Horse Racing Results for July 2008

THURSDAY RACING RESULTS JULY 31st:

GOODWOOD RESULTS

GRAVITATION scrambled home in the Group 3 for fillies. Her last two efforts have been against colts but demonstrated she was a filly on the upgrade. Having been narrowly beaten by Donegal at Newmarket, she was entitled to this and showed plenty of courage when it mattered. She stumbled close home but still collared Folk Opera in a tough finish.

Despite being strongly fancied and a drop in grade, DANDY MAN could not register his first win for two years in the Group 3 sprint. He looked very well beforehand but when horses slip into the habit of getting beaten it is a trend that is hard to reverse. Enticing, not herself a model of consistency but a course winner, got up late to deprive Masta Plasta. Fat Boy surely found this minimum trip on the sharp side and under the circumstances was not disgraced in fifth.

There are signs that the Barry Hills yard may be returning to some sort of form. High Heeled ran a nice race in the New Ham Maiden Fillies’ Stakes but the real eye catcher was MIDDAY who will repay a kind introduction and looks like a filly to follow.

SANDOWN RESULTS

Despite a strong message, Marching Time never looked like obliging in the two-year-old maiden. Several Michael Stoute inmates have failed to fire recently; but the juveniles have been the worst offenders.

WEDNESDAY RACING RESULTS JULY 30th:

GOODWOOD RESULTS

This year’s Vintage Stakes did not look to be up to its level. ORIZABA blasted back to form after an unlucky passage in the Coventry. His defeat of Lord Shanakill and Sayif looks short of Group 2 standard.

HENRYTHENAVIGATOR maintained his unblemished sequence for the season with a hard fought success over a valiant Raven’s Pass in the Sussex Stakes. Raven’s Pass gave his all, running on fresh air and courage in the last furlong. Maybe seven would suit him better and he deserves to bag a decent race before the end of the campaign. Firm ground seems essential for him.

WE’LL COME should lift a decent prize this year, particularly when the ground eases. Rated 93, his third to Firestreak in the Classified event underlined his wellbeing. He may come into his own in the autumn.

TUESDAY RACING RESULTS JULY 29th:

GOODWOOD RESULTS 

In finishing a never-nearer fifth in the Class 2 Handicap that opened the meeting, MONTE ALTO did not seem to act on the track. He was also given an awful lot to do but did stay on. Whilst he would not have won, he is value for a couple of extra lengths. Currently rated 99, if dropped a pound or two he should have his day before too long.

CONDUIT took a long time to master Donegal in the Gordon Stakes but was always going to get there. It could be a mistake to assume this is as good as he is