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16:35 Goodwood

Goodwood Flying School Fillies' Handicap (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,704
  • 2nd: £2,888
  • 3rd: £1,443
  • 4th: £722
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 39.45s
  • Off Time: 16:35:35
  • 8 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

Spacelab

204
11/2
  • Form 128-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 86

tracked leading pair, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong

2(7)
Silk - BLACK and WHITE check, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK and WHITE quartered cap
  • Form 244717-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 85

held up off the pace in 5th, pushed along over 3f out, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, 3rd under pressure when carried left inside final furlong and ended on near side rail, kept on, always just held

3(6)
Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon diabolo, Maroon sleeves, Dark Blue cap

Palerma

35
16/1
  • Form 19525-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 82

held up off the pace in 6th, kept on same pace final 2f

4(2)
Silk - Yellow, yellow cap, red spots
33/1
  • Form 11748-F
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 81

held up in rear, ridden and plugged on from over 1f out, no threat

5(1)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 51-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 76

soon led, edging left under pressure over 1f out, slight lead when hung badly left to near side rail inside final furlong, always doing enough

6(3)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, armlets and cap
8/1
  • Form 31
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 80

took keen hold, led early, pressed leader until ridden over 2f out and soon lost 2nd, lost 3rd and kept on same pace final furlong

7(8)
Silk - Purple, orange star, emerald green sleeves, purple cap, orange star

Mercy Me

13 D
20/1
  • Form 7-118
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 79

held up in last pair, headway on outside 4f out, ridden and weakening when hung right 2f out

8(4)
Silk - Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel
  • Form 631
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-1
  • Official Rating 76

took keen hold, tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge and carried left over 1f out, keeping on same pace but held when carried left slightly hampered and switched right inside final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Palerma was backed to beat four rivals on her reappearance at Bath and didn't disappoint but she has 5lb more here and another quarter-mile to cover. ENDLESS TIME is bred in the purple and it was no surprise that she won easily going over 1m2f at Salisbury. The even longer trip here should be in her favour and a hat-trick beckons for the Godolphin filly. Star Rider is another beautifully-bred filly and she won't fail through lack of fitness having scored over an extended 1m5f at Chelmsford while Simple Verse won over 1m4f at Lingfield. Mercy Me will be happier back in handicap company but Spacelab and Missed Call are returning from a break.

Formwatch

Spacelab 20-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and one pace 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 8l behind Hidden Gold (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 5f flls lst stks (1) pol in Oct.

Missed Call (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) In touch, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 7th of 13, 7l behind Anglophile (8-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Dec.

Palerma 5-4fav (9-5) Led for 2f, tracked leader, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, won at Bath 1m 2f flls hcp 0-80 (4) fm in Apr beating Tears of The Sun (9-7) by 1l, 5 ran.

Sweetheart Abbey 20-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up in rear, slipped and fell on bend over 4f out, in a race won by Sheriff Of Nawton (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gf, 9 ran.

Endless Time (IRE) 9-4 (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and hung left 1f out, drew clear, won at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Justice Belle (9-4) by 8l, 5 ran.

Star Rider 11-10fav (8-8) Tracked leader, led and edged left over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 5f mdn fll (5) pol beating Cape Castle (10-0) by 4l, 6 ran.

Mercy Me 20-1 (9-0) Keen close up, lost place over 4f out, not a danger after, 8th of 10, 18l behind Toujours L'amour (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo lst fll (1) gd.

Simple Verse (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Made all, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on inside final furlong, always just doing enough, won at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr beating Marmion (9-5) by 3/4l, 5 ran.