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14:30 Goodwood

Festival Stakes (Class A)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 192y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.50s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Imperial Dancer

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Island House (IRE)

    8/11

      1(3)
      Silk - Light Blue, Emerald Green star, Emerald Green cap, Light Blue star

      Border Arrow

      26
      9/2
      • Form 326-102
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-1

      in touch, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace

      2(2)
      Silk - Black, white seams, black sleeves, white seams, green cap

      Karakal (GER)

      22
      14/1
      • Form 306/3-41
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1

      tracked leaders, headway and every chance over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened inside final furlong

      4(5)
      Silk - Red, White crescent and star on back, White sleeves, quartered cap

      Black Ledger (NZ)

      70
      33/1
      • Form 533145
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12

      tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

      5(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow inverted triangle

      Imperial Dancer

      26
      13/2
      • Form 435-013
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leader final furlong, ran on well to lead final strides

      6(6)
      Silk - Chocolate, Gold braid and sleeves, quartered cap

      Island House (IRE)

      14
      8/11
      • Form 3364-22
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12

      held up in touch, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed and no extra final strides

      7(7)
      Silk - Dark green, white chevron and sleeves, white cap, black star

      Rosi's Boy

      14 v
      20/1
      • Form 3044-04
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      slowly into stride, behind, driven over 5f out, no impression final 3f

      8(1)
      Silk - MAROON, GOLD sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap

      Wannabe Around

      10
      8/1
      • Form 1240-03
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong

      3(8)
      NR

      Askham (USA)

      36
      • Form 21220-5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      A very trappy listed event with a number of runners having sound claims. Preference is just for Imperial Dancer who is marginally best in under the race conditions and must go close over his optimum trip. Closely matched with Border Arrow on their running behind Chancellor at Sandown, Imperial Dancer is the more reliable of the pair and as a four year old there would be some hope that he is still improving. Island House will be a big danger and any rain will help his chances, but he was a bit disappointing at Chester last time and must have things go his own way to show his best. It's hard to know what to make of the European challengers Karakal and Black Ledger but on balance they don't look good enough.