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14:55 Goodwood

Tote Betxpress Stakes (Handicap) (Class C)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 10.35s
  • 14 Ran
1(13)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow spots
7/1
  • Form 136612
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10

prominent towards outer, every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong, no extra towards finish

2(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, diabolo on sleeves
10/3
  • Form 023103
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9

raced towards outside, held up, headway and not much room briefly inside final 2f, ran on final furlong, never reached leaders

3(10)
Silk - White, Emerald Green braces
  • Form 010500
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6

dwelt, held up, kept on from over 1f out, never near to challenge

4(6)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 120501
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5

chased leaders 4f

5(9)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots on sleeves
25/1
  • Form 324310
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4

chased leaders 4f

6(11)
Silk - Royal Blue, White stripe, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap

Injaaz

57
13/2
  • Form 000004
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3

pressed leaders towards outside, weakening when hampered inside final 2f, eased when no chance final furlong

7(14)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, striped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 500236
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3

raced on outside, always in touch, ridden to lead well over 1f out, in command when idled inside final furlong

8(3)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and WHITE (quartered), WHITE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap
  • Form 0-00653
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1

keen early, held up, hard ridden and headway over 1f out, finished well to take 3rd near finish

9(4)
Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 151001
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders to halfway, soon behind

10(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue stripe
25/1
  • Form 050231
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11

with leader to over 2f out, soon weakened

11(12)
Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow stars
16/1
  • Form 341340
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7

raced wide, held up, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, no real impression inside final furlong

12(7)
Silk - White, Emerald Green spots, halved sleeves, Orange cap
  • Form 111113
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-5

held up towards outside, headway when hampered and snatched up inside final 2f, rallied under pressure and ran on inside final furlong

13(5)
Silk - Emerald Green, Purple striped sleeves
  • Form 01-0000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4

slowly away, outpaced and always in rear

14(1)
Silk - Black, Yellow stars, checked sleeves, Black cap, Yellow star
20/1
  • Form 024101
  • Age 5
  • Weight 7-12

broke fast and led against near side rails, edged right under pressure from 2f out, headed well over 1f out, one pace final furlong and lost 3rd near finish

In depth

Verdict

Another tightly-knit handicap and many of the field can be given chances but Mutawaqued has hit a rich vein of form this season and is selected over the equally progressive Cerulean Rose - with Texas Gold and Najeebon also rated as live dangers. Turibius is another to consider but his tendency to miss the kick is off-putting in a race of this nature. Therefore, Mutawaqued, who was a fast finishing third in the Great St Wilfred last month, is a more reliable option in this grade. The five-year-old is a reformed character these days and now seems to conserve all his energies for the racetrack. The gelding's change in attitude has reaped a fair return from his outings this season and he can gain some deserved compensation for his solid effort in defeat at Ripon. Najeebon has a little to prove after failing to shine when well supported at Kempton at the start of this month. But he is still relatively unexposed and may represent a bigger danger to Mutawaqued than Cerulean Rose, whose ran as if held off her current mark at Bath five days ago.