Racecards
15:35 Goodwood
Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £1,000,000 added
- Winner: £567,100
- 2nd: £215,000
- 3rd: £107,600
- 4th: £53,600
- Form 59-9212
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey James Doyle
pressed leader, led 3f out, headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 1-12122
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer A Fabre
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up off the pace towards rear, headway between horses under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 773-182
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey L Dettori
held up 5th on inside, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards
- Form 1916-81
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey R L Moore
led until 3f out, chased leader, jinked left over 2f out, lost 2nd soon after, chased leaders, weakened and lost two places towards finish
- Form 18/6-018
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 109
held up last, moderate effort out wide over 1f out, never on terms with leaders
- Form 114-521
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey K Shoemark
chased leaders out wide, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
- Form 1-11621
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey K J Manning
raced keenly in close 3rd, slightly impeded over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead and wandered right then left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace no chance with winner
- Form 21-1513
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
wore hood to post, pulled hard early out wide, soon steadied into 6th, good headway on outside 2f out, went 2nd ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly, won going away, impressive
- Form 2-1321
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey J P Spencer
steadied start, held up off the pace in 7th, not clear run and switched left inside final 2f, headway under pressure and stayed on inside final furlong, went modest 3rd towards finish
- Form 112-039
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 119-155
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 111
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
POETIC FLARE seems versatile as regards the ground having gone close in testing going in the Irish 2000 Guineas back in May. He’s still improving judged on an impressive display in the St James’s Palace last time. Alcohol Free beat Snow Lantern in the Coronation Stakes at Ascot before the Hannon filly reversed running to land the Falmouth at Headquarters and that pair are hard to separate. Lope Y Fernandez finished ahead of stablemate Order Of Australia when runner-up in the Queen Anne but Ryan Moore prefers the latter on this occasion. The progressive Tilsit beat Century Dream and Space Traveller when winning the Summer Mile at Ascot and will handle the going but Chindit has plenty to find with the selection and the French raider Duhail is a Group 2 winner upped in class.
Formwatch
Century Dream (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Led group on outside, crossed towards inside and overall leader 4f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Tilsit (9-1) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Jul.
Duhail (IRE) (9-8) 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Marianafoot (9-6) at ParisLongchamp 7f Grp 3 stks in Jul.
Lope Y Fernandez (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, no threat, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Palace Pier (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Order Of Australia (IRE) 2-1fav (9-13) Soon led, attempted to assert over 2f out, 2 lengths clear and ridden 1f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Curragh 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Jul beating Njord (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Space Traveller 12-1 (9-1) Chased leaders in group on inside, 8th overall over 3f out, well beaten from 2f out, 8th of 9, 6l behind Tilsit (9-1) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Jul.
Tilsit (USA) 4-1fav (9-1) Chased leader in group on outside, 2nd overall over 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Ascot 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Jul beating Century Dream (9-1) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Poetic Flare (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, soon clear, impressive, won at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun beating Lucky Vega (9-0) by 4 1/4l, 13 ran.
Alcohol Free (IRE) 5-2fav (8-12) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Snow Lantern (8-12) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Jul.
Snow Lantern 6-1 (8-12) In touch, switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Jul beating Mother Earth (8-12) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Battleground (USA) (9-2) 9th of 13, 10 1/2l behind Laws Of Indices (9-2) at Deauville 7f Grp 1 stks hvy in Jul.
Chindit (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Poetic Flare (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.