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Glorious Goodwood — Day 3
REVENGE MISSION FOR HERMOSA
AidAn O’Brien’s quiet week by his own
high standards may take an upward turn
today courtesy of HERMOSA (Goodwood, 3.35)
in the nassau stakes.
The dual Guineas heroine suffered a surprise
defeat in the Coronation stakes at royal
Ascot to Watch Me, who won in emphatic
style, but Hermosa may have been left
vulnerable late on following a sustained set-to
with Pretty Pollyanna at the head of affairs.
The selection has the opportunity to make
amends at Goodwood and there could be
more improvement to come from the
daughter of Galileo now that she stretches
out to a mile and a quarter for the first time, a
trip more in keeping with her breeding.
Given she secured both Guineas wins in
hard-fought style at newmarket and the
Curragh, it was understandable that she was
not quite at her best at Ascot for her third
top-level appearance inside six weeks and a
41-day absence from the track may have given
her an opportunity to recharge the batteries.
French trainer Francis-Henri Graffard, the
architect of Hermosa’s Ascot demise with
Watch Me, will have designs on a similar result
today with French Oaks winner Channel and
it is significant he is prepared to take on the
might of Ballydoyle once again.
Channel knuckled down bravely to score
narrowly at Chantilly last month and she may
well prove the chief threat to Hermosa.
By SAM TURNER Britain’s No1 Tipster
GOODWOOD
RTV ITV1.50, 2.25, 3.00 & 3.35
MARCUS TOWNEND
Racing Correspondent at Goodwood
RECORD-BREAKING JOHNSTON
FRANKIE’S TOO
HOT TO HANDLE
TOO dArn HOT’s reputation
was totally restored yesterday
with victory in the sussex
stakes, as another Group One
win was claimed by the all-
conquering John Gosden-
Frankie dettori combination.
The win marked jockey dettori’s 11th
Group One win this season.
Fears about the effectiveness over a
mile of the evens favourite evaporated
as dettori extricated Too darn Hot
from a tight spot to win by a cosy half a
length from Circus Maximus. This was
revenge for Too darn Hot over the
winner of the st James’s Palace stakes
at royal Ascot.
Too darn Hot had been the champion
two-year-old last year, but injury dis-
rupted his preparation this term and
saw him miss the 2,000 Guineas. The
colt then failed to stay 10 furlongs on
his return in the dante stakes at York
in May, and was beaten in the irish
Guineas and at royal Ascot. success in
the seven-furlong Prix Jean Prat at
deauville earlier this month had put
the colt’s season back on track.
The horse’s trainer, Gosden, has
conceded the decisions taken in the
spring by him and simon Marsh, the
racing manager to Too darn Hot’s
owner-breeders Lord and Lady Lloyd
Webber, had been a mistake.
But yesterday’s win makes Too darn
Hot look ready to set out on the remain-
der of a season which will culminate in
the Breeders’ Cup Mile and, at least,
take in the Prix du Moulin along the
way. ‘What caught him out was the stiff
mile at the Curragh when we ran him
back too soon after the dante, and the
stiff mile with the rain at Ascot,’ Gosden
said. ‘He is an out-and-out speed horse.
‘This horse has fortunately overcome
his owner’s racing manager and trainer.
We got it wrong but the horse has come
right. He has proven being champion
two-year-old last year was no fluke.’
Having also won the King George
on saturday with enable and the
Goodwood Cup on Tuesday with
stradivarius, Gosden and dettori have
won three Group One races in five days.
For 48-year-old dettori, his career best
of 16 Group Ones in a season, in 2001, is
within touching distance.
dettori admitted he has been feeling
the big-race pressure. He said: ‘i have
had an amazing summer. i was waiting
for Too darn Hot in the paddock and i
said, “John, i will probably need a heart
transplant by the end of the week’’. He
replied, “shut up, you love it!’’ Maybe
he is right.
‘Too darn Hot has been very unlucky
but we finally got a good run at this
race. He has now won a proper Group
One in this country and his reputation
is back to where it should be.’
Also heading to the Breeders’ Cup
seems to be Liberty Beach, who over-
came trouble in running to win the
Molecomb stakes by a length from
Alligator Alley. Trainer John Quinn is
now eyeing the Juvenile Turf sprint at
santa Anita in California in november.
MARK JOHNSTON joined Sir Michael
Stoute as the joint most successful
trainer of all time at Glorious
Goodwood as a double with Sir Ron
Priestley and Mrs Bouquet took him
to 80 winners at this midsummer
Festival meeting.
The double also made Johnston the
first British trainer to have 50
winners in a month, having already
broken his own record of 47.
