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Efficient

Foaled 2003 · by Zabeel out of Refused The Dance (Defensive Play)

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21Runs

3Wins

12nd / 3rd

–Best OR

£1,964,967Prize money

Form 1/0860/90520 (latest on the right) · Flat · ran 4 Nov 06 – 8 Sep 12, last for Robert Hickmott

Group 1 won the AAMI Victoria Derby (2006)
Group 1 won the Emirates Melbourne Cup (Handicap) (2007)
Group 1 won the Turnbull Stakes (2009)

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
8 Sep 12	Flemington (AUS) Group 2Makybe Diva Stakes · 1m · Good	1m	Good	10/11	–	Nicholas Hall
28 Apr 12	Randwick (AUS) Group 1Schweppes Sydney Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) · 2m · Good	2m	Good	2/16	–	Michael Rodd
10 Mar 12	Flemington (AUS) Group 1Dubai Australian Cup (2yo+) (Turf) · 1m2f · Good	1m2f	Good	5/8	–	Craig Newitt
25 Feb 12	Caulfield (AUS) Group 2Peter Young Stakes · 1m1f · Good	1m1f	Good	10/12	–	Steven King
11 Feb 12	Caulfield (AUS) Group 1Sportingbet C.F. Orr Stakes (3yo+) (Turf) · 7f · Good To Soft	7f	Good To Soft	9/9	–	Eddie Cassar
29 Oct 11	Flemington (AUS) Group 1Longines Mackinnon Stakes (3yo+) (Turf) · 1m2f · Good To Soft	1m2f	Good To Soft	10/12	–	Steven King
22 Oct 11	Moonee Valley (AUS) Group 1Tatts Cox Plate (3yo+) (Turf) · 1m2f · Good To Soft	1m2f	Good To Soft	6/14	–	Steven King
2 Oct 11	Flemington (AUS) Group 1Turnbull Stakes (4yo+) (Turf) · 1m2f · Good To Soft	1m2f	Good To Soft	8/12	–	Steven King
17 Sep 11	Caulfield (AUS) Group 1Hyland Race Colours Underwood Stakes (3yo+) (Turf) · 1m1f · Good	1m1f	Good	10/14	–	Steven King
3 Oct 09	Flemington (AUS) Group 1Turnbull Stakes · 1m2f · Good	1m2f	Good	1/15	–	Nicholas Hall
19 Sep 09	Caulfield (AUS) Group 1Rokk Ebony Underwood Stakes · 1m1f · Good To Soft	1m1f	Good To Soft	9/16	–	Nicholas Hall
29 Aug 09	Caulfield (AUS) Group 2Memsie Stakes · 7f · Good To Soft	7f	Good To Soft	5/12	–	Steven Arnold

All 21 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
4 Oct 08	Flemington (AUS) Group 1Patinack Turnbull Stakes · 1m2f · Soft	1m2f	Soft	7/13	–	Steven Arnold
6 Sep 08	Flemington (AUS) Group 2Makybe Diva Stakes · 1m · Good	1m	Good	5/10	–	Steven Arnold
15 Mar 08	Flemington (AUS) Group 2Blamey Stakes · 1m · Good	1m	Good	11/14	–	Steven Arnold
6 Nov 07	Flemington (AUS) Group 1Emirates Melbourne Cup (Handicap) · 2m · Good	2m	Good	1/21	–	Michael Rodd
27 Oct 07	Moonee Valley (AUS) Group 1Tattersall's Cox Plate · 1m2f · Good	1m2f	Good	9/13	–	Steven Arnold
6 Oct 07	Flemington (AUS) Group 1Turnbull Stakes · 1m2f · Good To Soft	1m2f	Good To Soft	11/15	–	Steven Arnold
15 Sep 07	Moonee Valley (AUS) Group 2Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes · 1m · Good	1m	Good	4/11	–	Steven Arnold
10 Mar 07	Caulfield (AUS) Group 1Cadbury Guineas · 1m · Good	1m	Good	5/9	–	Craig Newitt
4 Nov 06	Flemington (AUS) Group 1AAMI Victoria Derby · 1m4½f · Soft	1m4½f	Soft	1/16	–	Michael Rodd

Efficient2003

Zabeel

Refused The Dance

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Defensive Play

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Zabeel as a stallion

In our records: 189 runners, 47 winners (25%), 41 black-type winners including 18 at the top level, 36 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 1996–2013.

His best
Provocative Group 1 · Lizzie L'Amour Group 1 · Preferment Group 1 · Gondokoro Group 1 · Zabeelionaire Group 1 · Lights Of Heaven Group 1

The dam: Refused The Dance by Defensive Play

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 1 winner from 1 other runner.

Black type in the family
Guillotine Group 2 half-sibling, by Montjeu

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Guillotine (NZ) Group 2 2004 colt · by Montjeu	8	1	–

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