Racecards
16:55 Goodwood
William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,650 added
- Winner: £5,574
- 2nd: £2,616
- 3rd: £1,307
- 4th: £654
- Form 464660
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey Paddy Bradley
in rear, effort and headway 2f out, pushed along and pressed leader 1f out, ridden and every chance inside last, no extra closing stages
- Form 20-3070
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey William Carson
prominent, pushed along and led well over 1f out, stayed on gamely when strongly challenged final furlong, just held on
- Form 7-08995
- Age 7
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey George Downing
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on same pace
- Form 3342
- Age 3
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey A J Farragher
led, pushed along and headed well over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace
- Form 152-433
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey Frederick Larson
bumped start, towards rear, pushed along and headway well over 1f out, strongly pressed leaders final 110 yards, ran on, just denied
- Form 974912
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R Cook & J Bridger
- Jockey Rhys Clutterbuck
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, eased under 1f out
- Form 0-76267
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey George Rooke
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ran on, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Impeach has switched stables but is an all-weather specialist. A winner at Salisbury on soft ground last month, BEAU JARDINE was unlucky on a return visit to that track as he was badly hampered leaving the stalls. He still finished ahead of Brazen Idol though could have done without a further 3lb rise. Never This Way wears a hood and a tongue-tie but was only beaten a head on his handicap debut at Chelmsford so is sure to have his supporters.
Formwatch
Impeach (IRE) 80-1 (9-13) Mid-division out wide, ridden along over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 11th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Sandy Paradise (9-10) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Alcazan 9-1 (9-13) Went right and bumped rival exiting stalls, soon led near side, over-all leader before halfway, headed inside 2f out, ridden 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Swiss Star (9-12) at Newmarket 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Jack's Point 12-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened soon after, 5th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Eeh Bah Gum (10-0) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Never This Way (IRE) 7-2 (9-10) Raced out very wide for 2f, led, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, hd behind Okami (9-9) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Brazen Idol 9-2 (9-7) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just failed to get 2nd, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind As If By Chance (9-13) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Beau Jardine (IRE) 15-8fav (9-4) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Prince Of Bel Lir (9-12) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Run Cmc (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 7l behind Powerful Response (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.