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16:25 Goodwood

Royal Sussex Regiment Handicap (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,602
  • 2nd: £3,772
  • 3rd: £1,886
  • 4th: £944
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 30.63s
  • Off Time: 16:25:40
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Themaxwecan (IRE)

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Platitude

    15/2

      1(4)
      Silk - White, Pink hoop, White sleeves, Grey armlets, Pink cap

      What A Welcome

      24 D
      3/1
      • Form 824083
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 96

      tracked leading trio, pushed along on outside over 3f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final 2f until approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong,

      2(5)
      Silk - Black and White diabolo, White sleeves, Black armlets, Black and White quartered cap

      Platitude

      53 C
      15/2
      • Form 8058-69
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 95

      steadied start, held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, not reach winner

      3(6)
      Silk - Grey, Purple chevrons, purple and grey hooped cap

      Nakeeta

      52
      33/1
      • Form 700-870
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 93

      raced keenly, led, pushed along and headed 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out

      4(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), White sleeves, Red armlets, Royal Blue cap, White diamonds

      Themaxwecan (IRE)

      10 D
      Evs
      • Form 928512
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 98

      awkwardly away, tracked leader after 1f, led 2f out and sent for home, ridden over 1f out, stayed on

      5(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, white stars, pink sleeves, pink cap, royal blue star

      Seinesational

      34 v D
      4/1
      • Form 163162
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 85

      raced keenly, tracked leader 1f, handy 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, ridden disputing 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd

      6(1)
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow stars, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap, yellow star

      Smart Champion

      313
      20/1
      • Form 6/14-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 84

      held up in close 5th, going for run on inside when not clear over 2f out, slightly hampered and lost momentum 2f out, soon switched left, stayed on towards finish, no chance to challenge

      Previous results

      2018
      (2)
      Silk -

      Soldier In Action (FR)

      11/4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      2017
      (5)
      Silk -

      Arthur Mc Bride (IRE)

      3/1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-5

      2016
      (5)
      Silk -

      St Michel

      4/5
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      After repelling all-comers over this trip at Ascot, THEMAXWECAN (NAP) went down with all guns blazing over 1m6f at Newmarket and could be another for the Johnston-Doyle combination. What A Welcome has dropped a further 2lb since his third at Ascot and is edging towards a winning mark while Seinesational went close over 2m4f at the Festival here in July, though has been raised 4lb since. Platitude is a past winner here but Nakeeta is looking a light of former days and Smart Champion has a lengthy absence to overcome.

      Formwatch

      What A Welcome 4-1 (9-13) Held up mid-division, raced keenly and good progress 8f out, pushed along and every chance well over 1f out, ridden and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Eddystone Rock (9-6) at Ascot 2m hcp (2) gd in Aug.

      Platitude 33-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 9th of 17, 7 3/4l behind King's Advice (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 6f (2) gf in Jul.

      Nakeeta 14-1 (10-2) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 10, 36 3/4l behind Saroog (9-9) at Ascot 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.

      Themaxwecan (IRE) 9-4 (8-7) Led, headed over 3f out, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, slightly outpaced inside final furlong, rallied to go 2nd final strides, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Saroog (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.

      Seinesational 22-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders on inside, switched left inside final 3f, led 1f out, ridden and headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 19, nk behind Timoshenko (8-0) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Jul.

      Smart Champion 5-1 (9-9) Went prominent on outer after 2f, disputed lead over 8f out, led 3f out, edged right into straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Victoria Drummond (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f stks (5) pol in Oct.