Racecards
16:00 Goodwood
Racinguk.tv Stakes (handicap) (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 10497-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
led to halfway, weakening when not much on rail over 1f out
Purus (IRE)
15- Form 9/151-88
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey D Holland
soon shuffled back from prominent position on near side rail, in rear halfway, kept on steadily final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 111107
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey A McCarthy
went left start, chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
- Form 9030-07
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Baker
bumped start, chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened
- Form 2062/88
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer E R Oertel
- Jockey T P Queally
held up in rear, edged right from 3f out, no chance from halfway
- Form 0900-60
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J Fortune
raced on wide outside, pushed along halfway, driven and stayed on same pace from over 1f out
- Form 459372
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Miss J R Tooth
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
fast away from wide draw and soon close up, chased winner final furlong but no impression
- Form 30737-7
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Ted Durcan
chased leader, led halfway, ridden clear final furlong, ran on well
- Form 079-000
- Age 9
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Miss J R Tooth
- Jockey J F McDonald
slowly into stride and always behind
- Form 12238-5
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 75
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Verdict
A tight handicap and Night Prospector is offered the tentative vote over Fizzlephut and Fast Heart. Gary Moore's charge does not win that often but at least the handicapper appears to be a little more lenient with him these days and as a pacesetter - there is every chance that we will get a good run for our money with the six-year-old. Any overnight rain would not go amiss for Fast Heart. He showed little at Kempton but there is a chance that he did not handle the track on that occasion. Graze On finished ahead of him. He has been a credit to connections. Fizzlephut ran a solid race at Ripon on his latest start. An experiment with cheekpieces has wisely been abandoned and a good account can be expected here. Peopleton Brook and Lindbergh have raced here before without success but the market is watched this afternoon. First Order was a useful handicapper when with Sir Mark Prescott but has shown little for current connections. A trappy affair and at the likely odds, Night Prospector makes most appeal.
Formwatch
Hornpipe 18-1 (8-9) Tracked leader 4f, last of 8, 16l behind Mutamared (8-8) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) pol in Apr.
Purus (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Into The Breeze (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Graze On 20-1 (9-1) Led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 5l behind Fantaisiste (8-6) at Kempton 6f hcap (3) pol in Apr.
Night Prospector 10-3 (9-12) Led narrowly to over 2f out, stayed prominent, ridden and every chance 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4l behind Silver Dane (9-0) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Lindbergh 11-2 (9-3) Raced wide, held up, driven on outside 2f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 5l behind Wicked Uncle (8-8) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
First Order 28-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 12, 5l behind Fantaisiste (8-6) at Kempton 6f hcap (3) pol in Apr.
Fast Heart 8-1 (8-10) Always behind, 10th of 12, 7l behind Fantaisiste (8-6) at Kempton 6f hcap (3) pol in Apr.
Fizzlephut (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Chased leaders far side, ridden and stayed on entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 17, 3/4l behind Pomfret Lad (9-2) at Ripon 5f hcap (5) gd in Apr.
Peopleton Brook 10-1 (9-7) Hampered at start, soon chasing stands' side leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 7th of 18, 6l behind Desert Commander (9-6) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Apr.
Whistler 22-1 (9-1) Always behind far side, 12th of 17, 5l behind Pomfret Lad (9-2) at Ripon 5f hcap (5) gd in Apr.
Quality Street 20-1 (9-0) Pressed leader, led over 1f out, headed well inside last, no extra, 5th of 12, 1l behind Auwitesweetheart (9-4) at Windsor 5f hcap (4) gd in Apr.