Racecards
17:35 Goodwood
Valdoe Rated Stakes (Class C Handicap) (Class C)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Anousa (IRE)
12- Form 000310
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P Howling
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
- Form 40-4113
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
held up, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right, stayed on well, ridden out
Yoshka
22- Form 1-311
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Ffrench
held up in touch, smooth headway to lead 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 43-0410
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L Dettori
soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 400-011
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey M Dwyer
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on
- Form 22164
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 331
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey K Darley
held up, ridden 3f out, no impression
Waziri (IRE)
14- Form 464-10
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 414004
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
held up, took closer order 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Tungsten Strike gets the call here over Yoshka, Lochbuie and Man At Arms. The Amanda Perrett-trained selection comes here on the back of two-successive wins and, in truth, hasn't been fully extended to score on each occasion. As such, a mark of 80 does not seem harsh and he will be a popular order to give Amanda Perrett a local win. Mark Johnston's Yoshka has a similar profile, so we expect him to go well too, while Lochbuie has had a very good season already but does not seem to have stopped improving yet. Man At Arms was staying on nicely on his last run, on his first try at this trip, the lightly-raced Waziri is taking a big step up in trip, as is Red Birr, so they could both improve for that. Anousa has also done well this year but looks vulnerable conceding weight and surely Torinmoor is the second division of the Amanda Perrett stable. A good race, then, to round off the card, and it can go to Tungsten Strike.