Godolphin

Cross Counter (GB)

1st - 32Red.com EBF Novice Stakes - Wolverhampton, UK - 9 December 2017

1st - 32Red Casino Novice Stakes - Wolverhampton, UK -22 January 2018

1st -Woodford Reserve Handicap - Ascot, UK - 14 July 2018

1st - G3 Gordon Stakes - Goodwood, UK - 4 August 2018

1st - G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup - Flemington, Australia - 6 November 2018

1st - G2 Dubai Gold Cup Sponsored By Al Tayer Motors - Meydan, UAE - 30 March 2019

Foal date

05/04/2015

Gender

Gelding

Colour

Bay

Sire

Teofilo (IRE)

Dam

Waitress (USA)

Trainer

Charlie Appleby

Breeder

Godolphin

Official rating

118

Career earnings

$4,800,111.26

Results

Pedigree

Comments

Starts16Wins6Placed5

Date	Result	Racecourse	Race details
05/07/2020	3rd	Sandown (GB)	Coral Henry II Stakes (Group 3) 4yo+
18/06/2020	3rd	Ascot (GB)	Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 4yo+
29/02/2020	5th	Riyadh (KSA)	Longines Turf Handicap (3yo+) (Inner Track) (Turf) 3yo+
05/11/2019	8th	Flemington (AUS)	Lexus Melbourne Cup (Group 1 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
15/09/2019	4th	Curragh (IRE)	Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1) 3yo+
30/07/2019	3rd	Goodwood (GB)	Qatar Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 3yo+
20/06/2019	4th	Ascot (GB)	Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 4yo+
30/03/2019	1st	Meydan (UAE)	Dubai Gold Cup Sponsored By Al Tayer Motors (Group 2) (Turf) 3yo+
06/11/2018	1st	Flemington (AUS)	Lexus Melbourne Cup (Group 1 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 3yo+
22/08/2018	2nd	York (GB)	Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) 3yo
04/08/2018	1st	Goodwood (GB)	Qatar Gordon Stakes (Group 3) 3yo
14/07/2018	1st	Ascot (GB)	Woodford Reserve Handicap 3yo rated 0-105
21/06/2018	4th	Ascot (GB)	King George V Stakes (Handicap) 3yo rated 0-105
07/06/2018	2nd	Sandown (GB)	Smarkets British EBF "Confined" Novice Stakes (Not Run In More Than Three Flat Races) 3yo+
22/01/2018	1st	Wolverhampton (AW) (GB)	32Red Casino Novice Stakes 3yo
09/12/2017	1st	Wolverhampton (AW) (GB)	32Red.com EBF Novice Stakes (Div II) 2yo

Cross Counter (GB)	Teofilo (IRE)	Galileo (IRE)	Sadler's Wells (USA)
			1981
		1998	Urban Sea (USA)
			1989
	2004	Speirbhean (IRE)	Danehill (USA)
			1986
		1998	Saviour (USA)
			1987
2015	Waitress (USA)	Kingmambo (USA)	Mr Prospector (USA)
			1970
		1990	Miesque (USA)
			1984
	2008	Do The Honours (IRE)	Highest Honor (FR)
			1983
		1998	Persian Secret (FR)
			1993

Top-class performer; won first two starts in novice company; gelded and then creditable effort in defeat under a double penalty at Sandown in June; fourth in Royal Ascot's King George V Stakes Handicap before good winner back there in July; followed that up when landing the Group 3 Gordon Stakes at Goodwood; just edged out in the Group 2 Great Voltigeur but then a comfortable winner of the Melbourne Cup (Group 1 Handicap) in November; readily won Meydan's Group 2 2m Dubai Gold Cup in March and finished fourth in Royal Ascot's 2m4f Group 1 Gold Cup on soft in June; third in the Group 1 Goodwood Cup afterwards; close eighth on Melbourne Cup repeat bid in November on good to soft. Returned at Riyadh in February 2020, finishing fifth of 14 in valuable 1m7f event; stayed on into third behind Stradivarius in Ascot Gold Cup next time, going one better than he had the previous year; filled same position, albeit well held, in Group 3 Henry II Stakes at Sandown subsequently.