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Gale Force Ten gave Aidan
O'Brien his third winner of Royal Ascot 2013, while the trainer's son Joseph
enjoyed his second victory at the meeting.
The Oasis Dream colt, the
9/2 favourite, came into the Jersey Stakes over seven furlongs on the back of a
Classic second in the Irish 2,000 Guineas behind stable companion Magician.
He fought back well after
being headed by the second Montiridge and prevailed by a head at the line.
Joseph O'Brien said:
"He's a very tough horse. I was praying that someone would come to me
before I got to the line because he wasn't doing a stroke (in front).
"Richard (Hughes on
second Montiridge) actually headed me and, as soon as my horse saw him, he put
his head down and fought. He was being very idle and I got to the front a mile
too soon on him but he has been brave.
"He got a mile very
well at the Curragh and that's why I didn't want to get back too far - I had to
keep my rhythm going. He's small but he has a big heart. He's fairly
uncomplicated and you could drop him back to six furlongs. He has been running
consistently well.
"I have some nice
rides later today and during the week."
Michael Tabor, the lead
Coolmore partner in Gale Force Ten, declared: "We fancied him. Obviously,
he was drawn the far side, which was not a positive, but we thought that he
would be good enough even though he was drawn poorly.
"Aidan's horses are
fit and they come again and this horse had run well previously. It's been a
fantastic week, a great two days so far and hopefully there is more to
come."
Aidan O'Brien commented:
"He fought back well. Joseph said in an ideal world Gale Force Ten does
not want to be in front as long as he was. It suited us for the horse to be
challenged.
"He is a very hardy
horse, loves the fast ground and has plenty of pace. He had two very good runs
in Classics so he was entitled to win this.
"He can step back to
a mile or go over six furlongs, which is unusual. Over six furlongs, he would
not get to the front so early which might suit him. There are a lot of options.
"Mozart (2001) won
this race by the same sort of distance (a neck) after being second in the Irish
2,000 Guineas.
"Magician is sore
after yesterday - he was in the wars and lost his rhythm totally. He had a hard
week and for him to turn up was the big thing."
HANNON
HITS WOODWORK AGAIN IN OPENER
Former champion trainer
Richard Hannon and champion jockey Richard Hughes are suffering a frustrating
Royal Ascot, 2013.
There is plenty of time
for that to change, and their horses are running well, but they have yet to
reach the winner's spot. Toronado's very close second in yesterday's Gr.1 St
James's Palace Stakes sums up their luck, and Montiridge matched that when beaten
a head by Gale Force Ten in the Gr.3 Jersey Stakes.
Hannon said with a sense
of exasperation: "We're hitting the crossbar."
He added of Montiridge:
"He wanted more give in the ground, but he's shown today he's pretty good.
There are a couple of Group races in France we can look at, including the Prix
Jean Prat. That is on June 30, only ten days away, but he's a pretty tough
horse."
Of Toronado, Hannon said:
"We led him out this morning and he's fine. He lost about ten kilos, but
it was a tough race. The Sussex Stakes is the obvious next race and probably
the Prix Jacques Le Marois."
Saeed bin Suroor was
unsure about running Tawhid, fearing the ground would be too quick, yet the
Godolphin-owned colt ran a fine race to take third, beaten one and a half
lengths by the winner.
Bin Suroor said: "He
ran a huge race. He finished the race really well, but I'm sure that on a
softer surface he would have run even better. We'll look for another Group race
for him.
"He's entered in the
[Gr.1] Sussex Stakes, but we'll look at all options if it is soft enough for
him."
HUGHES
SUSPENDED FOR ONE DAY
Jockey Richard Hughes was
suspended for one day following his ride on Montiridge in the Jersey Stakes.
Hughes was found guilty of
careless riding, in that he allowed Montiridge to manoeuvre left before being
sufficiently clear of unplaced Well Acquainted. The ban takes place on
Wednesday, July 3.
GOING
AFTER THE FIRST
Joseph O'Brien, partner of
the winner Gale Force Ten, said: "Quick - perfect ground."
Neil Callan, rider of
Blaine, said: "Fast."
