THE RACING POST DAY ONE YORK EBOR FESTIVAL WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 2011

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3.40 QIPCO FEATURE RACE JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL STAKES 

DAY ONE OF THE FOUR DAY EBOR FESTIVAL MEETING  LIVE ON C4
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QUOTE OF THE DAY  “He won’t mind the ground, which is likely to be softer than the description (Good to soft, good in places) I live in Yorkshire and it has been raining here for two weeks.” Mark Johnston on his  Great Voltigeur hope NAMIBIAN.

LEE MOTTERSHEAD BRINGS US TODAY’S BIG TALKING POINT

“ON A HORSE AND HIS YOUNG RIDER BOTH OUT FOR A DEFINING WIN. SEEKING TO TAKE A BIG STEP FORWARD TOGETHER.

“ON A HORSE AND HIS YOUNG RIDER BOTH OUT FOR A DEFINING WIN. SEEKING TO TAKE A BIG STEP FORWARD TOGETHER.

 “ For horse and jockey, the coming of age could come today. Both possess exceptional pedigrees and both have been raised in the finest of racing academies, yet those benefits alone are not enough. To shine at the highest level of sport an individual cannot rely solely on privilege or the advantages of birth. That extra- special something is required.

“In a thrilling start to York’s Ebor festival, AWAIT THE DAWN and JOSEPH O’BRIEN attempt to prove they have what it takes. If successful in the £700,000 Juddmonte International, the eighteen-year-old O’Brien would be winning just the second Group 1 prize of a career that has accelerated with incredible speed. Should AWAIT THE DAWN emerge

triumphant, he would be achieving top-flight success at the very first attempt.

For the rider and the ridden, victory would open many more doors. But first, they must frustrate the race sponsor, the man who also provides their only meaningful opposition. In a bid to notch a belated first win in a contest he has backed for 22 years, Khalid Abdullah combines with Sir Henry Cecil to saddle two of their loves of their lives, MIDDAY and TWICE OVER. The stablemates will provide the sterness of tests, but the connections of AWAIT THE DAWN will hope that a slicker, quicker younger model can triumph them.”

STAT OF THE DAY  81 percent “The Aiden O’Brien trained AWAIT THE DAWN is forecast to start odds-on favourite. Since  2008 the record of Aiden O’Brien-trained runners who started odds-on in Group 1s staged in Britain and Ireland is 13 wins from 16 runs (81 per cent) for a level-stakes profit of £4.29.”