31 Jul 2012 14:35 Goodwood
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,026); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good.
bet365 Gordon Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(7) |   | - | Noble Mission (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 2-1122 / 5 | Flat (39) | T P Queally | H R A Cecil Mr K Abdullah | 11/4 | |
| held up, headway on outside over 3f out, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on to lead again post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(4) |   | NS | Encke (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 21-1 / 5 | Flat (25) | M Barzalona | M Al Zarooni Godolphin | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, led again narrowly inside final furlong, headed post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(2) |   | 2½ L | Michelangelo (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 311 / 3 | Flat (31) | W Buick | J & T Gosden Mr B E Nielsen | 6/4 | |
| pushed along brielfy leaving stalls, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, challenged over 2f out, unable to go with front pair from over 1f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(6) |   | 3¼ L | Girolamo (GER) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 17343 / 7 | Flat (30) | A Starke | P Schiergen Gestut Ebbesloh | 9/2 | |
| held up behind leaders, effort over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(1) |   | 4 L | Minimise Risk (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 21575 / 3 | Flat (39) | J P Spencer | A M Balding Mrs Fitri Hay | 33/1 | |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, outpaced from well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(3) |   | 19 L | Farhaan (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 2115-4 / 3 | Flat (73) | P Hanagan | J L Dunlop Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 14/1 | |
| prominent early, held up, pushed along briefly over 6f out, effort when not much room over well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(5) |   | NK | Ed De Gas (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 11173 / 4 | Flat (39) | C Catlin | Rae Guest Mr R A Pegum &… | 28/1 | |
| ridden leaving stalls, led over 10f out, headed 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
