Racecards
16:55 Goodwood
Hippo Waste Handicap (Div 2) (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm (Good on the Straight Course )
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,852
- 2nd: £1,444
- 3rd: £722
- 4th: £361
- Form 12-3530
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey C Catlin
took keen hold, chased leader until 10f out, close up in 3rd, went 2nd again inside final 2f, driven to challenge on inside over 1f out, every chance until no extra final 75 yards
- Form 4116/0-0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
dwelt, soon tracking leading pair, went 2nd 10f out, pushed along 3f out, losing place when squeezed out 2f out
- Form 93291-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
took keen hold, held up headway on outside 3f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
- Form 231225-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Miss S West
- Jockey Harry Bentley
chased leaders, ridden and one pace inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd post
- Form 099-826
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, never reached leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 4/5-3313
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Hayley Turner
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders until weakened inside final furlong
- Form 9451-97
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
held up in rear, ridden and no progress 2f out, plugged on one pace inside final furlong, never a threat
- Form 752216-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey E Ahern
held up in touch good headway on outside over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and stayed on well when pressed througout final furlong, on top final 75 yards
- Form 544767-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey R Mullen
held up towards rear, headway towards inside over 2f out, went one paced 3rd inside final furlong until post
In depth
Verdict
It was a real slogging match when Gilded Age beat BLAZING FIELD into third place on soft ground at Newbury but the latter was returning from a break and can reverse the form and take this. Mohanad stays well and has a couple of hurdles victories to his credit but is 9lb higher than when last winning on the Flat. Astromagick is a lightly-raced type who should do well in staying handicaps this season while High Samana has been going reasonably well over timber and makes a quick reappearance after running at Newton Abbot on Monday.
Formwatch
Wild Desert (FR) 14-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 21l behind Royal Swain (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Spirit of Adjisa (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Tracked winner, challenged over 4f out until over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 11, 47l behind Gilded Age (8-10) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Blazing Field 5-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden and headway over 2f out, pressed leading pair entering final furlong, not quicken near finish, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Gilded Age (8-10) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Mohanad (IRE) 17-2 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression on leaders, 5th of 14, 10l behind Cosimo De Medici (8-13) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp 105 (2) gf in Sep.
Battleoftrafalgar 10-1 (8-7) Led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 20l behind Sand Skier (8-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Gilded Age 7-1 (8-11) Led, hard ridden when strongly challenged over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Salontyre (8-6) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Hidden Valley 16-1 (8-13) Not much room leaving stalls, took keen hold towards rear, effort on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 7th of 13, 6l behind Star Commander (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Astromagick 3-1fav (8-7) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, switched left to challenge over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 12, 8l behind Orsippus (8-10) at York 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
High Samana 16-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 9, 32l behind Sandbanks Sizzler (9-3) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.