13 Apr 2005 02:20 NEWMARKET
Winner: £ (Penalty: £29,000); Distance: 1980; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(2) |   | - | Norse Dancer (IRE) (Colt, , 125) | / 23 | J F Egan | D R C Elsworth Mr J C Smith | |||
| held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, ran on to lead near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(4) |   | NK | Hurricane Alan (IRE) (Colt, , 122) | / 7 | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Mr I A N Wight | |||
| soon led, headed over 3f out, rallied to lead again over 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(1) |   | 1.25 L | Valixir (IRE) (Colt, , 127) | / 7 | E Legrix | A Fabre H H Aga Khan | |||
| in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, not run on when short of room inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(9) |   | NK | Fort Dignity (USA) (Colt, , 122) | / 6 | Mick Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute Britton House Stud… | |||
| held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(6) |   | 3 L | Hazyview (GB) (Colt, , 122) | / 6 | D Holland | N A Callaghan Mr T Mohan | |||
| soon tracking leaders, driven to challenge over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(7) |   | 1.75 L | Alkaadhem (GB) (Colt, , 127) | / 7 | R Hills | M P Tregoning Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | |||
| held up, effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(8) |   | 2 L | Lord Mayor (GB) (Colt, , 122) | / 4 | J Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute Mr J M Greetham | |||
| mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(5) |   | 2.5 L | African Dream (GB) (Gelding, , 122) | / 5 | J P Spencer | P W Chapple-Hyam P F I Cole Ltd | |||
| in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(3) |   | 1.5 L | Big Bad Bob (IRE) (Colt, , 122) | / 7 | L Dettori | J L Dunlop Windflower Overseas… | |||
| soon prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(10) |   | 6 L | African Sahara (USA) (Horse (entire), , 122) | / 7 | O Urbina | Miss D Mountain Miss Debbie Mountain | |||
| held up, never dangerous | ||||||||||
