Growl to roar in Stewards’ Cup battle
GROWL can provide Richard Fahey with Goodwood solace by winning the Qatar Stewards’ Cup tomorrow. The Malton handler could do with a pick-me-up after Ribchester was defeated at short odds in the Sussex Stakes on Wednesday. But Fahey can at least have the final word as he is expected to land the big race on the final day of the five-day meeting. Growl was in grand form last year, having reached a high-water mark by finishing second in the Group One sprint on Champions Day at Ascot in October. He then signed off from his domestic campaign by winning a Listed race at Doncaster in November. But this season has been much more challenging and he even unceremoniously unseated Paul Hanagan in the starting stalls before the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. There were, however, signs of a revival at Newmarket three weeks ago when the five-year-old gelding returned to somewhere near his best form in the July Cup. Growl was always up against it in a field of such depth, yet he finished off his race sweetly to take sixth spot and was not beaten that far by potential starlet Harry Angel. That should put the son of Oasis Dream in a happy place for the Stewards’ Cup, in which he was an unlucky fourth 12 months ago - albeit off a lower handicap mark. Fahey has moved to negotiate that potential weight issue by appointing useful 7lb claimer Connor Murtagh, who has ridden nine winners for the Yorkshire trainer. Perhaps just as importantly, Growl is a soft-ground scorer and also has lots of fine placed form when the mud is flying. Crystal Ocean must have a serious chance in the Group Three Gordon Stakes. The three-year-old son of Sea The Stars is one of the more interesting horses at Freemason Lodge after finishing third to Permian in the Dante at York and the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot. Stoute is probably only just beginning to get to the bottom of Crystal Ocean he has only raced four times, after all so it is safe to assume there is a heck of a lot more to come.
6-4 Tracked leaders, 2nd 10f out, led 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed from over 1f out, stayed on gamely to assert final 100 yards, won at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn stks (5) sft in May beating Steaming by 1/2l, 9 ran. 8-1 Held up in mid-division, good headway near side of group over 2f out, switched right inside final 2f, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Doncaster 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) sft in Jun beating Superioritycomplex by 1 1/2l, 12 ran. 9-1 Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, every chance inside final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Royal Reserve at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) in Jul. 4-1 Tracked winner, pushed along over 3f out, edged left and no impression from over 1f out, lost 2nd last strides, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Hochfeld at Chester 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
9-4fav Pressed leader, effort 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, just held in 3rd near finish, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Veejay at Haydock 7f 2yo nov stk (4) gd in Jul. 33-1 Prominent, led over 1f out, ran on well, comfortably, won at Doncaster 6f 2yo nov stk (4) gd in Jul beating Beatbox Rhythm by 2 1/2l, 8 ran. Maxios colt out of Firedance. Lethal Force colt out of Western Eyes.
16-1 Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 10, 7l behind Grand Koonta at Windsor 6f 2yo nov stk (5) gs in Jul. Mastercraftsman filly out of Holy Freud. Dream Ahead colt out of Mistify.
Le Havre gelding out of Ballerina Blue. (28) B Ellison 9-5 ..................... S Golam (29) Julie Camacho 9-5 ..................... D Nolan (12) D M Simcock 9-5 ........................... S Hitchcott (15) T Easterby 9-5 ............ Rachel Richardson (3) (23) R Varian 9-5 ........................................... J Mitchell (323) J Bethell 9-5 ......................... K Stott (25) T Tate 9-5 ............................................. A Mullen (31) C Appleby 9-5 (BF) .............. W Buick (52) D M Simcock 9-5 .................... D Muscutt J Fanshawe 9-0 .................................. T Queally (55) J Wainwright 9-0 .................. G Downing (23) Mrs L Pearce 9-0 ...................... S Pearce (3) BETTING: 9-4 Tribal Conquest, 9-2 Roddy, 6 Graphite, 7 Luna Magic, 8 Chartbuster, 10 Golden Set, 12 Amazing Grazing, Oden, 20 Others.
