Dubawi’s Master of the Seas Takes the Craven

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Godolphin ruled the roost in Thursday's G3 Craven S. at Newmarket, with the Charlie Appleby duo Master of the Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and La Barrosa (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) coming home clear in that order. Master of the Seas had shaded it in the betting as the 11-4 favourite sporting a hood for the first time which helped him settle in mid-division early. Needing to be threaded through gaps to mount his challenge, the G2 Superlative S. winner reeled in his stablemates in the final yards for a 3/4-of-a-length success, with Mystery Smiles (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) three lengths away in third. “That would have done the horse the world of good–he's relaxed and done everything right and quickened off a slow pace,” Buick said. “It turned out to be a messy race and the two class horses came to the fore. I think he's a Guineas horse–only the good ones quicken down into the dip and pick up again up the rising ground.”

Thursday, Newmarket, Britain
BET365 CRAVEN S.-G3, £45,000, Newmarket, 4-15, 3yo, c/g, 8fT, 1:38.79, g/f.
1–MASTER OF THE SEAS (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Firth of Lorne (Ire) (MGSP-US, SW & G1SP-Fr, $163,189), by Danehill
2nd Dam: Kerrera (Ire), by Diesis (GB)
3rd Dam: Rimosa's Pet (GB), by Petingo (GB)
O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £25,520. Lifetime Record: SP-UAE, 5-3-1-0, $98,936. *1/2 to Falls of Lora (Ire) (Street Cry {Ire}), GSW-UAE & SW-Eng, $246,417; Latharnach (Iffraaj {GB}), SW & G1SP-Eng, $217,472; Etive (Elusive Quality), SW-Ger & MSP-Fr, $126,693; and Tipstaff (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}), SP-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–La Barrosa (Ire), 126, c, 3, Lope de Vega (Ire)–Bikini Babe (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). (750,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Knocktoran Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. £9,675.
3–Mystery Smiles (Ire), 126, c, 3, Mehmas (Ire)–Alexander Alliance (Ire), by Danetime (Ire). (€12,000 Wlg '18 GOFNOV; €19,000 RNA Ylg '19 GOFSPT; £165,000 2yo '20 GOFARQ). O-King Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Ballycrighaun Stud (IRE); T-Andrew Balding. £4,842.
Margins: 3/4, 3, 1 3/4. Odds: 2.75, 4.00, 22.00.
Also Ran: Devilwala (Ire), The Rosstafarian (Ire), Sandhurst (Ire), Royal Air Force (Ire), Imperial Sands (Ire), Akmaam (Fr), Khartoum. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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