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Coral-Eclipse Stakes 2012
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2011 result
Nathaniel Eclipses Doubters
07/07/12
1 Nathaniel 7/2
2 Farhh 11/4F
3 Twice Over 16/1
NR: Cogito (USA)
9 ran Distances: l, 2l, 5l
TIME 2m 6.94s (slow by 0.94s)
Nathaniel stamped his class on a top-quality field to take the Grade 1 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on July 7.
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Never quite given due credit for winning what was widely considered an unsatisfactory 2012 QIPCO British Champions Series.
Coral-Eclipse (British Champions Series) (Group 1)
400,000 added, 3yo plus, 1m 2f 7y, Class 1
10 runners
Going: Good to Soft
| Position |
Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
Starting Price Beaten Distance |
| 1 |
Nathaniel J H M Gosden |
William Buick 9st 7lbs |
7 - 2 Winner |
| 2 |
Farhh S bin Suroor |
L Dettori 9st 7lbs |
11 - 4 1/2 length |
| 3 |
Twice Over Sir H R A Cecil |
T P Queally 9st 7lbs |
16 - 1 2 3/4 lengths |
| 4 |
Cityscape R Charlton |
J Doyle 9st 7lbs |
6 - 1 5 lengths |
| 5 |
Crackerjack King M Botti |
R L Moore 9st 7lbs |
11 - 2 3 1/4 lengths |
| 6 |
Bonfire A M Balding |
J Fortune 8st 10lbs |
13 - 2 7 lengths |
| 7 |
Sri Putra R Varian |
N Callan 9st 7lbs |
40 - 1 1/2 length |
| 8 |
Monterosso M Al Zarooni |
M Barzalona 9st 7lbs |
8 - 1 14 lengths |
| 9 |
City Style M Al Zarooni |
Ahmed Ajtebi 9st 7lbs |
33 - 1 17 lengths |
| NonRunner |
Cogito B J Meehan |
R Hughes 8st 10lbs |
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Farhh ran a superb race to come home second, beaten a half-length by Nathaniel, in the 10-furlong Group One Coral-Eclipse at Sandown Park on Saturday, July 7.
The four-year-old Pivotal colt broke well and was held up eighth of the nine runners by Frankie Dettori.
He moved up to sixth turning into the straight and was switched out to be able to deliver a challenge with three furlongs left.
Farhh was asked to progress approaching the quarter-mile marker and ran on strongly to take second inside the final furlong.
He pressed Nathaniel and at one point looked as though he would go into the lead, but the winner stayed on gamely to prevail in 2m 6.94s on good to soft turf.
Saeed bin Suroor, Farhh’s trainer, commented: “He ran very well and was beaten by a better horse on the day - he tried really hard.
"There are no plans but we'll keep him to the same distance for Group One races."
Frankie Dettori added: “Farhh did brilliantly. He came to beat a great field but Nathaniel pulled out all of the stops. When I got to Nathaniel, I thought that I had him but the winner’s stamina kicked in and he has outstayed us in the end.
“It’s a stiff mile and a quarter at Sandown and the ground was a little bit on the slow side, which played to Nathaniel strengths and he proved to be a very tough horse.
“Farhh did a little bob and a kick leaving the stalls but I managed to jump with them. I cannot say any bad things about the horse because he has run a super race.”
