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17:25 Goodwood

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Handicap (For Gentleman Amateur Riders) In Association With The Daily Telegraph (Class E)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good (Round, Good, Good to Firm in places, Straight, G/Firm, Good in places)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 43.31s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ellway Heights

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Compton Aviator

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Very Exclusive (USA)

      16/1

        4
        Silk -

        Danebank (IRE)

        14/1

          1(15)
          Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets and star on Royal Blue cap

          Grand Prompt

          9 v
          33/1
          • Form 43064-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 12-0

          in touch, until weakened and behind final 3f

          2(14)
          Silk - Emerald Green, White stripe and sleeves

          Crossed Wire

          342
          20/1
          • Form 012604-
          • Age 5
          • Weight 11-11

          slight lead to halfway, stayed in touch until weakened over 2f out

          3(11)
          Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap

          Pop Gun

          91
          8/1
          • Form 3-12413
          • Age 4
          • Weight 11-7

          pulled hard, tracked leaders, led halfway, headed 4 furlong out, weakened rapidly

          4(13)
          Silk - Yellow and Dark Blue diamonds, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamond

          Christmas Truce (IRE)

          39
          20/1
          • Form 502000
          • Age 4
          • Weight 11-7

          held up headway to press leaders from halfway, weakened inside final 3f

          5(1)
          Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

          Billy Bathwick (IRE)

          20
          7/1
          • Form 104465
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-3

          prominent, narrow lead 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong

          6(16)
          Silk - Brown and White (quartered), Orange and Brown halved sleeves, Orange and White quartered cap

          Andromache

          4
          9/1
          • Form 00-4444
          • Age 4
          • Weight 11-1

          held up well in rear, stayed on final 2f, never nearer

          7(4)
          Silk - Light Green, Yellow seams, Light Green sleeves, Light Green cap, Yellow diamond

          Compton Aviator

          9
          9/1
          • Form 153530
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-12

          behind, headway on outside under pressure over 2f, hampered and carried left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on but always held

          8(7)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Red sash and sleeves, Light Blue cap

          Blue Streak (IRE)

          31
          9/1
          • Form 056522
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-7

          mid-division, pushed along 5f out, close-up over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

          9(10)
          Silk - Light Blue, Yellow sash, Brown sleeves

          Danebank (IRE)

          16
          14/1
          • Form 0-05606
          • Age 3
          • Weight 10-7

          close-up, ridden to lead narrowly over 2f out, ridden, hung left and ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced

          10(2)
          Silk - GREEN, PLUM sleeves, hooped cap

          Spring Pursuit

          44
          8/1
          • Form 00004-0
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-7

          keen hold, prominent on outer, weakened and behind final 3f

          11(5)
          Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE disc, armlets and cap

          Burnt Copper (IRE)

          22
          14/1
          • Form 050425
          • Age 3
          • Weight 10-5

          started slowly, behind, effort into mid-division, effort on inner over 2f, soon weakened under pressure

          12(3)
          Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and diamond on cap

          Route Barree (FR)

          60
          12/1
          • Form 203420
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-5

          slowly into stride, recovered and soon mid-division, effort on wide outside 3f out, soon no impression on leaders

          13(9)
          Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue disc, sleeves and cap

          Ellway Heights

          8
          9/4
          • Form 03/0-011
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-4

          good headweay 5f out, lef over 1f out, driven out final furlong, held on well

          14(8)
          Silk - Red, Black stripe, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

          Giko

          21
          11/1
          • Form 416302
          • Age 9
          • Weight 10-1

          held up and behind rapid headway, chased leaders 6f out, weakened under pressure 1f out

          15(12)
          Silk - Dark Blue, White braces, diabolo on sleeves

          Very Exclusive (USA)

          16
          16/1
          • Form 0-05004
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-11

          held up, headway on outer 3f out, stayed on same pace when slightly hampered over 1f out

          16(6)
          Silk - GREY, BLACK star

          Distinctive Dancer (IRE)

          10
          50/1
          • Form 0/0-00
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-10

          always rear, tailed off

          In depth

          Verdict

          Andromache, Blue Streak and Billy Bathwick look to have a chance of sorts in an open contest, but the vote goes to the in-form Ellway Heights to continue his winning ways. Mark Brisbourne's gelding has hit form with a vengeance of late and showed real battling qualities when getting back up to beat Shalbeblue at Carlisle last week. If none the worse for that effort, he looks sure to take some beating here under a penalty. The maiden Andromache has often flattered, only to deceive, but she has a useful Amateur on board and is not one to dismiss lightly. Billy Bathwick has several bits of form which put him in with a shout here and will have every assistance from Simon Walker in the saddle. Winning hurdler Blue Streak is capable, but isn't one to rely on too heavily, while Pop Gun has been wonderfully consistent this year, but he may find one or two too sharp for him over this trip. Compton Aviator didn't have the best of runs at York, in a much better contest than this and it isn't hard to see him going close here, but Ellway Heights is still well treated on the best of his form of a couple of years ago and is taken to score.