maculotriton serriale is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family muricidae , the murex snails or rock snails .

it is difficult to find differences between maculotriton serriale and maculotriton digitalis ( and its synonyms ) when one considers shell characters only .

maculotriton serriale

first i was thinking it was a cerithium punctatum but after doing some research on the shell pattern and i came to the conclusion that the shell pattern match maculotriton serriale more then a cerithium .
{ author1 , author2 . . . } , ( n . d . ) . maculotriton serriale ( deshayes , 1834 ) . [ online ] india biodiversity portal , species page : { name of species field } available at : urltoken [ accessed date jul 10 , 2018 ] .
taxonomy as
serriale
is not a latin word , the ending doesn ' t change ; it is sometimes assumed to be the adjective
seriale
.
taxonomy as
serriale
is not a latin word , the ending doesn ' t change ; it is sometimes assumed to be the adjective
seriale
. [ details ]
the first ones are of course collonista species , and although the second one looks very much like maculotriton serriale in color and pattern , i don ' t think that ' s what it is . the pattern is never as random as tony ' s shell , and the sides of the whorl are typically somewhat convex rather than straight . i ' m pretty sure it ' s a juvenile cerith instead , which would be reef safe . cheers , don
( of maculotriton digitale ( reeve , 1844 ) ) sheppard , a ( 1984 ) . the molluscan fauna of chagos ( indian ocean ) and an analysis ot its broad distribution patterns . coral reefs 3 : 43 - 50 . [ details ] available for editors [ request ]
to ansp malacology collection ( from synonym maculotriton bracteatus longus pilsbry & vanatta , 1904 ) to barcode of life ( from synonym maculotriton bracteatus ( hinds , 1844 ) ) to barcode of life ( 4 barcodes ) to biodiversity heritage library ( 1 publication ) ( from synonym colubraria digitalis ( reeve , 1844 ) ) to biodiversity heritage library ( 1 publication ) ( from synonym maculotriton digitale ( reeve , 1844 ) ) to biodiversity heritage library ( 10 publications ) ( from synonym triton angulatus reeve , 1844 ) to biodiversity heritage library ( 14 publications ) ( from synonym maculotriton bracteatus ( hinds , 1844 ) ) to biodiversity heritage library ( 2 publications ) ( from synonym buccinum serriale deshayes , 1834 ) to biodiversity heritage library ( 27 publications ) ( from synonym triton bracteatus hinds , 1844 ) to biodiversity heritage library ( 3 publications ) ( from synonym buccinum pulicaris lesson , 1842 ) to biodiversity heritage library ( 4 publications ) ( from synonym triton lativaricosus reeve , 1844 ) to biodiversity heritage library ( 6 publications ) to biodiversity heritage library ( 7 publications ) ( from synonym triton bacillum reeve , 1844 ) to biological information system for marine life ( bismal ) to encyclopedia of life ( from synonym colubraria digitalis ( reeve , 1844 ) ) to encyclopedia of life to encyclopedia of life ( from synonym maculotriton digitale ( reeve , 1844 ) ) to encyclopedia of life ( from synonym clathurella epidelia ( duclos in chenu , 1848 ) ) to encyclopedia of life ( from synonym clathurella pulicaris ( lesson , 1842 ) ) to encyclopedia of life ( from synonym maculotriton bracteatus ( hinds , 1844 ) ) to genbank ( 6 nucleotides ; 2 proteins ) to mnhn molluscs type collection ( 2000 - 6817 ) ( from synonym eutriton digitalis var . seurati couturier , 1907 ) to mnhn molluscs type collection ( 2000 - 6913 ) ( from synonym columbella epidelia duclos in chenu , 1848 ) to mnhn molluscs type collection ( 2000 - 6962 ) ( from synonym buccinum pulicaris lesson , 1842 ) to usnm invertebrate zoology mollusca collection
( of buccinum serriale deshayes , 1834 ) deshayes g . p . ( 1834 [
1830
] ) . [ coquilles de la mer rouge ] in l . de laborde , voyage de l ' arabie pétrée par léon de laborde et linant . giard , paris . 87 pp , 69 pl . , 2 maps . , available online at urltoken page ( s ) : 66 , pl . 65 figs 32 - 34 [ details ]
( of triton angulatus reeve , 1844 ) reeve l . a . ( 1844 ) . monograph of the genus triton . in : conchologia iconica , vol . 2 , pls 1 - 20 and unpaginated text . l . reeve & co . , london . , available online at urltoken page ( s ) : triton no . 88 [ details ]
( of triton bacillum reeve , 1844 ) reeve l . a . ( 1844 ) . monograph of the genus triton . in : conchologia iconica , vol . 2 , pls 1 - 20 and unpaginated text . l . reeve & co . , london . , available online at urltoken page ( s ) : triton no . 94 [ details ]
( of clathurella waterhouseae brazier , 1896 ) brazier , j . ( 1896 ) a new genus and three new species of mollusca from new south wales , new hebrides , and western australia . proceedings of the linnean society of new south wales , 21 , 345–347 . [ details ]
( of eutriton digitalis var . seurati couturier , 1907 ) couturier , m . ( 1907 ) étude sur les mollusques gastropodes recueillis par m . l . - g . seurat dans les archipels de tahiti , paumotu et gambier . journal de conchyliologie , 55 , 123–178 , pl . 2 . [ details ]
spencer , h . g . , marshall , b . a . & willan , r . c . ( 2009 ) . checklist of new zealand living mollusca . pp 196 - 219 . in : gordon , d . p . ( ed . ) new zealand inventory of biodiversity . volume one . kingdom animalia : radiata , lophotrochozoa , deuterostomia . canterbury university press , christchurch . [ details ]
houart r . ( 1995 [
1994
] ) the ergalataxinae ( gastropoda , muricidae ) from the new caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the indo - west pacific . bulletin du muséum national d ' histoire naturelle , paris , ser . 4 , 16 ( a , 2 - 4 ) : 245 - 297 . [ july 1995 ] . [ details ]
houart r . , kilburn r . n . & marais a . p . ( 2010 ) muricidae . pp . 176 - 270 , in : marais a . p . & seccombe a . d . ( eds ) , identification guide to the seashells of south africa . volume 1 . groenkloof : centre for molluscan studies . 376 pp . [ details ]
