IT'S NO TROUBLE FOR SNOW TROUBLE @Goodwood_Races

   

Hampshire-based trainer Marcus Tregoning may have uncovered a high-quality juvenile in the form of Snow Trouble, who landed the banker's money in the NatWest Ahead For Business EBF Maiden.

The son of stallion Tapit was bought by the trainer in May at Tattersalls' breeze-up sale in Newmarket for 100,000gns, but he took a good step towards justifying that price when beating 16 rivals in today's race. In second, beaten a neck, was Master The World, while third place went to Tahadee.

Tregoning, who used the services of top jockey Johnny Murtagh on Snow Trouble, said: "It's great to come here and get a winner because it's my favourite meeting. It's been a very tough week, although we had a nice third with Boom And Bust [in the Bet365 Lennox Stakes] which was really thrilling.

"It's good to have a two-year-old winner here and each year I try to find one, but you need a lot of two-year-olds, and this year we don't have that many. This is our first juvenile winner of the season - we haven't quite got the ammunition, but we'll get it again.

"I'm very pleased for the team back home, for my son George who rides him in much of his work, and also to owner Guy Brook who is a big supporter of my yard and has some six horses in training with us.

"We were determined to get this horse at the sales because Norman Williamson [who sold him] recommended him and said he had ridden him in a lot of his work. As a former top-class jump jockey Norman has lovely hands and he told me how to ride him - that persuaded me to buy him.

"He's entered in the Dewhurst Stakes and Royal Lodge and I should think it will be the latter. Johnny is very keen we go for that race."

4.25pm NatWest Ahead For Business EBF Maiden

£20,000 total prize fund. For 2yo colts and geldings which are E.B.F. eligible, 7f. Weights: 9st. Penalty value 1st £12,938.00 2nd £3,850.00 3rd £1,924.00 4th £962.00.

1) SNOW TROUBLE (USA) (Guy Brook) Marcus Tregoning 2-9-00 Johnny Murtagh [9] 3/1

2) MASTER THE WORLD (IRE) (K Quinn/C Benham/I Saunders) Gerard Butler 2-9-00 James Doyle [3] 40/1

3) TAHADEE (IRE) (Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum) Mick Channon 2-9-00 Martin Harley [8] 16/1

4) GOLDEN TOWN (IRE) (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 2-9-00 Silvestre De Sousa [12]

5) MIME DANCE (David Brownlow) Andrew Balding 2-9-00 David Probert [18]

6) UNDER MY WING (IRE) (Julie Wood) Richard Hannon 2-9-00 Paul Hanagan [2]

7) SELLINGALLTHETIME (IRE) (Jim & Susan Hill) Charlie Hills 2-9-00 Steve Drowne [5]

8) GLASGOW CENTRAL (Jenny Powell) Charlie Hills 2-9-00 Tom Queally [6]

9) WAR SPIRIT (Mohamed Saeed Al Shahi) Richard Hannon 2-9-00 Richard Hughes [1] 5/2 Fav

10) BEACH BAR (IRE) (Peter Winkworth & Bex Seabrook) William Knight 2-9-00 Neil Callan [10]

11) GAMESOME (FR) (Qatar Racing & Essafinaat) Olly Stevens 2-9-00 Jamie Spencer [15]

12) PACK LEADER (IRE) (George Materna) Amanda Perrett 2-9-00 Kieren Fallon [11]

13) FILOSOFO (IRE) (Peter Reglar) Richard Hannon 2-9-00 William Twiston-Davies [14]

14) SIR CHARLIE KUNZ  (Paul Dean) Mark Johnston 2-9-00 Joe Fanning [4]

15) ALLERGIC REACTION (IRE) (Four Men & A Dream Partnership) William Knight 2-9-00 Jim Crowley [16]

16) AFTER THE GOLDRUSH (The Gold Rush Partnership) Richard Hannon 2-9-00 Ryan Moore [17]

17) ORIENTAL RELATION (IRE) (The Cool Silk Partnership) James Given 2-9-00 Graham Lee [19]

17 ran              

Non-runners: Flying Author (Self Cert - Not Eaten Up), Mind (Vets Cert - Knocked Joint)

Time: 1m 28.17s           

Distances: nk, 1¼, 1¾, 2, ½, 1¼, 1, 1¾, sh, 1, 2½, 1¾, 1, 1½, 1¾, 2½

Breeder: Brushwood Stable       Breeding:  Tapit (USA) - Smara (USA) (Storm Cat (USA))

