Goodwood
20:05
William Hill Handicap
Goodwood Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.20 £2.60 Exacta: £29.40 Trifecta: £66.30
Non-Runners: Troon (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Sceptic (IRE) 5 G AVG Andrew Balding 132 lbs 9/2 Won In rear - headway and prominent when bumped 2f out - ridden and led 1f out - edged right but kept on well inside final furlong - won going away(op 11/2)
2nd 6 Nails Murphy (IRE) N/A Elite Richard Hughes 132 lbs 9/2 2.25 Took keen hold - raced in second inside final furlong - lost second and hampered 6f out - switched right and ridden 2f out - soon challenging - went second but outpaced final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)
3rd 3 Acotango (IRE) 5 G Poor Harry & Roger Charlton 135 lbs 11/5F .75 Led - ridden 2f out - headed 1f out - lost second and no extra final 110yds(op 5/2)
4th 5 Halla Dubai (IRE) N/A AVG Owen Burrows 132 lbs 5/2 4.5 Took keen hold - prominent on outer - went second 6f out - ridden and outpaced when lost two places over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said colt ran too free)(op 2/1)
5th 4 Mindthegap (IRE) 4 G Poor Richard Hannon 134 lbs 20/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - hung left and outpaced when pushed along over 2f out - no chance but kept on inside final furlong (jockey said colt hung left-handed)(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
6th 7 Seductive Power (IRE) 4 G Poor Richard Hannon 125 lbs 17/2 10 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and prominent over 3f out - ridden and bumped rival when edged right 2f out - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said colt ran too free)(op 7/1)