Racecards
14:00 Goodwood
Chichester Observer Selling Stakes (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in places straight course )
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,886
- 2nd: £1,156
- 3rd: £578
- 4th: £289
- Form 4156
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Kieren Fox
dwelt and went right start, chased leaders, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on well
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Harry Bentley
outpaced chasing leaders, switched right 2f out, some late headway, never able to challenge
Peering
14- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey R Clark
raced keenly tracking leaders, lost place well over 2f out
Sea Poet
21- Form 546
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on well, never reached winner
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey M Dwyer
chased leaders, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
with leaders, under pressure halfway, soon weakened
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey L Morris
soon led, headed halfway, weakening when hung right over 1f out
River Nova
13- Form 06
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
led early, remained prominent, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace closing stages
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Mark Brisbourne won this last year with a short-priced favourite but Very First Blade is unlikely to attract much support after a poor debut at Wolverhampton. David Evans runs I'm Talking, well beaten on her debut at Warwick, and the speedily-bred newcomer Little Ted, who should do best of the pair with Jimmy Fortune booked. I Dream Of Genie didn't do badly on her Brighton debut but Like Sea Poet, who has run in slightly higher grade, will find THE DANCING LORD a difficult opponent to pass as he made all for a very easy victory at Folkestone and has competed at a much higher level than this subsequently.
Formwatch
The Dancing Lord 40-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon beaten, last of 6, 9l behind Charles The Great (9-0) at Windsor 5f 2yo nov stk (5) gf.
Little Ted Librettist colt out of Mondello.
Peering 22-1 (8-10) Chased winner until ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 16l behind Fayr Fall (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Sea Poet 8-1 (8-8) Dwelt, in touch, pushed along and unbalanced halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 6, 14l behind Steady The Buffs (8-3) at Brighton 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Very First Blade 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, hung right on bend over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 14l behind Fayr Fall (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
I'm Talking (IRE) 9-2 (8-6) Soon pushed along and chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 16l behind Van Go Go (8-11) at Warwick 5f 2yo sll (6) gf in Apr.
I Dream Of Genie 14-1 (8-8) Chased leading pair, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 5l behind Steady The Buffs (8-3) at Brighton 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
River Nova 50-1 (8-12) Dwelt and went left start, soon chasing leading trio until ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 8l behind Powerful Wind (9-3) at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.