Godolphin's Hawkbill and Racing History lose to Guignol in Grosser Preis Von Bayern
Tuesday 1 November 2016 16:21, UK
Hawkbill lost second place in the stewards' room to fellow Godolphin runner Racing History as the pair were left to fill the places behind 33-1 winner Guignol in the Pastorius Grosser Preis Von Bayern at Munich.
The four-year-old, pacemaker for his Jean-Pierre Carvalho-trained stablemate Savoir Vivre, made all the running under an enterprising ride from Michael Cadeddu.
Guignol slipped the field after halfway, building up a lead of about eight lengths with Savoir Vivre leading the chase.
Though the pack closed in the final quarter-mile, Guignol had enough of an advantage to hang on. Charlie Appleby's Hawkbill just held the Saeed bin Suroor-trained Racing History in a tight finish for minor honours, as the pair tried a mile and a half for the first time.
However, the William Buick-ridden Eclipse winner Hawkbill was subsequently demoted to third following a stewards' inquiry.
Savoir Vivre weakened disappointingly in the closing stages, while David Simcock's Algometer never got into a challenging position.
Hugh Anderson, Managing Director of Godolphin and Darley (UK), told www.godolphin.com: "Racing History and Hawkbill have both run very creditably.
"The ground was pretty testing and sticky, which made it difficult, and Guignol gave them a lot to do in the straight.
"William Buick and Ioritz Mendizabal were happy with the performances and both horses should be good to continue racing next year."
