03 Sep 2011 14:00 Haydock
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £17,013); Distance: 1m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Betfred 'Goals Galore' Superior Mile (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(1) |   | - | King Torus (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 14117-4 / 11 | Flat (14) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Mr John Joseph… | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, pushed along to challenge 2f out, shaken up to lead 1f out, stayed on and always holding on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(9) |   | NK | Questioning (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 15-3537 / 6 | Flat (36) | W Buick | J & T Gosden Bloomfields | 9/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway on outside and hung left from 2f out, stayed on to 2nd final 100 yards, unable to reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(3) |   | 1 L | Dark Promise (GB) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 6411-14 / 4 | Flat (60) | N Callan | R Varian Lordship Stud | 11/2 | |
| reluctant to load stalls, led, brought field centre course in straight, ridden and headed 1f out, chased winner until not quicken final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(6) |   | 3 L | Rainfall (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 35813-6 / 4 | Flat (96) | L Dettori | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 5/1 | |
| held up in last trio, headway on outside over 3f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, soon every chance, driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(8) |   | 3¼ L | First City (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 4-62334 / 5 | Flat (34) | J P Spencer | D M Simcock Mr Saeed Misleh | 7/2 | |
| held up in rear, modest progress over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(7) |   | 1 L | Fontley (GB) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 359288 / 4 | Flat (34) | P Makin | Eve Johnson Houghton Mrs Virginia Neale | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(4) |   | 6 L | Sahara Kingdom (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 2) | 1/27-662 / 4 | Flat (191) | E Ahern | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 20/1 | |
| held up in 6th, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(2) |   | ¾ L | Atlantis Star (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 0/13-000 / 5 | Flat (177) | S De Sousa | M Al Zarooni Mr Sultan Ali | 40/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in touch in 5th, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2(5) |   | 7 L | Navajo Chief (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 025161 / 8 | Flat (16) | Harry Bentley | A P Jarvis Mr Geoffrey Bishop | 6/1 | |
| chased leader until over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
