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15:15 Goodwood

Lady O Goodwood Cup (Class A) (Group 2) (Class A)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 26.93s
  • 9 Ran
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1(2)
Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap
7/1
  • Form 222-113
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

chased winner, ridden and effort 3f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

2(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and spots on White cap
11/8
  • Form 130-613
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4

made all, steadied pace halfway, quicken clear 3f out, stayed on well, pushed out

3(4)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and Red striped cap
12/1
  • Form 0-00015
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

chased winner, ridden well over 2f out, kept on same pace

4(3)
Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, White and Maroon striped sleeves, Maroon cap
16/1
  • Form 10-30P5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

always behind

5(5)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, ORANGE hoop, ORANGE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, quartered cap
11/1
  • Form 1-02603
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, kept on

6(9)
Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap
11/1
  • Form 330-331
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4

slowly into stride, behind, some headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong, never dangerous

7(1)
Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond
14/1
  • Form 01/5044
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-4

held up, ridden 3f out, stayed on from 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner

8(7)
Silk - Silver, Dark Green sleeves
15/2
  • Form 2/34-332
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

in touch, ridden 3f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, one pace final furlong

9(6)
Silk - White, Dark Blue armlets and cap
8/1
  • Form 0021-04
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4

in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Any number of emotional thoughts will be cast the way of the late, lamented Persian Punch, last year's winner of this race, and let's hope it provides a spectacle worthy of him. For us, then, Darasim gets the call over Romany Prince, Silver Gift and Royal Rebel. With the Chester Cup winner and runner-up, Anak Pekan and Misternando, the Ascot Gold Cup third and fourth, Darasim and Royal Rebel (who won the Goodwood Cup in 2000), and the Esher Stakes first and second, Silver Gift and Romany Prince, in the line-up, we are sure we will. Misternando was also third in that last-mentioned race, so we have a formline to play with ,which leads us to suggest that Darasim's Ascot Gold Cup run, if repeated gives him a very good chance and, as such, he gets the call. There will, with great justification, be sentimental support for Romany Prince, who carries the Persian Punch colours, and he ought to go well but, overall, we will side with Darasim.