Zoom in on Zafeen

ZAFEEN is a hopeful choice to give Mick Channon a first ever classic success in this afternoon’s Entenmann’s Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh.

Zoom in on Zafeen
Sat, 24 May, 2003 - 01:00
Pat Keane

The selection ran the race of his life in the English equivalent at Newmarket, finishing three parts of a length second behind Epsom Derby market leader, Refuse To Bend.

There were numerous hard-luck stories, in what was a very rough race, and Zafeen was one of those who had far from a clear run.

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CourtsRacinghorse racingPlace: CurraghPlace: NewmarketPlace: Sadler’s WellsPlace: LeopardstownPlace: BallydoylePerson: ZafeenPerson: Mick ChannonPerson: Steve DrownePerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: SolskjaerPerson: TomahawkPerson: Michael KinanePerson: Dermot WeldPerson: StravinskyPerson: Pascal BaryPerson: EntenmannPerson: Thierry ThulliezPerson: Sara Lee MaidenPerson: Storm CatPerson: Tommy StackPerson: MaharibPerson: Septimus SeverusEvent: 2000 GuineasEvent: Epsom DerbyEvent: Dewhurst StakesEvent: Isobelle Morris Memorial Marble Hill StakesEvent: Airlie Stud Silver StakesOrganisation: Newbridge Travel and Tours Maiden
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