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on 30 May. The horse was being prepared for an attempt to win the
Eclipse Stakes for a second time when he sustained a tendon injury which ended his racing career. Commenting on the news of the horse's injury, Butler said: "We have waited a year and a half for this and two days before the race it all
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winner
Mujahid being made the 2/5 favourite in a field of seven runners. Dettori restrained the colt at the back of the field before making progress in the last quarter mile. He took the lead a furlong from the finish and won by a length from Brancaster with Mujahid running poorly in fifth. Sixteen
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After undergoing surgery for his knee injury
Compton Admiral had further training setbacks and missed the whole of the 2000 season before returning as a five-year-old in 2001. On his reappearance he finished third behind Dramatic Quest and Man o' Mystery in a race over ten furlongs at
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Compton Admiral started at odds of 10/1 in the 2000 Guineas, which was run over the July course at Newmarket as the traditional Rowley Mile course was being redeveloped. Ridden by Eddery, the colt was never in contention and finished thirteenth of the sixteen runners behind
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Compton
Admiral was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion at his owner's stud. He appears to have attracted very little public support, being mainly engaged in covering mares owned by Penser. He sired several minor winners, but nothing of top class.
348:. Four weeks after his run at Epsom, the colt was matched against older horses for the first time in the Group One Eclipse Stakes over ten furlongs at Sandown. He started the 20/1 outsider of the eight runners in a strong field which included
368:, Compton Admiral was towards the rear of the field in the early stages before moving up to track the leader Xaar in the straight. Holland lost his grip on the colt's reins approaching the final furlong but recovered to overtake Xaar 75
304:. After failing to obtain a clear run a furlong out, he finished strongly but failed by a head to catch Rhapodist. The colt was dropped back to maiden company at Ascot in July and recorded his first success as he was ridden by
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0 Compton
Admiral began his second season on 15 April at Newmarket when he was ridden by Dettori in the Craven Stakes, a major trial race for the 2000 Guineas. He started at odds of 13/2, with the
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384:, Greek Dance, Chester House and Almushtarak. Compton Admiral then sustained a chipped bone in his knee which ruled him out for the rest of the year.
292:. After starting poorly, he recovered to take the lead approaching the final furlong but was overtaken in the closing stages and beaten half a
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on 24 August. He started the 13/8 favourite against seven opponents but was beaten one and a quarter lengths into second by Raise A Grand.
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from the finish and won by a neck, with
Fantastic Light half a length away in third. On 17 August started at odds of 10/1 for the
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204:. His later career was severely restricted by injury and he was retired to stud in 2001. He made no impact as a sire of winners.
344:. Starting as a 25/1 outsider, he made little impact, finishing eighth of the sixteen runners, eight lengths behind the winner
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300:. Two weeks later, Compton Admiral was moved up in class and distance for the Listed Chesham Stakes over even furlongs at
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in 1989. Compton
Admiral was the second foal produced by Sumoto, a mare who won two races and went on to produce the
180:. He showed promising form as a two-year-old in 1998, winning one of his four races and finishing second in both the
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to a one length win over the odds-on favourite Killer
Instinct. Compton Admiral' last race of the season was the
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Swedish businessman Erik Penser. The colt was sent for training with Gerard Butler at
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in which he was again ridden by Holland. He finished fifth of the twelve runners behind
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In June, Compton Admiral was moved up in distance to contest the 220th running of the
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bred by Hascombe & Valiants Studs, a breeding organisation run by
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best known for his upset win over a strong field in the 1999
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416:Pedigree of Compton Admiral (GB), bay horse, 1996
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398:comes to nothing. It's absolutely shattering".
248:. In October, Compton Admiral was sent to the
212:Compton Admiral was a bay horse with a white
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296:by Muqtarib, a colt who went on to win the
220:a member of the family that controlled the
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654:Stevenson, Richard W. (20 October 1995).
224:. He was one of the best horses sired by
881:Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
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192:on his debut but ran poorly in both the
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277:Compton Admiral's first race was a six
165:(foaled 11 January 1996) was a British
200:before winning the Eclipse at odds of
876:Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
228:an American-bred horse which won the
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288:on 5 June in which he was ridden by
823:"T H White Condition Stakes result"
188:. In the following year he won the
16:British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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360:and the French-trained favourite
798:"Injured Admiral misses Eclipse"
701:"Tattersalls sales October 1997"
364:. Ridden for the first time by
256:where he was bought for 21,000
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844:"Compton Admiral Stud Record"
340:over one and a half miles at
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734:. Racing Post. 18 June 1998
320:1999: three-year-old season
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776:. Racing Post. 3 July 1999
680:"Suave Dancer Stud Record"
609:"Compton Admiral pedigree"
388:2001: five-year-old season
104:Hascombe and Valiant Studs
846:. Racing Post. 2012-02-15
682:. Racing Post. 2012-02-15
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242:Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
238:Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
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886:Thoroughbred family 7-a
774:"Eclipse Stakes result"
732:"Chesham Stakes result"
634:"Compton Admiral image"
314:Sandown Park Racecourse
222:De Beers Mining Company
753:"Craven Stakes result"
342:Epsom Downs Racecourse
871:1996 racehorse births
234:Irish Champion Stakes
585:Ya Ya (family: 7-a)
374:International Stakes
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286:Goodwood Racecourse
230:Prix du Jockey Club
493:Guinevere's Folly
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312:Solario Stakes at
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366:Darryll Holland
350:Fantastic Light
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194:2000 Guineas
167:Thoroughbred
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41:Green Dancer
31:Suave Dancer
706:Racing Post
575:Seven Seas
564:Secretariat
553:Soemba (GB)
510:Sumoto (GB)
497:Round Table
460:Val de Loir
402:Stud record
362:Croco Rouge
310:Group Three
302:Royal Ascot
250:Tattersalls
113:Erik Penser
865:Categories
850:2013-12-14
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619:2013-12-14
613:Equineline
592:References
306:Pat Eddery
208:Background
143:Major wins
466:Sly Pola
254:Newmarket
252:Sales at
198:The Derby
170:racehorse
130:10: 3-3-1
37:Grandsire
802:BBC News
579:Riverman
529:Crepello
440:Nijinsky
411:Pedigree
262:Blewbury
246:Summoner
184:and the
138:£222,907
135:Earnings
69:Stallion
548:Alzaro
543:Mincio
540:Amazer
477:Alleged
279:furlong
258:guineas
244:winner
119:Trainer
101:Breeder
83:Country
55:Damsire
524:Busted
503:Lodge
294:length
282:maiden
156:(1999)
151:(1999)
127:Record
91:Colour
75:Foaled
50:Sumoto
636:. BBC
555:1983
520:1983
516:Mtoto
512:1990
473:1981
436:1972
434:(USA)
428:1988
426:(USA)
370:yards
338:Derby
109:Owner
59:Mtoto
518:(GB)
421:Sire
354:Xaar
346:Oath
236:and
214:star
202:20/1
196:and
174:sire
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