Full Result 2.30 Goodwood | 28 July 1988

King George Stakes (Group 3)

5f OMS Good

1st £19,029 2nd £7,063.20 3rd £3,344.10 4th £1,403.70

King George Stakes (Group 3), 5f - Good,

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Silver Fling (USA) 2/1F Pat Eddery I A Balding	Pat Eddery I A Balding	3	85	111	–	112	–
br f The Minstrel (CAN) - Royal Dilemma (USA) (Buckpasser)
Headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out

2⁽⁴⁾ 1	0. Ever Sharp 10/1 W R Swinburn L G Cottrell	W R Swinburn L G Cottrell	4	90	107	–	114	–
b g Sharpo - Blue Jane I (Blue Cashmere)
Held up, every chance over 1f out, ran on well

3⁽²⁾ nk [1¼]	0. Princess Athena 6/1 W Carson David Elsworth	W Carson David Elsworth	3	810	109	–	113	–
b f Ahonoora - Shopping Wise (Floribunda)
Led 3f out, every chance over 1f out, ran on

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [1½]	0. Perion 3/1 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	6	95	119	–	117	–
ch g Northfields (USA) - Relanca (Relic)
Changed position 2f out, led 1f out, ran on

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [3½]	0. Carol's Treasure 14/1 Ray Cochrane J W Hills	Ray Cochrane J W Hills	4	90	106	–	106	–
b c Balidar - Really Sharp (Sharpen Up)
Not clear run 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

6⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [6]	0. Bay Hero 14/1 Simon Whitworth R W Stubbs	Simon Whitworth R W Stubbs	3	88	108	–	96	–
br c Bay Express - Almitra (Targowice)
Never near to challenge

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [6½]	0. Knesset (USA) 33/1 P Shanahan J Costello	P Shanahan J Costello	5	95 b	–	–	103	–
br h General Assembly (USA) - Klairessa (Klairon)
Good speed 3f

8⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [9]	0. Blues Indigo 14/1 R Curant J Wharton	R Curant J Wharton	3	85	105	–	85	–
b f Music Boy - Blueit (FR) (Bold Lad)
Led 2f, every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [10½]	0. Ashtina 50/1 I Johnson L G Cottrell	I Johnson L G Cottrell	3	88	99	–	84	–
b g Tina's Pet - Mrewa (Runnymede I)
Good speed over 3f

10⁽⁹⁾ nk [10¾]	0. Green's Picture 50/1 T Ives B L Olsson	T Ives B L Olsson	4	95	–	–	90	–
b f Cajun - My Grace (Sahib)
Every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [11½]	0. Sharp Romance (USA) 66/1 J Carter G Fytche	J Carter G Fytche	6	90	100	–	82	–
ch h Sharpen Up - Sir Ivor's Favour (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Outpaced

12⁽³⁾ [11½]	0. Gesara (FR) 100/1 R Caget	R Caget	3	86 1 b	–	–	–	–
ch f Vitiges (FR) - Solara (FR) (Lightning)
Outpaced

13⁽⁶⁾ [11½]	0. Albert Henry 100/1 B Rouse R Voorspuy	B Rouse R Voorspuy	4	90	69	–	–	–
ch c Tickled Pink - Queens Pearl (Queen's Hussar)
Prominent 3f, tailed off

13 ran Off time: 2:31:00 Winning time: 58.50s (slow by 1.50s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: George Strawbridge (Silver Fling) 1st breeder: Mr G Strawbridge Jr
2nd owner: E F Robbins (Ever Sharp)
3rd owner: Ray Richards (Princess Athena)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 80 (51%) M [5-9] 29 (30%) H [10-13] 41 (19%)

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King George Stakes (Group 3)

2:30 Goodwood 28 Jul 1988