Great Voltigeur Stakes 2011 - Sea Moon Hacks Up

This is a Group 2 open to 3 year olds and raced over 1 mile and 4 furlongs. It is named after Voltigeur who was trained in Yorkshire and won the Epsom Derby and the St Leger in 1850.

The race continues to attract late developing or staying horses and is often a good guide for those who have the St Leger as their target. Lucarno for instance who won the race in 2007 went on to win the Doncaster Classic. Over the years the race has has had many top class winners, including Youmzain who has three times been second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and Reference Point who won the Epsom Derby and the St Leger. The one to beat today looks like being Seville who is a pottential Leger horse for Aidan O'Brien, he will go off well bacled to win and on form looks

Great Voltigeur Stakes Result

15:05 sportingbet.com Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1, 1m 4f)
1.Sea Moon - R Hughes - Sir M Stoute - 11/2
2.Al Kazeem - S Drowne - R Charlton - 16/1
3.Seville - S Heffernan - A O'Brien - 5/6f
8 Ran

Great Voltigeur Racecard

No.		Runner	Details	Rating	Odds
1		Al Kazeem S Drowne R Charlton	3 yrs / 124 lbs 51-21	105

CommentAl Kazeem

Allowed to dominate at Newbury in May; this much tougher

2

Genius Beast (USA) K Fallon M Al Zarooni

3 yrs / 124 lbs 31-136

110

CommentGenius Beast

Put in place twice since Sandown Gr 3 win; overlooked by Frankie

3

Hunter's Light (IRE) L Dettori S Bin Suroor

3 yrs / 124 lbs 2-1813

106

CommentHunter's Light

Work to do to reverse Goodwood form with Namibian

4

Namibian (IRE) S De Sousa M Johnston

3 yrs / 124 lbs 524311

112

CommentNamibian

Game winner of Queen's Vase and Gordon Stakes last twice

5

Regent Street (IRE) C O'Donoghue A O'Brien

3 yrs / 124 lbs 51-234

106

CommentRegent Street

Capable of very useful form but looks back in pacesetting role

6

Sea Moon R Hughes Sir M Stoute

3 yrs / 124 lbs 21-1

103

CommentSea Moon

Big step up in class but trip will suit and well regarded

7

Seville (GER) S Heffernan A O'Brien

3 yrs / 124 lbs 2-2022

120

CommentSeville

Sets clear form standard on his run of big-races seconds

8

Thimaar (USA) R Hills J Gosden

3 yrs / 124 lbs 2-321

95

CommentThimaar

Looks staying type and up against it here

Great Voltigeur Stakes Result 2010

14:50 Sportingbet.com Great Voltigeur Stakes (group 2) (Class 1, 1m 4f)
1.Rewilding - M Al Zarooni - F Dettori - 6/4f
2.Midas Touch - A O'Brien - J Murtagh - 5/2
3.Joshua Tree - A O'Brien - J Spencer - 14/1
10 ran

Last Ten Winners