Merchant took everything out of the closet to deny Wimbledon Hawkeye in an exciting finish of the HKJC World Pool Gordon Stakes in attritional conditions in a gloomy Goodwood.
An impressive winner in the King George v Stakes at Royal Ascot, the improving son of William Haggas from Teofilo was sent from the 6-5 favorite to improve his growing reputation with a group of three success.
With the threat of lightning it means a flag start, it was too fast Gary and Josh Moore who led them, with the market leader of the highclere Thoroughbreds-ownership among those who were held at the back of the field, together with Aidan O’brien’s Galveston and Andrew Winnown.
Met de lopers die naar de tribune kant raakten met de twee-furlong paal die naderde, leek het alsof James Owen’s Wimbledon Hawkeye wat wankelde, maar de jockey van de koopman had Tom Marquand een dappere bondgenoot toen hij hem nodig had, met de Colt die de tekort aan de tekort aan het registreren van een neushicficit in het nek
Whether it turns out that it turns out to be at home or abroad, exciting options are now waiting for Merchant, which was bred by Jim Bolger. Doncaster of Paris seems to be the discussion with regard to autumn.
Haggas said: “Tom said he didn’t enjoy the ground, but he kept going and that’s what I like best about him.
“His temperament is brilliant, he doesn’t care about anything. That is one of his big characteristics for the future.
“They all had to deal with the circumstances, it would be messy what had happened to the flag. He only won a nose and James’s horse had a fantastic race.
“He has dug really well, he is a very good horse. Desert Hero won this race and then ran into the St. Army and I don’t think he was ever the same afterwards.
“I am worried about stretching this horse into a mile and six too early, I think he is really a horse for next year. We think he is very good.
“However, if he didn’t like the ground there, then he might not keep off the ground in France in the fall. I am not saying that the bow is certainly not going to happen, but it is not certainly not going to happen either.”
Highclere’s Harry Herbert added: “I am not sure if we are going for the army, the plan – as long as he comes out of this race – is to go to York (Great Voliteeur Stakes)
“We will see how that goes, if York went well and we had a good land in York, we would see what this horse can do on perfect ground.
“Tom said he turned his wheels all the way, it is extremely that he won. If he happened to go through York, the trainer spoke more about the bow, which is quite daring.
“He is worried about going a mile and six as a three -year -old, he sees him as a very big future. He is a master with this species horse.”
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