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Thursday 1 August 2013

RIBBONS WORTH THE WAIT @Goodwood_Races


In taking the British Stallion Studs Turf Club Fillies' Handicap, Ribbons completed a fine half-hour for the Elite Racing Club. In the previous race, another of the ownership group's home-breds, Stars Above Me, had finished second.

Ribbons easily took her unbeaten record to four in the nine-furlong contest, defeating Rhagori by two and three-quarter lengths under James Doyle. But she took her time getting to the start, eventually having to be dismounted and led there.

goodwood"At Goodwood, when you go to that start, you canter so far and then walk the last downhill four furlongs," said Doyle. "When I pulled up and started to walk, she got a bit agitated, so I jumped off and had to use quite a lot of persuasion to get her there.

"She's not 100 per cent straightforward, but in the race she was fine. It was a messy sort of race - I got trapped a bit wide from my draw and they were going no pace - but she did relax a bit and it worked out in the end."

Trainer James Fanshawe was not present. Ribbons, by Manduro, and Stars Above Me, by Exceed And Excel, are from the same family - their dams are half-sisters, out of Kalinka, to the best Elite Racing colourbearer, the top-class miler Soviet Song.


4.50pm British Stallion Studs Turf Club EBF Fillies' Handicap
£17,500 total prize fund. For 3yo+ fillies and mares which are EBF eligible, rated 76-95 (also open to such fillies and mares rated 75 and below), 1m 1f. Weights: highest weight: 4yo+ 10st; 3yo 9st 5lb; minimum weight 8st 9lb, 3-y-o 8st. Penalties: after July 20th, each race won 6lb. Weight for age: 3 from 4yo+ 9lb.  Penalty value 1st £10,893.75 2nd £3,262.00 3rd £1,631.00 4th £815.50 5th £407.75 6th £204.75

1) RIBBONS (Elite Racing Club) James Fanshawe 3-8-10 James Doyle [13] 7/2
2) RHAGORI (Landmark Racing Limited) Ralph Beckett 4-9-04 Jim Crowley [14] 33/1
3) FORGIVE (Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Spearmint) Richard Hannon 4-9-09 Richard Hughes [5] 20/1
4) JABHAAT (USA) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Ed Dunlop 3-8-9 Paul Hanagan [1]
5) SAUCY MINX (IRE) (Mr & Mrs F Cotton, Mr & Mrs P Conway) Amanda Perrett hb3-8-07 Pat Dobbs [11]
6) A STAR IN MY EYE (IRE) (Sultan Ali) Kevin Ryan 3-8-03 Franny Norton [15]
7) CLOSE AT HAND (Normandie Stud Ltd) John Gosden h3-8-00 Nicky Mackay [3]
8) GREAT TIMING (USA) (Godolphin) Charlie Appleby h3-9-05 Mickael Barzalona [7] 3/1 Fav
9) OPERA BOX (Efemera Stud) Marcus Tregoning 5-9-04 Frankie Dettori [6]
10) CREME ANGLAISE (Mrs G Rowland-Clark) Michael Bell 5-9-10 Luke Morris [2]
11) INVINCIBLE CARA (IRE) (Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc) Ed Dunlop 3-8-01 Silvestre De Sousa [12]
12) EASTERN DESTINY (B Farr) Richard Fahey 4-9-03 George Chaloner (5) [9]
13) IFFRAAJ PINK (IRE) (Fitri Hay) Roger Varian b3-8-06 Andrea Atzeni [16]

13 ran               
Non-runners: Tuscania (Going), Love Magic (Self Cert - In Season), Steer By Stars (Self Cert - Not Eaten Up)
Time: 1m 55.37s            
Distances: 2¾, ¾, 2¾, ½, hd, 1¼, nk, 1¼, ½, 1, nk, sh
Breeder: Elite Racing Club         
Breeding: Manduro (GER) - Sister Act (Marju (IRE))
Tote      Win £4.20          Place £2.00 £9.40 £4.50 Exacta £123.80

Winning trainer:-Name: Fanshawe, James Robert Date of birth:6/8/62. Trains at Pegasus Stables, Newmarket, Suffolk Date of first licence:1990 First winner: Black Sapphire, Salisbury, May 8, 1990 Previous Occupation: Assistant to Michael Stoute and David Nicholson. Major wins include: Eclipse Stakes (1991 Environment Friend), Dante Stakes (1991 Environment Friend), Prix Kergorlay (1998 Arctic Owl), Jockey Club Stakes (1998 Arctic Owl), Prix du Cadran (1998 Invermark), Irish St Leger (2000 Arctic Owl), Fillies' Mile (2002 Soviet Song), May Hill Stakes (2007 Spacious), Falmouth Stakes (2003 Macadamia, 2004 & 2005 Soviet Song), Darley July Cup (2004 Frizzante), QIPCO Sussex Stakes (2004 Soviet Song), Robins Farm Racing Stewards' Cup (2007 Zidane), Summer Mile (2007 Cesare), Gimcrack Stakes (2007 Sir Gerry), QIPCO British Champions Series Sprint (2011 Deacon Blues), Duke Of York Stakes (2013 Society Rock), Haydock Sprint Cup (2012 Society Rock) Other details: National Hunt successes include Champion Hurdle (1992 Royal Gait and 2002 Hors La Loi III) Royal Ascot Wins (9): Royal Hunt Cup (2003 Macadamia, 2006 Cesare), Buckingham Palace Stakes (2004 Unscrupulous), Queen Alexandra Stakes (2005 Cruzspiel), Windsor Forest Stakes (2006 Soviet Song, 2009 Spacious), Britannia Handicap (2006 Sir Gerard), Golden Jubilee Stakes (2011 Society Rock), Wokingham Handicap (2011 Deacon Blues) First Goodwood winner: Stylish Senor (July 30, 1991 - Gordon Stakes) Goodwood wins: 32 (9 at July Meeting) Wins (1990-2012): 20; 20; 28; 34; 24; 29; 22; 23; 52; 46; 40; 38; 58; 46; 44; 43; 46; 36; 33; 24; 29; 32; 34 Wins This Year: 16

Winning jockey:-Name: Doyle,James Date of birth:April 22, 1988 Background: Mother is Lambourn trainer Jacqui Doyle. First Winner: Farnborough, Future Champion Apprentice Handicap, Wolverhampton, June 1, 2005 First Treble: Lingfield, January 25, 2006 (Blue Hedges, Countrywide Luck, Prince Charlemagne) Big Race Wins: Dubai Duty Free (2012 Cityscape), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2013 Al Kazeem), Qatar Bloodstock  Jockey Club Stakes (2012 Al Kazeem), Gordon Richards Stakes (2013 Al Kazeem), Coral Eclipse (2013 Al Kazeem) Royal Ascot Wins (3): Prince Of Wales's Stakes (2013 Al Kazeem), Royal Hunt Cup (2013 Belgian Bill), Queen Mary Stakes (2013 Rizeena) First Goodwood Winner: Wavertree Warrior, Bernard Benham Handicap, May 24, 2006 Total Goodwood Wins: 8 (2 at Festival meeting) Wins (2005-2012): 8; 73; 41; 52; 28; 29; 76; 80 Wins in 2013: 44

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