HAPPY AND GL ORIOUS AGAIN! By John Scanlon Mark secures leading trainer award at Goodwood for the 12th time VEN before this year’s Qatar Tuesday, July 31 Johnston’s fourth winner of the race, Goodwood Festival got joining the exalted company of Mister underway, Mark Johnston’s Five runners on the first day of the Baileys (1993), Lucky Story (2003) and E record at what most people meeting yielded one winner and one Shamardal (2004). still refer to as ‘Glorious third. In the fillies’ handicap over a mile, Since then, Godolphin have bought the Goodwood’ was simply outstanding, for Kalagia made most of the running under colt from the partnership who, he had been leading trainer at the meeting PJ McDonald, but it was Christine incidentally, currently feature in the top a remarkable 11 times. Budden’s Excelebration filly, Rebel 50 of the official British Flat Owners And this year he made it a round Assault , who fared best, hitting the front Championship on £169,096! dozen! It’s an incredible record, and one two furlongs out for Joe Fanning, only to At the end of the first day, the yard’s of which Mark is rightly proud. It’s all be run out of things by Move Swiftly and record was 1 win, 1 third and £117,525 the more astonishing when one stops to Hateya in the final furlong. earned in prize-money. consider that the stable’s runners at The day was lit up, however, by a Goodwood face a 290-mile journey to stunning performance from Kingsley compete there. Park 10’s Dark Vision in the Group 2 Wednesday, August 1 Here we bring you some of the Vintage Stakes. The Dream Ahead colt highlights of Glorious Goodwood 2018. produced a scintillating burst of speed By contrast with the excitement of the under Silvestre de Sousa to become Mark Vintage Stakes, this was a lower-key day Communique wins under Silvestre for the yard. However, Vale of Kent and a third (1-1-1). Total prize-money: Silvestre had Communique tucked in on Masham Star both ran excellent races in £130,410 the inner, travelling in around sixth the all-aged seven-furlong handicap, place. The order remained little changed finishing second and fourth respectively until approaching the final quarter of a in a field of 18. Thursday, August 2 mile. With his colt travelling strongly, Making Miracles fared best of the Silvestre allowed Communique to edge stable’s runners in the opening mile and a The day got off to the best possible start left, giving New Show a nudge as he half handicap. The Pivotal gelding, when Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed’s sought racing room in the centre of the owned by Messrs Acorn, Brown, Parker Communique took the opening race in track. and Scott, led with two furlongs to run grand style. A field of 12 went to post for Once in the clear, Communique made under Ryan Moore and lost out by just a the valuable handicap over a mile and a good progress to take the lead readily Dark Vision and length and a half to the winner, Soto quarter, with Silvestre de Sousa in the and, keeping on strongly for de Sousa’s Silvestre de Sousa Sizzler. saddle on the Casamento colt. take the Group 2 At the end of day two, the yard’s In the early stages, Godolphin’s Zaman Vintage Stakes record stood at one winner, a second and led from Al Jellaby and Bathsheba Bay. Continued on p. 10 8 9 Continued from p.9 Force. He brought him to challenge with At the end of day three, Kingsley At the end of the fourth day, the yard’s a strong run approaching the furlong pole Park’s tally for the meeting had moved vital statistics for the meeting had moved but Land Force was proving a tough nut on to 3-2-2, with total prize-money of on to 3-3-2. Total prize-money of driving, he finished well to score from to crack and Middleham Park Racing’s £235,850 £265,160 had been earned. Zaman by one and a half lengths. colt had to give best in the closing stages, This was Communique’s third big going down by a length to the Ballydoyle handicap success of the season, wins colt. This was another first-class effort by Friday, August 3 Saturday, August 4 which have netted his owner more than Marie’s Diamond, and one which netted £140,000 in win prize-money alone. his owners £43,000 in prize-money. The Johnston yard was out of luck with Pride of place has to go to Vale of Kent . “After he won at Newbury earlier this Kingsley Park completed a double on winners on the