Coventry 2014 Result
15:05 Tuesday 17 June 2014 |
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COVENTRY STAKES (Group 2) (1) |
Distance : 6f |
| Prize : £120,000 Age : 2yo Race Type : Flat | Going : Gd/Frm |
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Non Runners: PROPHESIZE . |
Winning Owner: Al Shaqab Racing |
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Time: 1m 12.99s |
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Non Runners: PROPHESIZE . |
Winning Owner: Al Shaqab Racing |
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Time: 1m 12.99s |
In every year since Henrythenavigator was successful in 2007 the Coventry winner has gone on to be successful in Group 1 company later in their respective careers, amongst them some top-class horses like Canford Cliffs and Dawn Approach, but this year it didn't look quite so strong beforehand, the pre-race ratings relatively low and tightly knit – five of them were split by just 5 lb – and even though it was won quite impressively it's not form that rates as highly as many recent renewals, a heaped finish behind the winner, with little more than 3 lengths separating second and eleventh, reason itself not to go overboard on the bare form; they didn't crawl but neither was the early pace strong and it seemed to be some advantage to race prominently, 3 of the first 4 always leading/close up, whilst there was a bit of trouble amongst those further back shortly after passing the 2f pole.
In every year since Henrythenavigator was successful in 2007 the Coventry winner has gone on to be successful in Group 1 company later in their respective careers, amongst them some top-class horses like Canford Cliffs and Dawn Approach, but this year it didn't look quite so strong beforehand, the pre-race ratings relatively low and tightly knit – five of them were split by just 5 lb – and even though it was won quite impressively it's not form that rates as highly as many recent renewals, a heaped finish behind the winner, with little more than 3 lengths separating second and eleventh, reason itself not to go overboard on the bare form; they didn't crawl but neither was the early pace strong and it seemed to be some advantage to race prominently, 3 of the first 4 always leading/close up, whilst there was a bit of trouble amongst those further back shortly after passing the 2f pole.