Racecards
17:40 Goodwood
Harvest Stakes (Handicap) (Class E) (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 192y
- Going: Good to Soft (Straight: Soft (Heavy in places))
- Form 060623
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
behind, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, just failed
- Form 2-00302
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Mrs Stef Liddiard
- Jockey R Havlin
led 2 furlongs, stayed prominent, every chance over 2f out, kept on until weakened final furlong
- Form 0-00006
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey A Hindley
held up, stayed alone far side in straight, in touch 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 15/5-006
- Age 9
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey J Fortune
with leaders, led narrowly inside 2f out, hard pressed afterwards, ran on well under pressure, just held on
Rozanee
139- Form 333-60
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J Payne
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, lost touch over 2f out, soon tailed off
Desert Hawk
16- Form 005400
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
led after 2 furlongs, hard pressed from over 4f out, headed narrowly inside final 2 furlongs, kept on until weakened 1f out
- Form 000/235
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
held up behind, headway 2f out, ridden to dispute lead inside final furlong, every chance, lost 2nd last stride
Competitor
62- Form 10-200
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey G Carter
well in rear 5f out, headway final 2 furlongs, stayed on well nearest finish
- Form 534245
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer D Ffrench Davis
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up, headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance final furlong, no extra towards finish
Green Falcon
13- Form 330000
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey D Kinsella
never better than mid-division, ridden 3f out, no progress
African Star
36- Form 05-6564
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey C Catlin
prominent, pressed leader to over 2f out, soon weakened
Purr
7- Form 0-06000
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer T Clement
- Jockey A Hamblett
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Arry Dash can give weight away all round to land the finale, with Petrosa and Head To Kerry not out of things in a fairly wide-open contest. Quite a few of these have slipped down the weights of late, including Arry Dash, who started this year's Turf campaign on a mark of 86 and can now race off a stone lower mark. Mick Channon is sure to place this fellow to good effect soon and despite topweight today, he is fancied to step up on recent placed efforts at Newbury and Ayr. The ground should not be a problem as he has run well on soft in the past, and he is taken to prevail. Petrosa did not get the best of luck in running at Salisbury last time and is on a retrieval mission, having been sent off favourite at the Wiltshire track. She is not certain to like conditions though and nor is Head To Kerry who is tackling a much shorter trip than normal. Efrhina was touched off in a moderate contest at Folkestone last time and has place claims, but again the ground is a negative, and all in all, Arry Dash appears to be the percentage call.