Johnston has had 208 runners in
July with 33 seconds and 25 thirds
contributing to his £1,099,472 in
prize money. His record-breaking
achievements came a day after the
torrential storms which hit North
Yorkshire, washed away six furlongs
of his all-weather gallop, caused
horses to be moved from boxes and
flooded his home.
Johnston said: ‘I don’t know how
bad it is back home but there are
people worse off and the horses
are still getting out.
‘We push numbers all the time and
it’s nice beating these records.’
MARCUS TOWNEND
Hot trot:
Dettori
wins again
REX
1.50
—UNIBET HANDICAP (2) (3-Y-O) £75,000
added (£46,688) 1m 1f 197yds (11)
101 (4) 21-2251 WALKINTHESAND 20 (D) (G) R Hannon 9-7 ................R L Moore 76
102 (11) L2-1462 WARGRAVE 46 J A Stack (IRE) 8-12 .........................J P Spencer 73
103 (7) 5-2128 SINJAARI 42 (D) W Haggas 8-7 ................................P J McDonald • 78
104 (10) 346145 VICTORY COMMAND 12 (G) M Johnston 8-7 .................F Norton 76
105 (3) 526- 119 FOX PREMIER 42 (D2) (G) A Balding 8-6 ...................S De Sousa 76
106 (8) 41-L54 ALMANIA 19 (S) Sir M Stoute 8-6 ......................................A Atzeni 76
107 (6) 1 - 3L 116 COOLAGH FOREST 30 R Fahey 8-5 .........................S P Davis (3) 73
108 (1) 4-18312 KORCHO 20 (D2) H Morrison 8-4 .........................................D Egan 76
109 (5) 4 2 - 1214 FOREST OF DEAN 75 (D2) J Gosden 8-4 ......................H Bentley 77
110 (2) 47- 2520 THE TRADER 20 (G) M Johnston 8-3 .............................J Fanning 76
111 (9) 51-53 1 DALAALAAT 26 (G) W Haggas 8-0 ..................................H Turner 75
Probable SP: 9-2 Forest Of Dean, 5 Sinjaari, Walkinthesand, 13-2 Dalaalaat,
7 Korcho, 10 Fox Premier, Wargrave, Almania, 16 Victory Command.
FAVOURITES: 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (W 8-12).
2018: Communique 3 8 13 (Silvestre De Sousa) 7-2 Fav M Johnston drawn
(4) 12 ran.
Goodfellow’s analysis
The trip (12f) looked to be beyond
SINJAARI in a warm Royal Ascot
handicap last time and he makes plenty of appeal now he reverts to today’s dis-
tance. He had previously run a blinder in one of the most competitive 10f handi-
cap of the season at Newbury when touched off by Headman (Forest Of Dean
4th) and it is worth noting he was forced to ride for much of the Ascot contest
which took its toll late on. Walkinthesand is similarly progressive and proved a
length too strong for Korcho when they met on the July Course. There may not
be much between them once more with both improving with each outing.
2.25
—QATAR RICHMOND STAKES (GROUP 2) (1) (2-Y-O)
£200,000 added (£113,420) 6f (13)
201 (6) 61 DON’T STOP DANCING 14 (D) (G) R Harris 9-0 .....P J McDonald 45
202 (4) 132 DREAM SHOT 27 (C) (G) J Tate 9-0............................J P Spencer 65
203 (12) 21 FLEETING PRINCE 17 (D) (G) C Hills 9-0 .................James Doyle 58
204 (5) 415 GOLDEN HORDE 44 (D) (G) C Cox 9-0 .............................A Kirby 63
205 (9) 134 GUILDSMAN 21 (C&D) (S) Archie Watson 9-0 ..............O Murphy 77
206 (11) 12265 KING NEPTUNE 21 A P O’Brien (IRE) 9-0 ....................R L Moore 64
207 (13) 183 MAXI BOY 19 (D) (G) M Bell 9-0 ........................................L Dettori 67
208 (8) 31372 MISTY GREY 13 (D) M Johnston 9-0 ..............................J Fanning 68
209 (10) 41 ROYAL COMMANDO 27 (G) C Hills 9-0 ....................K Shoemark 56
210 (7) 02 ROYAL DORNOCH 15 A P O’Brien (IRE) 9-0 ............W M Lordan 52
211 (3) 14 SYMBOLIZE 43 (BF) (G) A Balding 9-0 ...........................D Probert 67
212 (1) 12 THREAT 44 R Hannon 9-0 ............................................T Marquand • 78
213 (2) 1 VOLATILE ANALYST 24 (D) (G) K Dalgleish 9-0 .........D Tudhope 51
Probable SP: 9-4 Threat, 5 Guildsman, 13-2 Golden Horde, 7 Symbolize,
10 King Neptune, Maxi Boy, 12 Royal Commando, Misty Grey.
FAVOURITES: 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 3 1
2018: Land Force 2 9 0 (Ryan Moore) 5-2 Fav A P O’Brien drawn (1) 9 ran.
The Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot is well represented here with runner-up
THREAT and Guildsman (3rd) renewing rivalries. The former narrowly pre-
vailed in their private duel last month but neither could resist Arizona who proved
too strong on the day. Guildsman has since run creditably at Newmarket and
boasts valuable experience of today’s venue courtesy of an impressive maiden
win in a fast time. However, Threat narrowly gains the nod as he would have
learned plenty from his Ascot excursion, just the second run of his life, and he is
held in high esteem at home.
3.00
—QATAR GORDON STAKES (GROUP 3) (1) (3-Y-O)
£175,000 added (£99,242) 1m 3f 218yds (9)
301 (7) 531-212 CONSTANTINOPLE 42 (G) A P O’Brien (IRE) 9-4 .......R L Moore 77
302 (2) 31 - 521 SPANISH MISSION 21 (G) D M Simcock 9-4 ..............J P Spencer 77
303 (1) 211-247 CAP FRANCAIS 42 (GS) Ed Walker 9-1 ...........................A Atzeni 71
304 (3) 5 1 -11 DAL HORRISGLE 28 (G) W Haggas 9-1 .......................D Tudhope 68
305 (8) 126-51 FLOATING ARTIST 19 (CD) (G) R Hannon 9-1 ................P Dobbs 71
306 (4) 2 -11L23 JALMOUD 18 (H) (D) (GS) C Appleby 9-1 .................James Doyle • 78
307 (5) 11 LEO DE FURY 19 (G) Mrs J Harrington (IRE) 9-1 .............S Foley 67
308 (6) 3-16532 NAYEF ROAD 21 (G) M Johnston 9-1 .........................S De Sousa 72
309 (9) 3-1251 TECHNICIAN 49 (D) (S) M Meade 9-1 ............................O Murphy 71
Probable SP: 10-3 Constantinople, 4 Spanish Mission, 5 Jalmoud,
11-2 Dal Horrisgle, 8 Nayef Road, 10 Floating Artist, Leo De Fury, Technician,
16 Cap Francais.
FAVOURITES: 1 1 3 2 3 3 1 2 1 2
2018: Cross Counter 3 9 1 (William Buick) 7-4 C Appleby drawn (2) 4 ran.
Bookmakers may not take too many chances with CONSTANTINOPLE or
Spanish Mission here and it is understandable to see why. The former arrives
on the back of a fine effort at the Royal meeting when he was ambushed late
on by stablemate South Pacific. He did precious little wrong that day and fight-
ing off a number of battles in the straight arguably left him vulnerable late on.
Spanish Mission was extremely well backed prior to bolting up at Newmarket
where he relished the fast ground to score readily. He already boasts track expe-
rience courtesy of a fine run here behind Private Secretary and is reluctantly
overlooked with connections on record stating he must have fast ground.
3.35
—QATAR NASSAU STAKES (GROUP 1) (FILLIES AND
MARES) (1) £600,000 (£340,260) 1m 1f 197yds (9)
401 (4) 12-6466 DEIRDRE 43 (D3) (GS) M Hashida (JPN) 5-9-7 ............O Murphy 75
402 (6) 24L7 24 NYALETI 26 (C) (GS) M Johnston 4-9-7 .........................J Fanning 68
403 (9) 2 21- 322 RAWDAA 43 (D) (GS) Sir M Stoute 4-9-7 ......................D Tudhope 73
404 (1) L36-31 1 SUN MAIDEN 34 (D3) (G) Sir M Stoute 4-9-7 ...........James Doyle 68
405 (8) 2111 CHANNEL 46 (D2) (S) F H Graffard (FR) 3-8-13 ........P C Boudot 74
406 (5) 122-112 HERMOSA 41 (BF) (GS) A P O’Brien (IRE) 3-8-13........R L Moore • 78
407 (7) 14-6782 JUST WONDERFUL 26 (G) A P O’Brien (IRE) 3-8-13....W M Lordan 72
408 (2) 23-118 MAQSAD 62 (D) (G) W Haggas 3-8-13 ...........................J Crowley 74
409 (3) 21- 1171 MEHDAAYIH 32 (D) (GS) J Gosden 3-8-13 .......................L Dettori 73
Probable SP: 7-4 Hermosa, 4 Mehdaayih, 6 Channel, Maqsad, Rawdaa,
10 Sun Maiden, 16 Just Wonderful.
FAVOURITES: 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 AGES: 3 4 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
2018: Wild Illusion 3 8 13 (William Buick) 4-1 C Appleby drawn (6) 6 ran.
