Racecards
16:40 Goodwood
Royal Sussex Regiment Handicap (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft (Round Course: Good)
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,938
- 2nd: £3,850
- 3rd: £1,924
- 4th: £962
- Form 4130/2-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey H Crouch
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, edged right and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 243966
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey P J Dobbs
prominent early, tracked leaders, going well over 2f out, soon switched right, challenged over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held close home
- Form 005964
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, hung right and one pace inside final furlong
- Form 411551
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Richard Hughes
steadied start, held up and behind, closed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left and no impression over 1f out
- Form 15-7113
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 87
prominent, led 9f out, headed 7f out, shaken up over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 222137
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
held up in 6th, pushed along over 3f out, switched right and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on well
- Form D61150
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Cam Hardie
led, headed 9f out, led again 7f out, headed 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Special Fighter has looked ready for a rest lately but a longer trip might suit. York third Dolphin Village is also upped in distance and a pound higher but there are possibilities about Spice Fair as he returned to winning ways at Beverley last month. Statutory was fourth off this mark at York and has a chance but might not be good enough to beat BLUE SURF off level weights. Amanda Perrett's gelding usually runs well here and this looks a bit easier than recent tests.
Formwatch
Triumphant (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along on inside 4f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 11, 16l behind Seismos (9-4) at Newbury 1m 5f Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug.
Blue Surf 20-1 (9-7) Held up behind in touch, driven to chase leaders 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Forever Now (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 6f Listed stks (1) gd in Aug.
Statutory (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Edge Of Sanity (9-6) at York 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Spice Fair 12-1 (9-11) Last to break, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, still about 8 lengths down over 1f out, stayed on well to lead towards finish, won at Beverley 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug beating Be Perfect (9-12) by 2l, 8 ran.
Dolphin Village (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Took keen hold tracking leaders, every chance approaching final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Glenard (9-4) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Kashgar 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened last 75 yards, 7th of 10, 7l behind Retirement Plan (9-8) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Special Fighter (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 26l behind Swivel (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Aug.