Tote      Win  £4.10         Place £1.80 £8.80 £4.60 Exacta £286.30

Winning trainer:-Name: Tregoning, Marcus Philip Born: July 31, 1959 Based: Whitsbury, Hampshire Riding Career: Point-to-Points Date of First Trainer's Licence: 1997. Previously assistant-trainer to Major Dick Hern for 14 years. Classic Wins (1): Derby (2006 Sir Percy) Big Race Wins: Cumberland Lodge Stakes (2001 Nayef, 2004 High Accolade, 2005 Mubtaker), Dewhurst Stakes (2005 Sir Percy), Champion Stakes (2001 Nayef), Dubai Sheema Classic (2002 Nayef), Geoffrey Freer Stakes (2002, 2003, 2004Mubtaker), John Porter Stakes (2006 Mubtaker), Molecomb Stakes (2008 Finjaan), Juddmonte International (2002 Nayef), Predominate Stakes (2003 High Accolade, 2004 Manyana),Newmarket Stakes (2002 Highdown), Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2001 Sheppard's Watch), Prix Guillaume d'Ornano (2002 Highdown), Royal Lodge Stakes (2003 Snow Ridge), Select Stakes (2000 Ekraar, 2001 Nayef), September Stakes (2003 Mubtaker), Vintage Stakes (1999 Ekraar, 2005 Sir Percy), Lingfield Derby Trial (2007 Aqaleem), Lennox Stakes (2009 Finjaan), Lonsdale Cup (2009 Askar Tau), Doncaster Cup (2009 Askar Tau), totesport Mile (2011 Boom And Bust), Betfred Cambridgeshire (2012 Bronze Angel) Royal Ascot Wins (3): King's Stand Stakes (2002 Dominica), Prince Of Wales's Stakes (2003 Nayef), King Edward VII Stakes (2003 High Accolade), First Goodwood Winner: Maghaarb (Frizell Insurance Maiden Stakes, June 28, 1998) Goodwood wins: 52 (9 at July Meeting) Horses in Training 2001-13: 88; 113; 122; 133; 139; 113; 100; 101; 98; 88; 70; 72; NA Winners (1997-2012): 0; 13; 26; 21; 53; 32; 56; 26; 49; 29; 34; 35; 30; 27; 21; 29 Wins in 2013: 7

