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15:15 Goodwood

Avtrade Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class C)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 38.69s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Vengeance

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Trouble At Bay (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Lesath (USA)

      14/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and Red striped cap

        Double Obsession

        12
        7/2
        • Form 316-55
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, kept on again final furlong, never dangerous

        2(1)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets

        Almizan (IRE)

        26
        9/2
        • Form 41
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        tracked leaders, hard ridden and ran on same pace final furlong

        3(2)
        Silk - Black and White (quartered), Brown sleeves

        Nawow

        12
        9/2
        • Form 51-32U3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened quickly

        4(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Light Blue star

        Lesath (USA)

        37
        14/1
        • Form 223-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        held up, headway to press leaders 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

        5(9)
        Silk - DARK GREEN, RED sleeves, DARK GREEN spots and spots on cap

        Recount (FR)

        9
        10/1
        • Form 610145
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        pulled hard, held up in rear, brief effort on inside over 2f out, soon outpaced

        6(5)
        Silk - Pale Blue, Campbell Tartan hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Once (FR)

        26
        10/1
        • Form 623-23
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        held up, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, kept on again final furlong, not trouble leaders

        7(3)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Red diamonds, Red sleeves and cap

        Vengeance

        21
        9/2
        • Form 21
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        slowly into stride, soon recovered to track leaders, quickened to lead approaching final furlong, ridden out

        8(6)
        Silk - Pink, Purple sleeves

        Mac

        29
        12/1
        • Form 045-06
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        held up, driven and outpaced 3f out, kept on again final furlong, never dangerous

        9(8)
        Silk - DARK BLUE, MAROON star, MAROON cap

        Trouble At Bay (IRE)

        30
        10/1
        • Form 6002-20
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        held up in rear, badly hampered 8f out, headway and not clear run over 2f out, switched left to outside approaching final furlong, rider lost reins, hung left, ran on final

        In depth

        Verdict

        Some interesting three-year-olds line up for the day's showcase handicap, but the lightly-raced pair of Vengeance and Almizan make most appeal, with the former just preferred, while Once is another to come into the reckoning. Despite running very green on his debut, Vengeance finished a good second at Windsor last month, and Amanda Perrett's colt duly got off the mark on his only subsequent start, bolting up by six lengths at Folkestone earlier this month. He has bags of scope, and a mark of 75 for his handicap debut looks extremely generous. Almizan has a similar profile, having showed promise on his debut at Newbury before winning in good style at Thirsk, and Mick Channon's colt looks the biggest danger to the selection. Once was a disappointing favourite in maiden company at Brighton last time, but Michael Bell's colt had earlier finished second in a good handicap at Newmarket, and has to be considered off just two pounds higher in the weights here. Lesath got off the mark on the sand at Southwell earlier this season, after three promising runs on turf, but James Fanshawe's charge seems to have been quite harshly treated by the handicapper and would have to improve significantly to win this.