Racecards
15:40 Goodwood
R L Austen Diamond Handicap (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,602
- 2nd: £3,772
- 3rd: £1,886
- 4th: £944
- Form 12410-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey David Probert
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 639/022-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 3522-12
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Rob Hornby
in touch, headway 3f out, switched left over 2f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, stayed on
- Form 84665-2
- Age 10
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey A Kirby
held up towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no impression towards finish
- Form 333349-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey S W Kelly
dwelt in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and some late headway, never nearer
- Form 1507-86
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey H Crouch
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 325-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 1/365-36
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S De Sousa
in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on
- Form 2615-91
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey S M Levey
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and ran on
- Form 111-342
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
October Storm went close at Doncaster in April when finishing in front of Bailarico and didn’t get the best of runs when only sixth over track and trip last time. Nuits St Georges won in soft ground at Nottingham last month and steps up in distance raised 4lb while Suegioo ran well at Chester last time but would prefer further. Maquisard has been hurdling and was placed on the all-weather when last on the Flat but ORIN SWIFT (NAP) makes most appeal. The latter won over 1m6f before going close again over today’s trip at Ascot and Jonathan Portman’s charge gets the vote to go one better. Early Summer makes her handicap debut with breeding suggesting she’ll stay the extra distance.
Formwatch
Master Archer (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Held up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 29 1/4l behind Lissitzky (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in May.
Maquisard (FR) 5-1 (11-0) Mid-division on outside, headway chasing leaders 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, no impression, weakened into 4th final 110 yards, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Zanza (11-9) at Newbury 2m hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Orin Swift (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Awkwardly away, held up in last pair, headway to go prominent on outside after 6f, challenged over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Agrapart (9-2) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) sft in May.
Suegioo (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside over 5f out, chased front pair inside final 2f, ridden and stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, never getting to winner, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Coeur de Lion (9-8) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in May.
Imphal 9-1 (8-9) Tracked leader until ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 14 1/4l behind Soldier In Action (9-4) at Goodwood 2m hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Guns of Leros (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon hung right, kept on, 6th of 15, 5 3/4l behind Carnwennan (8-12) at York 2m hcp (3) gf in May.
Early Summer (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Dwelt close up, pushed along 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Silver River (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Oct.
October Storm 7-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, losing place when slightly hampered inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Age Of Wisdom (8-8) at Goodwood 2m hcp (4) gf in May.
Nuits St Georges (IRE) 7-2fav (9-6) Sent forward, led after 2f, strongly challenged from over 2f out, stayed on gamely, won at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in May beating Singing The Blues (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Bailarico (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) In rear, headway 3f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 8, 3 1/4l behind True Destiny (9-3) at Nottingham 2m hcp (5) gf in May.
Dawn Trouper (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Led 1f, chased leader until pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Eddystone Rock (9-7) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.