Racecards
17:25 Goodwood
Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Handicap (For Gentleman Amateur Riders) In Association With The Daily Telegraph (Class E)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good (Round, Good, Good to Firm in places, Straight, G/Firm, Good in places)
- Form 43064-0
- Age 4
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer B Johnson
- Jockey Mr B Haslam
in touch, until weakened and behind final 3f
Crossed Wire
342- Form 012604-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Mr S Rees
slight lead to halfway, stayed in touch until weakened over 2f out
Pop Gun
91- Form 3-12413
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Miss K Marks
- Jockey Mr M Wall
pulled hard, tracked leaders, led halfway, headed 4 furlong out, weakened rapidly
- Form 502000
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Mr Michael Murphy
held up headway to press leaders from halfway, weakened inside final 3f
- Form 104465
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey Mr Simon Walker
prominent, narrow lead 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 00-4444
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer G Balding
- Jockey Mr J J Best
held up well in rear, stayed on final 2f, never nearer
- Form 153530
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mr G Bartley
behind, headway on outside under pressure over 2f, hampered and carried left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on but always held
- Form 056522
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Mr E Dehdashti
mid-division, pushed along 5f out, close-up over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 0-05606
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Mr S Thomas
close-up, ridden to lead narrowly over 2f out, ridden, hung left and ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced
- Form 00004-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Price
- Jockey Mr T Greenway
keen hold, prominent on outer, weakened and behind final 3f
- Form 050425
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J Best
- Jockey Mr R Stephens
started slowly, behind, effort into mid-division, effort on inner over 2f, soon weakened under pressure
- Form 203420
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Mr D Hutchison
slowly into stride, recovered and soon mid-division, effort on wide outside 3f out, soon no impression on leaders
- Form 03/0-011
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey Mr P Collington
good headweay 5f out, lef over 1f out, driven out final furlong, held on well
Giko
21- Form 416302
- Age 9
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer Jane Southcombe
- Jockey Mr Adam Jones
held up and behind rapid headway, chased leaders 6f out, weakened under pressure 1f out
- Form 0-05004
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Mr T J Malone
held up, headway on outer 3f out, stayed on same pace when slightly hampered over 1f out
- Form 0/0-00
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey Mr Stephen Harrison
always rear, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Andromache, Blue Streak and Billy Bathwick look to have a chance of sorts in an open contest, but the vote goes to the in-form Ellway Heights to continue his winning ways. Mark Brisbourne's gelding has hit form with a vengeance of late and showed real battling qualities when getting back up to beat Shalbeblue at Carlisle last week. If none the worse for that effort, he looks sure to take some beating here under a penalty. The maiden Andromache has often flattered, only to deceive, but she has a useful Amateur on board and is not one to dismiss lightly. Billy Bathwick has several bits of form which put him in with a shout here and will have every assistance from Simon Walker in the saddle. Winning hurdler Blue Streak is capable, but isn't one to rely on too heavily, while Pop Gun has been wonderfully consistent this year, but he may find one or two too sharp for him over this trip. Compton Aviator didn't have the best of runs at York, in a much better contest than this and it isn't hard to see him going close here, but Ellway Heights is still well treated on the best of his form of a couple of years ago and is taken to score.