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15:50 Goodwood

Betfair Molecomb Stakes (Class A) (Group 3) (Class A)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.54s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tournedos (IRE)

14/1

    2
    Silk -

    Mary Read

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Safari Sunset (IRE)

      66/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White hoops, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

        Beckermet (IRE)

        18
        3/1
        • Form 311211
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        slowly into stride, behind, stumbled over 3f out, not clear run from 2f out, never dangerous

        2(10)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, Yellow sleeves and cap

        Bigalos Bandit

        18
        66/1
        • Form 1240
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace

        3(3)
        Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap, BLACK spots

        Dance Night (IRE)

        9
        66/1
        • Form 21160
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and spots on White cap

        Royal Island (IRE)

        42
        14/1
        • Form 1120
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        6(9)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW diamonds, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, RED cap

        Safari Sunset (IRE)

        18
        66/1
        • Form 134
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, third and held when hampered inside final furlong

        7(11)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Skywards

        40
        5/2
        • Form 513
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        8(5)
        Silk - Red, White stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap

        Theatre of Dreams

        59
        50/1
        • Form 541
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong

        9(1)
        Silk - Purple, Purple and Red diabolo on sleeves

        Tournedos (IRE)

        10
        14/1
        • Form 1220
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        held up behind, switched right and rapid headway 1f out, ran on well, led close home

        10(14)
        Silk - Yellow, Red spots on sleeves and cap

        Kwame

        18
        50/1
        • Form 212
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        slowly into stride, behind, some headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f

        11(13)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue disc, hooped sleeves and cap

        Mary Read

        30
        25/1
        • Form 3131
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        prominent, ridden to lead 1f out, edged left under pressure, no extra when headed close home

        12(6)
        Silk - Buff, Saxe Blue sleeves, Orange cap

        Roodeye

        29
        11/2
        • Form 21
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        chased leaders, not clear run and hampered inside final furlong, not recover

        13(2)
        Silk - Black, Gold spots, Black sleeves

        Siena Gold

        10
        6/1
        • Form 1101
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        held up in touch, ridden and not clear run 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, not recover

        14(7)
        Silk - Yellow, Maroon Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Maroon and Yellow quartered cap

        Spree (IRE)

        40
        10/1
        • Form 610
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        4(8)
        NR

        Distinctly Game

        46
        • Form 2221
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        Nonrunner

        Previous results

        2003
        (5)
        Silk -

        Majestic Missile (IRE)

        9/4
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        2002
        (12)
        Silk -

        Wunders Dream (IRE)

        8/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-7

        2001
        (8)
        Silk -

        Whitbarrow (IRE)

        10/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-1

        In depth

        Verdict

        One of the best races of it's type so far this season can go to Skywards, whose third in the Norfolk Stakes already gives him the edge over Dance Night and Spree, but also created the impression that there is plenty more to come from the Machiavellian colt. Siena Gold, who showed her worth when winning the valuable Weatherbys Super Sprint, should confirm the form with Tournedos, and will be hard to keep out of the frame if she is in the same mood today. Whereas the last mentioned ran a little flat last time and has a little to prove despite his effort in finishing second in the Windsor Castle Stakes on his penultimate start. Any ease in the ground would also count against him and he may have to settle for a bit-part once more. Beckermet is another that has to be a serious consideration as he would surely be available at very cramped odds if he came from one of the more fashionable yards. The Roger Fisher-trained gelding has done very little wrong since his introduction and fully deserves to take his chance in the line up. The son of Second Empire has not finished improving yet and it will be no surprise to see him head for a crack at the Gimcrack if all goes well here. Nevertheless, they may all meet their match in Skywards, whose Newmarket win was emphatically boosted earlier in the week. His subsequent effort at Royal Ascot reads very well in the context of this race and, despite not being the most original selection of the day, Skywards is the one they all have to beat in this Group 3 contest.