Full Result 4.40 Goodwood | 23 August 2014

Absolute Aesthetics March Stakes (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 1m6f OMS Good

1st £22,684 2nd £8,600 3rd £4,304 4th £2,144 5th £1,076 6th £540

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	7. Forever Now 4/1 William Buick John Gosden	William Buick John Gosden	3	89	102	58	110	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - All's Forgotten (USA) (Darshaan)
Made virtually all, ridden 2f out, hard pressed from over 1f out, held on well final furlong, just lasted (op 9/2)

2⁽²⁾ shd	6. Alex My Boy (IRE) 15/8F Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	89	105	57	110	–
b c Dalakhani (IRE) - Alexandrova (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Pushed along early, tracked leaders, waiting for gap on inner 2f out, appeared over 1f out and soon chased winner, persistent challenge final furlong, kept on well near finish, just failed (op 9/4 tchd 7/4)

3⁽⁴⁾ 1 [1]	8. Kings Fete 9/4 James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute	James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute	3	89	99	55	108	–
b c King's Best (USA) - Village Fete (Singspiel)
Free to post, took keen hold, held up in 6th, progress over 2f out, ridden and close 3rd just over 1f out, not quicken last 150yds (jockey said colt ran too free) (op 2/1 tchd 5/2)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	3. Songcraft (IRE) 10/1 Richard Hughes Saeed bin Suroor	Richard Hughes Saeed bin Suroor	6	97 p	109	55	106	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - Baya (USA) (Nureyev)
Broke first but soon steadied into 4th, close up behind leaders 2f out going well, gap closed over 1f out and switched left, ridden and one pace after (tchd 12/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [3¼]	1. Biographer I 20/1 Shane Kelly David Lanigan	Shane Kelly David Lanigan	5	97 b	105	54	105	–
b h Montjeu (IRE) - Reflective (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Held up in last pair, covered up behind leaders over 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, not quicken and outpaced, driven and stayed on final furlong, no chance

6⁽⁸⁾ 2¾ [6]	2. Blue Surf 20/1 Harry Bentley Amanda Perrett	Harry Bentley Amanda Perrett	5	97	97	48	101	–
ch g Excellent Art - Wavy Up (IRE) (Brustolon)
Held up in last pair, shaken up over 2f out, no progress and beaten over 1f out

7⁽¹⁾ nk [6¼]	5. Miss Marjurie (IRE) 10/1 Oisin Murphy Denis Coakley	Oisin Murphy Denis Coakley	4	92	93	42	96	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Kazatzka (Groom Dancer)
Tracked winner 2f and again over 3f out, driven over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened (trainer said filly failed to get the 1m 6f trip.) (op 11/1 tchd 14/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [7]	4. Alwilda 33/1 Chris Catlin Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Chris Catlin Sir Mark Prescott Bt	4	92	92	40	95	–
gr f Hernando (FR) - Albanova (Alzao)
Progress to track winner after 2f to over 3f out, soon lost place and beaten

8 ran Off time: 4:40:05 Winning time: 3m 2.43s (slow by 4.43s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Lady Bamford (Forever Now) 1st breeder: Lady Bamford
2nd owner: Jaber Abdullah (Alex My Boy)
3rd owner: K Abdullah (Kings Fete)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £1.90 £1.10 £1.30 Ex: £14 CSF: £11.85 Trifecta: £23.20

4:40 Goodwood 23 Aug 2014

Absolute Aesthetics March Stakes (Listed Race)