21 Apr 2018 14:00 Newbury
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,026); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes (Group 3) (Registered As The John Porter Stakes)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(1) |
| - |
Defoe (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 0) |
0/11110- / 10 |
Flat (217) | Andrea Atzeni | R Varian Sheikh Mohammed… |
5/4 | |
| held up in 5th, smooth headway on outside over 3f out, led on bit approaching final furlong, pushed along and stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
1(6) |
| 2½ L |
Danehill Kodiac (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
142130- / 9 |
Flat (132) | S M Levey | R Hannon J Davies And Govier… |
8/1 | |
| keen, tracked leader, led well over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, edged right and held on for 2nd but no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(5) |
| HD |
What About Carlo (FR) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
210925- / 8 |
Flat (175), Jump (493) |
Charles Bishop | Eve Johnson Houghton Mr Anthony Pye-Jeary |
10/1 | |
| held up in 4th, switched right and headway over 3f out, 2nd over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong pressing for 2nd, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
4th |
3(4) |
| 3¼ L |
Call To Mind (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
136312- / 4 |
Flat (203) | James Doyle | W J Haggas The Queen |
9/4 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
5th |
2(2) |
| 10 L |
Autocratic (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
6176-92 / 5 |
Flat (21) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud |
12/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, pushed along and weakened inside final 2f, eased | ||||||||||
6th |
6(3) |
| 4½ L |
Titi Makfi (GB) (filly, bay, 8 11) |
212631- / 4 |
Flat (166) | F Norton | Charlie & Mark Johnston Paul & Clare Rooney |
14/1 | |
| led until well over 2f out, weakened quickly, eased | ||||||||||