14:05 Goodwood

Saturday 23 August 2025

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

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Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 24.71s

1^st

(8)

Darkness

78-10

25/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn

Rear mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly inside last to lead final 100 yards, won going away op 22/1

2^nd

1 ½

(2)

Great Acclaim

49-4

11/2

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop

Front mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on and every chance 110 yards out, not pace of winner op 6/1 tchd 13/2

3^rd

(10)

Billyjoh

59-0

11/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Awkward start, towards rear, ridden under 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest finish tchd 10/1

3^rd

(3)

Zoulu Chief

48-4

8/1

T: H MainJ: Jack Doughty

Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on, no extra final 100 yards op 12/1

5^th

(4)

Back In Black

38-9

4/1

T: J R FanshaweJ: Daniel Muscutt

Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran on but always held op 9/2 tchd 7/2

6^th

(7)

Purosangue

49-6

18/1

T: A M BaldingJ: David Probert

Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge op 16/1

7^th

(12)

Mudbir

38-12

11/4f

T: J & T GosdenJ: Jim Crowley

Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on one pace op 5/2

8^th

(9)

Royal Zabeel

49-12

18/1

T: M ApplebyJ: K Shoemark

Handy, pushed along and led under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, faded

9^th

(1)

Palmar Bay

49-4

7/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Jack Dace (5)

Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out op 8/1

10^th

3 ½

(11)

Principality

38-8

22/1

T: Harry EustaceJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin

Reared start and slowly away, detached in rear, always behind op 14/1

11^th

(5)

Rhoscolyn

79-8

25/1

T: D O'MearaJ: C Horgan (5)

Mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, no progress op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1

12^th

(6)

Gorak

69-0

22/1

T: C FellowesJ: Paddy Bradley

Led, pushed along and headed under 2f out, soon dropped away

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£30.20Pl:£6.00, £2.10, £1.50, £1.40EX:£262.70Trifecta:£1,094.50, £1,260.50Tricast:£617.21SF:£154.13Swingers:£25.10, £16.00, £20.70, £5.20, £4.90

Forecasts

Mudbir (11/4), Back In Black (4/1), Great Acclaim (11/2), Palmar Bay (7/1), Zoulu Chief (8/1), Billyjoh (11/1), Purosangue (18/1), Royal Zabeel (18/1), Principality (22/1), Gorak (22/1), Darkness (25/1), Rhoscolyn (25/1)

Well-bred MUDBIR is proving most progressive on the track, catching the eye with how he moved through the race from stall 1 when landing a double in a 16-runner C&D handicap at the Glorious meeting. He's drawn widest of all this time but may well progress again to land the hat-trick in first-time headgear. Back In Black impressed when winning at Newbury earlier this season and is a big danger if in the same form after a break, while 2023 winner Rhoscolyn is very much respected.

MUDBIR
BACK IN BLACK (IRE)
RHOSCOLYN

Previous Winners

2024

Qirat

Weight: 8-10 |Age: 3

J: H Crouch | T: R M Beckett

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £51,540.002nd: £24,170.003rd: £12,090.004th: £6,040.005th: £3,020.006th: £1,510.00

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