Fast
improving Tropics on target
Previous winners Hoof
It and Hawkeyethenoo feature among 128 entries for this year's
£100,000 Stewards' Cup, the famous six-furlong handicap which is one the
highlights of Glorious Goodwood and run on the meeting's fifth and final day,
Saturday, August 3.
Hoof It, trained by Mick
Easterby in Yorkshire, carried a record 10st to an impressive victory in the
2011 renewal of the heritage handicap, while the Jim Goldie-trained
Hawkeyethenoo, based in Scotland, defied 9st 9lb to gain a thrilling last-gasp
success in 2012.
Both horses have
subsequently shown themselves to be among Europe's premier sprinters, with Hoof
It finishing a close third in the Group One Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock Park
and Hawkeyethenoo filling the runner-up spot in the Group Two QIPCO British
Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot in October.
A host of talented sprint
handicappers will be trying to add their names to the illustrious Stewards' Cup
roll of honour, including York Glory, Shropshire, Dinkum
Diamond and Khubala, who were the first four home in the six-furlong
Wokingham Handicap at Royal Ascot on June 22.
Duke Of Firenze and Smoothtalkinrascal,
who fought out the finish in the five-furlong "Dash" Heritage
Handicap at Epsom Downs on Derby Day, could re-oppose, while Burn The Boats and
Joe Eile, first and third respectively in a valuable six-furlong handicap
at the Curragh on June 29, may represent Irish handler Ger Lyons.
Tropics narrowly missed the cut
for the Wokingham Handicap, but the lightly-raced five-year-old continued his
rapid rise through the sprinting ranks for trainer Dean Ivory with a length
success over Rex Imperator in a six-furlong handicap at Windsor on June
29.
Ivory revealed: "The
Stewards' Cup is on the agenda for Tropics. We wouldn't want the ground too fast
but the strong pace should suit him, especially considering the way he has been
running lately.
"He's up to a mark of
100 now but we don't know how good he is yet. He was still a little bit raw
when he won on Saturday and I think that he can keep improving.
"Tropics was cast-off
from Darley and we only got him as a four-year-old but he is a lovely,
laid-back horse.
"He missed out on the
Wokingham but I think that he should really have beaten Khubala at Windsor at
the start of June (when a neck adrift) and on that form, together with his win
last week, he would have been in the frame at Royal Ascot."
Hertfordshire-based Ivory
may also be represented at Glorious Goodwood by Sirius Prospect, who
holds entries in the Stewards' Cup and the Betfred Mile on Friday, August 2.
The five-year-old beat
subsequent Group One Darley July Cup victor Mayson in a Doncaster Listed contest
in November, 2011, and performed admirably in several top sprints last term,
including when a close seventh to Black Caviar in the Group One Diamond Jubilee
Stakes and finishing third in the Group Two QIPCO British Champions Sprint
Stakes.
Ivory continued:
"Sirius Prospect does a lot better as the season progresses and wants a
bit of cut in the ground. I think that he really wants seven furlongs or an
easy mile these days, which is why we have given him an entry in the Betfred
Mile as well.
"He has done very
well for us over six furlongs but he was placed over a mile in a Listed contest
at Kempton in November and he is bred to get a mile.
"He has always
dropped himself out in his races and unleashed a turn of foot but it's hard
work to keep racing like that.
"He's a horse that
won't exert himself unless everything feels right. I would run him in the
Stewards' Cup if the ground was good to soft or soft, but he may run in the
Betfred Mile if it is any faster."
Saturday's card at
Glorious Goodwood commences with the £35,000 Stewards' Sprint Handicap, which
offers compensation for those horses who are balloted out of the feature race,
which is allowed a maximum field of 28.
Ivory is hoping to be
represented in the six-furlong handicap by the progressive five-year-old mare Links
Drive Lady, who was a comfortable course and distance winner in the British
Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing EBF Fillies' Handicap on May 31.
The trainer added:
"We are aiming Links Drive Lady at the Stewards' Sprint. I think that she
is a nice, improving filly but she is only small and I think it would be a bit
harsh to take on the calibre of the top sprinters.
"The Ayr Gold Cup
will be her main objective after Goodwood and I am sure that she will get some
black type at some point. Ideally, she wants some cut in the ground but she won
nicely at Goodwood on good ground last time.
"Kieren Fallon thinks
a lot of her, as we do, and she is going the right way."
The weights for the
Stewards' Cup will be announced on Wednesday, July 10.
