Full Result 3.20 Goodwood | 2 May 2026

Highclere Castle Gin Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 4yo+) 5f Good

1st £5,574.20 2nd £1,961.20 3rd £1,961.20 4th £653.91 5th £325.89

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	2. The Thames Boatman 9/2 Finley Marsh Richard Hughes	Finley Marsh Richard Hughes	6	98 p	74	76	82	–
b g Havana Grey - Gilt Linked (Compton Place)
Raced near side, towards rear but in touch with leaders, switched left and headway over 1f out, ridden and challenging final furlong, kept on and led final strides (op 7/2)

2⁽⁴⁾ hd	4. Sandscreendeliverd 15/2 Tom Queally Peter Crate	Tom Queally Peter Crate	4	96	72	73	79	–
b g Bated Breath - Blue Aegean (Invincible Spirit)
Travelled strongly, raced near side, pressed leader, led narrowly over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 5 in group (tchd 13/2)

2⁽⁹⁾ dht	7. Spring Bloom 5/1 Darragh Keenan John Butler	Darragh Keenan John Butler	9	92	68	69	75	–
ch g Power - Almond Branches (Dutch Art)
Raced near side, prominent, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 5 in group (op 9/2 tchd 11/2)

4⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [2½]	1. Solvency (IRE) 12/1 Paddy Bradley James Owen	Paddy Bradley James Owen	4	99 p	75	69	74	–
b g Ardad (IRE) - What Is Life (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Raced near side, pressed leader, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5 in group (tchd 14/1)

5⁽³⁾ hd [2¾]	6. Tanjen (IRE) 11/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	4	93	69	62	67	–
b f Kodi Bear (IRE) - Quality Time (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Raced centre, in touch with leaders, kept on inside final furlong, 1st of 4 in group (op 16/1 tchd 18/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 2 [4¾]	9. Rory Rocket 11/1 Sam Hitchcott Gary & Josh Moore	Sam Hitchcott Gary & Josh Moore	4	810	62	48	53	–
b g Aclaim (IRE) - Sunflower Seed (Showcasing)
Slowly into stride, raced near side, towards rear but in touch with leaders, weakened final furlong (tchd 9/1)

7⁽¹⁾ 1½ [6¼]	8. Faustus 25/1 Joe Leavy Rachel Cook & John Bridger	Joe Leavy Rachel Cook & John Bridger	8	813 p	65	46	51	–
b g Mayson - Israfel (Dark Angel)
Raced centre, led narrowly, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 4 in group (op 28/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ hd [6¼]	5. Serenity Dream (IRE) 4/1 Jack Doughty Tony Carroll	Jack Doughty Tony Carroll	5	95 p	71	51	56	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Playfull Spirit (Invincible Spirit)
Raced centre, towards rear throughout, 3rd of 4 in group (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure) (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

9⁽²⁾ 13 [19¼]	3. Tiger Tulip 100/30F Cieren Fallon Heather Main	Cieren Fallon Heather Main	5	97	73	5	11	–
b m Aclaim (IRE) - Byroness (Byron)
Raced centre, towards rear, weakened and eased final furlong, 4th of 4 in group (trainer's rep said mare was unsuited by the good, good to firm going and would prefer an easier surface; vet had nothing to report) (op 3/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:20:24 Winning time: 57.06s (slow by 0.26s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Nigel Scandrett & Shane Buy (The Thames Boatman) 1st breeder: Whitsbury Manor Stud
2nd owner: Peter Crate (Sandscreendeliverd) Mrs Pam Aitken (Spring Bloom)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 16 (30%) M [4-6] 71 (42%) H [7-9] 63 (28%)

3:20 Goodwood 2 May 2026

Highclere Castle Gin Handicap