66-1 Held up in rear, never involved, 9th of 10, 6l behind Harry Angel at Newmarket 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jul. 20-1 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 10l behind Twilight Son at Royal Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gs in Jun ‘16. 8-1 Led, joined 2f out, soon headed, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 9l behind Magical Memory at Newbury 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jul. 20-1 Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on closing stages, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Eqtiraan at Salisbury 6f Listed stks (1) gf in Jun. 3-1 Steadied and slightly hampered start, held up in last pair, headawy far side 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and one pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Harry Angel at Newbury 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gs in Sep. (29) Mark Pattinson 7 9-12 (BF) ... Rhiain Ingram (61) R Hughes 4 9-12 ......... Finley Marsh (3) (8) P Evans 7 9-11 (CD2) ................ G Malune (3) (101) Archie Watson 4 9-10 ........ William Cox (3) (15) P McEntee 4 9-7 (C) ....... J Osborn (5) (16) J Boyle 4 9-7 (CD) ................ Isobel Francis (8) (32) J Bridger 9 9-4 (C2, D) .. Sophie Ralston (5) (7) J Bridger 4 9-1 (C3) ............... Jordan Uys (7) J Bradley 4 8-7 ............................. Milly Naseb (7) J Boyle 4 8-7 ........................... Nicola Currie (5) BETTING: 7-2 Almanack, 4 Emily Goldfinch, 5 Masarzain, Arctic Flower, 8 Rattle On, 10 King Of Swing, Black Dave, 12 Bushwise, 20 Others.
14-1 Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon switched left, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Star Maker at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul. 5-1 Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Jazzy at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
4-1 Tracked winner until 9f out, chased leaders, 2nd again 4f out until over 2f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 4th of 8, 20l behind Thistimenextyear at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) sft in Jul. 12-1 Tracked leaders, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd final strides, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Nabhan at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
5-1 Slowly away, in rear, behind over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, no chance with leaders, 4th of 8, 8l behind Hermosa Vaquera at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jul.
8-1 Held up towards rear, effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 9l behind Maureb at Carlisle 6f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul. 7-2 Tracked leader, led over 4f out, driven over 1f out, ran on, headed close home, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Merdon Castle at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May. 8-1 Slowly away in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Melonade at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) gf in Jul. 33-1 Held up, headway over 3f out, ran on inside final furlong, edged left, led close home, won at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating Decision Maker by nk, 9 ran. 9-4fav Led, ridden over 1f out, headed last 50 yards, no extra, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Kinglami at Chepstow 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul. (23) R Hannon 9-11 .............. Hollie Doyle (3) (14) T D Barron 9-7 ........ Rachel Richardson (3) (8) J Goldie 9-5 (BF) ................ S Mooney (7) (10) M Mullineaux 9-4 ..... P Dennis (5) (33)KBurke8-13 ............ RussellHarris(7) (19) R Cowell 8-12 .................. T Queally (7) J Wainwright 8-2 ............ A Mullen BETTING: 9-4 Oriental Lilly, 3 Granny Roz, 9-2 Qatari Riyals, 5 The Night Before, 8 Angel Palanas, 14 Peachey Carnehan, 16 Henrietta’s Dream.
6-4fav Towards rear centre group , headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Ki Ki at Thirsk 6f fll hcp (5) gs in Jul. 4-1fav Made all, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Ripon 6f mdn hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul beating Twilight Spirit by 1 1/2l, 9 ran. 16-1 Bumped start, led, headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Acadian Angel at Doncaster 7f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul. 7-1 Chased winner, pushed along and every chance 2f out, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened, 5th of 7, 8l behind Paradwys at Ffos Las 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul. 7-1 Raced wide prominent, ridden halfway, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Bronze Beau at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
20-1 Raced far side, awkwardly away, outpaced in group, never on terms, 13th of 23, 12l behind Bengali Boys at Newbury 5f 2yo auc (2) sft in Jul. 8-1 Chased leaders, under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Mutanaaseq at Bath 5f nov med aut stk (5) fm in Apr. 7-2 Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 16, 6l behind Musical Art at Newbury 6f 2yo fll nov stks (4) gf in Jul. Intikhab colt out of Anna Law. 100-1 Led on near side rail, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Golden Salute at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
7-4fav Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7l behind Glenrowan Rose at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul. 9-2 In rear, soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead close home, won at Chepstow 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul beating Seamster by nk, 6 ran. 7-1 Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 12, 14l behind Crosse Fire at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul. 14-1 Fly leapt start, held up, headway when hampered over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 14, 9l behind Bossipop at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Jul. 7-1 Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Mr Orange at Carlisle 6f app hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
16-1 Towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 28l behind Company Asset at Hamilton 1m flls hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Jun.
7-1 Chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 11l behind Battaash at Sandown 5f Grp 3 (1) gf in Jul. 2-1fav Made all, ridden clear inside final furlong, ran on, won at Catterick 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jul beating Landing Night by 2 1/4l, 5 ran. 16-1 In rear, ridden over 3f out, headway and switched left 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Handsome Dude at Haydock 6f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Jun. 15-2 Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Jack Dexter at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gs in Jul. 28-1 Prominent, driven over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Classic Seniority at Hamilton 6f hcp 105 (2) gd in Jul.
