The William Haggas-trained
Saayerr bounced back from a below-par run in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal
Ascot when capturing the Group Two Audi Richmond Stakes by a neck from Cable
Bay.
"He stayed on well.
William has always really loved him and he ran well at Ascot but not quite well
enough. It was a bit disappointing that he wasn't closer but it's great that he
has won a nice race," said Haggas's wife Maureen.
"He's always been one
of William's favourite two-year-olds. We liked him since we got him at the
sales and he's a real, solid professional two-year-old. I think that six furlongs
is his trip but his next race is William's department really."
Winning rider Ryan Moore
added "I think that the step a furlong helped him but five furlongs at
Ascot is not a massive difference to six furlongs here.
"The race panned out
quite well for him. They didn't go mad for the first two furlongs but I got a
nice tow into the race for a good part of the race. Jamie's horse came on the
outside but my horse found a bit more and just did enough."
BAY ON
THE WAY
Cable Bay, runner-up in
the Audi Richmond Stakes, will have some of the season's best juvenile races on
his agenda after his neck defeat by Saayerr in the six-furlong Group Two
contest, his first run since early June.
"He had a bit of a
problem after he won his maiden," said trainer Charlie Hills of the son of
Invincible Spirit. "It set him back a bit and I think he just got a bit
tired today after he came to win his race. And I think maybe he didn't handle
the track as well as he might have.
"But there is
definitely a nice race in him. He's in the Gimcrack at York, which will suit
him better. But today's performance was good, and promising and exciting for
next time."
Third-placed Thunder
Strike, who bounced back from a disappointing last place at Newbury, will be dropping
back in trip. "I think six furlongs just stretches him," said trainer
Richard Hannon's son Richard of the Sakhee's Secret colt. "He's in the
Flying Childers over five at Doncaster, and the sales race there too.
"I can't explain what
happened last time; he had worked well two days before and I thought he was a
shoo-in. But it's good to see him back."
2.45pm
Audi Richmond Stakes (Group 2)
£75,000
total prize fund. For 2yo colts and geldings, 6f. Weights: 9st. Penalties: a
winner of a Group 1 or 2 race 3lb. 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)
SAAYERR (Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum) William Haggas 2-9-00 Ryan Moore [1] 5/1
2) CABLE
BAY (IRE) (Julie Martin & David Martin & Partner) Charlie Hills 2-9-00
Jamie Spencer [10] 20/1
3)
THUNDER STRIKE (Mohamed Saeed Al Shahi) Richard Hannon 2-9-00 Richard Hughes
[3] 7/1
4) FIGURE
OF SPEECH (IRE) (Godolphin) Charlie Appleby 2-9-00 Mickael Barzalona [5] 2/1
Fav
5)
JALLOTA (Nick & Olga Dhandsa & John & Zoe Webster) Mick Channon
2-9-00 Martin Harley [8]
6) BEN
HALL (IRE) (Saeed Manana) John Gosden 2-9-00 William Buick [2]
7) SALFORD
RED DEVIL (Dr Marwan Koukash) Richard Fahey 2-9-00 Jim Crowley [4]
8)
ANDHESONTHERUN (IRE) (HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani) Roger Varian
2-9-00 Andrea Atzeni [6]
9)
MIRACLE OF MEDINAH (The High Jinks Partnership) Mark Usher 2-9-00 Liam Keniry
[11]
10)
BAHAMIAN HEIGHTS (Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum) Clive Brittain 2-9-00 James
Doyle [7]
10
ran
Non-runner:
Parbold (Other)
Time: 1m
10.14s
Distances:
nk, 2¼, ½, sh, hd, nk, ½, 1¼, nk
Breeder:
Cheveley Park Stud Ltd
Breeding:
Acclamation - Adorn (Kyllachy)
Tote
Win £8.90 Place £3.00
£6.60 Exacta
£183.70
Winning
Trainer: Name Haggas, William John Date of Birth: 23/8/60 Trains at Somerville
Lodge, Newmarket Suffolk Date of first trainer's licence: 20/11/86 First
winner: Tricky Note, Newmarket, April 15, 1987, EBF Bartlow Stakes Previous
Occupation: Assistant trainer to Sir Mark Prescott and John Winter British
Classic wins (2): Shaamit (1996 Investec Derby - his first (and so far only)
runner in the Classic); Dancing Rain (2011 Investec Oaks) Other Major wins
include: Stewards' Cup (2008 Conquest), Italian 2,000 Guineas (2002
Dupont), German 2,000 Guineas (2002 Dupont, 2004 Brunel), Audi Stakes (2008
Enticing), Betfred Classic Trial (2006 Primary), Champagne Stakes (1990 Bog
Trotter), Park Stakes (1991 Bog Trotter), Joel Stakes (1996 Yeast), Victoria
Cup Handicap (1996 Yeast), Watership Down Stud Sales Race (2002 Sharplaw
Venture), Molecomb Stakes (2003 Majestic Missile), Pretty Polly Stakes (2004
Chorist), Gimcrack Stakes (2006 Conquest), Prix du Petit Couvert (2006 Majestic
Missile) Challenge Cup (2007 Candidato Roy), William Hill Lincoln (2007 Very
Wise, 2010 Penitent), Diadem Stakes(2008 King's Apostle), Dee Stakes (2009
South Easter), Prix Maurice de Gheest (2009 King's Apostle), Preis der Diana
(2011 Dancing Rain), QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (2011
Dancing Rain), Gimcrack Stakes (2010 Approve), Jaguar Cars Lowther Stakes (2012
Rosdhu Queen), Jaguar Cars Cheveley Park Stakes (2012 Rosdhu Queen), Sky Bet
York Stakes (2013 Mukhadram), Richmond Stakes (2013 Saayerr) Royal Ascot
wins (8): Jersey Stakes (2008 Aqlaam), Hampton Court Stakes (2008
Collection), Royal Hunt Cup (1996 Yeast), Norfolk Stakes (2010 Approve, 2000
Superstar Leo), Ribblesdale Stakes (2006 Mont Etoile), Wokingham Handicap (2009
High Standing), Britannia Handicap (2012 Fast Or Free) First Royal
Ascot Win: Yeast (June 19, 1996 - Royal Hunt Cup) First Goodwood Winner:
Munadhil, Pilley Green Stakes, September 12, 1987 Total Goodwood Wins:
25 (6 at July Meeting) Number of horses in training (1993-2013): 47; 37;
37; 42; 45; 49; 53; 58; 72; 63; 70; 82; 88; 96; 102; 106; 110; 129; 130; 143 Wins
in a Year (1991-2012): 25; 13; 13; 22; 19; 27; 12; 24; 46; 45; 39; 43; 44;
46; 53; 59; 66; 86; 69; 59; 76; 83 Wins This Year: 57
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