2012 Ebor Handicap

Willing Foe (USA) won the 2012 Ebor Handicap at York on 25 August 2012, trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Frankie Dettori, at 12/1, beating Royal Diamond (IRE) by a neck.

Updated 2012-08-25

Quick answers

Who won the Ebor Handicap in 2012? Willing Foe (USA) won the 2012 Ebor Handicap at York on 25 August 2012, trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Frankie Dettori, at 12/1, beating Royal Diamond (IRE) by a neck.
Who came second in the 2012 Ebor Handicap? Royal Diamond (IRE) (16/1) finished second, and Number Theory (GB) (16/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2012 Ebor Handicap? No. The 7/2 favourite Motivado (GB) finished 4th of 19.
What was the winning time of the 2012 Ebor Handicap? Willing Foe (USA) won in 3m 0.75s over 1m6f on Good To Soft going.
How much prize money did the 2012 Ebor Handicap winner get? Willing Foe (USA) earned £140,063 for winning the 2012 Ebor Handicap.
How many ran in the 2012 Ebor Handicap? 19 ran in the 2012 Ebor Handicap (average since 1990: 20.4).

Willing Foe (USA)Winner

12/1SP

19 ranRunners

3m 0.75sWinning time

£140,063Prize to winner

Motivado (GB) (7/2F): 4th of 19Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Dr	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won nk	Willing Foe (USA)	12/1	5	9-2	Frankie Dettori	-	Saeed bin Suroor	101	16	-	Godolphin	-	3m 0.75s	£140,063
2	nk	Royal Diamond (IRE)	16/1	6	9-0	N G McCullagh	-	Thomas Carmody	99	2	-	Andrew Tinkler	nk	-	£41,940
3	1½	Number Theory (GB)	16/1	4	8-12	Russ Kennemore	-	John Holt	97	4	-	Mohan Fonseka	1¾	-	£20,970
4	nk	Motivado (GB)	7/2F	4	8-12	Luke Morris	-	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	97	8	-	Syndicate 2009	2	-	£10,485
5	1	Area Fifty One (GB)	25/1	4	9-1	David Nolan	-	Richard Fahey	100	7	-	Dr Marwan Koukash	3	-	£5,243
6	½	Steps To Freedom (IRE)	25/1	6	9-5	Darren Egan	5	Mrs John Harrington	109	13	t	Mrs Sean Hussey	3½	-	£2,633
7	1	Camborne (GB)	11/2	4	9-7	William Buick	-	John Gosden	106	14	p	Hrh Princess Haya Of Jordan	4½	-	-
8	½	Tominator (GB)	20/1	5	8-12	Graham Gibbons	-	Reg Hollinshead	97	10	-	Mrs Susy Haslehurst	5	-	-
9	1¼	Dreamspeed (IRE)	25/1	5	9-0	Jimmy Fortune	-	Andrew Balding	99	11	-	J C Smith	6¼	-	-
10	1½	Hurricane Higgins (IRE)	33/1	4	9-0	Joe Fanning	-	Mark Johnston	99	3	-	A D Spence	7¾	-	-
11	nk	Qahriman (GB)	5/1	4	8-11	Kieren Fallon	-	Luca Cumani	96	1	-	Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum	8¼	-	-
12	nk	Bob Le Beau (IRE)	66/1	5	9-2	Emmet McNamara	3	Mrs John Harrington	104	6	b	Anamoine Limited	8½	-	-
13	nk	Blue Bajan (IRE)	20/1	10	8-13	Daniel Tudhope	-	David O'Meara	98	12	-	Dr John Hollowood	8¾	-	-
14	nk	Hammerfest (GB)	10/1	5	9-0	Jim Crowley	-	J E Hammond	99	21	-	Qatar Racing Limited Michael Watt	9	-	-
15	2¼	Alkimos (IRE)	16/1	4	9-1	Silvestre De Sousa	-	Saeed bin Suroor	100	15	p	Godolphin	11¼	-	-
16	1	Icon Dream (IRE)	16/1	5	9-1	Graham Lee	-	Jim Goldie	100	19	-	Thomson Fyffe Racing	12¼	-	-
17	3¼	Crackentorp (GB)	25/1	7	9-2	David Allan	-	Tim Easterby	101	17	-	C H Stevens	15½	-	-
18	3¾	Harrison's Cave (GB)	16/1	4	8-11	Colm O'Donoghue	-	Aidan O'Brien	96	9	-	Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor	19¼	-	-
19	2½	Rock A Doodle Doo (IRE)	50/1	5	8-12	Jamie Spencer	-	William Jarvis	97	18	b	The Doodle Doo Partnership	21¾	-	-

