Listed below are details of Godolphin’s recent runners at Epsom, Goodwood, Leicester and Sandown Park on July 28 and 29 along with a brief summary of how they have performed. Extensive reports will be available for our runners in Group races.
Race times are local to each respective racecourse.
WEDNESDAY, 28 JULY 2010
16.00hrs - EMIRATES DREAM
Racing UK Handicap Stakes
Goodwood/UK Turf/12f
Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Comment/Result: 15th - Ridden leaving stalls; led after a furlong; joined with three furlongs to go; headed soon after; weakened quickly; heavily eased approaching final furlong.
16.00hrs - FAREEJ
Racing UK Handicap Stakes
Goodwood/UK Turf/12f
Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Comment/Result: 7th - Broke well & covered up towards rear; raced keenly & taken to back of field after four furlongs; niggled along entering straight; stayed on down centre passing two-furlong marker; kept on without getting near leaders.
18.55hrs - BORUG
Pegasus EBF Maiden Stakes
Sandown Park/UK Turf/Maiden
Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Comment/Result: 1st - Broke well; led; dictated pace; pushed on with a quarter-mile remaining; ran on; won by three quarters of a length in 1m 33.20s
18.55hrs - OCEAN WAR
Pegasus EBF Maiden Stakes
Sandown Park/UK Turf/Maiden
Trainer: Mahmood Al Zarooni
Comment/Result: 5th - Held up towards rear; improved to go fourth towards outside; asked to improve with three furlongs to go; kept on without getting to leaders.
19.45hrs - CHIBCHAN
EBF Lutterworth Maiden Stakes
Leicester/UK Turf/6f
Trainer: Mahmood Al Zarooni
Comment/Result: 5th - Broke well on outside; prominent; settled second; ridden two & a half furlongs out; one-paced with over a furlong to go.
16.56hrs - HOUSE OF GRACE
G2 Lake George Stakes
Saratoga/USA Turf/8.5f
Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Comment/Result: 8th - Held up on inside in ninth; remained on inner turning for home; ridden; switched out; kept on; never nearer.
THURSDAY, 29 JULY 2010
14.10hrs - BIG AUDIO
TurfTV Summer Vase Stakes
Goodwood/UK Turf/10f
Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Comment/Result: 13th - Broke smartly & raced prominently on outside; settled in second after a furlong; third with five furlongs to go; stayed on well to regain second passing the three-furlong pole; weakened within another furlong; eased down when beaten over a furlong out.
15.25hrs - KITE WOOD
G2 Artemis Goodwood Cup
Goodwood/UK Turf/16f
Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Comment/Result: Non-runner.
15.25hrs - WAJIR
G2 Artemis Goodwood Cup
Goodwood/UK Turf/16f
Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Comment/Result: 5th - Broke well & raced in fifth initially; took fourth after three furlongs; third with six furlongs to go; fourth entering straight & progressed to second passing the three-furlong marker; soon one-paced.
16.00hrs - FLYING CLOUD
G3 Moet Hennessy Fillies' Stakes
Goodwood/UK Turf/14f
Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Comment/Result: 5th - Smartly into stride; held up towards rear; covered up in eighth on inside rail; took closer order with half a mile to race; pushed along after another furlong; ran on between runners & bumped; took third approaching two-furlong pole; every chance; one-paced thereafter.
18.30hrs - BOOK KEEPER
Weatherbys Bank Maiden Stakes
Epsom Downs/UK Turf/7f
Trainer: Mahmood Al Zarooni
Comment/Result: 3rd - Awkward leaving stalls; held up; bit keen; raced in fifth on far rail; progress to chase leader three furlongs out; no room to challenge with two & a half furlongs left; switched out after another furlong; switched back; again no room; ran on closing stages; beaten half a length & a nose.
19.05hrs - CHOCK A BLOCK
Viking Direct Conditions Stakes
Epsom Downs/UK Turf/10f
Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Comment/Result: 2nd - Disputed second on far rail; switched off rail with six furlongs to go; ranged up to leader; made a challenge in straight; ran on; went down by half a length.
19.05hrs - POMPEYANO
Viking Direct Conditions Stakes
Epsom Downs/UK Turf/10f
Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Comment/Result: 1st - Disputed second on outside; then settled third; outpaced coming down hill; ridden straight; ran on well with a quarter-mile left; led over a furlong from home; won by half a length in 2m 6.91s.