2008 Dewhurst Stakes

Intense Focus (USA) won the 2008 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on 18 October 2008, trained by J S Bolger and ridden by Kevin Manning, at 20/1, beating Lord Shanakill (USA) by a nose.

Updated 2008-10-18

Quick answers

Who won the Dewhurst Stakes in 2008? Intense Focus (USA) won the 2008 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on 18 October 2008, trained by J S Bolger and ridden by Kevin Manning, at 20/1, beating Lord Shanakill (USA) by a nose.
Who came second in the 2008 Dewhurst Stakes? Lord Shanakill (USA) (12/1) finished second, and Finjaan (GB) (20/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2008 Dewhurst Stakes? No. The 6/4 favourite Rip Van Winkle (IRE) finished 7th of 13.
What was the winning time of the 2008 Dewhurst Stakes? Intense Focus (USA) won in 1m 23.33s over 7f on Good going.
How much prize money did the 2008 Dewhurst Stakes winner get? Intense Focus (USA) earned £163,356 for winning the 2008 Dewhurst Stakes.
How many ran in the 2008 Dewhurst Stakes? 13 ran in the 2008 Dewhurst Stakes (average since 1990: 8.8).

Intense Focus (USA)Winner

20/1SP

13 ranRunners

1m 23.33sWinning time

£163,356Prize to winner

Rip Van Winkle (IRE) (6/4F): 7th of 13Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	Dr	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won nse	Intense Focus (USA)	20/1	2	9-1	Kevin Manning	J S Bolger	-	13	tv	Mrs J S Bolger John Corcoran	-	1m 23.33s	£163,356
2	nse	Lord Shanakill (USA)	12/1	2	9-1	Jim Crowley	Karl Burke	112	2	-	Mark T Gittins	nse	-	£61,924
3	nse	Finjaan (GB)	20/1	2	9-1	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	110	10	-	Hamdan Al Maktoum	shd	-	£30,991
4	½	Shaweel (GB)	10/1	2	9-1	Greg Fairley	Mark Johnston	119	5	-	Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum	½	-	£15,452
5	1	Delegator (GB)	15/2	2	9-1	Jamie Spencer	Brian Meehan	-	6	-	Mrs P Good	1½	-	£7,740
6	nk	Ashram (IRE)	9/2	2	9-1	Ryan Moore	J W Hills	-	4	-	Mountgrange Stud	2	-	£3,885
7	hd	Rip Van Winkle (IRE)	6/4F	2	9-1	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	-	1	-	Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith	2	-	-
8	1¼	Huntdown (USA)	15/2	2	9-1	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	112	9	-	Hrh Princess Haya Of Jordan	3¼	-	-
9	4½	Ouqba (GB)	50/1	2	9-1	Martin Dwyer	B W Hills	108	8	-	Hamdan Al Maktoum	7¾	-	-
10	1¼	Soul City (IRE)	11/1	2	9-1	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Snr	110	11	-	Patrick J Fahey	9	-	-
11	½	Galpin Junior (USA)	66/1	2	9-1	Ted Durcan	Brian Meehan	87	12	-	Roldvale Limited	9½	-	-
12	7	Prime Delivery (USA)	200/1	2	9-1	Shane Kelly	Robert Cowell	97	3	t	Prestige Racing	16½	-	-
13	½	Egypt (GB)	200/1	2	9-1	Eddie Ahern	Aidan O'Brien	-	7	-	Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor	17	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Intense Focus (USA)	2009-03-29	Leopardstown	Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (Colts & Geldings)	2nd of 5	EvensF
2	Lord Shanakill (USA)	2009-05-02	Newmarket	stanjames.com 2000 Guineas Stakes	12th of 15	14/1
3	Finjaan (GB)	2009-05-02	Newmarket	stanjames.com 2000 Guineas Stakes	9th of 15	25/1
4	Shaweel (GB)	2009-04-18	Newbury	Bathwick Tyres Greenham Stakes (Colts & Geldings)	5th of 8	11/4
5	Delegator (GB)	2009-04-16	Newmarket	banshahousestables.com Craven Stakes (Colts & Geldings)	Won	4/6F
6	Ashram (IRE)	2009-05-02	Newmarket	stanjames.com 2000 Guineas Stakes	13th of 15	16/1
7	Rip Van Winkle (IRE)	2009-05-02	Newmarket	stanjames.com 2000 Guineas Stakes	4th of 15	9/2
8	Huntdown (USA)	2009-06-27	Newmarket (July)	John Bovington Memorial Criterion Stakes	2nd of 9	9/1
9	Ouqba (GB)	2009-04-15	Newmarket	Betterbet European Free Handicap	Won	4/1
10	Soul City (IRE)	2009-05-23	Curragh	BoyleSports.com Irish 2,000 Guineas	3rd of 9	9/1
11	Galpin Junior (USA)	2009-09-12	Goodwood	Starlit Stakes	6th of 8	33/1
12	Prime Delivery (USA)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
13	Egypt (GB)	-	-	-	Not run since	-

11 of 13 have run since; 2 won next time out.

Dewhurst Stakes winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2025	Gewan (GB)	25/1	Andrew Balding
2024	Shadow Of Light (GB)	EvensF	Charlie Appleby
2023	City Of Troy (USA)	8/15F	Aidan O'Brien
2022	Chaldean (GB)	5/2JF	Andrew Balding
2021	Native Trail (GB)	5/6F	Charlie Appleby
2020	St Mark's Basilica (FR)	10/1	Aidan O'Brien
2019	Pinatubo (IRE)	1/3F	Charlie Appleby
2018	Too Darn Hot (GB)	EvensF	John Gosden
2017	U S Navy Flag (USA)	5/1	Aidan O'Brien
2016	Churchill (IRE)	8/11F	Aidan O'Brien
2015	Air Force Blue (USA)	4/6F	Aidan O'Brien
2014	Belardo (IRE)	10/1	Roger Varian
2013	War Command (USA)	10/11F	Aidan O'Brien
2012	Dawn Approach (IRE)	30/100F	J S Bolger
2011	Parish Hall (IRE)	20/1	J S Bolger
2010	Frankel (GB)	4/6F	Sir Henry Cecil
2009	Beethoven (IRE)	33/1	Aidan O'Brien
2008	Intense Focus (USA)	20/1	J S Bolger
2007	New Approach (IRE)	6/4F	J S Bolger
2006	Teofilo (IRE)	11/8F	J S Bolger
2005	Sir Percy (GB)	9/2	Marcus Tregoning
2004	Shamardal (USA)	9/2	Mark Johnston
2003	Milk It Mick (GB)	33/1	Jamie Osborne
2002	Tout Seul (IRE)	25/1	R F Johnson Houghton
2001	Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)	4/6F	Aidan O'Brien
2000	Tobougg (IRE)	7/4F	Mick Channon
1999	Distant Music (USA)	4/6F	B W Hills
1998	Mujahid (USA)	25/1	John Dunlop
1997	Xaar (GB)	11/8F	A Fabre
1996	In Command (IRE)	10/1	B W Hills
1995	Alhaarth (IRE)	4/7F	Major W R Hern
1994	Pennekamp (USA)	5/2JF	A Fabre
1993	Grand Lodge (USA)	9/4F	William Jarvis
1992	Zafonic (USA)	10/11F	A Fabre
1991	Dr Devious (IRE)	3/1F	Peter Chapple-Hyam
1990	Generous (IRE)	50/1	Paul Cole

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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2008 Dewhurst Stakes

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