Goodwood
15:50
William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap
Goodwood Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £19.50 Place: £5.30 £1.50 Exacta: £65 Tricast: £336.84 Trifecta: £514.40
Non-Runners: Crack Shot (unsuitable ground), Mappatassie (unsuitable ground), Oj Lifestyle (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Sweet Reward (IRE) 8 G AVG Jonathan Portman 140 lbs 16/1 Won Against far rail early - raced in second - led going easily over 2f out - ridden clear over 1f out - ran on well final furlong - comfortably (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 14/1)
2nd 4 Graignes (FR) 8 G AVG George Baker 140 lbs 7/4 5 Against far rail early - in touch with leaders - went second over 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(op 2/1)
3rd 10 Lawn Ranger (GB) 10 G Poor Michael Attwater 123 lbs 11/1 5.5 Against far rail early - led - clear 4f out - reduced lead 3f out - headed over 2f out - soon weakened(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
4th 1 Mr Professor (IRE) 5 G AVG Dominic Ffrench Davis 138 lbs 8/1 2.25 Against near rail early - towards rear of midfield - headway 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
5th 5 Lucky Fifteen (FR) 2 C Good Ralph Beckett 135 lbs 6/4F 15 Against near rail early - midfield - weakened 2f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than a report from jockey that gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(op 11/8)
6th 8 Sir Laurence Graff (IRE) 5 G Poor Chelsea Banham 132 lbs 40/1 7.5 Against near rail early - held up in rear - weakened from over 2f out(op 33/1)
7th 9 Silastar (GB) 7 G AVG Gary Moore 132 lbs 8/1 18 Against near rail early - towards rear - weakened from over 2f out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 15/2 and 17/2)