Full Result 4.20 Goodwood | 23 August 2008

Picnic Stakes (Handicap)

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 7f Good To Soft

1st £3,238 2nd £963.50 3rd £481.50 4th £240.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	13. Batchworth Blaise 16/1 Sophie Doyle ⁷ Eric Wheeler	Sophie Doyle ⁷ Eric Wheeler	5	80	51	37	60	–
b g Little Jim - Batchworth Dancer (Ballacashtal)
Held up in rear, switched left to outside and rapid headway final furlong, led final 50yds, won going away (op 22-1)

2⁽¹³⁾ ¾	11. Crataegus 8/1 Dane O'Neill Henry Candy	Dane O'Neill Henry Candy	3	813	62	44	67	–
b g Gorse - Dove Tree (FR) (Charnwood Forest)
In rear until headway from 2f out, strong run inside final furlong to take 2nd closing stakes but no impression on winner (op 11-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [1]	10. Imperium 25/1 Tadhg O'Shea Jean-Rene Auvray	Tadhg O'Shea Jean-Rene Auvray	7	813 p	57	40	63	–
b g Imperial Ballet (IRE) - Partenza (USA) (Red Ransom)
Chased leaders, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, headed final 50yds and lost 2nd close home

4⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [1¾]	5. Castano 5/1 James Millman ³ Rod Millman	James Millman ³ Rod Millman	4	95 p	66	47	70	–
br g Makbul - Royal Orchid (IRE) (Shalford)
Chased leaders, ridden and stayed on final furlong but never quite going pace to challenge (op 11-2)

5⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [2]	8. Vanadium 16/1 Jemma Marshall ⁷ Gary Moore	Jemma Marshall ⁷ Gary Moore	6	813	64	44	67	–
b g Dansili - Musianica (Music Boy)
Pulled hard, pressed leader after 1f, still upsides 1f out, one pace final 50yds (op 14-1)

6⁽³⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	15. Zazous 20/1 Marc Halford ³ John Bridger	Marc Halford ³ John Bridger	7	84 3	51	28	51	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Confidentiality (USA) (Lyphard)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3¾]	6. Viscountess (IRE) 4/1F Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	3	97	70	44	67	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Maria Isabella (USA) (Kris)
Led, ridden over 2f out, headed just inside final furlong and edged right under pressure, soon beaten (op 7-2)

8⁽⁶⁾ 1 [4¾]	14. Dr Synn 12/1 Kirsty Milczarek Michael Attwater	Kirsty Milczarek Michael Attwater	7	87	51	24	47	–
br g Danzero (AUS) - Our Shirley (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 11-1 and 14-1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [5¼]	3. Shot To Fame (USA) 10/1 Jim Crowley Sylvester Kirk	Jim Crowley Sylvester Kirk	9	911 t	69	40	64	–
b g Quest For Fame - Exocet (USA) (Deposit Ticket)
In rear, ridden and some progress final 2f but never going pace to be competitive (jockey said gelding had been struck into behind) (op 12-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [6]	4. Napoletano (GER) 8/1 Shane Kelly Simon Dow	Shane Kelly Simon Dow	7	911 p	69	38	62	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Noble House I (GER) (Siberian Express)
Headway to track leaders on inside 3f out, not much room 2f out, staying on same pace when hampered 1f out and soon beaten (op 9-1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	2. Starlight Gazer 15/2 Richard Thomas Jonathan Geake	Richard Thomas Jonathan Geake	5	912 t	70	34	58	–
b g Observatory (USA) - Dancing Fire (USA) (Dayjur)
Ridden over 2f out, always towards rear (op 7-1)

12⁽²⁾ 2 [9¾]	1. Seneschal 9/1 P Nolan ⁷ Andrew Haynes	P Nolan ⁷ Andrew Haynes	7	96 6	71	30	54	–
br g Polar Falcon (USA) - Broughton Singer (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

13⁽⁴⁾ 4½ [14¼]	12. Spirit's Awakening 14/1 Luke Morris ³ Michael Attwater	Luke Morris ³ Michael Attwater	9	85	52	–	22	–
b g Danzig Connection (USA) - Mo Stopher (Sharpo)
Outpaced most of way (op 25-1)

13 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 1m 29.86s (slow by 5.56s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Epidaurian King (vet's certificate), Gilded Youth (self certificate)
1st owner: Astrod TA Austin Stroud & Co (Batchworth Blaise) 1st breeder: Mrs D Price
2nd owner: Girsonfield Ltd (Crataegus)
3rd owner: Lambourn Racing (Imperium)
Tote win: £32 PL: £7 £2.70 £8.80 Ex: £294.20 CSF: £144.39 Tricast: £3,319.36
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-5] 27 (33%) M [6-10] 41 (41%) H [11-14] 82 (26%)

4:20 Goodwood 23 Aug 2008

Picnic Stakes (Handicap)