FAME AND GLORY FOR AIDAN O'BRIEN IN CORONATION CUP
Saturday, June 5, 2010 
Fame And Glory - Investec Coronation Cup (Gr1)
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INVESTEC CORONATION CUP (Gr1)
Epsom Downs, 4 June 2010
The Investec Coronation Cup Gr.1 was won impressively yesterday at Epsom Downs by last year’s Irish Derby Gr.1 hero Fame And Glory. Taking over from his pacemaker Dixie Music inside the final quarter of a mile, the Aidan O’Brien-trained four-year-old ran on well to beat last year’s Investec Oaks Gr.1 winner Sariska and the St Simon Stakes Gr.3 victress High Heeled, who was making her seasonal re-appearance for her new connections.
Aidan O’Brien, who was winning the race for the fourth time in six years, stated, “He is tactically very quick now and Johnny said he was cantering at all stages. A midsummer break was the plan, but we might just have a look at the Gr.1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes now as he has gone very pacey. This and the Tattersalls Gold Cup were his first two early targets. He’s a great horse. We don’t want to look back, but we’ve learnt as we’ve gone along.”
Jockey Johnny Murtagh was upbeat about the colt’s chances for the rest of the season, “He’s a real champion. I liked the way he knuckled down in the last furlong. He missed the start a little bit today but was soon into a lovely rhythm. He is much more on the ball this year and is showing more pace. He’s really in the zone now, a very exciting horse.”
The son of Montjeu who has now won eight of his thirteen starts, two of those at the highest level this season, was bred by Ptarmigan Bloodstock and Kirsten Rausing and races in the colours of Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier and Michael Tabor. A 190,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale graduate, he comes from a top-class family, which includes the German Classic winner Grimpola (Windwurf) and the dual Gr.1 winner Gonbarda (Lando).
RACE RESULT
| # | LBH | Horse | Age | Dr | Sex | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 | FAME AND GLORY (GB) | 4 | 8 | C | J Murtagh | Aidan O’Brien |
| 2 | 1.50 | SARISKA (GB) | 4 | 5 | F | J Spencer | Michael Bell |
| 3 | 1.25 | HIGH HEELED (IRE) | 4 | 1 | F | W Buick | John Gosden |
| 4 | 0.75 | YOUMZAIN (IRE) | 7 | 9 | E | K Fallon | Mick Channon |
| 5 | 1.75 | CAVALRYMAN (GB) | 4 | 2 | C | L Dettori | Saeed Bin Suroor |
| 6 | 4.50 | SOUTH EASTER (IRE) | 4 | 4 | C | R Moore | William Haggis |
| 7 | 5.00 | JUKEBOX JURY (IRE) | 9 | 3 | C | R Ffrench | Mark Johnston |
| 8 | 10.00 | BASHKIROV (GB) | 5 | 6 | C | R Walsh | Luke Comer |
| 9 | 14.00 | DIXIE MUSIC (IRE) | 4 | 10 | C | J Heffernan | Aidan O’Brien |
| 0 | CLOWANCE (GB) | 5 | 7 | F | J Fortune | Roger Charlton |
Extract from European Bloodstock News
