Sea The Stars - Unbeaten this season...
Sea The Stars sealed his superstar status as he emulated the great Nashwan with another stunning performance in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.
Dick Hern’s colt was the last Derby winner to bag Eclipse glory back in 1989 and after matching that horse’s achievements in the winning the 2000 Guineas and the Derby, Sea The Stars made it a hat-trick in style.
Sent off the 4-7 favourite for the Group One heat, Mick Kinane was happy to settle way off a furious early gallop set by Lang Shining and Set Sail.
Racing superstar Sea the Stars is now 5-1 with William Hill to stretch his unbeaten run throughout the rest of 2009 after a superlative victory in this afternoon’s Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.
John Oxx’s colt made it four wins from four starts this season, adding another Group One to the tally that already includes victories in the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby.
William Hill now make Sea the Stars 4-6 from 5-1 for the King George (with a run), and 3-1 from 4-1 for the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe in Paris this Autumn. Rip Van Winkle, who battled bravely to finish second, has now halved to 5-1 from 10-1 for the King George, and is 10-1 from 25-1 for the French Group One.
Kate Miller, spokeswoman for William Hill, said: ‘’A packed Sandown witnessed something truly spectacular with Sea the Stars’s victory this afternoon, and racegoers young and old celebrated a true champion. His victory against the older generation will intern him forever in Racing’s elite, and we are confident that he will continue to dominate throughout the rest of the season.’’
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes: 4-6 Sea the Stars (with a run), 3-1 Conduit (from 6-4), 5-1 Rip Van Winkle (from 10-1), Tartan Bearer, 7-1 Youmzain, 8-1 Casual Conquest, Look Here, 10-1 Ask, Yeats (needs to be supplemented), 12-1 Cima de Triomphe, 14-1 Duncan, 16-1 Black Bear Island, Masterofthehorse,20-1 Doctor Fremantle, Frozen Fire, 25-1 Eastern Anthem, 33-1 Scintillo, Trincot (EW 1/5 1,2,3)
Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe: 3-1 Sea The Stars (from 4-1), 9-2 Fame And Glory, 8-1 Vision Detat, 10-1 Rip Van Winkle (from 25-1), 14-1 Conduit (from 8-1), 16-1 Beheshtam, Casual Conquest, Cutlass Bay, Tartan Bearer, Youmzain, 25-1 Ask, Look Here, Sariska, Soldier of Fortune, Spanish Moon, 33-1 Yeats (EW 1/4 1,2,3)
A True Champion....Sea The Stars
5-1 Sea the Stars to remain unbeaten throughout 2009 (must run at least once – otherwise all bets void)
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