14:05 Goodwood

Saturday 23 August 2025

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  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   7f  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 1m 24.71s
1st
Horse silk
9
(8)
Darkness
78-10
25/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn
Rear mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly inside last to lead final 100 yards, won going away op 22/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
4
(2)
Great Acclaim
49-4
11/2
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop
Front mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on and every chance 110 yards out, not pace of winner op 6/1 tchd 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
6
(10)
Billyjoh
59-0
11/1
T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson
Awkward start, towards rear, ridden under 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest finish tchd 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
dh
12
(3)
Zoulu Chief
48-4
8/1
T: H MainJ: Jack Doughty
Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on, no extra final 100 yards op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
½
10
(4)
Back In Black
38-9
4/1
T: J R FanshaweJ: Daniel Muscutt
Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran on but always held op 9/2 tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
nk
3
(7)
Purosangue
49-6
18/1
T: A M BaldingJ: David Probert
Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
8
(12)
Mudbir
38-12
11/4f
T: J & T GosdenJ: Jim Crowley
Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on one pace op 5/2
8th
Horse silk
¾
1
(9)
Royal Zabeel
49-12
18/1
T: M ApplebyJ: K Shoemark
Handy, pushed along and led under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, faded
9th
Horse silk
1
5
(1)
Palmar Bay
49-4
7/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Jack Dace (5)
Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out op 8/1
10th
Horse silk
3 ½
11
(11)
Principality
38-8
22/1
T: Harry EustaceJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin
Reared start and slowly away, detached in rear, always behind op 14/1
11th
Horse silk
½
2
(5)
Rhoscolyn
79-8
25/1
T: D O'MearaJ: C Horgan (5)
Mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, no progress op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1
12th
Horse silk
¾
7
(6)
Gorak
69-0
22/1
T: C FellowesJ: Paddy Bradley
Led, pushed along and headed under 2f out, soon dropped away
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£30.20Pl:£6.00, £2.10, £1.50, £1.40EX:£262.70Trifecta:£1,094.50, £1,260.50Tricast:£617.21SF:£154.13Swingers:£25.10, £16.00, £20.70, £5.20, £4.90

Forecasts

Mudbir (11/4), Back In Black (4/1), Great Acclaim (11/2), Palmar Bay (7/1), Zoulu Chief (8/1), Billyjoh (11/1), Purosangue (18/1), Royal Zabeel (18/1), Principality (22/1), Gorak (22/1), Darkness (25/1), Rhoscolyn (25/1)

Verdict

Well-bred MUDBIR is proving most progressive on the track, catching the eye with how he moved through the race from stall 1 when landing a double in a 16-runner C&D handicap at the Glorious meeting. He's drawn widest of all this time but may well progress again to land the hat-trick in first-time headgear. Back In Black impressed when winning at Newbury earlier this season and is a big danger if in the same form after a break, while 2023 winner Rhoscolyn is very much respected.

  1. MUDBIR
  2. BACK IN BLACK (IRE)
  3. RHOSCOLYN

Previous Winners

2024
Qirat
Weight: 8-10  |Age: 3
J: H Crouch  |  T: R M Beckett
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £51,540.002nd: £24,170.003rd: £12,090.004th: £6,040.005th: £3,020.006th: £1,510.00

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