( of colubraria digitalis ( reeve , 1844 ) ) dautzenberg , ph . ( 1929 ) . contribution à l ' étude de la faune de madagascar : mollusca marina testacea . faune des colonies françaises , iii ( fasc . 4 ) . société d ' editions géographiques , maritimes et coloniales : paris . 321 - 636 , plates iv - vii pp . ( look up in imis ) [ details ]
( of charonia digitalis ( reeve , 1844 ) ) dautzenberg , ph . ( 1923 ) . liste préliminaire des mollusques marins de madagascar et description de deux espèces nouvelles . j . conchyliol . 68 : 21 - 74 ( look up in imis ) [ details ]
( of columbella epidelia duclos in chenu , 1848 ) houart r . ( 1995 [
1994
] ) the ergalataxinae ( gastropoda , muricidae ) from the new caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the indo - west pacific . bulletin du muséum national d ' histoire naturelle , paris , ser . 4 , 16 ( a , 2 - 4 ) : 245 - 297 . [ july 1995 ] . [ details ]
( of columbella pulicaris lesson , 1842 ) houart r . ( 1995 [
1994
] ) the ergalataxinae ( gastropoda , muricidae ) from the new caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the indo - west pacific . bulletin du muséum national d ' histoire naturelle , paris , ser . 4 , 16 ( a , 2 - 4 ) : 245 - 297 . [ july 1995 ] . [ details ]
( of buccinum pulicaris lesson , 1842 ) houart r . ( 1995 [
1994
] ) the ergalataxinae ( gastropoda , muricidae ) from the new caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the indo - west pacific . bulletin du muséum national d ' histoire naturelle , paris , ser . 4 , 16 ( a , 2 - 4 ) : 245 - 297 . [ july 1995 ] . [ details ]
( of colubraria bracteata ( hinds , 1844 ) ) smith e . a . 1903 . a list of species of mollusca from south africa , forming an appendix to g . b . sowerby´s
marine shells of south africa
. proceedings of the malacological society of london 5 ( 6 ) : 354 - 402 , pl . 15 , available online at urltoken [ details ]
( of epidromus bracteatus ( hinds , 1844 ) ) sowerby iii , g . b . ( 1900 ) . on some marine shells from pondoland and the kowie , with descriptions of seventeen new species . proceedings of the malacological society of london . 4 ( 1 ) : 1 . [ details ]
( of clathurella waterhouseae brazier , 1896 ) houart r . ( 1995 [
1994
] ) the ergalataxinae ( gastropoda , muricidae ) from the new caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the indo - west pacific . bulletin du muséum national d ' histoire naturelle , paris , ser . 4 , 16 ( a , 2 - 4 ) : 245 - 297 . [ july 1995 ] . [ details ]
( of triton bracteatus hinds , 1844 ) houart r . ( 1995 [
1994
] ) the ergalataxinae ( gastropoda , muricidae ) from the new caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the indo - west pacific . bulletin du muséum national d ' histoire naturelle , paris , ser . 4 , 16 ( a , 2 - 4 ) : 245 - 297 . [ july 1995 ] . [ details ]
( of tritonidea petterdi brazier , 1872 ) houart r . ( 1995 [
1994
] ) the ergalataxinae ( gastropoda , muricidae ) from the new caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the indo - west pacific . bulletin du muséum national d ' histoire naturelle , paris , ser . 4 , 16 ( a , 2 - 4 ) : 245 - 297 . [ july 1995 ] . [ details ]
description : shell solid and heavy , sculptured with low axial folds , about 12 on the body whorl , with a varix on outer lip , and sometimes another on the body whorl . axial folds crossed by spiral ribs which form elongate nodules on the axials . aperture with short anterior canal and posterior notch ; columella and inner lip smooth . outer lip with 5 - 7 lirations internally and nodules beside the anterior canal and posterior notch . colour yellow or white with some of the spiral rows of nodules black or brown .
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typical shell - length 17 mm . lives subtidally . native . occurs in eastern australia ( qld , nsw and tas ) ; also elsewhere in the indo - pacific . in tasmanian waters , this species is currently known only from a single record ( unverified by sg ) from off the northeast coast ; however , it may refer to a different species since tasmania is well beyond the normal range for this species .
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hinds , r . b . 1844 , vol . 2 , pp . 25 - 48 , pls 8 - 14 , smith , elder & co . , london
reeve , l . a . 1844 ,
monograph of the genus triton
, ed . reeve , l . a . ( ed . ) , conchologica iconica , vol . vol . 2 . , pp . pls 1 - 20 , reeve & bentham , london
brazier , j . 1872 ,
descriptions of seven new species of land and marine shells from the solomon islands , western polynesia and australia
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matsumoto , h . 1917 ,
a monograph of japanese ophiuroidea , arranged according to a new classification .
, journal of the college of science , imperial university of tokyo , vol . 38 , no . 2 , pp . 1 - 408 , figs 1 - 100 , pls 1 - 7
brazier , j . 1896 ,
a new genus and three new species of mollusca from new south wales , new hebrides and western australia
, proceedings of the linnean society of new south wales , vol . 21 , pp . 345 - 347
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houart r . ( 1995 [
1994
] ) the ergalataxinae ( gastropoda , muricidae ) from the new caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the indo - west pacific . < i > bulletin du muséum national d ' histoire naturelle , paris < / i > , ser . 4 , 16 ( a , 2 - 4 ) : 245 - 297 . [ july 1995 ] .
houart r . , kilburn r . n . & marais a . p . ( 2010 ) muricidae . pp . 176 - 270 , in : marais a . p . & seccombe a . d . ( eds ) , identification guide to the seashells of south africa . volume 1 . groenkloof : centre for molluscan studies . 376 pp .
spencer , h . g . , marshall , b . a . & willan , r . c . ( 2009 ) . checklist of new zealand living mollusca . pp 196 - 219 . < em > in : gordon , d . p . ( ed . ) new zealand inventory of biodiversity . volume one . kingdom animalia : radiata , lophotrochozoa , deuterostomia . < / em > canterbury university press , christchurch .