About Glorious Goodwood
The five-day festival this
year runs from Tuesday, July 30 until Saturday, August 3 and is certain to be
the highlight of the season. It is the perfect place to enjoy everything that
is British and sums up what summer should be. It is the place to be and be
seen. The fashion is elegant and floaty, Goodwood heritage with a dash of
panache. Ladies and Gentleman dress in the latest fashions and gather shade
from their hats and Panamas.
The meeting, held at the
most beautiful racecourse, has always attracted the very best performers from
the international world of horseracing such as Frankel, who graced the Downs
for the last two years to the delight of racegoers who come from far and wide
to experience the unique atmosphere.
For tickets please visit: www.goodwood.co.uk
THE
STEWARDS' CUP
Class 2,
Heritage Handicap, £100,000 Total Prize Fund. 3.50pm,
Goodwood, Saturday, August 3, 2013. Six furlongs. For three-year-olds and
upwards. Weights: highest weight not less than 9st 10lb; minimum weight 8st.
Penalties, after July 6, a winner 6lb.Entries closed, July 2, entries revealed,
July 3 (128 entries), weights revealed July 10, scratchings deadline
noon, July 16, five-day confirmation stage Monday, July 29. Final declaration
stage 10.00am, Thursday, August 1. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are
correct up to and including the racing of Monday, July 1. May not include some
overseas form.
Form
Horse Age Owner Trainer
00(1)(3)-11
ABOVE STANDARD (IRE) 5 A Saha Mick Easterby
5(3)(5)(3)-10
AJJAADD (USA) 7 Katy & Lol Pratt Ted Powell
(2)(3)0230
ALNOOMAAS (IRE) 4 Mark Benton Luke Dace
0(2)-(0)000
AMADEUS WOLFE TONE (IRE) 4 B T McDonald Jamie Osborne
051002
ANCIENT CROSS 9 Pete Bown,Backup Technology & Steve Hull Mick
Easterby
0-(1)5403
APOLLO D'NEGRO (IRE) 5 Gwyn Powell and Peter Ridgers Clive Cox
0-(0)4014
ARCTIC FEELING (IRE) 5 Percy / Green Racing 2 Richard Fahey
1(2)(0)-121
AVON BREEZE 4 Grange Park Racing II & Partner Richard Whitaker
(0)(0)-0041
BABY STRANGE 9 Market Avenue Racing Club Ltd Derek Shaw
(3)(1)/10-10
BACCARAT (IRE) 4 Sir Robert Ogden Richard Fahey
(4)(6)(0)-(5)50
BAJAN TRYST (USA) 7 Margaret Forsyth & Rebecca Hillen Kevin
Ryan
4(4)-(0)063
BARNET FAIR 5 Donald Wheatley Richard Guest
110-330 BARRACUDA
BOY (IRE) 3 Laurence Bellman Tom Dascombe
334(6)55 BEAR
BEHIND (IRE) 4 Bellman Black Marantelli Owen Tom Dascombe
20-0140 BEST
TRIP (IRE) 6 Koo's Racing Club Brian Ellison
110-00
BLAINE 3 Matt & Lauren Morgan Kevin Ryan
001544
BONNIE CHARLIE 7 Gaga Syndicate David Nicholls
5/-(1)0451
BURN THE BOATS (IRE) 4 D Spratt Ger Lyons IRE
(0)-(1)(2)(5)40
BURNHOPE 4 Ontoawinner 4 Scott Dixon
3103-53 BURNING
BLAZE 3 Qatar Racing Limited Kevin Ryan
0/(3)4-360
BURWAAZ 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum Ed Dunlop
0(3)0-6(1)3
CHARLOTTE ROSINA 4 Homecroft Wealth Racing Roger Teal
040200
CHOOSEDAY (IRE) 4 Mrs S J Barker Kevin Ryan
546000
CONFESSIONAL 6 Terry & Margaret Holdcroft Tim Easterby
(5)(0)6431
DECENT FELLA (IRE) 7 Rakebackmypoker.com Violet Jordan
020124
DICK BOS 4 Middleham Park Racing III & Partners David
