Six Gl ori ous Goood wood wi nn ers The performance of the day was at the St Leger looks very much on the JOHN SCANLON reviews the day-by-day provided by Nayef Road , who cards. landed the Group 3 Gordon Stakes This was also a significant win for the results which led to a 13th Glorious title after a battling display. yard in that it gave Mark his 81st career The Gordon Stakes, run over a winner at Glorious Goodwood, nudging distance of one mile, three him past Sir Michael Stoute’s previous furlongs and 218 yards, is often record mark. regarded as a St Leger trial. The The day was to get even better for the race was established in 1902, yard when Governor of Punjab ran out and was named after the Duke the convincing winner of the seven-furlong CROSS a memorable five days Another fabulous performance in defeat thriller. Persian Moon made the running, of Gordon. The winner of the nursery. at the end of July and beginning was turned in by juvenile debutant, closely followed by Le Don De Vie. Mind Gordon Stakes has gone on to Rob Ferguson’s Footstepsinthesand colt of August, Johnston Racing Fuwayrit. The Gutaifan colt, owned by The Crack and Sir Ron Priestley were also win the St Leger nine times, the was one of three Kingsley Park runners in rejoiced in another Glorious Sherida Al-Kaabi, struck the front in the ridden prominently. Brought to challenge most recent examples being the race, the others being Fred and AGoodwood campaign. The Qatar six-furlong maiden inside the final furlong, two furlongs out, Sir Ron Priestley nosed Sixties Icon and Conduit in Xcelente. Partnered by Ryan Moore, Goodwood Festival has proved the only to be pipped at the post by a short- ahead with a furlong and a half to run. 2006 and 2008 respectively. Governor of Punjab did not enjoy the best happiest of hunting grounds for the head by favourite Cobra Eye and Frankie Durston then came with a strong challenge Nayef Road, Mohamed of starts, slightly hampered before being a Johnston stable over the years. Dettori. on the outside, and soon joined issue with Obaida’s Galileo colt, was ridden little short of room, unlike his stablemates And after five days of top-class racing it Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed’s Sir Ron Priestley. After a prolonged duel in by Silvestre de Sousa and raced who both raced prominently in the early was once again Mark who won the award Shamardal filly, Warning Fire, ran a the final furlong, with Franny Norton prominently throughout against stages. for Leading Trainer at the Glorious cracking race in the fillies’ handicap over a riding for all he was worth, Sir Ron eight rivals. The early pace was Ryan Moore kept his cool, however, Goodwood meeting, saddling six winners. mile. Attempting to defy a penalty and to Priestley held on to score by a neck, with made by Jalmoud, with Nayef gradually creeping into the race, before It was a remarkable 13th time Mark had make all under Franny Norton, she was Eminence over three lengths away in third. Road disputing second with Cap delivering the colt with a devastating burst, taken the title at the midsummer festival, just pegged back by Maid For Life and lost Mind The Crack and Persian Moon also Francais. Racing downhill once he had switched him to the left having first won it in 1998. He has been out by half a length. finished in the money in fifth and sixth towards the straight, Nayef Road entering the final furlong, to catch the top trainer at each of the last four meetings. It wasn’t to be Visinari’s day in the position respectively. could be seen closing as long-time leader, Toro Strike. At the post, It’s a fantastic record of success at one Group 2 Vintage Stakes. Rob Ferguson’s Sir Ron Priestley’s success gave Constantinople led Jalmoud. Governor of Punjab had won by a length of the country’s highest quality meetings, Dark Angel colt, so impressive on his Johnston Racing their 49th win of the July Striking the front with a little over from the fast-finishing Sword Beach, who and one of which Mark and all of the team debut at Newmarket, was thought likely to campaign, and Mark his 79th winner at two furlongs to run, Nayef Road short-headed Toro Strike for second. at Kingsley Park are hugely proud. Here is be suited by the step up to seven furlongs Glorious Goodwood. began to fight out a duel with The win completed a hat-trick for this how the 2019 team fared in their quest to here, but it didn’t