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so at night while snooping around my tank with a flashlight , i literally see hundreds of small white shelled snails about 1 / 8
or less . what could these possibly be and are they harmless ? are these babies from my astrea snails ? only reason i ask is that they don ' t seem to grow . i ' ve had them for months now . it ' s amazing the life you see from your tank at night .
do they look like this pyramid snails if you see little white snails hitching a ride on your turbo snail , astraea , or clam , you may have these nasty parasites . they suck the blood of their host until dead ! if you have them , pick them off their hosts until gone . they are species - specific and will only go after the same type snail or clam ( clam pyramids won ' t attack snails and vice - versa ) .
thankfully not . they look just like a plain garden snail but all white .
ok here is a photo and i am almost certain these are collonista snails . the second pic is something new i found in my tank . any idea ? it ' s about 1 / 4
long and much smaller than my blue legged hermits . perhaps a baby ? collonista ? unknown ?
thanks . first one is reef safe right ? second one is already disposed of . when in doubt , take it out right ?
yeah , it ' s similar for sure . when you are dealing with the juveniles , the super - acute spire usually indicates cerithium . the random distribution of black dots beyond the first couple of whorls is the best indication , though , along with the straight - sided whorls . cheers , don
is there a zoanthid eating snail that has a white shell with brown stripes . . . . . . . . . . .
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the common name
triton ' s trumpet
is derived from the greek god triton , who was the son of poseidon , god of the sea . the god triton is often portrayed blowing a large seashell horn similar to this species ; such trumpets are also still occasionally made in modern times .
( age range : from 94 . 3 to 0 . 012 million years ago ) . fossils are found in the marine strata throughout the world .
species within the genus charonia have large fusiform shells , usually whithish with brown or yellow markings .
the shell of the giant triton charonia tritonis ( linnaeus , 1758 ) , which lives in the indo - pacific faunal zone , can grow to over half a metre ( 20 inches ) in length .
unlike pulmonate and opistobranch gastropods , tritons are not hermaphrodites ; they have separate sexes and undergo sexual reproduction with internal fertilization . the female deposits white capsules in clusters , each of which contains many developing larvae . the larvae emerge free - swimming and enter the plankton , where they drift in open water for up to three months .
, a large species ( up to 1 m in diameter ) covered in venomous spikes an inch long . the crown - of - thorns starfish has few other natural predators and has earned the enmity of humans in recent decades by proliferating and destroying large sections of
the struggle between a starfish and an atlantic triton can last up to an hour before the seastar is subdued by the snail ' s paralyzing saliva .
tritons can be observed to turn and give chase when the scent of prey is detected . some starfish ( including the crown - of - thorns starfish ) appear to be able to detect the approach of the mollusc by means which are not clearly understood , and they will attempt flight before any physical contact has taken place . tritons , however , are faster than starfish , and only large starfish have a reasonable hope of escape , and then only by abandoning whichever limb the snail seizes first .
the triton grips its prey with its muscular foot and uses its toothy radula ( a serrated , scraping organ found in gastropods ) to saw through the starfish ' s armoured skin . once it has penetrated , a paralyzing saliva subdues the prey and the snail feeds at leisure , often beginning with the softest parts such as the gonads and gut .
tritons ingest smaller prey animals whole without troubling to paralyse them , and will spit out any poisonous spines , shells , or other unwanted parts later .
many people find triton shells attractive as a design object , and so they are collected and sold as part of the international shell trade . in recent years this has contributed to the animals ' scarcity .
from ancient times , people of many different cultures have removed the tip of the shell , or drilled a hole in the tip , and then used the shell as a trumpet .
the greco - roman god poseidon / neptune is often depicted holding a triton shell , as is his son triton ( mythology ) .
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an article on the crown - of - thorns starfish which contains excellent pictures of one being eaten by a triton .
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farhh is a british thoroughbred racehorse .

his early career was disrupted by injury and he made only one appearance in each of his first two seasons .

as a four-year-old he established himself as a top-class performer without winning an important race as he was placed in some of the most prestigious weight-for-age races in europe , twice finishing second to frankel .

as a five-year-old he won his first major race when recording an easy victory in the lockinge stakes and went on to record his most important success in the champion stakes .

farhh

for a horse to pull so hard and quicken up like that was impressive . # farhh
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after winning the lockinge in may , farhh had a flake taken out of his ankle .
testing ground made the 2000m race a demanding assignment but farhh never flinched in a driving finish .
come off it eclipse , it’s bleedin’ obvious that farhh’s rating is based on the eclipse run .
“”farhh has a lot to do . i do think it is a tall order for him . ”
farhh best trip is surely 10f so if she settles she should have too much speed for him .
farhh ' s thrilling success was a first group one victory in europe this year for saeed bin suroor .
we kept finishing second to frankel last season , but we knew farhh ' s day would come .
but farhh will not line up in either event after pulling up lame in a routine spin at newmarket yesterday .
bin suroor admitted he thought farhh might just snatch the victory at ascot and he retains plenty of faith in his charge .
farhh ' s triumph ensures godolphin will end the season as leading owner in britain for the ninth time in 17 years .
farhh took over the lead from reply a furlong and a half from home and readily forged clear in a matter of strides .
while farhh is a likely favourite for the 10 - furlong heat , godolphin have an enviable second string in dubai world cup winner monterosso .
saeed bin suroor with farhh and winning rider silvestre de souza after victory in the lockinge stakes at newbury . photograph : david davies / pa
saeed bin suroor commented :
farhh ran a huge race today and it was great to see him come back in such good form .
frankie could go off at a million miles per hour to try and burst her but as farhh is a hold up horse that’s unlikely .
farhh routed the opposition as he recorded a first group victory in the jlt lockinge stakes over a mile at newbury on saturday , may 18 .
simon crisford reflected after farhh ' s career ended on a high note in the group one qipco british champion stakes at ascot on october 19 .
farhh opened his campaign by winning the lockinge stakes on may 18 but had been sidelined since after dislodging a flake of bone from his ankle .
people will remember so you think , nathaniel and danedream because their names are in the history books but no one will remember farhh or ecxelebration .
godolphin racing manager simon crisford thinks it would be a “tall order” for farhh to land the honours in the coral - eclipse stakes at sandown tomorrow .
in the second part of our series stars to stud features , we take a look at the 2013 jlt lockinge stakes and qipco champion stakes winner , farhh .
