave her a very good ride. The filly doesn't want to hit the
front too soon and they didn't go a great gallop which didn't help. He was
going very easily while trying to hang onto her, and while he got to the front
soon enough he still had plenty up his sleeve.
"She's a tough filly
who won't win by far. She's a Group One winner, although they took it off her
in the stewards' room, and she'll be heading back that way again. There is a
good programme for fillies and mares and plenty of options, but the race at
Deauville - the Prix Jacques Le Marois - which Maria Niarchos sponsors will be
on the agenda.
"I train three for
Maria, but a few more as good as this one would be all right."
Lordan said: "The
placed horses wouldn't go away, but this filly doesn't do much when she hits
the front. Because we went so slowly I hit the front a little earlier
than planned and she idled a bit, but when the fillies came around her she
picked up.
"It was tight, but I
always knew I was going to the line safe enough. Hopefully this year she will
have a change of luck and win that Group One."
AMERICA
CALLS FOR LADYS FIRST
After a battling second
place for Ladys First in the Group Two Duke Of Cambridge Stakes trainer Richard
Fahey commented: "She is really tough and genuine. I might take her to
America next - the Beverly D (Grade One at Arlington Park). I think a mile and
one around two turns is where she wants to be."
Ladys First has rarely
been out of the places in her career but has only managed to fill the winner's
spot on two occasions, the last time being in a Listed mile event at Haydock
Park in August, 2012. "The owner says I have to win before I can go -
though I think he will say yes after that." Fahey added.
Paul Hanagan, who rode the
Dutch Art filly, added: "She's one of the gamest fillies - she
fought back all the way, she's run a blinder. It would have been great for her
to get her head in front - she deserves it."
Third place was filled by
Dank, trained by Sir Michael Stoute in Newmarket, who said: "She never
lets us down, she's just so consistent. She is a nine-furlong Group Two at the
Curragh as well as the Falmouth but we will need a little time to go home and
see what we do next."
3.05pm
Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Formerly The Windsor Forest Stakes) (Group 2)
£125,000
total prize fund. For 4yo+ fillies and mares, 1m (str). Weights: 8st 12lb.
Penalties: after August 31st, 2012, a winner of a Group 2 race 3lb; of a Group
1 race 5lb. Penalty value 1st £77,375.13 2nd £29,334.60 3rd £14,680.94 4th
£7,313.18 5th £3,670.24 6th £1,841.94.
1) DUNTLE
(IRE) (Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd) David Wachman IRE 4-8-12 Wayne Lordan [1]
10/3
2) LADYS
FIRST (Helen Steel) Richard Fahey 4-8-12 Paul Hanagan [3] 25/1
3) DANK
(James Wigan) Sir Michael Stoute 4-8-12 Ryan Moore [2] 7/2
4)
BEATRICE AURORE (IRE) (Benny Andersson) Ed Dunlop 5-8-12 Frankie Dettori [5]
5)
SARKIYLA (FR) (HH Aga Khan) Alain de Royer-Dupre FR t4-8-12 Christophe Lemaire
[8]
6) CHIGUN
(Ibrahim Araci) Lady Cecil 4-8-12 Tom Queally [9] 11/4 Fav
7)
SWEETNESSANDLIGHT (Jill Ward) Jason Ward 4-8-12 Kieren Fallon [11]
8)
DANCEWITHTHEDEVIL (SAF) (St John D Gray) Roger Varian 7-8-12 Richard Hughes [6]
9)
THISTLE BIRD (Lady Rothschild) Roger Charlton h5-8-12 James Doyle [4]
9 ran
Non-runners:
Moonstone Magic (Vet's cert - Bad scope), Intense Pink (Going)
Time: 1m
39.47s
Distances:
½, hd, hd, 2¾, 3, 1¼, hd, 11
Breeders:
Airlie Studd
Breeding:
Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Lady Angola (USA) (Lord At War (ARG)
Tote
Win
£4.20 Place £1.60 £6.00
£1.90 Exacta £86.90
Winning
jockey:-Name: Lordan, Wayne Born: County Cork Background: He is
one of amateur rider Pat Lordan's five children and was initially apprenticed
to trainer Thomond O'Mara. Runner-up to Tadhg O'Shea in the 2001 Irish
apprentice championship, he spent the winter of 2001/2002 riding for Barney
Curley in Britain. He rides principally for David Wachman and Tommy Stack.Big
Race Wins: Amethyst Stakes (2005 Tolpudle); Denny Cordell Lavarack Memorial
EBF Stakes (2005 Luas Line); Goffs Challenge (2001 Serious Play); Irish
Lincolnshire (2004 Tolpuddle); Park Express EBF Stakes (2006 Danehill Music),
Dubai Duty Free Anglesey Stakes (2008 Bushranger), bet365 Molecomb Stakes (2011
Requinto), Polypipe Flying Childers Stakes (2011 Requinto) First Group
One Winner: Sole Power, Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, York, August 20, 2010 First
Career Win: Ethbaat, Killarney, July 15, 1998 First Winner in Britain:
Just Magical, Wolverhampton, December 15, 2001 Royal Ascot Wins (3):Duke
Of Cambridge (2011 Lolly For Dolly, 2013 Duntle); Sandringham Handicap (2012
Duntle)
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