Jamie Spencer, on board
Pearl Flute, said: "Quick."
Silvestre de Sousa, jockey
of Tawhid, said: "Quick."
Paul Hanagan, partner of
Ajraam, said: "It has dried up a hell of a lot since yesterday."
Frankie Dettori, jockey of
Complimentor, said: "Good to firm - quicker than yesterday."
Martin Harley, on board
Dont Bother Me, said: "Quick."
Kieren Fallon, partner of
Ian's Dream, said: "Good fast ground."
Dane O'Neill, jockey of
Music Master, said: "Good fast ground."
William Buick, rider of
One Word More, said: "Good to firm."
Ryan Moore, on board
Parliament Square, said: "Good to firm."
Pat Dobbs, jockey of
Tamayuz Star, said: "Lovely ground."
Olivier Peslier, partner
of The Brothers War, said: "Good."
Adam Kirby, on board Well
Acquainted, said: "It is on the quick side of good - no jar."
Johnny Murtagh, partner of
Pearl Sea, said: "Lovely - perfect ground."
2.30pm
Jersey Stakes (Group 3)
£75,000
total prize fund. For 3yo, 7f. Weights: colts and geldings 9st 1lb; fillies 8st
12lb. Penalties: a winner of a Group 3 race 3lb; of a Group 1 or Group 2 race
5lb. Penalty value 1st £42,532.50 2nd £16,125.00 3rd £8,070.00 4th
£4,020.00 5th £2,017.50 6th £1,012.50
1) GALE
FORCE TEN (Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier) Aidan O'Brien IRE p3-9-01
Joseph O'Brien [4] 9/2 Fav
2)
MONTIRIDGE (IRE) (M Clarke, J Jeffries, R Ambrose, B Reilly) Richard Hannon
3-9-01 Richard Hughes [11] 15/2
3) TAWHID
(Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 3-9-04 Silvestre De Sousa [21] 25/1
4)
GARSWOOD (David Armstrong & Cheveley Park Stud) Richard Fahey 3-9-01 Pat
Smullen [3]
5) MUSIC
MASTER (Godfrey Wilson) Henry Candy 3-9-01 Dane O'Neill [16]
6) PEARL
FLUTE (IRE) (Qatar Racing Limited) Francis Graffard FR 3-9-04 Jamie Spencer
[17]
7) DONT
BOTHER ME (IRE) (Edric Browne) Niall Moran IRE 3-9-01 Martin Harley [6]
8)
NINJAGO (J Palmer-Brown & Potensis Limited) Richard Hannon 3-9-01 Jimmy
Fortune [13]
9) JAMMY
GUEST (IRE) (John Guest Racing) George Margarson 3-9-01 Tom Queally [2]
10)
TAMAYUZ STAR (IRE) (Abdulla Al Mansoori) Richard Hannon 3-9-01 Pat Dobbs [20]
11) THE
BROTHERS WAR (USA) (Joseph Allen) Jean Claude Rouget FR 3-9-01 Olivier Peslier
[18]
12) HERE
COMES WHEN (IRE) (Fitri Hay) Andrew Balding h3-9-01 Jim Crowley [19]
13) WELL
ACQUAINTED (IRE) (The Orienteers) Clive Cox 3-9-01 Adam Kirby [12]
14)
BLAINE (Matt & Lauren Morgan) Kevin Ryan 3-9-06 Neil Callan [15]
15)
COMPLIMENTOR (IRE) (Prime Equestrian Sarl) Xavier Thomas Demeaulte FR 3-9-01
Frankie Dettori [14]
16)
PARLIAMENT SQUARE (IRE) (Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier) Aidan
O'Brien IRE p3-9-01 Ryan Moore [8]
17) PEARL
SEA (IRE) (Qatar Racing Limited) David Brown 3-8-12 Johnny Murtagh [10]
18) MUTIN
(FR) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Jean Claude Rouget FR 3-9-01 Christophe Soumillon [9]
19) IAN'S
DREAM (USA) (Nigel O'Sullivan) Jeremy Noseda p3-9-01 Kieren Fallon [7]
20) ONE
WORD MORE (IRE) (Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer) Charlie Hills 3-9-01 William
