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15:15 Goodwood

Totesport.com Celebration Mile (group 2) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Soft (Round Course - Good in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £100,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.30s
  • Off Time: 15:18:55
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Raven's Pass (USA)

1/2

    2
    Silk -

    Bankable (IRE)

    3/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Light Blue and Grey (halved), sleeves reversed, Black cap

      Bankable (IRE)

      35 BFCDD
      3/1
      • Form 11-1152
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 117

      held up in 4th, closed on outer to chase winner just inside final 2f, driven and held over 1f out, closed as winner eased down towards finish

      2(3)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

      Docofthebay (IRE)

      64 b BFDC
      16/1
      • Form 26-4420
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 107

      slowly away, held up in rear, ridden and beaten 3f out

      3(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamonds on cap

      Dubai's Touch

      22 CDD
      16/1
      • Form 780433
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 104

      chased winner, ridden 3f out, no impression when lost 2nd just inside final 2f, weakened after

      4(5)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Third Set (IRE)

      9 BFCDD
      11/1
      • Form 11-2115
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 112

      tracked leading pair, ridden and no response 3f out, one pace and no impression

      5(4)
      Silk - White, Dark Green chevron, cuffs on sleeves and quartered cap

      Raven's Pass (USA)

      24
      1/2
      • Form 3-24222
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 122

      soon led, in command over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, eased down towards finish

      Previous results

      2007
      (3)
      Silk -

      Echelon

      7/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-12

      2006
      (5)
      Silk -

      Caradak (IRE)

      6/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1

      2005
      (7)
      Silk -

      Chic

      8/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      In the absence of Paco Boy this can go the way of Raven's Pass. Success for John Gosden's miler would be thoroughly deserved as he has beaten all bar Champion Miler elect, Henrythenavigator, on two of his last three starts; sandwiched between those defeats was another second in a Group 1 at Chantilly and he should prove to be very difficult to beat as he's a straightforward ride. Bankable continues to progress and ran well when stepped up to ten furlongs at Newbury to only go down by half a length to a rejuvenated Passage Of Time. He's a course and distance winner but lacks the class of the selection. Third Set was very disappointing at Salisbury on his seasonal return but it's more than likely that he failed to act on the soft ground that day and the conditions would have to be a worry once again. Docofthebay and Dubai's Touch are decent sorts who have run well at this unique track in the past but they shouldn't be good enough to match strides with Raven's Pass. There hasn't been a three year-old winner of this race since 2001 but there's no need to look beyond Raven's Pass today.