Dubawi's Postponed Imperious in Coronation Cup Procession

Postponed (Andrea Atzeni) wins the QEII Coronation Cup Epsom 4.6.16 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Postponed celebrated one dozen black-type starts with victory in March's G1 Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan, and garnered a third top-level prize on European return with a dominant performance in Saturday's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Cup at Epsom. Steadied off the pace as stablemate Roseburg (Ire) established a clear lead, the 8-11 favourite was under a taut rein as that supposed rabbit clocked stop-start fractions before cruising into clear runway once turning for home. He easily swamped the long-time leader approaching the final furlong and quickly put daylight on the field to score by an impressive 4 1/2 lengths from the running-on Found (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who denied Roseburg by 1 1/4 lengths for second in the dying strides.

Saturday, Epsom, Britain
QUEEN ELIZABETH II CORONATION CUP-G1, £400,000, EPS, 6-4, 4yo/up, 12f 10yT, 2:43.54, g/s.
1–POSTPONED (IRE), 126, h, 5, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Ever Rigg (GB), by Dubai Destination
2nd Dam: Bianca Nera (GB), by Salse
3rd Dam: Birch Creek (GB), by Carwhite (Ire)
(360,000gns Ylg '12 TAOCT). O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-St Albans Bloodstock LLP (IRE); T-Roger Varian; J-Andrea Atzeni. £226,840. Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Horse-Eng at 11-14f, G1SW-UAE, GSW-Fr, G1SP-Ire, 16-8-2-4, $5,703,012. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Found (Ire), 123, f, 4, Galileo (Ire)–Red Evie (Ire), by Intikhab. O-Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier; B-Roncon, Wynatt & Chelston (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. £86,000.
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3–Roseburg (Ire), 126, g, 5, Tamayuz (GB)–Raydaniya (Ire), by In the Wings (GB). (€48,000 Ylg '12 GOFORB). O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-Mrs Brid Cosgrove (IRE); T-Roger Varian. £43,040.
Margins: 4HF, 1 1/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 0.70, 3.00, 50.00.
Also Ran: Simple Verse (Ire), Second Step (Ire), Master Carpenter (Ire), Arabian Queen (Ire), Star Storm (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

 

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