2014: six-year-old season Brown Panther
tom dascombe, trained brown panther
brown panther s first appearance six-year-old came in ormonde stakes on 9 may in faced 3 opponents headed hillstar, winner of 2013 king edward vii stakes. started took lead 3 furlongs out , stayed on win 2 , quarter lengths hillstar. kingscote commented went nice gallop , s growing up, makes life lot easier . 3 weeks later horse started 2/1 favourite henry ii stakes on 2 miles @ sandown park racecourse, opponents including tiger cliff (ebor handicap), girolamo (preis von europa), seismos (grosser preis von baden), menorah (supreme novices hurdle) , camborne (arc trial). brown panther raced in second place before taking lead approaching final furlong , drew way win decisively 3 , half lengths high jinx. started second favourite ascot gold cup on 19 june , finished fourth behind leading light promoted third after disqualification of runner-up estimate. in july finished second when favourite prix maurice de nieuil @ longchamp , finished third cavalryman , ahzeemah when attempting repeat 2013 success in goodwood cup.
on 14 september, brown panther made second attempt win irish st leger , started 14/1 outsider in eleven runner field. leading light made odds-on favourite whilst other contenders included royal diamond, encke, pale mimosa (lonsdale cup) willing foe (aston park stakes) , pallasator. racing on firm ground brown panther settled in second place behind leading light s pacemaker eye of storm pair drew many lengths clear of field. took lead 2 furlongs out , went clear, winning 6 , half lengths leading light, encke head away in third. there criticism of other jockeys in race, seen having allowed brown panther far ahead before race began in earnest. dascombe said it’s worked out today. have been having real lean time. didn’t manage have winner last week , close pulling him out, there aren’t many irish st legers have run. horse never lets down .
in late autumn brown panther sent north america intended 2 race campaign, starting canadian international stakes @ woodbine racetrack on 14 october. withdrawn race however, after becoming agitated in preliminaries, throwing off kingscote , bolting when jockey remounted. in absence, race won hillstar. kingscote commented horse got wound , unfortunately got me off. when got on, tried keep him relaxed , let go bolted. there wasn t after that. s never done before. dances , gets on toes, s never been extreme . on last appearance of 2014 brought in distance breeders cup turf @ santa anita park on 1 november outpaced in closing stages , finished eleventh of twelve runners behind main sequence.
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