Racecards
14:35 Goodwood
Blue Square Height Of Fashion Stakes (fillies' Listed) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 192y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
Mudaaraah
17- Form 18129-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up in 8th, slightly hampered inside final 3f, hung right over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to modest 4th final 100 yards
Bella Swan
21- Form 2154-23
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
held up in 6th, headway to 3rd 3f out, driven and no impression 2f out, weakened soon after
Bint Doyen
46- Form 10-26
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey S Sanders
chased leaders, headway to 3rd 5f out, ridden on outside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Deirdre
21- Form 51-64
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
led at steady pace, quickened 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened to 3rd inside final furlong
Pipette
17- Form 13-10
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Richard Hughes
tracked leader 3f, settled 4th on inside, headway and switched left over 2f out, chased leader soon after, driven over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 312439-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey E Ahern
stumbled badly leaving stalls, held up last, travelling strongly on inside when switched sharply left inside final 3f, quickened to challenge 2f out, led 1f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on strongly
- Form 5-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey T P O'Shea
held up in 5th, slightly hampered inside final 3f, weakened over 2f out
- Form 14-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey L Dettori
took keen hold early in 3rd, went 2nd 7f out, pushed along and not quicken over 3f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final 3f, behind and eased
Verdict
Saeed Bin Suroor's WEDDING MARCH was headed close home in the Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp on her most recent start and only second outing as a juvenile so she takes a drop in class for her reappearance and has an obvious chance of resuming winning ways, getting the vote ahead of Snow Fairy and Pipette. Andrew Balding's filly also takes a drop in class having contested the 1,000 Guineas on her most recent outing but she disappointed at Newmarket and should be more at home at this level so has place claims at least. Waltwer Swinburn's Bella Swan is more experienced than most of her rivals but needs to improve on all known form to trouble the judge, while John Gosden's Deirdre was well held in a conditions race at Ascot behind Aviate last month and is readily discounted after that effort. Thaahira put up a good performance when making a winning reappearance for the in-form Michael Jarvis in a Chester maiden earlier this month but this is tougher and a bigger threat may be Ed Dunlop's Snow Fairy, who showed progressive form as a two-year-old and is an interesting contender on her return. Preference though is for Godolphin's Wedding March, who looked one to keep on the right side of last season and she can make a winning reappearance.
Formwatch
Mudaaraah 6-1 (9-3) Held up, took closer order 7f out, ridden 2f out, no impression, 5th of 8, 6l behind Marie De Medici (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo lst fll (1) gs.
Bella Swan 10-3 (9-1) Held up last, headway on outside entering straight, chased winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Aviate (9-1) at Ascot 1m 3yo fll stks (3) gd in Apr.
Bint Doyen 22-1 (8-12) Raced wide intouch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 8l behind Pipette (8-12) at Kempton 1m flls stks (2) pol in Apr.
Deirdre 5-1 (9-1) Led at steady pace, quickened tempo 3f out, headed 2f out, soon driven, chased winner until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 6l behind Aviate (9-1) at Ascot 1m 3yo fll stks (3) gd in Apr.
Pipette 12-1 (9-0) Raced centre, held up, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 17, 24l behind Jacqueline Quest (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gs.
Snow Fairy (IRE) 7-2fav (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 20l behind Electric Feel (8-12) at Newbury 7f 3yo lst fll (1) sft in Oct.
Thaahira (USA) 5-1 (8-12) Held up behind, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, quickened clear final 100 yards, readily, won at Chester 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gd beating Cultivar (9-3) by 4l, 7 ran.
Wedding March (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Rosanara (8-11) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 2yo fll Grp 1 gd in Oct.
Gallic Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Went right start, held up, short of room and stumbled 8f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 7l behind Marie De Medici (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo lst fll (1) gs.