This race is covered in my column, the selection is HERMOSA.
4.10
—TELEGRAPH NURSERY (2) (2-Y-O) £25,000 added (£15,752)
7f (17)
501 (10) 631 FULL VERSE 61 (D) (G) C Appleby 9-7 .....................James Doyle 73
502 (7) L11 FRED 12 (D2) (S) M Johnston 9-4 .....................................F Norton 70
503 (1) 512 TORO STRIKE 31 (G) R Fahey 9-2 ................................T Hamilton • 78
504 (8) 124 3 XCELENTE 26 (G) M Johnston 9-1 .................................J Fanning 75
505 (16) 461 PICTURE FRAME 37 (D) (S) S bin Suroor 9-1 ...............O Murphy 74
506 (5) 5 11 GOVERNOR OF PUNJAB 23 (D2) (G) M Johnston 9-0 ..R L Moore 76
507 (6) 82 31 INDIAN CREAK 28 (D) M Channon 8-11 .........................D Probert 76
508 (11) 242 WHEN COMES HERE 44 (BF) A Balding 8-11 ..............J Crowley 75
509 (15) 54 1 RICH BELIEF 31 (D) J Bethell 8-11 ..........................NON RUNNER —
510 (9) 441 STONE CIRCLE 12 M Bell 8-11......................................D Tudhope 75
511 (13) 224 SWORD BEACH 13 Eve J-Houghton 8-10 ..................T Marquand 77
512 (14) 12085 IVA REFLECTION 19 (P) T Dascombe 8-9 .............NON RUNNER —
513 (2) 52514 DRAGON COMMAND 19 (V) (BF) G Scott 8-9 ...........S De Sousa 76
514 (4) 51224 INSANIA 12 (P) K Burke 8-7 ......................................P J McDonald 75
515 (3) 82 4 WILLA 29 (BF) R Hannon 8-5 ............................................M Dwyer 71
516 (12) 753 LONDON CALLING 30 Richard Spencer 8-2 ...............David Egan 70
517 (17) 946 PITCHER 28 R Hannon 8-1 ..................................................J Quinn 71
Probable SP: 9-2 Picture Frame, 5 Full Verse, 13-2 Governor Of Punjab,
7 Stone Circle, Fred, 12 Toro Strike, 14 When Comes Here, Xcelente.
FAVOURITES: 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 3 1 1 (W 8-13).
2018: More Than This 2 9 5 (Paul Hanagan) 4-1 JtFav R Fahey drawn (10)
17 ran.
4.45
—MARKEL INSURANCE BRITISH EBF MAIDEN FILLIES’ STAKES
(PLUS 10) (2) (2-Y-O) £25,000 added (£15,752) 7f (16)
601 (7) AFRICAN SWIFT M Johnston 9-0 .....................................F Norton —
602 (11) AL DAWODIYA R Hannon 9-0 ........................................S M Levey —
603 (12) 2 CRAYLANDS 19 M Bell 9-0 ................................................L Dettori • 78
604 (15) 5 3 DIVA ROCK 15 G Baker 9-0 .............................................S W Kelly 62
605 (4) DONTCALLMEJUNIOR R Hannon 9-0 ........................T Marquand —
606 (13) GOOD REASON S bin Suroor 9-0 ...................................O Murphy —
607 (6) HOLD FAST A Balding 9-0 ................................................D Probert —
608 (9) 642 INCOGNITO 12 M Channon 9-0 .........................................A Atzeni 74
609 (14) ISAYALITTLEPRAYER G L Moore 9-0 .............................G Mosse —
610 (2) LADY PENDRAGON Martin Smith 9-0............................E J Walsh —
611 (5) MOONDANCE G L Moore 9-0 .........................................J Crowley —
612 (8) PHANTOM BRIDE K Burke 9-0 ..................................James Doyle —
613 (10) RUBY POWER R Hannon 9-0 ......................................S De Sousa —
614 (3) SALSA A P O’Brien (IRE) 9-0 .........................................R L Moore —
615 (1) 2 TULIP FIELDS 21 M Johnston 9-0 ............................P J McDonald 73
616 (16) 3 VIVIDLY 28 C Hills 9-0 ..................................................K Shoemark 72
Probable SP: 9-2 Craylands, 6 Incognito, 7 Good Reason, Tulip Fields, Salsa,
10 Vividly, Phantom Bride, African Swift, 14 Ruby Power, Al Dawodiya.
FAVOURITES: 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3
2018: Accordance 2 9 0 (P J McDonald) 9-2 M Johnston drawn (5) 11 ran.