farhh winning the qipco champion stakes on british champions day , beating cirrus des aigles and ruler of the world . image copyright of racingfotos . co . uk .
farhh secures his first success at the highest level in style with a four - length win in the g1 jlt lockinge stakes at newbury on 18 may 2013 .
twice a wide - margin runner - up to frankel last season , farhh seized the opportunity to restore some gloss to sheikh mohammed ' s godolphin racing stable .
farhh belied a lack of race fitness with a sublime performance to take the qipco champion stakes at ascot in a thrilling finish to the feature race on champions day .
farhh ' s finest racing moment was also his last . he was immediately retired to the sheikh ' s dalham hall stud in newmarket to take up stallion duties .
farhh deserves plenty of credit , but silvestre de sousa does too , for having his horse best placed of the principals before striking for home . . .
wells farhh go took group 2 honours in landing the tattersalls acomb stakes in a photo from james garfield as the gamble on 6 - 5 favourite dee ex bee backfired .
lansky was a further three and three - quarter lengths back in third , but dee ex bee - like the winner a son of farhh - was a major disappointment .
saeed bin suroor is eyeing champions day at ascot in october as a potential comeback date for his sidelined stable star farhh . placed in five consecutive group one events last season - beating all bar frankel in the sussex stakes at goodwood and the juddmonte international at york - farhh made a sparkling return to action in the lockinge stakes at newbury in may .
farhh deserves plenty of credit , but silvestre de sousa does too , for having his horse best placed of the principals before striking for home . farhh has been retired , but cirrus des aigles and ruler of the world should be back next year . the signs are that they can improve a bit on what they achieved in this race given the chance .
whether farhh will encounter the give underfoot his trainer believes will help him remain to be seen as an unsettled forecast was leaving the clerk of the course andrew cooper with uncertain expectations .
moonlight cloud is a world class sprinter who is just as effective over a mile and brings the best form to the table . will farhh have to be a bridesmaid again ? ?
farhh gave godolphin a fifth victory in the lockinge stakes after cape cross ( 1998 ) , fly to the stars ( 1999 ) , aljabr ( 2000 ) and creachadoir ( 2008 ) .
farhh has brought some consolation at the end of a difficult season for sheikh mohammed with victory in the stg1 . 3 million ( $ a2 . 19 million ) champion stakes at ascot .
certainly not a good day for going and betting . farhh missed out on taking the first place unfortunately , i didn’t get to see the race was it because of the going conditions ?
very interesting race in prospect . farhh doesnt have frankel , nathaniel or so you think to worry about this time but has the worlds second best sprinter in his way , moonlight cloud .
a royal ascot performance was then on the agenda for farhh , but an injury sustained before the meeting meant that a tilt at a victory on the world’s biggest stage was not to be .
farhh is all heart and wants to fight and wants to race . if you remember , he won the thirsk hunt cup off quite a handy mark so he has progressed well from there !
godolphin insist no royal ascot target has been decided upon for farhh despite further support for animal kingdom in the market for the queen anne stakes . lockinge winner farhh is entered in both the queen anne on the first day of the meeting and the prince of wales ' s stakes 24 hours later , but the further shortening of the american raider is not due to any moves by the godolphin camp .
eclipse stakes favourite so you think , second left , will face the unlucky farhh , blue colours , again on saturday following their clash , above , at royal ascot . photograph : paul harding / action images
farhh only deserves a rating close to nathaniel’s highest rating if you think he ran up to his best when he won the eclipse . if you do not believe nathaniel had to run to his best to win the eclipse or that he did not produce his best that day then logically a rating accorded to farhh for his proximity to nathaniel should be based on nathaniel’s run in the eclipse , not his best ever rating .
it would only take for nathaniel to have run 2pts below his best in the eclipse for farhh’s rating to be reduced below the level whereby he would be included in the top 20 in the tf list . using 131 as his best rating on their scale i would say that nathaniel ran to no more than 127 in the eclipse . farhh therefore deserves no more than 126 as he was comfortably held at the line .
from lowly thirsk handicap to one of the most competitive group one races of the season , farhh will bid to complete an injury - interrupted ascent through the ranks in saturday ' s coral - eclipse stakes at sandown .
but i felt because of his bad draw it meant he couldn ' t get out before farhh , who had a bit of a start on him and you can ' t afford that against a horse like him .
farhh has been pretty much had 4 very hard races in a short space of time . i doubt if this was part of the original plan whereas monsieur head has been talking about this a a main target for moonlight cloud .
christophe ( soumillon , who rode the horse ) couldn ' t get a clear run when he wanted and you cannot catch a horse like farhh if he makes his run before you . but i am pleased the horse ran well .
the
common factor
in your posts ef is you have not got a clue how timeform ratings are established . both form and time comparisson means farhh has to be rated that highly . not
lies , damned lies and statistics
at all .
lockinge stakes winner farhh will miss royal ascot after suffering a training setback . the five - year - old was placed five times in group one company last season , but finally gained victory at the highest level when running out an easy winner at newbury last month .
advertising the skills of his handler , farhh needed to have stamina and courage in equal fashion but his brazilian jockey silvestre de sousa kept him up to his work to hold off the 2011 winner cirrus des aigles by a neck as he bookended the season with another group one win .
this was also the first success at the highest level in this country for silvestre de sousa , who sent farhh to the front just inside the two - furlong pole and quickly drew clear for an impressive four - length success . the significance for godolphin , though , was much greater .
in may one of the sheikh ' s trainers , mahmood al zarooni , was banned for eight years after anabolic steroids were found to have been administered to 22 of his horses . those horses were banned from racing for six months but farhh was not in al zarooni ' s care .
if you don’t believe nathaniel ran to form in the eclipse , then that would be fine if it’s by one , two or even three pounds . but to believe it wasn’t
anything like
his best ( as it has to be for your assessment of farhh to be true ) is ridiculous .
farhh ( gb ) b . h , 2008 { 1 - i } dp = 1 - 9 - 15 - 0 - 1 ( 26 ) di = 2 . 06 cd = 0 . 35 - 10 starts , 5 wins , 4 places , 1 shows career earnings : £1 , 328 , 152
impressive lockinge winner farhh is likely to make his comeback at ascot on champions day . the saeed bin suroor - trained five - year - old was second in four group ones last season , including twice behind frankel , but with that rival now at stud he took full advantage at newbury on his reappearance .
