FIFTH RACE QUOTES
MARKEL INTERNATIONAL FILLIES’ MAIDEN
STEP BACK IN TRIP SUITS MORTITIA
The Brian Meehan-trained Mortitia, who had finished fourth on her first two starts over seven furlongs, benefitted from a drop back in trip to take the Markel International Maiden Fillies’ Stakes by a short-head from Qenaa.
"I think seven furlongs was too far for her and, although I think she has improved from her first two starts, I think she’s better over six," said Meehan.
"I was impressed with that because it was a rough race with a slow pace. Paul (Hanagan) said he’d never been as slow in a six-furlong two-year-old maiden.
"I’ve always liked her and thought she’d win at Newbury on her second start and I think she’s certainly a stakes filly. We’ll plan a suitable campaign now."
HAPPY HANAGAN
Paul Hanagan, leading the race for the jockeys’ title ahead of the champion Ryan Moore, got off the mark at Goodwood this year on Mortitia in the Markel International Fillies’ Maiden.
The Northern-based jockey said: "I thought that it was going to be a long week. I got beat a head in the first race yesterday and it’s tough here, so it’s great to get on the board.
"Every time that I come here, it is always for a big meeting, and it’s never the Mondays or the Tuesdays. I am probably a bit hard on myself sometimes but it is hard to have winners here because it is the best racing.
"I have never gone so slow in a six-furlong race in all of my life, it was just unbelievable. She was keen but it might have been a blessing in disguise - it kept her balanced and held together, which is what she needed.
"When she got in to a battle, I really liked her temperament. She seemed to put her head down and wanted it more, so I was really pleased. When they go so slow, it is always going to be messy and I got a little check but I got away with it."
Mark Johnston, trainer up runner-up Qenna who was making her second racecourse appearance, said: "She ran a bit green again, but very different from the first time. Richard [Hills] said he felt he had to commit a bit early and I’m not so sure about that . . . it turned into a bit of a sprint. She’s come on a long way and hopefully she’ll come on again."
SIXTH RACE
EBF FILLIES’ & MARES’ HANDICAP
MOORE IN THE MONEY ON CHEVELEY PARK’S DANCE EAST
Jockey Ryan Moore completed a 15.5/1 double at Glorious Goodwood today when gaining a very narrow victory on Dance East in this distaffers’ handicap.
Moore, who had earlier won the Racing UK Handicap on Verdant - also gaining victory by a short head - wore the colours of David and Patricia Thompson’s Cheveley Park Stud on Dance East, who is trained by Jeremy Noseda. Newmarket-based Noseda was gaining his second victory at the meeting.
John Marsh, senior manager at Cheveley Park Stud, said: "We bought her dam, Russian Dance, a half-sister to the very useful Saratoga Springs, and this is the second foal to race out of the mare. Because this filly was so nice as a yearling we sent the mare back to Shamardal [the sire of Dance East] and we have a full sister at home, in addition to another two-year-old by Selkirk in training with Jeremy.
"Things didn’t go right for her on her previous outing - there was a muddling pace and she was the only filly against colts. She was rated 91 before this and she will go up again for this so there are not a lot of options.
"Ryan said she was tough and fought all the way to the line and the step up in trip helped."
Paul Cole, trainer of second-placed Seradim, said: "I always thought of her as a miler but thought we would try this and it nearly paid off. She’s a nice filly but hard to win with. I thought the winner put in a very good performance for a three-year-old."
SEVENTH RACE QUOTES
SPORTINGBET.COM EBF CLASSIFIED STAKES
REGULATIONS RULES IN FINALE
Matthew Salaman saddled his first winner at the Glorious Goodwood meeting when Rulesn’regulations, bred and part-owned by his former trainer father Taffy, took the concluding Sportingbet.com EBF Classified Stakes by two and three-quarter lengths.
"This win was expected," said Salaman. "In the past he has had a lot of problems - he got colic, then pricked his foot and had a virus but today he was able to show his ability. George (Baker) said he would have won last time at Ascot if the gaps had come and he could have a big handicap in him.
"George said that he might stay a mile and that would open up more possibilities."
BUCKLEY’S TEAM PRESS ON AFTER RACING
Racegoers were heading home after two days of exciting action on the Sussex Downs, but Goodwood’s groundstaff had more work to do ahead of racing tomorrow.
Clerk of the course Seamus Buckley said: "We couldn’t be more pleased with the way the day has gone, not least because we had such a fantastic race for the Sussex Stakes.
"Everyone is singing the praises of the ground, and it is standing up extremely well after two days of racing.
"This evening we will be taking up the rail in the home straight to the three-furlong marker to provide fresh ground on the far side of the course. We are also going to water a section of the back straight from the mile-and-six-furlongs start to the next bend - a distance of about two furlongs - with some six to ten millimetres of water, just to take the sting out of the ground.
"It’s a lot of work but we’ll get there and we’re very pleased with the way things are going."
TORUS CUT FOR GUINEAS AFTER VINTAGE PERFORMANCE
King Torus has been cut to 12/1 (from 20/1) by totesport for next year’s 2000 Guineas after running away with the Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.
Richard Hannon’s colt sat just behind Stentorian early on but put the race to bed with a devastating turn of foot to score by six lengths and is now the second-favourite for the Guineas behind stablemate Strong Suit.
‘King Torus produced a very impressive performance under a penalty in the Vintage Stakes and although it’s obviously early days yet, Richard Hannon seems to have a strong hand for next year’s classics,’ said totesport spokesman George Primarolo.
A maximum field of 20 has been declared for Friday’s totesport Mile at Goodwood and Mark Johnston’s Sea Lord heads the market with the sponsors at 9/2.
totesport Mile – sponsors bet: 9/2 Sea Lord, 6 Oasis Dancer, 7 Invisible Man, 8 Marajaa, 10 Acrostic, 14 Ransom Note, 16 Al Muheer, Mahadee, Royal Destination, 20 Aspectus, Irish Heartbeat, Signor Peltro, Tartan Gunna, 25 Charlie Cool, Proponent, Vitznau, 33 Beauchamp Xerxes, Coasting, Dunn’o, 40 Spectait.
12 Webbow (Res 1), 16 Moynahan (Res 2)
¼ 1-2-3-4
TURNER AND FORTUNE GIVEN THREE-DAY BANS
Jockeys Hayley Turner and Jimmy Fortune were given three-day suspensions by Goodwood’s stewards today.
Turner weighed in 2lb heavier than her horse’s allotted weight following her ride on the Michael Scudamore-trained Ambrose Princess in the Sportingbet.com Goodwood Handicap. Having heard her evidence the stewards found her in breach of Rule (B)67.7 and stood her down for three days, 11 to 13 August.
Following the Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes Fortune was found to have caused interference while riding Chilworth Lad. The stewards deemed Fortune was guilty of careless riding for allowing his mount to interfere with unplaced Surrey Star, who in turn hindered sixth-placed Crown Prosecutor.
Fortune’s suspension also runs from 11 to 13 August.
TWO MORE JOCKEYS RECEIVE BANS TODAY
Joseph O’Brien, rider of the fourth Beethoven in the Sussex Stakes was found by the stewards to have used his whip down the shoulder in the forehand position. He was suspended for one day - Wednesday, August 11.
Royston Ffrench, who partnered eighth Jutland in the Racing UK Handicap, was deemed by the stewards to have allowed his mount to drift right-handed and interfere with Grey Bunting. This careless riding brought him a three-day ban - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 11, 12 & 13.