Full Result 2.45 Goodwood | 28 July 2009

Betfair Gordon Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo) (1m3f218yds) 1m4f Good

1st £39,739 2nd £15,064 3rd £7,539 4th £3,759 5th £1,883 6th £945

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	3. Harbinger 11/4F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	90	96	73	116	–
b c Dansili - Penang Pearl (FR) (Bering)
Tracked leaders, effort to lead over 2f out, well in command from over 1f out, ridden out final furlong (op 5-2 tchd 7-2 and 4-1 in places)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾	2. Firebet (IRE) 3/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	90	107	70	110	–
b c Dubai Destination (USA) - Dancing Prize (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in rear, progress on outer from 3f out, soon ridden, chased winner over 1f out, kept on but no impression (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 in places)

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [2]	10. Urban Poet (USA) 6/1 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	3	90	–	70	109	–
bb c Dynaformer (USA) - Preach (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Led at modest pace to over 7f out, dropped to 3rd halfway, trapped behind rivals 3f out and not pace to get out, stayed on again to take 3rd 1f out, gaining on runner-up finish (tchd 11-2)

4⁽⁸⁾ 2 [4]	9. Tactic 7/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	90	105	67	106	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Tanaghum (Darshaan)
Leading trio, joined leader 5f out, disputed until headed over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	6. Montaff 16/1 Darryll Holland Mick Channon	Darryll Holland Mick Channon	3	90 v¹	106	64	104	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Meshhed (USA) (Gulch)
Pulled hard, held up until progress to track leaders halfway, pushed along over 4f out and ran in snatches after, dropped to rear 2f out, kept on last 150yds (op 25-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ shd [5½]	4. Heliodor (USA) 50/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	90	104	64	104	–
b c Scrimshaw (USA) - Playing Footsie (USA) (Valiant Nature)
Held up in last, some progress from 3f out, not pace to trouble leaders from over 1f out, pushed along inside final furlong (tchd 40-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6]	1. Big Bound (USA) 25/1 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	3	90	100	63	103	–
b c Grand Slam (USA) - Golden Cat (USA) (Storm Cat)
Tracked leader's slow pace until led over 7f out, joined 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, gradually faded

8⁽³⁾ shd [6]	5. Masterofthehorse (IRE) 4/1 Philip Robinson Debbie Mountain	Philip Robinson Debbie Mountain	3	90	–	63	103	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Shouk (Shirley Heights)
Held up in rear, effort on outer 3f out, not quicken and no progress 2f out, faded over 1f out (tchd 7-2)

9⁽²⁾ 7 [13]	8. Swindler (IRE) 16/1 William Buick Andrew Balding	William Buick Andrew Balding	3	90	–	51	92	–
b c Sinndar (IRE) - Imitation (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, in touch, dropped to last well over 2f out, weakened (op 12-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:47:00 Winning time: 2m 39.98s (slow by 5.68s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Parthenon (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing (Adm. Rous) (Harbinger) 1st breeder: Mrs A K H Ooi
2nd owner: Mrs H Steel (Firebet)
3rd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Urban Poet)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £1.50 £1.70 £1.90 Ex: £12.70 CSF: £11.24 Trifecta: £72.70 £1,671.16 - 17.00 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-4] 27 (35%) M [5-7] 56 (31%) H [8-10] 67 (34%)

2:45 Goodwood 28 Jul 2009

Betfair Gordon Stakes (Group 3)