lke 99 % of group 1 races i have no betting interest in it . however a real joy to watch , a very interesting comparison in horses . the logic says farhh but when considering the ability of the grade where the horses are very special just to turn up , it then becomes not a straight foreword decision .
farhh is joint - favourite at a best price of 7 - 2 for the queen anne , alongside animal kingdom , the dubai world cup winner , who is part - owned by sheikh mohammed ' s darley stud operation . the five - year - old is the same price with paddy power for the prince of wales ' s stakes .
while most eyes were focused on newmarket ' s 2 , 000 guineas , farhh began his season in the thirsk hunt cup , but an impressive six - length victory over some of the north ' s toughest handicappers off a handicap mark of 100 showed that he was worthy of moving up in grade , a decision confirmed by his latest performance .
moonlight cloud stays a steadily run mile , but does she stay the trip in a truly run race ? questionable . frankie is on an 8 to 10 furlong horse so will need a stamina test today . hard to split their chances so at the prices rather be on farhh . though he hasn’t raced in france so may be better on the paris mutuel .
one of godolphin ' s two powerhouse stables is still in lockdown after a doping scandal and frankie dettori , its talismanic former jockey , no longer wears the royal blue silks , but the mood at the world ' s biggest bloodstock operation will still be much brighter on sunday morning after farhh recorded their first group one success of the british season in the lockinge stakes at newbury .
the british horseracing authority is expected to release the results of drugs tests on all godolphin - owned horses stabled in newmarket , both at the yard of saeed bin suroor , who trains farhh , and the disgraced former trainer mahmood al - zarooni , who was banned from the sport for eight years in april after he was found to have administered anabolic steroids to 15 horses at his moulton paddocks stable .
we ' re trying to deal with this problem as quickly as we possibly can to restore the public ' s confidence ,
simon crisford , godolphin ' s racing manager , said after farhh ' s success ,
but i don ' t actually think that confidence has ebbed too much , because everybody knows that we ' ve always run a stable that is on its merits and nothing else .
and that demonstrates why you have not got a clue about ratings ef . horses don’t have to win races to ( how you say )
achieve
a good rating . farhh was beaten just half a length in the eclipse by nathaniel . therefore he deserves a rating of almost as good as nathaniel . you seem to think a rating should go up if a horse wins more / a group 1 / ’s , it doesn’t . form is how one horse ran against the next . it does not matter that farhh didn’t win the eclipse , it is his position compared to nathaniel , twice over and co that matters . it also does not matter he was so far behind his current rating in the sussex… if timeform believe him capable of returning to form , then they should keep the 130 rating .
on 1 august frankel repeated his previous year ' s victory in the sussex stakes at goodwood . starting at odds of 1 / 20 against only three rivals , he won by six lengths from farhh . with this victory , frankel equalled the record for consecutive european group 1 victories ( seven in a row ) set by rock of gibraltar , and also became the first horse to win the sussex stakes twice .
unbeaten frankel heads for goodwood frankel is aiming for his 12th consecutive win when he races in the sussex stakes at goodwood today . he won the race last year by 5 lengths . with only 4 horses in the race , frankel ' s main opponent is the godolphin four - year - old farhh . trainer , sir henry cecil , will not be there to watch the race as he is undergoing cancer treatment .
it was probably the least impressive of all his races but i have ridden against him 11 times and all i can say is that it has been a great honour and it has pretty much always been the same story . this was the only occasion he has started to stop at the end of race . i ' ve felt finishing second to him – as i have twice on farhh – is as good as winning .
farhh could now attempt to give godolphin a winner in the first race at royal ascot , the queen anne stakes over a mile , although another group one event , the 10 - furlong prince of wales ' s stakes on 19 june , is an alternative target .
he will run in one of those races ,
crisford said ,
and we won ' t decide where he will go until the five - day stage .
cirrus des aigles ran the last 3f 0 . 21s quicker than farhh , the last 2f 0 . 28s quicker and the last 1f 0 . 11s quicker , all the while in the context of a fast finish . it arguably made the difference between failure and success , while ruler of the world ' s finishing effort was nearly as impressive ( his penultimate 1f of 12 . 19s was the fastest by any horse on the day ) .
farhh was completing a double for godolphin after the success of willing foe , last season ' s ebor handicap winner , in the listed aston park stakes . willing foe appears to have improved significantly over the winter , though it remains to be seen whether he can stay the two - and - a - half miles of the gold cup at ascot , for which godolphin could also field colour vision , last year ' s winner , and cavalryman .
by pivotal ( 1993 ) nunthorpe s ( g1 ) , king’s stand s ( g2 ) . sire of 1 , 617 foals aged three and up , including farhh , african story , brando , buzzword , chorist , excellent art , falco , golden apples , halfway to heaven , immortal verse , izzi top , kyllachy , maarek , megahertz , peeress , queen’s jewel , regal parade , saoire , sariska , silvester lady , siyouni , somnus , talco , virtual , etc .
there were only three runners after farhh was withdrawn at the start . i suppose it was the first indication we had that frankel might be well above average . he set off very keen and i think tom queally gave up trying to hold him after half a furlong . after that he was in a race on his own ! i ' d never seen a horse pull so hard and still be wanting to go faster at the end . usually they ' re cooked by then .
four weeks later , frankel ran in the frank whittle conditions stakes over seven furlongs at doncaster . only two horses opposed him ( second favourite farhh was withdrawn before the start ) and he started at odds of 1 / 2 . tom queally tracked the leader diamond geezah before moving frankel to the front a furlong from the finish . the horse accelerated past his opponents and drew away to win by thirteen lengths from subsequent prix marcel boussac third rainbow springs in impressive style . [ 9 ]
the weather is going to continue to play havoc with horse racing meaning some meetings will be cancelled because of waterlogging and other meetings the going will change from one race to the next possibly so as far as picking out the winner of the top races we probably need to pick a horse that has acted in all types of going mainly the good to soft and soft going and possibly heavy if the course can still have racing . the selection my software has picked is farhh who has been lightly raced last ran at royal ascot and the value price is 4 / 1 . finished 3rd behind so you think on last outing 17 days ago . thank you .
but the real sectional story of 2013 british champions day concerns the champion stakes itself . it might not have been obvious visually , but the sectionals show that the principals came back quickly . farhh ' s last - 3f speed was 105 . 8 % of his average race speed and his last - 2f speed was 104 . 9 % ( compared to pars of just over and just under 100 % ) . due to the exponential nature of velocity - driven adjustments , a few lengths is neither here nor there when a race is truly - run but can make all the difference when the horses are running significantly faster or slower than par . that was the case in this year ' s champion stakes , and cirrus des aigles and ruler of the world were up against it trying to overhaul a top - class rival who was quickening off a steady pace .
equally brilliant over a mile and 10f , winning the champion stakes and the lockinge . exceptional 15 % stakes horses to runners from his first crop including derby runner - up dee ex bee .
