Monaco Consul Flops In Classic
- Saturday, 26 December 2009 07:54
Victoria Derby winner Monaco Consul turned in an inglorious effort at his weight-for-age debut when he finished down the track in the Group One Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie.
Top Sydney jockey Corey Brown took a Christmas Day flight across the Tasman especially to partner the Mike Moroney-trained colt but came away empty handed.
Having his first start since he added the Victoria Derby to his Spring Champion Stakes victory, Monaco Consul settled towards the rear and was never a factor in the 2000 metre race beating just two runners to the line and finishing more than 12 lengths from the winner.
The feature was won by seven-year-old Vosne Romanee, who added the Zabeel Classic to his Group One Kelt Capital Stakes victory two starts ago.
Vosne Romanee scored by 2-1/2 lengths from Red Ruler with Tell A Tale another three-quarters of a length away.
Picture - Quentin Lang
