Great Voltigeur Stakes

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.RunnerDetailsRatingOdds
1Al KazeemAl Kazeem
S Drowne
R Charlton
3 yrs / 124 lbs
51-21
105

CommentAl Kazeem

Allowed to dominate at Newbury in May; this much tougher

2Genius BeastGenius 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

3Hunter's LightHunter'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

4NamibianNamibian (IRE)
S De Sousa
M Johnston
3 yrs / 124 lbs
524311
112

CommentNamibian

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

5Regent StreetRegent 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

6Sea MoonSea 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

7SevilleSeville (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

8ThimaarThimaar (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

2009Monitor Closely J FortuneP Chapple-Hyam
2008Centennial J FortuneJ Gosden
2007Lucarno J FortuneJ Gosden
2006Youmzain R HughesM Channon
2005Hard Top M KinaneM Stoute
2004Rule Of Law F DettoriS Suroor
2003Powerscourt M KinaneA O'Brien
2002Bandari R HillsM Johnston
2001Milan M KinaneA O'Brien
2000Air Marshall J MurtaghM Stoute