Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

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Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group Handicap

Date 2023-05-26

Distance 2m

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,468

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
11 (2)	Yorksea Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Gary Moore	J:Hollie Doyle T:Gary Moore	121	—	60015/	72	85	-	—	—	—	-10	22.5	15/8 35%
Useful hurdler and this 1m2f French winner is having his first Flat run for this yard
8 (5)	Grandmaster Flash Chestnut J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Gary Moore	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Gary Moore	124	p	-59934	75	98	79	21d	—	—	-1	12	11/2 15%
Three AW wins in Ireland; looks to be finding his level for new yard and has a chance
7 (3)	Melakaz Brown J:Darragh Keenan T:Robert Stephens	J:Darragh Keenan T:Robert Stephens	127	—	1125-1	78	89	73	22d	—	—	+10	19.7	9 11%
Bit to prove on turf but couldn't have won any easier at Chelmsford (1m6f)
6 (11)	Hydroplane Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Ian Williams	J:Jim Crowley T:Ian Williams	131	tp	616-34	82	95	79	58d	—	—	+1	10.9	15/2 12%
Capable and it was an eyecatching latest effort on the AW when nothing went right
5 (7)	First Emperor Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John Ryan	J:Robert Havlin T:John Ryan	131	t	322385	83	93	52	7d	—	—	+4	15.6	13/2 13%
Now 0-9 on turf after two well-beaten runs at Newmarket (1m6f)
3 (9)	Blazeon Five Bay J:Christian Howarth(5) T:Roger Teal	J:Christian Howarth(5) T:Roger Teal	134	—	-22251	85	95	69	14d	—	—	+19	25.7	12 8%
Recent Ascot winner; only 2lb higher and she's a likeable type who should give her running
4 (4)	Sashenka Bay J:Liam Keniry T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Liam Keniry T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	131	—	22/37-	82	97	-	—	—	—	+3	10.1	12 8%
Has been running well over hurdles and returns to the Flat off a perfectly fair mark
2 (6)	Diamond Bay Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Tom Ward	J:Tom Marquand T:Tom Ward	135	—	6-6437	86	97	87	49d	—	—	+4	10.9	11 9%
Fourth last year off the same mark but he's capable of better form than that
9 (10)	Alpine Stroll Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Ed De Giles	J:Trevor Whelan T:Ed De Giles	123	b	34-039	74	96	78	26d	—	—	+3	7.1	25 4%
Below par this year, though trips of around 1m4f would have been too sharp the last twice
1 (8)	Ehteyat Bay J:William Buick T:George Boughey	J:William Buick T:George Boughey	135	b	151205	87	92	30	14d	—	—	+12	15.6	28 4%
Ascot was a write-off but he goes in more new headgear and others appeal more
10 (1)	Dance To Paris Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Lucy Wadham	J:Marco Ghiani T:Lucy Wadham	123	v	778-59	74	95	85	114d	—	—	+4	6.7	40 3%
Lurks on a dangerous mark but this winter's AW exploits weren't her best

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Yorksea	2	15/8	15/8	15/8	2
Grandmaster Flash	5	11/2	5	11/2	11/2
Melakaz	9	8	15/2	15/2	8
Hydroplane	7	15/2	7	15/2	15/2
First Emperor	13/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Blazeon Five	10	12	11	11	11
Sashenka	12	11	9	10	10
Diamond Bay	11	11	11	11	11
Alpine Stroll	20	25	22	25	25
Ehteyat	25	28	25	22	28
Dance To Paris	28	40	33	40	40

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Blazeon Five

25.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 15 Odds: 1.9

2nd

Yorksea

22.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 7 Odds: 10

15/8

3rd

Melakaz

19.7

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

First Emperor

15.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 4 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Ehteyat

15.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0.9

Grandmaster Flash

OR: 6.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Hydroplane

10.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Diamond Bay

10.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Sashenka

10.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Alpine Stroll

7.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Dance To Paris

6.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ehteyat	87	92	30
Diamond Bay	86	97	87
Blazeon Five	85	95	69
First Emperor	83	93	52
Hydroplane	82	95	79
Sashenka	82	97	—
Melakaz	78	89	73
Grandmaster Flash	75	98	79
Alpine Stroll	74	96	78
Dance To Paris	74	95	85
Yorksea	72	85	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
First Emperor	7d ago	Quick return
Blazeon Five	14d ago	Fit
Ehteyat	14d ago	Fit
Grandmaster Flash	21d ago	Fit
Melakaz	22d ago	Fit
Alpine Stroll	26d ago	Fit
Diamond Bay	49d ago	Fresh
Hydroplane	58d ago	Fresh
Dance To Paris	114d ago	Long break
Yorksea	—	—
Sashenka	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Alpine Stroll	Front Runner
Grandmaster Flash	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 11 runners classified.