Goodwood Races
Goodwood
14:05
Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap
Goodwood
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £30.20
Place: £6 £2.10 £1.50
Exacta: £262.70
Tricast: £821.32
Trifecta: £1260.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Darkness (FR) | 6 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 122 lbs | 25/1 | Won | Towards rear - ridden over 1f out - switched left 1f out - ran on well - led inside final 110yds - won going away(op 22/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Great Acclaim (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Eve Johnson Houghton | 130 lbs | 11/2 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - ridden and headway over 1f out - soon challenging - led narrowly final 110yds - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Billyjoh (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Appleby | 126 lbs | 11/1 | .75 | Slowly into stride - in rear - ran on well final furlong - forced dead-heat 3rd(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Zoulu Chief (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Heather Main | 116 lbs | 8/1 | 0 | Prominent - took keen hold early - ridden over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds - joined for 3rd(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Back In Black (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | James Fanshawe | 121 lbs | 4/1 | .5 | Midfield - bit short of room and carried left soon after start - switched left and headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Purosangue (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Andrew Balding | 132 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - hampered soon after start - headway and in touch with leaders over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Mudbir (GB) | 2 C | Elite | John & Thady Gosden | 124 lbs | 11/4F | 0.3 | Dwelt start - towards rear - switched right and on inner soon after start - held up in midfield 5f out - bit short of room against rail 1f out - kept on final 110yds (jockey said colt was denied a clear run inside final furlong)(op 5/2) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Royal Zabeel (IRE) | 3 G | Good | Michael Appleby | 138 lbs | 18/1 | .75 | Pressed leader on outer - led 2f out - headed final 110yds - soon weakened | ||
| 9th | 5 | Palmar Bay (FR) | 3 G | AVG |
Jack Dace
(5)lbs
|
Ralph Beckett | 125 lbs | 7/1 | 1 | Prominent - hung right and weakened final furlong(op 8/1) | |
| 10th | 11 | Principality (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Harry Eustace | 120 lbs | 22/1 | 3.5 | Reared start and lost many lengths start - always behind (jockey said gelding reared as stalls opened)(op 14/1) | ||
| 11th | 2 | Rhoscolyn (GB) | 7 G | AVG |
Cian Horgan
(5)lbs
|
David O'Meara | 129 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Dwelt start - held up in midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1) | |
| 12th | 7 | Gorak (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Charlie Fellowes | 126 lbs | 22/1 | .75 | Led - headed 2f out - soon weakened |