Racecards
16:30 Goodwood
Seafrance With Motoring & Leisure Magazine Stakes (Handicap) (Class D)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Palua
87- Form 2-10400
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer I Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
mid-division, steady headway over 3f out, chased winner 2f out, stayed on under pressure
- Form 214131
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
held up and behind, headway on outside over 3f out, stayed on 2f out, not pace to challenge
Alrida (IRE)
22- Form 116332
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
held up in rear, steady headway on inside over 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
- Form 00-4465
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer R O'Sullivan
- Jockey W Woods
chased leader, lost 2nd over 5f out, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 20-0060
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
led, clear after 6f, pushed along and headed 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 00-3221
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey J P Spencer
in touch, steady headway 4f out, led 3f out, soon edged right, wandered inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
- Form 416430
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey S J Drowne
in touch, headway on inside over 4f out, every chance 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 30-2111
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey G Duffield
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, beaten when not much room over 1f out
- Form 145040
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey K Dalgleish
mid-division, hard ridden and behind final 3f
Yertle (IRE)
22- Form 11-1363
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer J Toller
- Jockey S Whitworth
held up towards rear, ridden and stayed on 2f out, never nearer
- Form 04-00R0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Gary Bardwell
behind, ridden and lost touch 6f out, virtually pulled up final furlong, finished lame
In depth
Verdict
Sir Mark Prescott is a past master at handling late maturing types and Affaire d'Amour looks a typically progressive stayer from his Heath House stables. The three-year-old showed little in maidens as a juvenile but has improved for a trip this term and was completing a hat-trick when making most over an extended two miles at Folkestone last month. The lightly raced daughter of Hernando won with something in hand and should be able to offset a 5lb rise against some exposed rivals. Look First did well to win last time at Kempton having encountered traffic problems in the closing stages and should go well off a 4lb higher mark but lacks the selection¿s scope for further improvement while Hawkwind needs to show more having landed a weak Carlisle maiden last time. Alrida was just touched off at Thirsk last time and should confirm the placings with third-placed Yertle on the revised terms but may have to settle for a place on this occasion.