Full Result 3.00 Goodwood | 3 August 2023

John Pearce Racing Gordon Stakes (Group 3)

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

1st £113,420 2nd £43,000 3rd £21,520 4th £10,720 5th £5,380 6th £2,700

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	5. Desert Hero 7/1 Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	3	93	102	78	113	–
ch c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Desert Breeze (Dubawi)
Held up in last, shaken up and headway 3f out, going easily but waiting for room over 2f out, switched right and pushed along over 1f out, soon pressed leader, ridden inside final furlong, led inside final 110yds, kept on (op 6/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	4. Chesspiece 7/2 James Doyle Simon & Ed Crisford	James Doyle Simon & Ed Crisford	3	93	106	77	112	–
b c Nathaniel (IRE) - Royal Solitaire (IRE) (Shamardal)
Led, joined briefly and ridden 2f out, headed inside final 110yds, just held (op 10/3 tchd 4/1)

3⁽¹⁾ 3 [3¼]	3. Canberra Legend (IRE) 7/1 Daniel Muscutt James Ferguson	Daniel Muscutt James Ferguson	3	93	104	71	107	–
ch c Australia - Rocana (Fastnet Rock)
Raced in third, not clear run and lost position over 2f out, rallied 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong (op 8/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [4½]	1. Artistic Star (IRE) 3/1 Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett	Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett	3	93	106	68	105	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Nechita (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Raced in second, briefly disputed lead 2f out, lost second over 1f out, no impression final furlong (op 4/1)

5⁽³⁾ ½ [5]	2. Burdett Road 28/1 Neil Callan Michael Bell	Neil Callan Michael Bell	3	93	98	67	104	–
b c Muhaarar - Diamond Bangle (IRE) (Galileo)
Took keen hold, towards rear but in touch with leaders, headway on outer 3f out, pressed leaders 2f out, edged left and outpaced final furlong (op 22/1 tchd 20/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 3¼ [8¼]	6. Espionage (IRE) 7/4F Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	93	112	60	99	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Even Song (IRE) (Mastercraftsman)
Sweating, raced in fourth on outer, dropped to rear under 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, eased inside final 110yds (tchd 2/1)

6 ran Off time: 3:00:35 Winning time: 2m 43.86s (slow by 9.56s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: HM The King & HM The Queen (Desert Hero) 1st breeder: Queen Elizabeth II
2nd owner: Godolphin (Chesspiece)
3rd owner: K K Ho (Canberra Legend)
Tote win: £8 PL: £2.55 £1.65 Ex: £21 CSF: £31.14 Trifecta: £135.40

3:00 Goodwood 3 Aug 2023

John Pearce Racing Gordon Stakes (Group 3)