Toronado, the
three-year-old miling star of the Richard Hannon stable, may find he has
competition in his division. After his stablemate Montiridge won the Group
Three Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes by a comfortable length and a quarter under a
typical Richard Hughes late delivery, Richard Hannon junior could not disguise
his excitement over the Ramonti colt's future.
"He'll be a proper
Group One horse," he said. "He's just getting better and better.
He's starting to relax now, so it's all coming easier to him. Last year
and at the beginning of this year he was keen and pulled a lot, but he's
growing up and settling with racing.
"He's getting a bit
of a racing brain on him now and he'll stay in training next year. I think
he'll be up to races like the Prix du Moulin and Queen Elizabeth II
Stakes."
Montiridge gave Richard
Hannon senior, who took out a licence in 1970, his 250th winner at
Goodwood, and his 70th at the Glorious meeting.
It was Hannon's sixth
winner of the week, and Hughes's fifth.
"He is a very
talented horse," said the rider. "He has loads of speed - he is quick
enough for six furlongs even. At Ascot, I felt that I went too soon and he
pulled himself up in front. Today I was making sure none of that happened.
"It was a nice, good
even gallop. There was trouble on the inside but I wasn't aware of it - it
wasn't me pushing them in, they were pushing themselves in while I was going
by. He did it very easily."
Statistics are clearly not
Richard Hannon senior's strong point. On being told the victory was a landmark
at Goodwood, he said: "Is it? That's nice. I always like coming here, and
so do my owners. It's a lovely meeting with good races and decent prize
money."
GODOLPHIN
TWO-THREE, BUT GROUND KEY TO TAWHID
Sheikh
Mohammed's Godolphin missed out on the top prize in the Group Three Bonhams
Thoroughbred Stakes, but it accounted for both second and third place.
Tawhid,
who had been one place behind today's winner, Montiridge, in Royal Ascot's
Jersey Stakes, had to settle for the runner-up spot, while Snowboarder
maintained his consistent run of form when taking third.
Saeed bin
Suroor, who trains Tawhid, said: "The best form he has shown has been on
softer ground or even heavy ground. He ran well enough today and was beaten by
a better horse - maybe on softer ground it might have been a different result.
"He
is entered in several races over seven furlongs [Newbury's Betfred Hungerford
Stakes and OLBG Park Stakes at Doncaster] and a mile [Goodwood's Betfair
Celebration Mile], but where he runs will depend on the ground."
Snowboarder
is trained by Godolphin's new handler Charlie Appleby, who said: "I was
pleased with his effort, and, as could be clearly seen, he didn't get the best
of runs at a crucial time in the race.
"I'm
pretty sure he can win a black-type race at some point this season. He's
ultra-consistent, and while the ground today is good and there are no excuses,
he is better on quicker ground."
2.30pm
Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3)
£60,000
total prize fund. For 3yo which have not won a Group 1 Pattern race, 1m.
