Kirklees (IRE)
©Mark Cranham
KIRKLEES (IRE)
- Age: 6
- Colour: Bay
- Gender: Horse
- Sire: Jade Robbery (USA)
- Dam: Moyesii (USA)
- Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Big, strong horse: very smart performer: sucessful in 2009 in handicap at Nad Al Sheba, listed race at Sandown, Sky Bet York Stakes (comfortably by 1¼ lengths from Allied Powers) and totesport.com September Stakes at Kempton (beat All The Aces ¾ length, showing good turn of foot): below form when seventh of 18 behind Viewed in Caulfield Cup (Handicap) final outing, never a serious threat: missed Melbourne Cup Nov 3: stays 1½m: acts on polytrack, firm and good to soft ground: often races prominently (not last 2 starts).
Kirklees provided Godolphin with its 100th success of 2009 when winning the Group Three totesport.com September Stakes at Kempton Park on Saturday, September 5.