Farhh’s Brother Continues Winning Run In the Winter Hill

Saturday, Windsor, Britain
UNIBET WINTER HILL S.-G3, £60,000, WDS, 8-29, 3yo/up, 10f 7yT, 2:07.75, g/s.
1–#@RACING HISTORY (IRE), 119, c, 3, by Pivotal (GB)
1st Dam: Gonbarda (Ger) (MG1SW-Ger, $527,057), by Lando (Ger)
2nd Dam: Gonfalon (GB), by Slip Anchor (GB)
3rd Dam: Grimpola (Ger), by Windwurf (Ger)
O-Godolphin; B-Darley (IRE); T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-William T. Buick. £34,026. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, $78,129. *Full-brother to Farhh (GB), Co-Hwt. Older Horse-Eng at 9.5-11f, Co-Hwt. European Older Horse at 9-11f, Hwt. Older Horse-Eng at 7-9.5f, Hwt. European Older Horse at 7-9f, MG1SW-Eng & G1SP-Fr, $2,114,455; and to Basem (GB), GSP-Eng, $166,574. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Cannock Chase, 127, c, 4, Lemon Drop Kid–Lynnwood Chase, by Horse Chestnut (SAf). (310,000gns Ylg ‘12 TAOCT). O-Mr Saeed Suhail; B-Hascombe Stud (KY); T-Sir Michael R. Stoute. £12,900.
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3–Battalion (Ire), 127, g, 5, Authorized (Ire)–Zigarra (GB), by Halling. (55,000gns Ylg ‘11 TAOC). O-Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum; B-Kildaragh Stud (IRE); T-William Haggas. £6,456.
Margins: 1, NK, 1HF. Odds: 4.50, 4.50, 25.00.
Also Ran: Not So Sleepy (GB), Fascinating Rock (Ire), Grandeur (Ire), Rembrandt Van Rijn (Ire), Master Carpenter (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the brisnet.com PPs. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

Sent off favorite for a Newmarket maiden over a mile in October, Racing History made an inauspicious start to his career when 11th there but looked a different proposition on his return when scoring by five lengths at that distance at Haydock May 22. Moving up to 10 furlongs for his handicap debut at Chester last time July 18, the bay recovered from a tardy start to justify odds-on market leadership but was in deep here against the likes of the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup runner-up Fascinating Rock (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and the well-regarded Stoute trainee Cannock Chase (Lemon Drop Kid). Again slowly away, the homebred quickly recovered to race in third throughout the early stages traveling a shade keenly in the hands of William Buick. Taking time to reach top stride in the home straight, he overhauled Battalion passing the furlong pole and was firmly in command at the line as Cannock Chase got going too late. “He is very exciting and it was a brave choice to come here, but they knew what they had,” his jockey said. “The ground was right and he’s a very exciting horse for the future. It was a typical Windsor mile-and-a-quarter race, but he’s got gears and he’s still learning so he will only keep progressing. I think with the quick improvement he’s made, you would have to consider him as potentially a very good horse.” Saeed bin Suroor added, “This one is improving and is like his brother, so we could now take him to Longchamp for the [Oct. 4] G2 Prix Dollar. I’ve always liked him and he will be better next year.”