5/2/2010 1000 Guineas S.(G1) Special Duty, (DQ)Jacqueline Quest

02 May 2010 Newmarket
StanJames.com 1000 Guineas Stakes(Group 1)(Fillies)(Class 1)(3yo)
£227,080.00, £86,080.00, £43,080.00, £21,480.00, £10,760.00, £5,400.00
1m, Winning Time: 1:39.66 (Good To Soft)

		HORSE/SP	AGE	WGT	TRAINER/JOCKEY	OR	TS	RPR
«	2 4		Jacqueline Quest (IRE) 66/1	3	9-0	H R A Cecil	97	*	*
			b f Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Coquette Rouge (IRE) (Croco Rouge)			Tom Queally
			Raced stands' side, held up, headway 3f out, ridden to lead overall over 1f out, hung right throughout final furlong, just held on, finished 1st, disqualified and placed 2nd
«	1 1	nse	Special Duty 9/2F	3	9-0	Mme C Head-Maarek	117	*	*	»
			ch f Hennessy (USA) - Quest To Peak (USA) (Distant View)			Stephane Pasquier
			Raced stands' side, held up, headway 2f out, soon ridden and edged right, every chance when bumped inside final furlong, soon carried right, ran on, finished 2nd, awarded the race (op 5-1)
«	3 2	hd	Gile Na Greine (IRE) 25/1	3	9-0	J S Bolger	88	*	*	»
			b f Galileo (IRE) - Scribonia (IRE) (Danehill)			K J Manning
			Raced stands' side, chased leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on (op 50-1)
«	4 6	½	Sent From Heaven (IRE) 33/1	3	9-0	B W Hills	105	*	*
			b f Footstepsinthesand - Crystal Valkyrie (IRE) (Danehill)			Michael Hills
			Overall leader on stands' side, ridden and headed over 1f out, ran on (tchd 40-1)
«	5 7	5	Distinctive 66/1	3	9-0	B Smart	102	*	*
			b f Tobougg (IRE) - Blue Azure (USA) (American Chance)			Tom Eaves
			Raced stands's side, prominent, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 80-1)
«	6 15	¾	Music Show (IRE) 7/1	3	9-0	M R Channon	110	*	*	»
			b f Noverre (USA) - Dreamboat (USA) (Mr Prospector)			Ryan Moore
			Raced centre, prominent, led that group over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on, no chance with stands' side (op 8-1)
«	7 18	¾	Rumoush (USA) 7/1	3	9-0	M P Tregoning	107	*	*
			b f Rahy (USA) - Sarayir (USA) (Mr Prospector)			Richard Hills
			Raced centre, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on (tchd 8-1)
«	8 3	4	Habaayib 40/1	3	9-0	E A L Dunlop	107	*	*
			b f Royal Applause - Silver Kestrel (USA) (Silver Hawk)			Tadhg O'Shea
			Raced stands' side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out (op 50-1 tchd 66-1)
«	9 14	1¾	Blue Maiden 12/1	3	9-0	P J McBride	105	*	*	»
			b f Medicean - Bluebelle (Generous)			Jamie Spencer
			Raced centre side, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)
«	10 8	2¼	Lady Darshaan (IRE) 25/1	3	9-0	J S Moore	108	*	*	»
			b f High Chaparral (IRE) - Diary (IRE) (Green Desert)			William Buick
			Ponied down to the start, raced centre, prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon hung left and weakened
«	11 16	5	Pollenator (IRE) 8/1	3	9-0	R Hannon	105	*	*	»
			ch f Motivator - Ceanothus (IRE) (Bluebird)			Richard Hughes
			Raced centre, chased leader until left in lead of that group over 6f out, headed over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 15-2)
«	12 9	1	Seta 13/2	3	9-0	L M Cumani	102	*	*	»
			ch f Pivotal - Bombazine (IRE) (Generous)			Kieren Fallon
			Raced centre, held up, headway over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out (op 9-2)
«	13 10	2½	Pipette 12/1	3	9-0	A M Balding	97	*	*	»
			b f Pivotal - Amaryllis (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)			Jimmy Fortune
			Raced centre, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened (tchd 11-1)
«	14 12	3¼	Nurture (IRE) 40/1	3	9-0	R M Beckett	99	*	*	»
			ch f Bachelor Duke (USA) - Silesian (IRE) (Singspiel)			Jim Crowley
			Raced centre, prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 33-1)
«	15 5	3½	Devoted To You (IRE) 11/1	3	9-0	A P O'Brien	104	*	*
			b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Alleged Devotion (USA) (Alleged)			J Murtagh
			Raced stands' side, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 12-1)
«	16 13	shd	Hibaayeb 12/1	3	9-0	Saeed Bin Suroor	110	*	*	»
			b f Singspiel (IRE) - Lady Zonda (Lion Cavern)			Frankie Dettori
			Raced centre, prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out (op 16-1)
«	17 17	11	Misheer 28/1	3	9-0	C E Brittain	110	*	*
			b f Oasis Dream - All For Laura (Cadeaux Genereux)			Neil Callan