1st dam : gonbarda by lando . 5 wins ( 6f - 12f ) at 2 and 3 , preis von europa ( g1 ) , deutschland preis ( g1 ) , alice - cup ( g3 ) , 2nd grosser preis von baden ( g1 ) . dam of 7 foals , 6 to race , 6 winners :
racing history ( c pivotal ) 3 wins ( 8f - 10½f ) at 3 , winter hill s ( g3 ) , 2nd grosser preis von bayern ( g1 ) , 3rd grosser preis von berlin ( g1 ) .
basem ( c pivotal ) 4 wins ( 8f ) at 3 and 4 , 2015 , 2nd anatolia trophy , 3rd strensall s ( g3 ) .
dubai thunder ( c dubawi ) winner ( 10f ) at 3 , 2017 .
2nd dam : gonfalon by slip anchor . unraced . dam of 9 winners :
gonlargo ( g big shuffle ) champion three - year - old miler in germany , 6 wins , 2 to 6 , grosser preis der dortmunder wirtschaft ( g3 ) , 2nd mehl - mulhens rennen ( 2 , 000 guineas ) ( g2 ) .
gonfilia ( f big shuffle ) 6 wins at 2 and 4 , princess elizabeth s ( g3 ) , guisborough s , conqueror s , 2nd chartwell s ( g3 ) . dam of :
glen shiel ( c pivotal ) prix le fabuleux , 2nd prix ridgway , prix de compiegne .
signs in the sand ( f cape cross ) 3rd sirenia s ( g3 ) .
gorlor ( c lando ) 9 wins , 3 to 8 , preis des casino baden - baden , 2nd grosser preis der dortmunder wirtschaft ( g3 ) .
gondoro ( c big shuffle ) 6 wins , 3 to 6 , 3rd preis des winterfavoriten ( g3 ) .
3rd dam : grimpola by windwurf . winner , arag schwarzgold - rennen ( 1 , 000 guineas ) ( g2 ) , 3rd preis der diana ( oaks ) ( g2 ) . dam of 5 winners :
gryada ( f shirley heights ) 3rd premio dormello ( g3 ) . dam of :
fame and glory ( c montjeu ) irish derby ( g1 ) , ascot gold cup ( g1 ) , coronation cup ( g1 ) , tattersalls gold cup ( g1 ) . sire .
guaranda ( f acatenango ) 3rd upavon s . dam of : gravitation ( f galileo ) lillie langtry s ( g3 ) . grandam of : good donna ( f doyen ) grosser preis der mehl - mulhens herbst stutenpreis ( g3 ) ; gibeon ( c cape cross ) 3rd august s .
gaze ( f galileo ) 2 wins at 4 . dam of : greatwood ( g manduro ) parramatta cup .
yummy mummy ( f montjeu ) winner at 3 . dam of : legatissimo ( f danehill dancer ) 1 , 000 guineas ( g1 ) , nassau s ( g1 ) , matron s ( g1 ) , 2nd breeders ' cup filly and mare turf ( g1 ) .
global dream ( c seattle dancer ) maurice lacroix - trophy ( g2 ) .
global thrill ( c big shuffle ) wettenleip fruhjahrs - meile ( g3 ) .
global bang ( c manduro ) 2nd mehl - mulhens rennen ( 2 , 000 guineas ) ( g2 ) .
global dancer ( c shareef dancer ) 2nd preis des winterfavoriten ( g3 ) . dam of :
goathemala ( f black sam bellamy ) frankfurter stutenpreis der mehl - mulhens - stiftung ( g3 ) , 3rd diana trial ( g2 ) . dam of : wolf country ( c dubawi ) prix de l ' avre .
handicap , 8f , newmarket , by 2½l , beating roayh , mull of killough , viva vettori , dubawi sound , making eyes .
thirsk hunt cup h , 8f , thirsk , by 6l , beating dubai dynamo , advanced , clockmaker , don’t call me .
, 10½f , york , to frankel , beating sir nicholas abbey , twice over , bullet train , sri putra , planteur , robin hood , windsor palace .
, 10f , sandown , to nathaniel , by ½l , beating twice over , cityscape , crackerjack king , bonfire , sri putra , monterosso , city style .
, 8f , longchamp , to moonlight cloud , by a head , beating sarkiyla , caspar netscher .
, 10f , royal ascot , to so you think , carlton house , beating reliable man , sri putra , city style , planteur , colombian , wigmore hall , big blue kitten , robin hood .
, 10f , ascot , beating cirrus des aigles , ruler of the world , hunter’s light , mukhadram , hillstar , morandi , main sequence , parish hall , triple threat .
