03 Aug 2023 15:00 Goodwood
Winner: £200,000 (Penalty: £113,420); Distance: 1m 3f 218y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft.
John Pearce Racing Gordon Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(2) |
| - |
Desert Hero (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) |
131-81 / 4 |
Flat (42) | Tom Marquand | W J Haggas HM The King & HM… |
7/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway travelling well when not clear run inside final 2f, soon switched right, strong challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead inside final 100 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(4) |
| NK |
Chesspiece (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
1-3131 / 4 |
Flat (13) | James Doyle | S & E Crisford Godolphin |
7/2 | |
| soon led, quickened pace over 3f out, ridden and edged left briefly over 1f out, strongly pressed and hung left inside final furlong, kept on well until headed and no extra inside final 100 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
3(1) |
| 3 L |
Canberra Legend (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) |
1195 / 3 |
Flat (42) | Daniel Muscutt | J Ferguson Mr Boniface Ho… |
7/1 | |
| wore hood to post, tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 2f out, plugged on in 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
4th |
1(5) |
| 1¼ L |
Artistic Star (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
1-173 / 4 |
Flat (41) | Rob Hornby | R M Beckett Mr J C Smith |
3/1 | |
| led briefly, tracked leader, ridden inside final 2f, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
2(3) |
| ½ L |
Burdett Road (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
416511 / 4 |
Flat (40) | N Callan | M L W Bell The Gredley Family |
28/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up in last pair, headway out wide tracking leaders 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
6(6) |
| 3¼ L |
Espionage (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
212-1 / 2 |
Flat (30) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Westerberg/magnier/tabor/ |
7/4 | |
| restless in stalls, sweating and edgy, tracked leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and beaten when hung right inside final 2f | ||||||||||