Buick [1]
21)
AJRAAM (USA) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Charlie Hills 3-9-01 Paul Hanagan [5]
21 ran
Time: 1m
25.32s
Distances:
hd, 1½, 1, 2, 1¼, hd, 1, ½, sh, 1¾, ½, 1, ½, 3, nk, ¾, 4, ¾, 1½, 2
Breeders:
Simon Tindall, David Ludlow & Stowell Hill Ltd
Breeding:
Oasis Dream - Ronaldsay (Kirkwall)
Tote
Win
£5.50 Place £2.20
£3.70 £10.70 Exacta
£32.90
Winning
trainer:-Name: Aidan O'Brien Date of birth: 16/10/69 Previous
occupation: Assistant trainer to Jim Bolger and Annemarie Crowley/O'Brien Date
of first licence: 1993 British Classic wins: (18) Investec Derby
(2001 Galileo, 2002 High Chaparral, 2012 Camelot), QIPCO 2000 Guineas (1998
King Of Kings, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2005 Footstepsinthesand, 2006 George
Washington, 2008 Henrythenavigator, 2012 Camelot), QIPCO 1000 Guineas (2005
Virginia Waters, 2012 Homecoming Queen), Investec Oaks (1998 Shahtoush, 2001
Imagine, 2006 Alexandrova, 2012 Was), Ladbrokes St Leger (2001 Milan, 2003 Brian
Boru, 2005 Scorpion) Irish Classic Wins: (28) Irish 2,000 Guineas (1997
Desert King, 1999 Saffron Walden, 2001 Black Minnaloushe, 2002 Rock Of
Gibraltar, 2008 Henrythenavigator, 2009 Mastercraftsman, 2011 Roderic O'Connor,
2012 Power, 2013 Magician), Irish 1,000 Guineas (1997 Classic Park, 2001
Imagine, 2003 Yesterday, 2008 Halfway To Heaven, 2011 Misty For Me), Irish
Derby (1997 Desert King, 2001 Galileo, 2002 High Chaparral, 2006 Dylan Thomas,
2007 Soldier Of Fortune, 2008 Frozen Fire, 2009 Fame And Glory, 2010 Cape
Blanco, 2011 Treasure Beach), Irish Oaks (2006 Alexandrova, 2007 Peeping Fawn,
2008 Moonstone), Irish St Leger (2007 Yeats, 2008 Septimus) Royal Ascot wins
(40): Coventry Stakes (1997 Harbour Master, 1999 Fasliyev, 2001 Landseer,
2002 Statue Of Liberty, 2007 Henrythenavigator, 2011 Power, 2013 War Command),
Chesham Stakes (1999 Bach, 2011 Maybe), St James's Palace Stakes (2000 Giant's
Causeway, 2001 Black Minnaloushe, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2007 Excellent Art,
2008 Henrythenavigator, 2009 Mastercraftsman), Norfolk Stakes (2001
Johannesburg), Jersey Stakes (2001 Mozart, 2012 Ishvana, 2013 Gale Force Ten),
Coronation Stakes (2002 Sophisticat, 2010 Lillie Langtry), Hampton Court Stakes
(2004 Moscow Ballet, 2005 Indigo Cat), King Edward VII Stakes (2004 Five
Dynasties), Queen Anne Stakes (2006 Ad Valorem, 2008 Haradasun, 2013
Declaration Of War), Gold Cup (2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 Yeats, 2011 Fame And
Glory), Queen's Vase (2007 Mahler, 2010 Mikhail Glinka) Prince Of Wales's
Stakes (2008 Duke Of Marmalade, 2012 So You Think), Hardwicke Stakes (2008
Macarthur, 2011 Await The Dawn), Queen Alexandra Stakes (2008 Honolulu), Golden
Jubilee Stakes (2010 Starspangledbanner) Wins in Britain 2000-2012: 11;
20*; 10*; 6; 4; 20; 11; 18*; 20*; 12; 7; 16; 13 *champion trainer for win and
place prize money; Wins in 2013 in Britain: 8
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