The 2024 King Charles III Stakes at Royal Randwick delivered an exhilarating end, with Joe Satisfaction‘s untapped four-year-old star Ceolwulf rising victorious to cap off a dramatic The Everest Day that noticed each highs and lows for the coach.
2024 King Charles III Stakes winner Ceolwulf was glorious once more off his Epsom win on the monitor and journey. Picture: Steve Hart.
Earlier on the day there was a tense second as Satisfaction’s former The Everest champion, Suppose About It, suffered a bleeding assault and crashed to the bottom throughout the Group 3 Sydney Stakes. Miraculously, the horse was capable of rise up and stroll away, avoiding severe harm.
Recovering from the preliminary shock, Satisfaction turned his consideration to his Kiwi-bred son of Tavistock, Ceolwulf, who was poised to make an announcement within the official second version of the Group 1 $5 million King Charles III Stakes (1600m). The gelding, ridden by in-form hoop Chad Schofield, delivered a strong efficiency, making up late floor and to run down decided front-runner Satisfaction Of Jenni who was compelled into second because the crushed favorite for the day’s The Everest successful coach Ciaron Maher.
Ceolwulf’s win marked a major achievement for Satisfaction, securing one other Group 1 victory over the Randwick mile. The coach praised the horse’s distinctive expertise and the laborious work of his workforce.
“An absolute rollercoaster at the moment. As if final yr the identical day wasn’t sufficient. You get slightly bit numb as a coach as a result of in case you felt each up and down, it’d ship you across the bend,” Satisfaction advised Sky Thoroughbred Central.
“However simply actually grateful to return throughout a horse like this. The world’s his oyster.
“It’s nice, you understand. Racing has been dominated by some huge stables of late.
“For our steady to compete, a medium-sized steady of lower than 50 horses. to compete on the massive stage right here.
“Very proud, huge workforce behind the hassle right here. It was a tremendous occasion.”
The race featured a number of different thrilling storylines. Satisfaction Of Jenni, the crushed prime elect, battled valiantly when preventing again late however finally fell brief.
The Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald-trained My Oberon, a longshot at $26, completed third once more having additionally rounded out the King Charles III Stakes trifecta behind Fangirl in 2023.
Chris Waller‘s defending champion Fangirl encountered a troublesome run, ending sixth.
Together with his King Charles III Stakes victory, Ceolwulf has solidified his place as a top-class horse. Satisfaction hinted at potential targets for the rest of the spring carnival, together with the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on the ultimate day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
2024 King Charles III Stakes Outcomes
| End | No. | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Beginning Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | Joseph Satisfaction | Chad Schofield | 2 | 58.5kg | $6.50 | |||
| 2 | 9 | PRIDE OF JENNI | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 0.72L | 10 | 57kg | $2.70F | ||
| 3 | 2 | MY OBERON (IRE) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Nash Rawiller | 1.01L | 7 | 59kg | $26 | ||
| 4 | 8 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 3.4L | 11 | 58.5kg | $21 | ||
| 5 | 12 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tommy Berry | 3.66L | 8 | 57kg | $17 | ||
| 6 | 10 | FANGIRL | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 3.9L | 3 | 57kg | $2.90 | ||
| 7 | 7 | CELESTIAL LEGEND | Les Bridge | Blake Shinn | 4.25L | 1 | 58.5kg | $10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | NEW ENERGY (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 5.01L | 6 | 59kg | $101 | ||
| 9 | 1 | PERICLES | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 5.42L | 4 | 59kg | $31 | ||
| 10 | 4 | MAJOR BEEL (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 7.62L | 9 | 59kg | $101 | ||
| 11 | 3 | LION’S ROAR (NZ) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Mark Zahra | 8.91L | 5 | 59kg | $101 | ||
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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