Weights: colts and geldings 9st; fillies 8st 11lb. Penalties: after November
1st, 2012, a winner of a Group 3 race 4lb; of a Group 2 race 7lb. Penalty value
1st £34,026.00 2nd £12,900.00 3rd £6,456.00 4th £3,216.00 5th £1,614.00 6th
£810.00
1)
MONTIRIDGE (IRE) (M Clarke, J Jeffries, R Ambrose, B Reilly) Richard Hannon
3-9-00 Richard Hughes [2] 5/6 Fav
2) TAWHID
(Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 3-9-00 Silvestre De Sousa [4] 6/1
3)
SNOWBOARDER (USA) (Godolphin) Charlie Appleby 3-9-00 Mickael Barzalona [1] 10/1
4) GLORY
AWAITS (IRE) (Ahmad Abdulla Al Shaikh & Co) Kevin Ryan p3-9-00 Neil Callan
[8]
5)
WHIPPER'S BOY (IRE) (Trelawny II) Brian Meehan 3-9-00 Kieren Fallon [6]
6) WELL
ACQUAINTED (IRE) (The Orienteers) Clive Cox 3-9-00 James Doyle [5]
7) BALTIC
KNIGHT (IRE) (Thurloe Thoroughbreds XXX) Richard Hannon 3-9-00 Ryan Moore [3]
7
ran
Non-runner:
Anna's Pearl (Going)
Time: 1m
37.37s
Distances:
1¼, 2¼, 1¼, 1½, ¾, nse
Breeder:
Century Bloodstock
Breeding:
Ramonti (FR) - Elegant Ridge (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Tote
Win £1.70 Place £1.10
£3.50 Exacta £7.50
Winning
Trainer: Name- Hannon, Richard Michael Date of birth: 30/5/45 Date of
first licence:1970 Trains at Marlborough, Wiltshire Other
details: Champion trainer in 1992 & 2010 First Winner: Ampney
Prince, Newbury, April 17, 1970 First Group Winner: Crespinall (Nassau
Stakes, 1972, Goodwood) British Classic wins: (3) 2000 Guineas (1973 Mon
Fils, 1987 Don't Forget Me, 1990 Tirol) Other major wins: Irish 2,000
Guineas (1987 Don't Forget Me, 1990 Tirol, 2010 Canford Cliffs), Falmouth
Stakes (1991 Only Yours, 1993 Niche, 1994 Lemon Souffle, 1995 Caramba), July
Cup (1992 Mr Brooks), Lockinge Stakes (1993 Swing Low, 2010 Paco Boy, 2011
Canford Cliffs), Moyglare Stud Stakes (1993 Lemon Souffle), Nunthorpe Stakes
(1992 Lyric Fantasy), Prix de l'Abbaye (1992 Mr Brooks), Prix du Cadran (1993
Assessor), Prix Royal-Oak (1992 Assessor), Prix Maurice de Gheest (2000 Bold
Edge), QIPCO Sussex Stakes (2003 Reel Buddy, 2010 Canford Cliffs, 2013
Toronado), Cheveley Park Stakes (2006 Indian Ink), Gran Criterium (2007
Scintillo), Prix de la Foret (2008 Paco Boy), Prix Jean Prat (2010 Dick
Turpin), Champagne Stakes (1986 Don't Forget Me, 2011 Trumpet Major, 2012
Toronado) Royal Ascot wins: 33 First Royal Ascot winner: Fly
Baby (June 17, 1981 - Queen Mary Stakes) Major Royal Ascot wins: St
James's Palace Stakes (2010 Canford Cliffs), Royal Hunt Cup (2008 Mr Aviator),
Wokingham Handicap (1990 Knight Of Mercy, 1994 Venture Capitalist), King Edward
VII Stakes (1992 Beyton), Queen Mary Stakes (1981 Fly Baby, 1992 Lyric Fantasy,
1993 Risky, 2006 Gilded, 2011 Best Terms), Coronation Stakes (2007 Indian Ink),
Golden Jubilee Stakes (1992 Shalford), Queen Anne Stakes (2009 Paco Boy, 2011
Canford Cliffs), Coventry Stakes (1989 Rock City, 2009 Canford Cliffs, 2010
Strong Suit), 2013 Coronation Stakes (2013 Sky Lantern) First
Goodwood Winner: Crespinall (Nassau Stakes, July 29, 1972) Total
Goodwood wins: 250 (70 at July Meeting) Number of horses in training
(1985-2013): 67; 75; 74; 80; 85; 107; 131; 139; 155; 178; 167; 155; 149;
145; 155; 162; 147; 169; 169; 149; 169; 163; 184; 190; 204; 231; 270; 264 Wins
in a Year (1982-2012): 38; 43; 28; 37; 56; 33; 42; 55; 72; 125; 153; 182;
112; 115; 110; 94; 108; 123; 134; 112; 121; 122; 113; 145; 127; 148; 189; 188;
210; 218; 218 Champion Trainer: 1992, 2010, 2011 Wins in 2013: 148 250th
winner at Goodwood for Richard Hannon (70th at Glorious Goodwood)
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