Racecards
20:45 Goodwood
Steve Aoki Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form /-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey S W Kelly
dwelt towards rear, headway to track leaders 8f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 40
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
- Form 9-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Saroog
14- Form 34-222
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey Jim Crowley
keen tracked leaders, taken back and in touch 7f out, headway on outer 4f out, every chance 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
- Form 4/5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Georgia Cox
keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 04
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
close up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 8
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey Harry Bentley
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Surya
28- Form 05
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
In depth
Verdict
SAROOG keeps finding one too good and it smacks of desperation to be moving up to 1m6f but he's bred to stay and looks to have been found a winning opportunity. Winning hurdler Contented will have no problems with the trip though the ground may prove too lively but the Frankel filly Surya has plenty of stamina on her dam's side and should go well with her allowances. Smashed hadn't been seen since 2016 when reappearing at Chepstow last month and is entitled to have come on a bundle for the run.
Formwatch
Contented (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Led, soon clear, headed 3 out, one pace before last, 4th of 10, 14 3/4l behind Max Forte (11-0) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in May.
Forbidding (USA) 66-1 (9-7) Mid-division, driven along on outside well over 2f out, soon weakened, 15th of 16, 33 1/4l behind Cassini (8-8) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Saintmont (FR) 100-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, behind, detached halfway, soon beaten, tailed off, 13th of 14, dist behind Almoghared (8-11) at Chepstow 1m 4f stks (5) gf in May.
Saroog 13-8 (9-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Elgin (9-9) at Catterick 1m 4f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Smashed (IRE) 15-2 (10-0) Chased leaders, effort on inside over 3f out, never a threat, 5th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Almoghared (8-11) at Chepstow 1m 4f stks (5) gf in May.
Beer With The Boys 13-2 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, never on terms, 4th of 14, 11 3/4l behind Almoghared (8-11) at Chepstow 1m 4f stks (5) gf in May.
Point Of Honour (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Keen raced wide tracked leader until 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 8th of 9, 14 1/2l behind Flintrock (8-11) at Bath 1m 4f stks (4) fm in May.
Surya 11-2 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 16, 11 1/2l behind Al Muffrih (9-5) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn stks (4) gf in May.