5.20
—TATLER HANDICAP (3) (3-Y-O) £25,000 added (£15,752)
5f (17)
1 (6) 25 1 - 505 CONCIERGE 20 (B) (D2) (G) G Scott 9-7 ........................H Bentley 72
2 (8) 2 - 11529 TOP BREEZE 21 (D) (G) R Hughes 9-7...........................S W Kelly 75
3 (7) 229-31 JUNGLE SPEED 103 (T) F Chappet (FR) 9-6 .............P C Boudot 70
4 (15) 9713-5L DANCING WARRIOR 10 (D) W Knight 9-4.....................J Crowley 71
5 (12) 235421 TINTO 16 (D2) (G) Mrs A Perrett 9-3 ..................................P Dobbs 74
6 (14) 114-4 90 BLAME ROBERTA 40 (P) (D2) (G) R Cowell 9-3 ..........J Fanning 74
7 (10) 3 - 1L 42 LUFRICIA 27 (D) R Varian 9-3 ............................................A Atzeni • 78
8 (3) 21758-4 GLORY FIGHTER 16 (D) C Hills 9-2 .................................G Mosse 70
9 (17) L6 2511 AMPLIFY 32 (D) (G) B Meehan 9-0 .................................O Murphy 74
10 (1) 40-9448 ALFIE SOLOMONS 21 (PT) (D) Richard Spencer 8-13 ...S M Levey 74
11 (5) 9106-1 GET THE RHYTHM 40 (D) (S) R Fahey 8-12 .............S P Davis (3) 75
12 (4) 433451 PASS THE GIN 19 A Balding 8-12 ...................................W Cox (3) 76
13 (13) 112512 PINK FLAMINGO 6 (D3) (G) M Attwater 8-11 .................D Probert 75
14 (11) 3-56417 WHATAGUY 8 (P) (D2) (GS) P Nicholls 8-11 ...Megan Nicholls (3) 73
15 (2) 06L025 GOOD LUCK FOX 20 (B) (D2BF) (GS) R Hannon 8-10 ..S De Sousa 76
16 (9) 9 0 -1211 CELSIUS 21 (HT) (D3) (GS) Tom Clover 8-9 ............P J McDonald 76
17 (16) 1 -02 23 MERCENARY ROSE 22 (T) (DBF) P Cole 8-5 ....................D Egan 75
Probable SP: 5 Amplify, 6 Pass The Gin, 8 Lufricia, 10 Pink Flamingo, Celsius,
Tinto, 12 Good Luck Fox, 14 Get The Rhythm, Jungle Speed.
FAVOURITES: 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 (W 8-12).
2018: Lord Riddiford 3 9 0 (Jason Hart) 6-1 J J Quinn drawn (9) 12 ran.
1.50 SINJAARI (nap)
2.25 Threat
3.00 Constantinople
3.35 Hermosa
4.10 Dragon Command
4.45 Ruby Power
5.20 Celsius
1.50 Sinjaari
2.25 THREAT (nap)
3.00 Leo De Fury
3.35 Hermosa (nb)
4.10 Fred
4.45 Craylands
5.20 Pass The Gin
ROBIN GOODFELLOW GIMCRACK
TRACK FACTS: JACKPOT & PRINCIPAL MEETING. R-H course.
GOING: Good. STALLS: Straight stands side; 1m4f outside; remainder
inside. DRAW ADVANTAGE: Low 7f to 1m 1f. Top jockey: Jim
Crowley. Top trainer: M Johnston. Headgear first time: 3.00 Jalmoud,
4.10 Dragon Command, Insania, 5.20 Alfie Solomons, Blame Roberta,
Concierge, Good Luck Fox, Jungle Speed. Longest travellers: Channel
(3.35) & Jungle Speed (5.20) France; Wargrave (1.50), King Neptune
(2.25), Royal Dornoch (2.25), Leo De Fury (3.00), Constantinople
(3.00), Just Wonderful (3.35), Hermosa (3.35), Salsa (4.45) Ireland;
Deirdre (3.35) Japan; Volatile Analyst (2.25) 434 miles. Drop in Class:
None today. First run since wind surgery: None today.
NEWMARKET – 1.50 FOREST OF DEAN (nap); 3.35 Mehdaayih (nb).
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