work out that way and he Later in the afternoon, Mrs Bouquet Constantinople. Things got all the talented colt. Out of the Indian Ridge mare, register more Goodwood glory for the finished fourth behind the impressive landed the Alice Keppel Fillies’ Conditions tighter when Spanish Mission began Simla Bibi, Governor of Punjab is a half- yard. Pinatubo. Tall and lengthy, Visinari Stakes to round up those numbers to 50 to throw down a challenge in the final brother to Emerald Wilderness and Swift remains a fascinating prospect and it will and 80. Drawn towards the stands’ rail, furlong. Alhaarth. be particularly interesting to see how he Garrett Freyne’s Toronado filly was Keeping on well under a strong de Owner Rob Ferguson had travelled from Tuesday, July 30 grows and matures in the months to come. quickly away under Joe Fanning and set Sousa drive, Nayef Road got the better Australia to visit Goodwood and was At the end of the first day, Johnston the early pace, closely attended by Mighty of things to score by a neck from delighted to see his colt complete the hat- The yard sent out six runners across five Racing had sent out 6 runners, had a placed Spirit and Glamorous Anna. Travelling Constantinople, with Spanish Mission a trick. races on the opening day of the Festival. record of (W/2/3) 0-3-0, and had amassed strongly throughout, Mrs Bouquet drifted head away in third. “I bought three off Mark,” Rob told the Unfortunately, in addition to shocking £131,145 in prize-money. to her right in the closing stages, but did Mark, though delighted, was slightly Klarion. weather conditions our runners had to enough to see off the determined challenge surprised at the way the race panned out. “Governor of Punjab has now won endure an ill-timed outbreak of of Mighty Spirit by a length, with Flippa "I thought when there was a rush on three, Visinari has won one and the other “seconditis”, as three of our horses filled Wednesday, July 31 The Strippa finishing a further half a length from the back we were travelling better hasn’t run yet. I owned a horse before I the runners-up berth in their respective back in third. than anything,” he told the Klarion. owned a car so I’ve got the disease real races. Five Kingsley Park horses contested three So at the end of a thrilling second day, “I was surprised that it took so long for bad!” Dee Ex Bee ran a huge race in the races on the second day card. Sir Ron the yard had sent out 11 runners for a Nayef Road to get to the front - the two In the closing fillies’ maiden, Tulip Group 1 Goodwood Cup, getting within a Priestley , Persian Moon and Mind The placed record of 2-3-0, and had chalked up leaders stuck on so long and it didn't look Fields, a Golden Horn filly having just her neck of Stradivarius, and comfortably Crack were targeted at the mile and a half £211,582.50 in prize-money. like they were going to. Silvestre said he second start for Sheikh Hamdan bin seeing off Cross Counter and a strong handicap for three-year-olds, Mrs was always travelling well." Mohammed, ran a cracker to finish third of Coolmore contingent for second best. Bouquet ran in the fillies’ conditions Nayef Road gave Mark his third win in 15 behind Vividly. While it was disappointing to see him lose stakes, and Chapelli contested the seven- Thursday, August 1 the Gordon Stakes, following the success out, he did add £107,500 to his career furlong handicap which brought the day to of Bandari in 2002, and of Namibian in earnings with this gutsy display. Surely a an end. On the third day Johnston Racing fielded a Nayef Road and 2011. It was a fantastic run by a horse who Continued on p.17 Group 1 success will come his way. The mile and a half handicap proved a team of 10 runners across six races. Silvestre de Sousa has always been held in high regard. A tilt 14 15 Continued from p.15 Sapa Inca, in the three-year-old handicap neck out for Joe Fanning to land the spoils. over a mile and three furlongs. China At the post, King’s Advice had prevailed Horse Club International’s Galileo filly over Outbox by a neck, with Shailene a By the end of day three, the vital deserves huge credit for this run. Short of length and a half back in third. Charles statistics were: 21 runners; 4 winners; 4-3- room two furlongs out, she bravely went Kingsley, the mount of Frankie Dettori, 1; and total prize-money of £344,410. through a gap for Franny to pursue the finished a decent fifth.