O'Meara
310-033 DINKUM
DIAMOND (IRE) 5 Eight Star Syndicate Henry Candy
50-1556 DOMINATE
3 Godfrey Wilson Richard Hannon
(6)(0)(1)115
DR RED EYE 5 The Red Eye Partnership Scott Dixon
03-3(0)(3)0
DUBAWI SOUND 5 Pearl Bloodstock Ltd David Brown
5-01510 DUKE
OF FIRENZE 4 Cheveley Park Stud Sir Michael Stoute
11-5011 DUTCH
MASTERPIECE 3 Richard Green Gary Moore
000-(3)20
EL VIENTO (FR) 5 John Nicholls Ltd/David Kilburn Richard
Fahey
31(1)-120
ENROL 4 Cheveley Park Stud Sir Michael Stoute
(1)-(2)11
EQUITY RISK (USA) 3 Clipper Logistics Kevin Ryan
5000-10 EXCELLENT
GUEST 6 John Guest Racing George Margarson
(4)221(2)1
EXTRASOLAR 3 Odile Griffith & John Connolly Amanda
Perrett
15-4060 FACE
THE PROBLEM (IRE) 5 Dr Marwan Koukash Jamie Osborne
005-005 FARLOW
(IRE) 5 Red Sky Partnership 1 Richard Fahey
0-05404 FITZ
FLYER (IRE) 7 Mike Browne David Nicholls
0(3)(1)-012
FREDDY WITH A Y (IRE) 3 Mrs M J George Gary Moore
352-060 FREE
ZONE 4 Fromthestables.Com Racing Bryan Smart
2313-02 GOLDREAM
4 J Sargeant & Mrs J Morley Robert Cowell
0002-04 GRAMERCY
(IRE) 6 Dr Marwan Koukash David Simcock
(5)2-3211
GRAND DENIAL (IRE) 3 Alan Craddock Clive Cox
000003- GRISSOM
(IRE) 7 Jim & Helen Bowers Tim Easterby
130-143 HALLELUJAH
5 CLS (Chippenham) Limited James Fanshawe
(4)(1)(1)401
HAMOODY (USA) 9 Hart Inn I David Nicholls
126-411 HAMZA
(IRE) 4 Mubarak Al Naemi Kevin Ryan
546011
HARRISON GEORGE (IRE) 8 Racing To The Max P J O'Gorman
02-4465 HAWKEYETHENOO
(IRE) 7 Johnnie Delta Racing Jim Goldie
(4)(1)-(4)014
HEAD OF STEAM (USA) 6 George Materna Amanda Perrett
1-20114 HEAVEN'S
GUEST (IRE) 3 J K Shannon & M A Scaife Richard Fahey
0-00000 HEAVY
METAL 3 Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Mark Johnston
1163/55- HOOF
IT 6 Chubby Chandler & Lee Westwood Michael Easterby
0-64204 HUMIDOR
(IRE) 6 Delancey George Baker
00-0041 INDEGO
BLUES 4 Pinnacle Indesatchel Partnership David Nicholls
0510-20 JIMMY
STYLES 9 Gwyn Powell and Peter Ridgers Clive Cox
(1)0-2(0)13
JOE EILE (IRE) 5 HB Partnership Ger Lyons IRE
0-00000 JOHANNES
(IRE) 10 John Nicholls Ltd/David Kilburn Richard Fahey
00(0)-003
JOHNNY CASTLE 5 George Materna & John McInerney Amanda Perrett
4(0)-0000
KUANYAO (IRE) 7 Matt & Lauren Morgan David
Nicholls
0456-26 LA
FORTUNATA 6 James Patton Mike Murphy
16(5)-001
LINKS DRIVE LADY 5 It's Your Lucky Day Dean Ivory
3020-60 LOUIS
THE PIOUS 5 F Gillespie David O'Meara
12-0000 LUNAR
DEITY 4 Eden Racing (III) Eve Johnson Houghton
2030(5)-0
MAC'S POWER (IRE) 7 Broughton Thermal Insulation Willie
Musson
00-4001 MAJESTIC
MANANNAN (IRE) 4 Mark & Maureen Schofield David Nicholls
40-3233 MAJESTIC
MOON (IRE) 3 James Gaffney Richard Fahey
2025-20 MASAMAH
(IRE) 7 Dr Marwan Koukash Marco Botti
(3)-(1)0(1)
MILLY'S GIFT 3 Ken Lock Racing Clive Cox
(6)(6)-0226
MISSISSIPPI 4 Laurence O'Kane David Barron
160000
MISTER MANANNAN (IRE) 6 Mrs M Schofield David Nicholls
2(1)-0112
MOVIESTA (USA) 3 Redknapp, Salthouse & Fiddes Bryan
Smart
10(2)-560
NASSAU STORM 4 The Oil Men Partnership William Knight
4(1)1-130
NINJAGO 3 J Palmer-Brown & Potensis Ltd Richard
Hannon
000(0)-00
NOVELLEN LAD (IRE) 8 Johnson & Broughton Willie
