Sun Chariot Stakes 2020

Great Britain

Newmarket · 03.10.20

Sun Chariot Stakes

1stNazeef4yo by Invincible Spirit × Handassa£133,268

2ndHalf Light4yo by Shamardal × Northern Melody£50,525

3rdCloak Of Spirits3yo by Invincible Spirit × Pivotique£25,286

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JockeyJim Crowley

TrainerJohn & Thady Gosden

OwnerHamdan Al Maktoum

BreederShadwell Estate Company Limited (Ire)

Purse£235,000

Distance1609 metres

Winning time1m 42.21s

SurfaceTurf

ConditionsFillies and mares, 3 and up

Stories of this Result

Nazeef

With this win, Nazeef now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The winning margin over Half Light was 1 ½ lengths. The field numbered 12 runners. The horse is by Invincible Spirit out of Handassa. The winning time was 1m 42.21s.

John & Thady Gosden

With this win, John & Thady Gosden moved to 10 Group 1 wins this season, one win behind leader Aidan O'Brien in the trainers' table. The stable also saddled Terebellum (fifth) in this edition.

Result

12 runners · prize money to 6th place

PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize

1stNazeef4yo filly by Invincible Spirit × HandassaJim CrowleyJohn & Thady Gosden£133,268

2ndHalf Light4yo filly by Shamardal × Northern MelodyWilliam BuickH-A Pantall1 ½£50,525

3rdCloak Of Spirits3yo filly by Invincible Spirit × PivotiqueAndrea AtzeniRichard HannonNeck£25,286

4thChampers Elysees3yo filly by Elzaam × La CuveeColin KeaneJohnny Murtagh½£12,596

5thTerebellum4yo filly by Sea The Stars × MarvadaJames DoyleJohn & Thady Gosden1 ¼£6,321

6thLady Bowthorpe4yo mare by Nathaniel × Maglietta FinaKieran ShoemarkWilliam JarvisNeck£3,172

7thFeliciana De Vega4yo filly by Lope De Vega × Along Came CaseyHarry BentleyRalph Beckett1 ½

8thBillesdon Brook5yo mare by Champs Elysees × CoplowSean LeveyRichard Hannon½

9thVeracious5yo mare by Frankel × InfallibleOisin MurphySir Michael Stoute¾

10thFinal Song3yo mare by Dark Angel × RahiyahJason WatsonSaeed bin Suroor9 ½

11thLavender's Blue4yo mare by Sea The Stars × Beatrice AuroreHollie DoyleMrs A J Perrett6 ½

12thPeaceful3yo filly by Galileo × MissvinskiRyan MooreAidan O'Brien4 ½

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 03.10.20

Nazeef

Invincible SpiritSire

HandassaDamby Dubawi

DamHandassa

Nazeef is out of Handassa (Dubawi), winner of the Listed Garnet Stakes and a half-sister to Desert Stone (Fastnet Rock), winner of the San Gabriel Stakes, then a Grade 2, and third in the Frank E. Kilroe Mile, then a Grade 1, and to Euginio (Fastnet Rock), winner of the Gr.3 Darley Stakes.

Second damStarstone

Second dam Starstone (Diktat) was unraced and is a half-sister to two Group 1-winning sprinters by Bahamian Bounty, Pastoral Pursuits, winner of the Gr.1 July Cup in 2005, and Goodricke.

Third damStar

Third dam Star (Most Welcome).

Next generation

Handassa has an unraced 2-year-old colt, Mostahdaf (Frankel), and a colt foal by Dark Angel.

Connections

JockeyJim Crowley

TrainerJohn & Thady Gosden

OwnerHamdan Al Maktoum

BreederShadwell Estate Company Limited (Ire)