, 8f , newbury , by 4l , beating sovereign debt , aljamaaheer , chil the kite , declaration of war , fencing , penitent , amaron , reply , trumpet major , libranno , cityscape .
breeders are invited to dalham hall stud on tuesday , 9 and wednesday , 10 january to view the uk - based darley stallions .
the darley stallions have enjoyed another outstanding year on the racecourse , siring 24 g1 winners around the world in 2017 . iffraaj ' s champion miler ribchester heads the line up of new stallions for 2018 .
european champion miler ribchester will stand at kildangan stud for €30 , 000 in 2018 .
at 5 : 1st lockinge stakes ( gb - g1 , 8f , newbury ) , champion stakes ( gb - g1 , 10f , ascot ) entered stud in 2014 at dalham hall stud , england ( darley ) . fee £17 , 500 . ( close )
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one of the most eyecatching losers at royal ascot earlier this month after frankie dettori experienced a torturously difficult passage up the inside rail in the prince of wales ' s stakes , the four - year - old will bid to take his revenge on winner so you think after sheikh mohammed ' s godolphin operation shelled out the required £30 , 000 to add him to the line - up .
godolphin will also run dubai world cup winner monterosso , but dettori has been handed the opportunity for redemption and will keep the ride .
however , the trainer saeed bin suroor admitted that he would prefer softer ground for his charge , a sign that the injury problems which kept him out of action for 15 months after his impressive debut at two may still be hovering in the background .
he is a horse who has had his problems but he is in good form now and everyone saw how well he ran at ascot when he missed the break and was always on the back foot afterwards ,
said the godolphin racing manager simon crisford , who was keeping more fixed on the race itself than the prospect of gaining revenge over so you think .
it ' s not really a question of looking at any one particular horse among the opposition . the eclipse is the natural progression for him and he has come out of the race at ascot really well .
monterosso will be partnered by mickaël barzalona , the pair having teamed up successfully at meydan for world cup victory on his last start .
it was always the plan to give him a break after his win in the world cup and i expect he ' ll probably be better for the run ,
said crisford .
we ' ll take things one race at a time with him but this is just the start of his european season .
it would be nice to have some proper flat racing ground for a change this year . it ' s definitely on the firm side of good at the moment and if the rain forecast doesn ' t arrive , it could be quick on saturday , but if we get the worst of rain it might be on the slower side . we ' ll just have to see .
absent from an eclipse field that could feature six individual group one winners , including the last two winners of the race , were frankel – who waits for goodwood ' s sussex stakes – and cirrus des aigles .
the trainer corine barande - barbe reported that last year ' s champion stakes winner was still receiving treatment for a minor skin injury and that she hoped he might be back in time to take on frankel in york ' s juddmonte international stakes .
his schedule will , however , depend upon the action of the french racing authorities who last friday informed barande - barbe of a positive drugs test taken after cirrus des aigles finished second at longchamp last month .
barande - barbe was incredulous over the matter , insisting that the sample had either been contaminated in error or as the result of foul play .
the amount of this anti - inflammatory in the system was so large that it cannot be right . i don ' t know how it got there ,
she said , adding that she had filed a legal complaint against france - galop .
i don ' t know how it got there . we did not administer anything ourselves .
i went to the police on saturday to complain against it ,
said barande - barbe .
i ' m very surprised and very afraid because if someone can get to the horse they could kill him . if it happens to us , it can happen to anybody . if people begin to hate and are jealous it is terrible .
i communicated about the problem as soon as i knew about the positive result because i always communicate easily and i have nothing to hide .
we are sure we didn ' t give him anything - i am confident in my yard . people can only get into his box with a key .
julien pescatore , media relations manager for france galop , confirmed an enquiry into the positive sample was currently taking place .
there will be no action taken until the enquiry is finished so corine barande - barbe will be allowed to continue training and cirrus des aigles will be allowed to run . we need to wait for the conclusion of the enquiry but we don ' t know how long it will be .
there were two samples . one was sent to a french horseracing laboratory and they found a high does of an anti - inflammatory drug .
the other was then sent to a laboratory in newmarket and showed the same . we are now waiting for the conclusion of the enquiry .
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needing every inch of the seven - furlong trip , the tim easterby - trained 10 - 1 chance , who had made a winning debut over course and distance last month , wore down james garfield in the dying strides to gain the day by a nose .
there was early drama in the race , with the richard fahey - trained chief justice unshipping paul hanagan soon after exiting the stalls .
winning rider david allan said :
i thought the last stride he just stuck his head down and i thought i just got him on the post , but you never know - when your head is down and you are driving away it ' s quite hard to tell .
he has still shown his inexperience a bit there . i thought i had the race won when i hit the front and frankie ( dettori ) burst through and it gave him something to run down again and he dug in again towards the finish .
he was definitely having a look in front and i think there is more improvement in there , especially when he goes a bit further . he feels like he has got the potential to improve . he is a big horse , so he has got the scope .
easterby said :
i thought he hadn ' t quite got there and that i should have run him over a mile .
he ' s in the royal lodge and the group one race at chantilly ( prix jean - luc lagardere ) . whether we run him or not , i ' m not sure . he ' s a big horse and needs a bit of time .
i think he might be another bollin eric ( the 2002 st leger winner ) , he ' s not far off . he ' s just a very good horse in the making . one day he will be a proper horse . he ' s had a hard race there and i wouldn ' t be rushing to run him quickly .
easterby is based locally to the track at great habton and relishes a york winner more than most . he said :
it ' s fantastic . if they are entered here we don ' t walk the course , they run usually .
i had a lot of offers for him since his last run and i resisted . i bought him at tatts sales as a yearling . he was just a big nice horse . he showed me a nice bit if speed early on so we waited a bit with him and gave him a chance .
next year will be his year and he will be an even better four - year - old . i didn ' t put him in the racing post trophy he ' s out of a galileo mare , he ' s got a great temperament and has got it all before him . he ' s very exciting .
george scott said of james garfield :
we ' ve lots to look forward to with him . he probably just got a bit lonely out in front . i also think he has been beaten by a very good horse who was only having his second start .
even still , it is very frustrating . i was upset this morning when the rain came and i am sure he would have preferred faster ground .
we ' ve got plenty of options going forward . we won ' t make any snap decisions .
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racing ' s reputation , already in intensive care after the godolphin steroids scandal , will face further critical examination this week . a verdict in the latest race - fixing case is expected on wednesday , which might also be the day that the british horseracing authority delivers the results of the drug tests on all 400 horses trained by godolphin in newmarket .
add to that potent mix the delayed return of frankie dettori after his six - month ban for a positive drug test , perhaps on thursday , and it’s no surprise that even the build - up to the derby , less than two weeks away , has been reduced to background noise .