5-1fav Chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, 10th of 18, 10l behind Tylery Wonder at York 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul. 11-2 Pressed leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 6l behind Compas Scoobie at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul.
20-1 Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Salt Whistle Bay at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul. 3-1fav Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Babyfact at Bath 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul. 9-4 Held up in close 4th, 3rd 3f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, plugged on into 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Carol at Chepstow 1m fll mdn stks (5) gf in Jun. 5-1 In touch in rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 6, 11l behind Breanski at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul. 8-1 Held up, never dangerous, last of 12, 21l behind Art Echo at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr. 14-1 Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, last of 13, 46l behind Arctic Flower at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Jul. (3) R Bastiman 9 9-12 (BF) .......... C Beasley 55 (15) I Jardine 4 9-10 .......... J Gormley (7) 65 (16) J J Quinn 4 9-9 ............................... J Hart 58 (43) A Whillans 4 9-3 .................. R Scott (5) 46 (37)SCorbett79-2(C) .......................... JFanning 43 (12) P Holmes 6 9-1 (D) .................. J Vaughan (3) 57 (4) J Ewart 3 9-1 ........... Danielle Mooney (7) 68 (12) T Coyle 4 8-12 ........................ B McHugh 34 (21) Ronald Thompson 4 8-12 ......... Joe Doyle 39 (32) K Dalgleish 3 8-11 ......................... G Lee 53 (7) J P Shanahan (IRE) 3 8-10 ...R Ffrench — BETTING: 3 Catastrophe, 7-2 Devil’s Guard, 5 Colour Contrast, 7 Born On The Clyde, Green Howard, 10 Les Pecheurs, 14 Hellavashock, 16 Swiss Lait, 20 Others.
7-1 Chased leaders, 2nd 2f out, challenged and led briefly 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Haymarket at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jul. 12-1 Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on but no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Edgar Allan Poe at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jul. 4-1 Soon led, clear 9f out until 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 18l behind Regal Mirage at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
7-2 Dwelt, prominent, pushed along halfway, soon ridden and lost place, last of 9, 33l behind Pretty Jewel at Salisbury 1m am hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul. 4-1fav Behind, effort over 3f out, one pace and no impression, 11th of 15, 11l behind Ellaal at Redcar 1m am hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
20-1 Close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 8, 4l behind Indian Chief at Beverley 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) gs. 16-1 Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 40l behind Haymarket at Ayr 1m 2f am hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun. PERFECT PASTIME (35) J Boyle 9 9-10 (C2, D4) .C Bennett (3) FLOWING CLARETS (10) J Bridger 4 9-8 (C, D2) ....... W Carson ZAVIKON (17)RHughes39-8(BF) ........................... SWKelly FANTASY JUSTIFIER (32) R Harris 6 9-7 (D3) .......... D Probert CANDELARIA (11) Jonjo O’Neill 4 9-5 ..................... F M Berry TWILIGHT SPIRIT (14)ACarroll39-3 .................... SDrowne TORMENT (9) C Wallis 4 9-2 (D) .................... Joshua Bryan (5) SWEET PURSUIT (14) B Millman 3 8-13 (CD) ............. L Morris CLASSIC FLYER (52) Mrs C Dunnett 5 8-13 (D2) ......... L Keniry SPECIAL CODE (538) P Butler 5 8-11 .................. Danny Brock FLYING SAKHEE (7) J Bridger 4 8-11 ................ M Godwin (5) ALL OR NOTHIN (7) P Butler 8 8-10 (D3) .......... Jordan Uys (7) BETTING: 5-2 Sweet Pursuit, 4 Flowing Clarets, 5 Zavikon, 11-2 Twilight Spirit, 14 Candelaria, Special Code, All Or Nothin, 16 Flying Sakhee, Perfect Pastime, 20 Others.
7-4fav With leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Lingfield 6f am hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jul beating Time Medicean by 4l, 10 ran. 5-1 Raced keenly, raced towards far side of centre, led, joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Monteamiata at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) sft in Jul. 5-2fav Slowly into stride, held up, hampered and lost ground 5f out, wide home turn, never involved, 5th of 8, 8l behind Seprani at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
11-2 Bumped start, towards rear, headway and switched right over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Granny Roz at Ripon 6f mdn hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.