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Bastiman fell to her knees as Scotty became a Goodwood hero

Lee Mottershead on the 2006 Stewards' Cup

Borderlescott takes the 2006 Stewards' Cup. Much further north Rebecca Bastiman was doing a lot of shouting.
Borderlescott takes the 2006 Stewards' Cup. Much further north Rebecca Bastiman was doing a lot of shouting.Credit: Racingfotos.com

There have been few sprinters so popular in recent years, and very few with such an affinity for Goodwood, as Borderlescott, who will today continue to enjoy retirement in West Yorkshire, ten years on from his success in the Stewards' Cup.

In an 85-race career, in which he was trained throughout by Robin Bastiman, Borderlescott won 14 times, the most important of those victories coming at Group 1 level in the Nunthorpe Stakes, which he captured at Newmarket in 2008 before repeating the triumph back at the race's usual home, York, 12 months later.

However, Goodwood was also a happy hunting ground for Borderlescott, who took the 2006 Stewards' Cup before finishing a short-head second in 2007, a close third in 2008, ninth in 2012 and 18th in 2014. On top of that he won the King George Stakes in 2010.

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