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how do you beat a horse like frankel ? you don ' t . he is a different beast altogether - telegraph
how do you beat a horse like frankel ? you don ' t . he is a different beast altogether
frankel aims to close his record - breaking career on a high in the qipco champion stakes on saturday . here , jockeys who rode in each of his 13 races describe what it was like to be beaten by a super horse .
there was a lot of talk , as there often is before a maiden when you have a few nice well - bred but unraced colts in it . sir henry cecil ' s stable fancied theirs and we had a fair idea that nathaniel was decent . it was a good maiden on paper and rode like a good race but it wasn ' t possible at that stage to foresee the future for either horse [ nathaniel has won three group one races ] . you always hope horses which have run well first time out will live up to your expectations but it doesn ' t often happen like that .
most of the times i ' ve ridden against him he ' s just been an ever - decreasing blip on the horizon and it was the same this day although he was still mentally immature then . he ' s a freak . i ' ve never seen a horse with his ability to kill off the opposition and now that he settles in his races he ' s the complete racehorse . it ' s great to have been around him if only on the wrong end of a few hidings . my only disappointment is that they didn ' t take him to america so everyone could see him . he ' d have killed them out there , too .
i remember him being a bit keen early on . i think he got a bit rattled when squeezed up by a couple of others early but what i remember most was that when tom queally gave him the signal to go there was only ever going to be one winner . it may not have got the rave reviews of some of his later races but i was very impressed . it was the way he did it , from the dip home . if i close my eyes i can still see him lengthening away from us now .
both horses were having their first start of the season and there was a split second , about two furlongs out , when i honestly thought i might beat him and i don ' t suppose many people can say that . tom had to give him a slap which i don ' t think he ' d had to do before and then he went away from me in the closing stages . at the time , some commentators said he hadn ' t been impressive beating my 25 - 1 shot but , though we didn ' t know it at the time , it turned out to be one of the best greenhams ever run . excelebration turned out to be a proper group one horse and , in any other era , would have been the superstar .
the main thing for me was coming out of the starting gates . i was conscious we had gone pretty fast – and by that i meant the sort of pace you would expect for a five - furlong sprint [ the 2 , 000 guineas is run over eight furlongs ] . after two furlongs i looked up , saw this horse 10 lengths in front and turned to the jockey beside me and said ' f - - - me , how fast is the pacemaker going ? ' then i looked again , saw the pink cap and realised it wasn ' t the pacemaker , it was frankel . it was unbelievable . i ' ve never seen a horse that powerful or go that fast and we won ' t ever see another like him , of that i ' m sure .
st james ' s palace stakes , group one , royal ascot . june 14 2011
the disappointing thing for me in the ' duel on the downs ' is that i knew i was beaten after 100 yards and that was nothing to do with frankel – there was something wrong with canford cliffs . having said that , i ' ve never seen anything like frankel and we ' ll never see another like him .
the thing about frankel is his relentlessness . from half a mile out , it ' s like having someone suck all the energy out of your own horse . excelebration has as good a turn of foot as any horse in training and frankel comes along and makes him feel completely one paced . that ' s not detracting from excelebration - it ' s just how good frankel is .
i managed to sit beside him to halfway , at which point tom queally started to ask frankel to quicken up . he just got quicker and quicker and quicker – all the way home . excelebration is a good horse , a world beater in many other eras , but frankel is a different beast altogether . i should think he is the finest racehorse there has been for a long time .
we went a reasonable gallop from the start and joseph o ' brien , riding excelebration , tried chasing him . that gave the rest of us a chance to get reasonably close to him at the finish but frankel was awesome that day . it was probably his best performance . whatever way you try , you can never beat him . he kills off the opposition . he breaks hearts . i don ' t think i ' ve seen one like him in my life and don ' t think we ' ll see another .
i didn ' t see much of him apart from when we were walking around at the start ! i do remember there being a great buzz around the race and the excitement of riding against him – and now i can always say i rode against frankel . that ' s one to tell the grandchildren about . you don ' t mind being beaten when it ' s by a horse like him . it ' s just great to be near him .
i was on frankel ' s pacemaker this day . the way he goes by you is unbelievable . you ' ll be riding away on your horse and you don ' t stop but then you ' ll watch him go by and just lengthen away into the distance . it ' s awesome . it ' s great to have played a part , albeit very small , in the frankel story and to be associated with him . now i am wondering who they ' ll get to play me in the movie !
a regular look at promising maiden winners for darley sires . this week , light heavy , a three - parts brother to parish hall looks to be an exciting prospect for teofilo
all of the results and reports from snooker ' s betfred world championship , including mark selby ' s 18 - 15 win in the final .
judd trump heads to the crucible as 4 / 1 favourite with sky bet to win his first world title , with defending champion mark selby next in the running at 9 / 2 .
ronnie o ' sullivan is seeking his sixth world title and he ' s 5 / 1 to do just that while neil robertson ( 11 / 1 ) , john higgins ( 12 / 1 ) and ding junhui ( 12 / 1 ) are next in the running .
every session of the world championship will be screened live by eurosport 1 & 2 while bbc one & two ( as well as behind the red button ) will also show live coverage and highlights throughout the tournament .
after winning an incredible five ranking titles in the 2013 / 14 season , the wheels spectacularly came off for chinese superstar ding junhui . his form dipped so badly that he dropped out of the top 16 and was forced to qualify for last season ' s world championship . he did so - and only dropped seven frames in the process - before showing no shortage of skill and determination to embark on a career - best run at the crucible . ding beat martin gould , judd trump , mark williams and alan mcmanus before losing 18 - 14 in the final to world number one mark selby . this season has seen him win the shanghai masters and six - red world championship , reach the final of the international championship and also the semi - finals of both the players ' championship and champion of champions events . along with trump , ding is arguably the best current player not to have won the world title and with definite signs that he is getting back to his best he will hope to go one better in 2017 .
kent potter barry hawkins has become something of a crucible specialist in recent seasons . in 2013 , he beat jack lisowski , mark selby , ding junhui and ricky walden before losing 18 - 12 to defending champion ronnie o ' sullivan in the final . o ' sullivan was again his nemesis a year later , this time in the semi - finals , and in 2015 he once more reached the last four before bowing out to shaun murphy . last year he beat o ' sullivan for the first time in 11 meetings , but went out to marco fu in the quarter - finals . the left - hander has been steady again this season , claiming the third ranking title of his career when he beat ryan day 10 - 7 to win the world grand prix . he has also reached the final of the northern ireland open as well as the semi - finals of the english open , masters and championship league . there is definitely something about sheffield that inspires hawkins and certainly the longer format suits his game so he will be looking for another good run this year .