fourth day of the Having finished second in the seven- season we might have thought he’d be the day when Accordance won the meeting, but there was a brave second furlong handicap on the Wednesday moving on to even bigger things,” Mark maiden fillies’ race over seven furlongs from Poet’s Society who, with Masham card, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed’s told the Klarion after the race, “but he on just her second racecourse start. Star, contested the Golden Mile Kodiac gelding produced a sparkling had a couple of slightly disappointing Kirsten Rausing’s home-bred Handicap. display to land a higher class seven- runs when things didn’t go his way. Archipenko filly, a sister to the Group 2- Ridden by Frankie Dettori, Poet’s furlong handicap on Saturday. “They did today. He’s rated 97 so the placed Clonard Street, was one of two Society was sent off at odds of 12/1, his Facing nine rivals, Vale of Kent was next step is either more valuable stable runners in the Goodwood race, the only previous win over a mile having drawn fairly wide. However, the early handicaps or to go up to pattern other being Sheikh Hamed Dalmook al been landed in a three-horse race at Bath pace was made by Bombastic, drawn on company.” Maktoum’s debutante, the Charm Spirit in June. the wide outside of the field, and Joe filly Stellar Comet. Frankie Dettori gave Kingsley Park Fanning was able to settle Vale of Kent EXT to take the stage was Drawn wide, Stellar Comet was 9’s Poet’s Voice gelding a fabulous ride. behind that horse in second. Marie’s Diamond , one of nine quickly away for Ryan Moore and was Always in a prominent position, he was Passing the two-furlong pole, Vale of runners in the Group 2 able to cross to the inner and make the switched left by Dettori and sent into the Kent nosed into the lead. No sooner had RichmondN Stakes. The running. PJ McDonald tucked lead approaching the final furlong in a he done so than a variety of dangers Footstepsinthesand colt was stepping Accordance behind her, settled nicely in competitive renewal of the race. loomed up, none more dangerous down from the six and a half furlongs of second. Taking closer order approaching Seniority came with a strong run to looking than On The Warpath. Vale of his Anglesey Stakes win at the Curragh to the final quarter of a mile, Accordance take over in front soon after, but Poet’s Kent stuck to his guns gamely, and at the six furlongs here. was sent into the lead by PJ, and battled Society wasn’t for giving up and battled post he had beaten On The Warpath by a David Hickin leads Vale Of Kent and Joe Fanning Silvestre de Sousa took the ride and well to withstand the challenges of Rux hard before losing out by just half a nose, with Nicklaus finishing third, to the winner’s enclosure soon had him tracking the favourite, Land Power and Lady Cosette. length. beaten a further one and a quarter lengths. Appreciate Dee Ex Bee contested the Gordon Stakes, and while it was disappointing that he finished second to Cross Counter, the St Leger trip and likely going will RECOR D BBR EAKKER! surely see Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed’s Derby second to much better effect. Cross Counter shattered the course record here, a sure sign that the going was firmer than Dee Ex Bee would ideally appreciate. “41 94 WINNER S AND Another horse to impress was Sky Defender . Making his debut in the seven-furlong maiden, Mr Hamad Rashed Bin Ghedayer’s two-year-old I’VE FED THEM AL L ON Farhh colt ran a big race under William Buick but lost out by just half a length to the more experienced Duke of Hazzard, BAILLE YS” who went on to be beaten a short head in Listed company at Deauville next time MARK J OHN S out. We also had two horses who finished third, Hochfeld in the staying handicap and Aquarium , partnered by Andrew Breslin, in the apprentice handicap. “H uge co ngratuulatio ns to Ma rk and all at Kingsle y Pa rk • we’re pr oud The final scoresheet for Johnston to ha ve been par t of suc h a brill iant jour ne y and we l oo k forward to Racing’s 2018 Qatar Goodwood Festival campaign was, therefore, four wins, five the ne xt 4,00 0!” seconds and four thirds – a record good PAUL VE NN ER, CHA IRMAN, BAILEYS HOORSE FEED S enough to clinch the Leading Trainer award for the 12th time. Total prize- MADE IN THE money of £333,648.50 was netted.