Winning jockey:-Name: Murtagh, John Patrick Born: May 14, 1970 Background: Attended the Apprentice Jockeys School at Kildare while serving as an apprentice for John Oxx, with whom he stayed with until 2004. Apprentice champion in 1989, winning the senior version in 1995 and 1998, despite lingering weight problems. Used regularly by Sir Michael Stoute in 2000 when Kieren Fallon was injured, and won 12 Group One contests in that season alone. Spent some of 2006 riding over hurdles, but returned to Flat racing later that year, and spent 2007 as Ballydoyle's main jockey in Britain, following the suspension of Kieren Fallon on suspicion of race-fixing, before being given the job full-time because of Fallon's 18-month ban for failing a drugs test. Split from Ballydoyle in November, 2010, to be retained jockey for the Aga Khan in Ireland, turned freelance in August, 2012. Became a trainer this season  First Winner: Chicago Style, Limerick, July 6, 1987 British Classic Wins (6): Investec Derby (2000 Sinndar, 2002 High Chaparral, 2005 Motivator), Investec Oaks (2011 Dancing Rain), QIPCO 2000 Guineas (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2008 Henrythenavigator) Irish Classic Wins (15): Irish 1,000 Guineas (2009 Again), Irish 2,000 Guineas (2001 Black Minnaloushe, 2008 Henrythenavigator, 2009 Mastercraftsman), Irish Derby (2000 Sinndar, 2003 Alamshar, 2009 Fame And Glory, 2010 Cape Blanco), Irish Oaks (1997 Ebadiyla, 1998 Winona, 2000 Petrushka, 2007 Peeping Fawn, 2008 Moonstone, 2013 Chicquita) Irish St Leger (2011 Jukebox Jury) French Classic Wins (1): Prix De Diane (2012 Valiyra) Other Major Wins: Irish Champion Stakes (1996 Timarida), Matron Stakes (1995 Timarida, 2004 Soviet Song, 2010 Lillie Langtry), Moyglare Stud Stakes (1998 Edabiya), National Stakes (1993 Manntari, 1999 Sinndar, 2008 Mastercraftsman), Phoenix Stakes (2008 Mastercraftsman, 2009 Alfred Nobel, 2010 Zoffany), Pretty Polly Stakes (1993 Takarouna), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2007 Notnowcato, 2008 Duke Of Marmalade, 2010 Fame And Glory), Champion Stakes (2000 Kalanisi), Coronation Cup (2008 Soldier Of Fortune, 2010 Fame And Glory), Coral-Eclipse (2008 Mount Nelson), Falmouth Stakes (2004 & 2005 Soviet Song, 2007 Simply Perfect), Fillies' Mile (2007 Listen), Juddmonte International (2008 Duke Of Marmalade, 2010 Rip Van Winkle), July Cup (2004 Frizzante, 2010 Starspangledbanner), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2003 Alamshar, 2007 Dylan Thomas, 2008 Duke Of Marmalade, 2013 Novellist), Middle Park Stakes (2008 Bushranger), Nassau Stakes (2007 Peeping Fawn, 2008 Halfway To Heaven), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2009 Rip Van Winkle), Racing Post Trophy (2000 Dilshaan, 2009 St Nicholas Abbey), Sussex Stakes (2004 Soviet Song, 2008 Henrythenavigator, 2009 Rip Van Winkle), Yorkshire Oaks (1996 Key Change, 2000 Petrushka, 2007 Peeping Fawn), Criterium de Saint-Cloud (2008 Fame And Glory), Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (2000 Namid, 2009 Total Gallery), Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2000 Sinndar), Prix du Cadran (2002 Give Notice), Prix Ganay (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Prix Morny (2008 Bushranger), Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Prix de l'Opera (1995 Timarida, 2000 Petrushka), Prix Royal-Oak (2008 Yeats), Prix Vermeille (2007 Mrs Lindsay), Total Prix Marcel Boussac (2010 Misty For Me), Beverly D Stakes (1996 Timarida), Breeders' Cup Marathon (2009 Man Of Iron), Breeders' Cup Mile (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Breeders' Cup Turf (2000 Kalanisi), Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (1996 Timarida, 2000 Greek Dance), Hong Kong Vase (2000 Daliapour), E P Taylor (2001 Choc Ice, 2007 Mrs Lindsay), Jaguar Cars Cheveley Park Stakes (2011 Lightening Pearl, 2012 Rosdhu Queen),QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes (2011 Deacon Blues), QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (2011 Dancing Rain) Royal Ascot Wins (43): Coronation Stakes (1995 Ridgewood Pearl, 2010 Lillie Langtry); Gold Cup (1999 Enzeli, 2001 Royal Rebel, 2002, Royal Rebel, 2008 & 2009 Yeats), St James's Palace Stakes (2001 Black Minnaloushe, 2008 Henrythenavigator, 2009 Mastercraftsman), Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (2000, Katiykha), Ascot Handicap Stakes (2000 Barba Papa), Golden Jubilee (2000 Superior Premium, 2003 Choisir, 2007 Soldier's Tale, 2010 Starspangledbanner), King George V Handicap (2001 Beekeeper), Ribblesdale Stakes (2001 Sahara Slew), Wokingham Handicap (2001 Nice One Clare, 2010 Laddies Poker Two, 2011 Deacon Blues), Queen Anne Stakes (2002 No Excuse Needed, 2008 Haradasun), King Edward VII Stakes (2002 Balakheri, 2012 Thomas Chippendale), Windsor Castle Stakes (2002 Revenue, 2011 Frederick Engels, 2013 Extortionist), King's Stand Stakes (2003 Choisir, 2013 Sole Power), Hampton Court Stakes (2003 Persian Majesty), Jersey Stakes (2005 Proclamation), Queen Alexandra Stakes (2005 Cruzspiel, 2008 Honolulu), Queen Mary Stakes (2007 Elletelle), Britannia Handicap (2007 Eddie Jock), Prince Of Wales's Stakes (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Hardwicke Stakes (2008 Macarthur, 2013 Thomas Chippendale), Windsor Forest Stakes (2009 Spacious), Queen's Vase (2010 Mikhael Glinka), Wolferton Handicap (2013 Forgotten Voice), Leading Rider at Royal Ascot: 2001 (5 wins); 2002 (4 wins), 2008 (6 wins),2009 (4 wins), 2013 (4 wins) First Goodwood Winner: Champagne Lanson (Vintage Stakes, August 2, 2000) Total Goodwood Wins: 26 (20 at July meeting) Wins in Britain 1999-2012: 9; 17; 10; 15; 12; 77; 48; 0; 21; 28; 15; 13; 11; 12 Wins in Britain in 2013: 8