12 May 2016 14:40 York
Winner: £120,000 (Penalty: £68,052); Distance: 1m 2f 88y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Betfred Middleton Stakes (Fillies' Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(4) |   | - | Beautiful Romance (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 1/36153- / 4 | Flat (208) | James Doyle | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, led 1f out, stayed on well, in command in closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(5) |   | 1¼ L | Koora (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 31261- / 4 | Flat (201) | J P Spencer | L M Cumani Fittocks Stud | 8/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, never going pace to reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(8) |   | NK | Journey (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 218112- / 5 | Flat (208) | L Dettori | J & T Gosden Mr George Strawbridge | 5/4 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leader, led going well over 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(3) |   | ½ L | Speedy Boarding (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 3/11529- / 4 | Flat (208) | F Tylicki | J R Fanshawe Helena Springfield… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leading pair on inside, ridden and one pace when not much room on rail over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(7) |   | 8 L | Lady Of Dubai (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 2/13604- / 4 | Flat (242) | Andrea Atzeni | R Varian Sheikh Mohammed… | 9/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up in 6th, headway on outside well over 1f out, ridden chasing leaders and every chance over 1f out, weakened tamely inside final furlong, eased | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(1) |   | 2¼ L | Ballybacka Queen (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 17477-2 / 5 | Flat (36) | K J Manning | P A Fahy Mrs P Corcoran | 33/1 | |
| led, pushed along inside final 3f, headed over 2f out, weakening when slightly hampered 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(6) |   | 12 L | Crystal Zvezda (GB) (filly, chestnut, 9 0) | 10282-9 / 4 | Flat (11) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Sir Evelyn De Rothschild | 10/1 | |
| unruly and unseated rider prior to start, steadied and slightly hampered start, always well in rear, pushed along and struggling halfway, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7(2) |   | - | Namhroodah (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 0) | 1-453 / 4 | Flat (230) | Non Runner | J Tate Mr Saeed Manana | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
