Goodwood Races
Goodwood
16:25
Heros Charity Handicap
Goodwood
Date: Fri, 03 May 2024
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £14.80
Place: £4.10 £1.30
Exacta: £36.40
Tricast: £168.82
Trifecta: £213.30
Non-Runners: Crimson Road (unsuitable ground), Francesco Baracca (unsuitable ground), Mohave Dancer (unsuitable ground), Unreal Connection (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Portsmouth (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 140 lbs | 6/5F | Won | Took keen hold - prominent - led 6f out - headed inside final 110yds - weakened towards finish - finished 2nd - placed 1st (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 6/4 tchd 11/10 and tchd 7/4) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Al Khawaneej River (FR) | 4 G | Poor |
Aidan Keeley
(3)lbs
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Marcus Tregoning | 117 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - good headway over 2f out - pressed leader over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish - finished 3rd - placed 2nd(op 14/1) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Ashariba (FR) | 4 F | Elite | David Menuisier | 131 lbs | 11/4 | 1 | Slowly into stride - held up in rear - switched sharply right and headway 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong - finished 4th - placed 3rd(op 85/40) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Show Biz Kid (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Richard Hannon | 136 lbs | 13/2 | 9 | Prominent - in touch with leaders 4f out - hung right and dropped to rear over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong - finished 5th - placed 4th(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Salamanca Lad (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Daniel & Claire Kubler | 126 lbs | 10/1 | 5 | Led - headed 6f out - lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - finished 6th - placed 5th(op 11/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Lavender Hill Mob (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 136 lbs | 12/1 | 0 | In touch with leaders - going easily 3f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - won going away - finished 1st - disqualified - banned substance (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(tchd 9/1) |