23 Aug 2014 17:50 Goodwood
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,469); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places on the round course).
Chichester Observer Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(9) |   | - | Tall Ship (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 76-4521 / 3 | Flat (22) | S W Kelly | G & J Moore Mr R A Green | 3/1 | |
| midfield, headway to chase leaders over 6f out, led over 2f out, soon hung right, driven clear approaching final furlong, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(3) |   | 7 L | Artful Rogue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 4) | 235223 / 7 | Flat (15) | Harry Bentley | Mrs A J Perrett Mr R McCulloch | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out, soon outpaced by winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(6) |   | 8 L | Shadows Ofthenight (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 13) | 5436 / 4 | Flat (36) | S Hitchcott | M R Channon Mr Billy Parish | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, under pressure over 8f out, headway over 2f out, never a threat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(4) |   | 1 L | Hooded (USA) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 71-83 / 3 | Flat (28) | James Doyle | H & R Charlton Mr K Abdullah | 7/4 | |
| led until over 3f out, weakening when hampered over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(5) |   | 1 L | Opera Fan (FR) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 535413 / 3 | Flat (9) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Majid Bin… | 10/1 | |
| prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(8) |   | 2 L | Mustamir (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 24-961 / 3 | Flat (23) | K Shoemark | J Tate Sheikh Rashid Dalmook… | 10/1 | |
| started very slowly, driven forward to chase leaders after 4f, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(7) |   | 6 L | Secure Cloud (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 0-08212 / 5 | Flat (14) | R Ffrench | C Hills Prolinx Limited | 10/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(2) |   | 4½ L | Gannicus (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 5-71774 / 8 | Flat (57) | Stephen Craine | B G Powell BP Racing Club… | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, midfield, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(1) |   | 35 L | Mymatechris (IRE) (colt, brown, 8 12) | 7145 / 5 | Flat (12) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Mr David Brownlow | 12/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place over 6f out, eased over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7(10) |   | - | Cotton Club (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 224447 / 9 | Flat (16) | Shelley Birkett | B R Millman Mr J R Boughey | |||
