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Golden Horn Colt Wins The Cocked Hat

Following in the steps of Lionel (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) 12 months ago, Normandie Stud's homebred Gregory (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}) emulated that half-brother's success in Goodwood's Listed British EBF 40th Anniversary Cocked Hat S. on Friday. Heavily-supported into 4-7 favouritism having brushed aside decent yardsticks on debut over nearly 12 furlongs at Haydock in April, the John and Thady Gosden-trained bay raced behind the leading duo early. Notably unhappy on the unique terrain four out, he nevertheless kept responding to Rob Havlin's urgings to get on top passing two out and score ultimately comfortably by three lengths from the similarly once-raced Haggas runner Klondike (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) as class told.

 

Gregory is the third foal and second runner for the G2 Park Hill S.-winning dam Gretchen, whose yearling colt by Kingman (GB) will bear the name Kenneth (GB) and whose colt foal by Pinatubo (Ire) has yet to be handed his. The second dam Dolores (GB) (Danehill) was successful in the Listed Conqueror S. here, was second in the Sun Chariot when it was a group 2 and third in the G1 Coronation S. She was responsible for the G1 Irish St Leger dead-heater and outright G2 Yorkshire Cup and G2 Prix Foy winner Duncan (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}), the G2 Doncaster Cup scorer Samuel (GB) (Sakhee) and the stakes producer Deirdre (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) who finished third behind no less than Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) in this card's Listed Height of Fashion S. in 2010.

BRITISH EBF 40TH ANNIVERSARY COCKED HAT S.-Listed, £60,000, Goodwood, 5-26, 3yo, c/g, 11f 44yT, 2:23.43, gd.
1–GREGORY (GB), 128, c, 3, by Golden Horn (GB)
     1st Dam: Gretchen (GB) (GSW-Eng, $127,958), by Galileo (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Dolores (GB), by Danehill
     3rd Dam: Agnus (Ire), by In the Wings (GB)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-Normandie Stud Ltd (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden; J-Robert Havlin. £34,026. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $74,310.
2–Klondike (GB), 128, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Koora (GB), by Pivotal (GB).
1ST BLACK TYPE. (600,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Jonsson/Magnier/Tabor/Fittocks Stud; B-Fittocks Stud (GB); T-William Haggas. £12,900.
3–Hadrianus (Ire), 128, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Laugh Out Loud (GB), by Clodovil (Ire). (62,000gns Ylg '21 TADEY). O-Susan and John Waterworth; B-C O P Hanbury (IRE); T-Charlie Johnston. £6,456.
Margins: 3, 3/4, 2 1/4. Odds: 0.57, 5.50, 5.50.
Also Ran: Goldenstatewarrior (Ire), Tempered Soul (GB), Galactic Jack (Ire). Scratched: Batemans Bay (Fr).

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Rob Havlin Cops 21-Day Ban

Jockey Rob Havlin was banned for three weeks by the Lingfield stewards after finishing second aboard John and Thady Gosden's 16-1 second string Stowell (GB) (Zoffany {Ire}) on Wednesday evening. The Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Novice S. was won by fellow Gosden trainee Polling Day (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) with Frankie Dettori in the irons as the 2-9 crowd's pick. Havlin's mount met with some traffic throughout the race, but was making up ground while under a conservative ride to miss by a head. There was a stewards' inquiry into the finish as they felt Stowell had been given “an apparently tender hands and heels ride” entering the straight.

According to Havlin, his instructions were “to settle the colt and ride him to obtain his best possible position. [Stowell] was a fragile type who had a high knee action, and that John Gosden had instructed him to ride the colt hands and heels and not to use his whip.” From the jockey's point of view, he stated that the winner had idled in front and “therefore it appeared that Stowell had finished faster than he actually had.”

The stewards reported that the trainers' representative said they were satisfied with the ride and pleased with Stowell's debut effort. However, they ruled that Havlin had not taken all reasonable and permissible measures to ensure Stowell obtained his best placing possible. Havlin's ban lasts from May 5-8 and May 10-26.

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