Musson
022610
NOVERRE TO GO (IRE) 7 Robert & Nina Bailey Ron Harris
036(1)-13
OUT DO 4 Leonidas Marinopoulos Luca Cumani
5-00003 PABUSAR
5 Ken Gundlach Jamie Osborne
(0)(5)-0500
PEA SHOOTER 4 Margaret Forsyth Kevin Ryan
463-150 PERSONAL
TOUCH 4 Nicholas Wrigley & Kevin Hart Richard Fahey
00-0232 PICTURE
DEALER 4 Richard Green Gary Moore
(0)00106 PISCEAN
(USA) 8 Andrew Duffield Tom Keddy
01-1140 POLSKI
MAX 3 Market Avenue Racing & Tremousser Richard Fahey
232304
POOLE HARBOUR (IRE) 4 The Heffer Syndicate Richard Hannon
103200
PRODIGALITY 5 Paul Moulton Ron Harris
00-0120 RACY
6 Koo's Racing Club Brian Ellison
(2)-66530
RASAMAN (IRE) 9 Paul Moulton Jim Goldie
661650
REGAL PARADE 9 Dab Hand Racing Milton Bradley
50-0262 REX
IMPERATOR 4 George Turner William Haggas
5-21036 RIGHT
TOUCH 3 Nicholas Wrigley & Kevin Hart Richard Fahey
(6)20620 ROCKET
ROB (IRE) 7 John Searchfield Willie Musson
(0)-30663
RODRIGO DE TORRES 6 Brian Morton David Nicholls
521000
ROTHESAY CHANCER 5 Discovery Racing Club 2 Jim Goldie
2560-20 ROYAL
ROCK 9 Ms Aida Fustoq Chris Wall
00601-0 SACROSANCTUS
5 Paul Dixon Scott Dixon
0-06000 SECRET
WITNESS 7 Paul Moulton Ron Harris
(3)(4)-(4)133
SEEKING MAGIC 5 The Seekers Clive Cox
33-1241 SHORE
STEP (IRE) 3 Jon and Julia Aisbitt Mick Channon
06-4242 SHROPSHIRE
(IRE) 5 Catherine Corbett & Chris Wright Charlie Hills
61214-0 SIGNOR
SASSI 4 A Brooks William Knight
0(3)-1042
SIR MAXIMILIAN (IRE) 4 Paul Wildes Ian Williams
34(3)-040
SIRIUS PROSPECT (USA) 5 Miss N Yarrow Dean Ivory
0-12312 SMOOTHTALKINRASCAL
(IRE) 3 Cheveley Park Stud David O'Meara
123-044 SOUND
OF GUNS 3 Howard Russell Ed Walker
04/2-000 STONEFIELD
FLYER 4 G R Leckie Keith Dalgleish
0(1)0004 STORM
MOON (USA) 3 Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Mark Johnston
(0)23100 SUMMERINTHECITY
(IRE) 6 Dr Marwan Koukash David Nicholls
102(6)-40
SUNNY SIDE UP (IRE) 4 Jim McGrath, Roger & Dianne Trevitt
Richard Fahey
230-(0)50
TAAJUB (IRE) 6 Peter Crate Peter Crate
(1)(1)/1(6)0(2)-
TAKE COVER 6 Norcroft Park Stud David Griffiths
(6)0(1)140
TANGO SKY (IRE) 4 Dr Marwan Koukash David Nicholls
(1)(1)(1)(3)00
TAROOQ (USA) 7 The Tarooq Partnership Stuart Williams
35-2061 TATLISU
(IRE) 3 Middleham Park Racing LIV Richard Fahey
004201
TAX FREE (IRE) 11 David Nicholls & Mrs J Love David
Nicholls
0-63000 THREES
GRAND 3 Paul Dixon &Jayne Jackson Scott Dixon
(0)10000 THUNDERBALL
7 The Doncaster Racing Club Scott Dixon
050-000 TIDDLIWINKS
7 Guy Reed Kevin Ryan
416-102 TIME
AND PLACE 3 Mel Roberts & Ms Nicola Meese 1 Richard Fahey
(0)-(0)4224
TITUS GENT 8 Guy Carstairs and Rock & Rollers Jeremy
Gask
(1)65550 TOP
BOY 3 Brian Johnson (Northamptonshire) Derek Shaw
(1)(3)-0121
TROPICS (USA) 5 Dean Ivory Dean Ivory
2116-20 VINCENTTI
(IRE) 3 Robert & Nina Bailey Ronald Harris
026412
WHOZTHECAT (IRE) 6 Simon Bean Declan Carroll
(1)(2)5100
YEEOOW (IRE) 4 R Lee & Elaine Burke Elaine Burke
(5)61421 YORK
GLORY (USA) 5 Salman Rashed & Mohamed Khalifa Kevin Ryan
3600-00 ZERO
MONEY (IRE) 7 Kremlin Cottage III Hugo Palmer
128
entries
2 Irish-trained
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