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principles were split by no more than a length, Farhh found more on the front end and held off the late challenges to hold on gamely to win by a neck at the finish line from Cirrus Des Aigles on his outside in second and Ruler Of The World (on the outside of Cirrus des Aigles) a half length back in third. At the line there was a clear 6 length gap back to Hunter's Light, who held on for fourth from
Mukhadram in fifth who was followed by Hillstar, Morandi, Main Sequence, Parish Hall and Triple Threat. The finishing time was 2 m 12.02s on the soft turf course. In the aftermath, trainer
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has had problems. Luckily, he has won a pair of Group 1s on his last two races. He is a great horse and I am so happy. He's been a very tough horse since he was a two-year-old but we've just had to look after him with a different programme to keep him sound. His last piece of work was brilliant and the ground was a concern but he handled it well."
488:, Triple Threat and Hunter's Light. Farhh, under de Sousa, soon took keen hold coming out of stall 5 and tracked early leader Hunter's Light, also owned by Godolphin, in company with Morandi and Triple Threat. After travelling smoothly through the whole race, Farhh took over the running into the home straight, with the move being covered by
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went on to say: "this horse is a great fighter. He had a break after winning the
Lockinge and he has been a miler in the past but a mile and a quarter was great for him today on that ground. He was the best horse in the race today. I am very proud of him and this is good for Godolphin. Every year, he
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challenging from very wide, having come round the whole field. Farhh was pressed by the challengers well into the final furlong and along with Cirrus des Aigles and Ruler Of The World, moved well clear of the rest of the field. However, following a pulsating run to the line, where the three
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racehorse. His early career was disrupted by injury and he made only one appearance in each of his first two seasons. As a four-year-old he established himself as a top-class performer without winning an important race as he was placed in some of the most prestigious
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on 11-time group winner Cirrus Des Aigles. After leading over a furlong out, Farhh was soon under pressure and quickly chased by the seemingly full-of-running Cirrus des Aigles with Ruler Of The World and jockey
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Antioco Murgia, claiming 5 pounds. Carrying top weight of 128 pounds he took the lead two furlongs from the finish and accelerated clear of his rivals to win by six lengths.
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for the 2014 breeding season. While he is subfertile, having just 39 runners in Great
Britain and Ireland as of May 2019, he has nonetheless had success at stud. Some of his most notable runners include
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in 2014. Farhh retired with a record of 5 wins (twice at group 1 level), 4 seconds and a third from 10 career starts and an official rating of 124.
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641:Pedigree of Farhh (GB), bay horse, 2008
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351:in June. Ridden for the first time by
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893:"Ballyogan Stud Maiden Stakes result"
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405:. He was beaten seven lengths by the
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210:Farhh is a bay horse with no white
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939:"Home of Racing Handicap result"
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365:Sandown Park Racecourse
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546:Stud career
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486:Parish Hall
474:York Stakes
407:Henry Cecil
349:Royal Ascot
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813:References
758:Aggravate
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684:Jefferson
612:Major wins
518:Assessment
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206:Background
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143:Record
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