15:35 Goodwood
Sunday 24 August 2025
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Virgin Bet Celebration Mile Stakes (Group 2)
- 3YO plus | Class 1 | 1m | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 36.8s
T: A M BaldingJ: Colin Keane
Wore red hood to post, settled towards rear, steady headway 3f out, went 3rd under 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on over 110 yards out to lead final strides tchd 11/4
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and led narrowly approaching final furlong, kept on, headed final strides op 5/1 tchd 17/2
T: C JohnstonJ: J P Spencer
Held up in rear, waited with until pushed along 1f out, stayed on well final 100 yards, nearest finish op 11/1 tchd 10/1
T: H Al JehaniJ: D Tudhope
Close up, led halfway, pushed along and headed narrowly approaching final furlong, ridden inside last, no extra 110 yards out op 3/1 tchd 10/3
T: K R BurkeJ: S H James
Tracked leaders, lost position over 3f out, waiting for gap thereafter, switched left over 110 yards out, never a chance to challenge op 7/1 tchd 9/2
T: R HannonJ: S M Levey
Soon led, headed halfway, remained handy, pushed along 2f out, gradually dropped away op 10/3 tchd 3/1
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Balmacara71
Weight: 9-7| Age: 4
T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Charles Bishop
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£2.00, £2.70EX:£18.00Trifecta:£129.80SF:£25.37Swingers:£2.70, £4.30, £11.70
Forecasts
Make Me King (5/2), Jonquil (3/1), Persica (7/2), Ice Max (5/1), Saqqara Sands (8/1), Arisaig (12/1), Balmacara (25/1)
PERSICA is a dual Group 3 winner already this season and was far from disgraced in a German Group 1 last month. He's taken to make a breakthrough at Group 2 level and is narrowly preferred to Jonquil, whose second in the French 2000 Guineas represents the strongest form on offer, though he needs to get back on track having lost his way a little since then. Most of the others have claims, notably Make Me King who was better than ever when winning a shade cosily in listed company last time.
- PERSICA (IRE)
- JONQUIL
- MAKE ME KING (FR)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £89,885.002nd: £34,078.003rd: £17,055.004th: £8,496.005th: £4,264.006th: £2,140.00
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