HKJC World Pool Gordon Stakes (Group 3) – Goodwood

Goodwood

14:30

HKJC World Pool Gordon Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2025-07-31

Distance 1m3f218y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £113,420

Winning Time 2m 37.88s (slow by 2.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Merchant (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	6/5F	Won
2nd	Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB) Sean D Bowen · James Owen	15/2	0.05
3rd	Windlord (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	15/2	7
4th	Rahiebb (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	17/2	.75
5th	Too Soon (GB) Tom Queally · Gary & Josh Moore	50/1	5
6th	Sir Dinadan (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	4/1	4.25
7th	Galveston (GB) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	8/1	22

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (4)	Merchant Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	129	—	21-311	103	118	106	42d	—	—	-17	28.3	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Improving colt who is 2-2 since upped to 1m4f, latest success in Royal Ascot handicap
4 (7)	Sir Dinadan Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	129	—	21-425	112	123	113	32d	—	—	+3	20.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Seemed to run well in the Irish Derby but may be flattered by that result; not solid
7 (1)	Windlord Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	129	p	3-2861	107	121	116	27d	—	—	+8	19.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Prevailed narrowly in Sandown Listed race (1m2f) last time; still unexposed beyond 1m
6 (2)	Wimbledon Hawkeye Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	129	p	-25342	109	122	106	21d	—	—	+14	25.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Holding his form well in a busy 2025 campaign; ties in with Galveston; solid chance
1 (3)	Galveston Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	129	b	71-713	106	118	107	41d	—	—	+6	17.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Useful form since wearing blinkers, winning at Naas then third at Royal Ascot (Group 2)
3 (5)	Rahiebb Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	129	—	12223	105	120	113	43d	—	—	+20	28.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has a solid record and progressive RPRs; ties in with Merchant on penultimate effort
5 (6)	Too Soon Bay J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	129	—	14-695	97	111	99	7d	—	—	+10	12.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Weak claims on 2025 form; bottom of this pack on ratings; readily opposed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Merchant	11/8	5/4	11/8	5/4	11/8
Sir Dinadan	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Windlord	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2
Wimbledon Hawkeye	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Galveston	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Rahiebb	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Too Soon	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Rahiebb

28.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

2nd

Merchant

28.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 15

11/8

3rd

Wimbledon Hawkeye

25.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Sir Dinadan

20.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Windlord

19.7

OR: 14.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Galveston

17.1

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Too Soon

12.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sir Dinadan	112	123	113
Wimbledon Hawkeye	109	122	106
Windlord	107	121	116
Galveston	106	118	107
Rahiebb	105	120	113
Merchant	103	118	106
Too Soon	97	111	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Too Soon	7d ago	Quick return
Wimbledon Hawkeye	21d ago	Fit
Windlord	27d ago	Fit
Sir Dinadan	32d ago	Fit
Galveston	41d ago	Fit
Merchant	42d ago	Fit
Rahiebb	43d ago	Fit