17 ran TIME 1m 39.66s (slow by 3.86s) Total SP 120%
NON RUNNER: Puff (IRE)
1st OWNER: K Abdulla BRED: Juddmonte Farms Ltd TRAINER: Mme C Head-Maarek
2nd OWNER: N Martin
3rd OWNER: Mrs J S Bolger & D H W Dobson
TOTE toteswingers:1&2:£68.20, 1&3:£36.90, 2&3:£124.80 WIN £3.50 PL £1.30, £18.30, £9.90; Ex £338.70; CSF £348.74; TRICAST £4078.45 TRIFECTA £3663.20 Pool: £8,415.49 - 1.70 winning units.
Following a stewards' inquiry, Jacqueline Quest who passed the post first, was disqualified and placed 2nd, Special Duty was awarded the race 

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Champion Special Duty wins One Thousand Guineas via DQ
Posted: Sunday, May 02, 2010 1:55 PM
by Mike Curry
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/international-news/2010/May/02/Champion-Special-Duty-wins-Guineas-via-disqualification.aspx

Champion Special Duty was awarded the victory in the Stanjames.com One Thousand Guineas (Eng-G1) on Sunday at Newmarket after stewards disqualified Jacqueline Quest.

Jacqueline Quest and Special Duty dueled through a thrilling final furlong with the former lugging out under Tom Queally. Jacqueline Quest crossed the finish line a nose in front, but the celebration of her owner Noel Martin was short-lived as stewards disqualified the 66-to-1 longshot.

"They took the race away from me,” Martin, a quadriplegic who lost the use of his limbs after a neo-Nazi attack in Germany in 1996, told England’s Press Association. “She is still Jacqueline Quest and they cannot take that away from me and she was still first past the post.

"I have not seen a race taken away in British horseracing since God knows when, but I have been through a lot of bad luck so it is not a problem. I thought these things only happen in France.

"I have been in bed for 4 1/2 years and had to buy her from my bed. I named her after my wife who died three years after I was paralyzed by the neo-Nazis."

The English Guineas disqualification was the first since Nureyev was taken down in the 1980 Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-G1), won by Known Fact.

The final time for one mile on good to soft turf was 1:39.66 on the straight Rowley Mile.

"When you've got such a short distance between two horses you have to make a decision,” William Nunneley, stipendiary steward at Newmarket, told Racing Post. "When you look at how Jacqueline Quest drifts right-handed and they've touched, Tom Queally has his whip in his left hand and didn't pull it through, it wasn't too difficult a decision—they've gone almost halfway across the track."

Special Duty, who entered off a runner-up finish in the Prix Imprudence (Fr-G3) on April 8, gave trainer Criquette Head-Maarek her fourth One Thousand Guineas win. She also won the classic with Ma Biche (1983), Ravinella (‘88), and Hatoof (‘92).

Special Duty won the Electrolux Cheveley Park Stakes (Eng-G1) and Prix Robert Papin (Fr-G2) at two and now adds a classic win to her record for owner-breeder Khalid Abdullah. The Hennessy filly improved to three wins in six starts.

Special Duty is out of the Distant View mare Quest to Peak, a full sister to seven-time Grade 1 winner Sightseek and a half sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Tates Creek.

Special Duty was reserved early near the grandstand rail by Stephane Pasquier as the 17-horse field broke off into two groups. Sent From Heaven took command early as the group traveling near the rail steadily pulled away from the contenders racing in the middle of the course.

Jacqueline Quest took over with about a furlong remaining and Special Duty accelerated to challenge, briefly pushing her head in front. Jacqueline Quest lugged out through the closing strides, carrying Special Duty with her, which stewards ruled compromised the champion’s chances.

Head-Maarek said Pasquier thought Special Duty would have prevailed with a clear path to the finish line.
 
"[Stephane] Pasquier thought that if the horse had not come across then he would have won. Her heart is bigger than herself—it's incredible,” Head-Maarek told Racing Post. “I didn't think [the bump] was that bad watching it live but then I saw the replay and I thought we had a chance."

Head-Maarek said Special Duty could move on to the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (Fr-G1) (French One Thousand Guineas) on May 16 at Longchamp. She also said she felt for Martin and Jacqueline Quest’s trainer, Henry Cecil, who was denied his 25th classic win.

“I feel very sorry for the others because for a while they thought they had the race."