Full Result 2.50 Goodwood | 29 July 2008

Betfair Gordon Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo) (1m3f218yds) 1m4f Good

1st £39,739 2nd £15,064 3rd £7,539 4th £3,759 5th £1,883 6th £945

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Conduit (IRE) 1/2F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	90	112	105	114	–
ch c Dalakhani (IRE) - Well Head (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leading pair, pushed along to challenge 3f out, disputed lead 2f out, hanging under pressure 1f out, asserted last 50yds (op 4-7 tchd 8-13 in places)

2⁽¹⁾ hd	5. Donegal (USA) 14/1 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	3	90	106	104	113	–
b g Menifee (USA) - Vickey's Echo (CAN) (Clever Trick)
Took keen hold early, pressed leader, ridden to dispute lead 2f out, with winner after until just outpaced last 50yds (op 11-1)

3⁽³⁾ 1½ [1¾]	1. Hebridean (IRE) 5/1 Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	3	93	–	104	114	–
b g Bach (IRE) - Delphinium (IRE) (Dr Massini)
Tracked leading pair, switched to inner to challenge 2f out and nearly upsides, not quicken over 1f out, held final furlong (tchd 4-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [3½]	3. Bouguereau 10/1 Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam	Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	90	111	98	108	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Blessed Honour I (Ahonoora)
Led, driven and worn down 2f out, just getting the worst of it when squeezed out over 1f out (tchd 12-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 8 [11½]	6. Scintillo 11/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	90	109	83	95	–
ch c Fantastic Light (USA) - Danseuse Du Soir (IRE) (Thatching)
Held up in last pair, shaken up 3f out, soon lost touch with leaders and beaten (tchd 12-1)

6⁽²⁾ 1 [12½]	2. Alan Devonshire 33/1 Eddie Ahern Mark H Tompkins	Eddie Ahern Mark H Tompkins	3	90	100	81	94	–
br c Mtoto - Missed Again (High Top)
Took keen hold early and raced awkwardly, held up in last pair, fizzled out 3f out (jockey said colt ran too free) (op 40-1)

6 ran Off time: 2:53:00 Winning time: 2m 37.14s (slow by 2.84s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Ballymacoll Stud (Conduit) 1st breeder: Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: The Donegal Partnership (Donegal)
3rd owner: Adrian F Nolan (Hebridean)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.10 £3.20 Ex: £8.20 CSF: £8.68

2:50 Goodwood 29 Jul 2008

Betfair Gordon Stakes (Group 3)