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	Willing Foe (USA)	2012-10-06	Ascot	Grosvenor Casinos Cumberland Lodge Stakes	3rd of 6	9/4JF
2	Royal Diamond (IRE)	2012-09-15	Curragh	Gain Horse Feeds Irish St. Leger	Won	16/1
3	Number Theory (GB)	2012-09-14	Doncaster	Ladbrokes Mallard Stakes (Handicap)	7th of 12	9/1
4	Motivado (GB)	2012-10-13	Newmarket	Betfred Cesarewitch (Heritage Handicap)	4th of 34	14/1
5	Area Fifty One (GB)	2012-09-01	Chester	Golden Square Shopping Centre Warrington Handicap	6th of 13	7/1
6	Steps To Freedom (IRE)	2012-09-15	Curragh	Gain Horse Feeds Irish St. Leger	9th of 9	20/1
7	Camborne (GB)	2012-10-06	Ascot	Grosvenor Casinos Cumberland Lodge Stakes	2nd of 6	3/1
8	Tominator (GB)	2012-09-01	Chester	Golden Square Shopping Centre Warrington Handicap	Won	7/1
9	Dreamspeed (IRE)	2012-09-15	Doncaster	Mollart Cox Handicap	7th of 8	14/1
10	Hurricane Higgins (IRE)	2012-09-04	Goodwood	Royal Sussex Regiment Stakes (Handicap)	3rd of 9	15/2
11	Qahriman (GB)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
12	Bob Le Beau (IRE)	2013-05-26	Curragh	Irish Daily Mail Handicap	13th of 20	14/1
13	Blue Bajan (IRE)	2012-09-08	Haydock	Betfred Mobile Lotto Old Borough Cup (Handicap)	4th of 13	11/1
14	Hammerfest (GB)	2013-06-22	Ascot	Duke of Edinburgh Handicap	8th of 16	12/1
15	Alkimos (IRE)	2012-09-26	Goodwood	Discovery Foods Stakes (Handicap)	4th of 8	9/2
16	Icon Dream (IRE)	2012-09-01	Chester	Golden Square Shopping Centre Warrington Handicap	8th of 13	7/1
17	Crackentorp (GB)	2012-09-08	Haydock	Betfred Mobile Lotto Old Borough Cup (Handicap)	8th of 13	33/1
18	Harrison's Cave (GB)	2012-09-01	Killarney	John O'Connor Welding (Q.R.) Race	5th of 6	9/2
19	Rock A Doodle Doo (IRE)	2012-10-17	Nottingham	Ryan's Event Cleaning Supporting Horse Racing UK Handicap	7th of 15	33/1

18 of 19 have run since; 2 won next time out.

Ebor Handicap winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	Daiquiri Bay (GB)	10/1	Alan King
2025	Ethical Diamond (IRE)	5/1F	Willie Mullins
2024	Magical Zoe (IRE)	11/2F	Henry de Bromhead
2023	Absurde (FR)	7/1	Willie Mullins
2022	Trawlerman (IRE)	9/1	John & Thady Gosden
2021	Sonnyboyliston (IRE)	10/1	Johnny Murtagh
2020	Fujaira Prince (IRE)	11/2F	Roger Varian
2019	Mustajeer (GB)	16/1	Ger Lyons
2018	Muntahaa (IRE)	11/1	John Gosden
2017	Nakeeta (GB)	12/1	Iain Jardine
2016	Heartbreak City (FR)	15/2	A. J. Martin
2015	Litigant (GB)	33/1	Joseph Tuite
2014	Mutual Regard (IRE)	20/1	Johnny Murtagh
2013	Tiger Cliff (IRE)	5/1	Lady Cecil
2012	Willing Foe (USA)	12/1	Saeed bin Suroor
2011	Moyenne Corniche (GB)	25/1	Brian Ellison
2010	Dirar (IRE)	14/1	Gordon Elliott
2009	Sesenta (IRE)	25/1	Willie Mullins
2007	Purple Moon (IRE)	7/2F	Luca Cumani
2006	Mudawin (IRE)	100/1	Jane Chapple-Hyam
2005	Sergeant Cecil (GB)	11/1	Rod Millman
2004	MephistoI (IRE)	6/1	Luca Cumani
2003	Saint Alebe (GB)	20/1	David Elsworth
2002	Hugs Dancer (FR)	25/1	James Given
2001	Mediterranean (GB)	16/1	Aidan O'Brien
2000	Give The Slip (GB)	8/1	Amanda Perrett
1999	Vicious Circle (GB)	11/1	Luca Cumani
1998	Tuning (GB)	9/2F	Sir Henry Cecil
1997	Far Ahead (GB)	33/1	Les Eyre
1996	Clerkenwell (USA)	17/2	Sir Michael Stoute
1995	Sanmartino I (IRE)	8/1	B W Hills
1994	Hasten To Add (USA)	13/2F	Sir Mark Prescott Bt
1993	Sarawat (GB)	14/1	R Akehurst
1992	Quick Ransom (GB)	16/1	Mark Johnston
1991	Deposki (GB)	12/1	Sir Michael Stoute
1990	Further Flight (GB)	7/1JF	B W Hills

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

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2012 Ebor Handicap

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