Racecards
14:35 Goodwood
Badger Nursery Stakes (Handicap) (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good (Round, Good, Good to Firm in places, Straight, G/Firm, Good in places)
Imperium
44- Form 03462
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey L P Keniry
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 51
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Ted Durcan
hard ridden and edged right to chase leader over 1f out, quickened and led inside final furlong, ridden out
- Form 421426
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Norton
soon outpaced and ridden in rear, staying on one pace under pressure and held when not much room over 1f out
- Form 00310
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
led, driven three lengths clear over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong
- Form 121330
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
soon outpaced and behind
- Form 466
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
raced keenly, soon tracked leaders, effort to chase leader going easily 2f out, soon hung right under pressure and beaten
- Form 000
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
chased leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Averlline
11- Form 00300
- Age 2
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer B De Haan
- Jockey D Kinsella
held up, headway on outside 3f out, chased leaders, hard ridden and edged left from over 1f out
Night Worker
43- Form 430
- Age 2
- Weight 8-0
raced against near side rail, prominent, outpaced and dropped to rear over 3f out, switched right inside final 2f, kept on under pressure final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Not the strongest of nurseries and Imperium looks to have plenty of weight for what he has achieved, while Compton's Eleven also looks to have been harshly dealt with for saying he just has an ordinary maiden win at Yarmouth to his name. Just One Look will certainly find this easier than the Nursery she ran in at Headquarters behind subsequent winner Diosypros Blue, and she gets the vote. That looked quite a hot race and was run in a good time and with the winner following up, the form has received a boost. She will appreciate the drop in class and is taken to regain the winning thread. Cut And Dried may be capable of improvement now he steps into handicap company for the first time, and steps up in trip, while Night Worker, who failed to handle the undulations of Epsom last time, can be expected to put up a better show here, but the filly Just One Look has solid form and can make the most of this easier task.