2.35pm £37,000 Listed
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trainer John Gosden sent out the first and second in this Listed race but
probably not in the order he expected, with 5/1 chance Dick Doughtywylie (Rab
Havlin) beating 5/4 favourite Gatewood (William Buick) by a half-length.
Five-year-old
Dick Doughtywylie was slightly slow into stride and came around the nine-strong
field to take up the running after two furlongs.
The son
of Oasis Dream was challenged strongly by Gatewood inside the final furlong but
was never headed and kept on gamely to triumph in 2m 5.03s, with Galician a
neck back in third.
Gosden,
whose wife Rachel Hood bred and owns the winner, commented: "It was a good
run from Dick Doughtywylie who stuck his head out and bravely fought off all
challengers.
"The
All-Weather Championships Final is very much the target for Dick Doughtywylie
who will be freshened up now.
"Gatewood
is not quite back to his best after his time in Australia."
Gosden
has his horses in tremendous form and this was his 10th winner from 19 runners
on the All-Weather this month.
Havlin
added: "I am delighted for Dick Doughtywylie. He is such a yardstick in
the stable as he is one of the main lead horses.
"He
battled and is really tough - a pleasing result."
Havlin,
enjoying his best ever year with 61 winners in 2013, is in nearly as good form
as the trainer, with 12 successes from 45 rides in December.
Dick
Doughtywylie has run three times during the new All-Weather Championships,
which started on October 26, and so he is qualified to go for the £200,000
Middle Distance Final sponsored by Coral on Good Friday (April 18) over 10
furlongs at Lingfield Park.
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