Wednesday July 8 2009
Newmarket 15:10 - Result
Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes (fillies' Group 1)
£200000 added, 3yo plus, 1m, Class 1, £113540 penalty, 8 ran
Going: Good
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Winning Time: 1m 36.21s 13:30
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14:35
15:10
15:45 16:20 17:30 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 3 Goldikova (IRE) 9-5 O Peslier F Head 4 7/4 f
tracked leader, challenged 2f out, edged left and led 1f out, wandered inside final furlong, cosily touched 6/4 £4000-£2000 £2000-£1000 £1500-£800 £750-£400 £3500-£2000 £1750-£1000 (x2) £2800-£1600 £1400-£800 £875-£500 £812-£500 (x2) £650-£400 (x2) £1200-£800
2 7 ½ Heaven Sent 9-5 R L Moore Sir Michael Stoute 6 8/1
held up, mid-division, improved 2f out, ridden and effort entering final furlong, took 2nd towards finish, driven out touched 9/1 £10000-£1100 £5000-£600 Each Way
3 6 ½ Spacious 9-5 J Murtagh J R Fanshawe 4 11/2
led, pressed from 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish opened 5/1 touched 13/2
4 4 nk Rainbow View (USA) 8-10 J Fortune J H M Gosden 3 9/4
held up, improved 2f out, effort entering final furlong, driven and stayed on same pace touched 2/1 £2200-£800 £1100-£400 £5000-£2000 £2500-£1000 £1000-£400
5 5 6 Penny's Gift 8-10 J P Spencer R Hannon 3 14/1
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out opened 16/1 touched 12/1
6 2 hd San Sicharia (IRE) 9-5 T E Durcan Ms J Morgan 4 80/1
held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out touched 100/1
7 8 1½ Eva's Request (IRE) 9-5 E Creighton M R Channon 4 20/1
dwelt, keen, in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out opened 18/1
8 1 16 Cosmopolitan 9-5 L Dettori J H M Gosden 4 28/1
raced alone towards far side, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out opened 25/1
Tote Win: £1.90 Tote Place: £1.10,£2.70,£1.90
Straight Forecast: £14.90 Exacta: £14.30 Trifecta: £38.10
Swingers:1&2:£3.80, 2&3:£4.70, 1&3:£2.70
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Goldikova proves her class in Falmouth Stakes
By Turia Tellwright3.13PM 8 JUL 2009
Report: Newmarket, Wednesday
Etihad Airways FalmouthStakes (Group 1) 1m, 3yo+, fillies and mares
AFTER a disappointing start to the season, trainer Freddie Head returned to the Group 1 stage in impressive style with Goldikova turning over a quality field in the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes.
Despite disappointing on her seasonal reappearance in the Prix d'Ispahan, Goldikova was sent off the 7-4 favourite to score a fourth Group 1 victory.
Olivier Peslier settled last year's Breeders' Cup Mile winner on the shoulders of 11-2 chance Spacious, who was allowed to dominate in front under Johnny Murtagh, before cruising clear in the final furlong.
Heaven Sent, second to Spacious at Royal Ascot last month, finished strongly to finish half a length adrift in second, with Spacious holding off 9-4 second choice Rainbow View for third.
Providing Head with his second Group 1 win at the July festival, Goldikova will again be aimed at a return to America later in the year.
He said: "The ground at Longchamp was so bad and the filly could not get out of it. She has been working well coming here and I was very happy with her prep gallops so I was very confident.
"I also had a virus in my yard earlier in the season, but hopefully that is over now and the horses are all coming on.
"She has a couple of options at Deauville during the summer and of course to go back to California and win the Breeders' Cup Mile again is the ultimate aim."
Peslier added: "The question was how was she after the last time she ran. She's been working well and that was impressive."
Chris Richardson, racing manager for owners Cheveley Park Stud, was far from disappointed in claiming second and third with Heaven Sent and Spacious.
He said: "You can't split them once again. They have both run extremely well and it's no disgrace to havebeen beaten by Goldikova.
"Spacious could go for the Nassau Stakes and it could be the same for Heaven Sent, although we might look at the Matron Stakes as well."
John Gosden was satisfied with Rainbow View's performance but feels she may need a longer trip on good ground.
He added: "She's run great and it was only the older fillies who were in front.
"I think she wants a mile on soft or a mile and a quarter otherwise and we will look at the Nassau and the Prix Rothschild."
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