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Class 3. One mile, three furlongs abt 44 yards (11f abt 44yds), for three yrs old Estimated Total Value: Total race value £15000. Penalty Value £8100. Owners Prize Money: Winner £6401; Second £3200; Third £1601; Fourth £800. Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code
No Horse Weight Draw
1 AGGAGIO (FR) (51) (£15000)
B g Born To Sea (IRE) - Ravage (Verglas (IRE)) Owner: Dark Blue Bloodstock Trainer: Sophie Leech, Westbury-on-Severn Breeder: S.C.E.A. Ecurie Michel Sardou Sponsor: W & S Recycling Colours: RED and BLACK check, PINK sleeves, BLACK armlets, hooped cap. Form: 510153
Successful at 1m and 1m 1f on good to soft and heavy ground. Last of 3 behind Mr Excellency beaten 2 1/4l at 7-1 on his latest Flat outing at Chepstow over 1m 2f (good) last month. Should find things easier this time and worthy of respect with Oisin Murphy in the saddle. Official BHA Rating 76
9-5 (4)
Jockey: Oisin Murphy
2 ARTHUR’S ANGEL (IRE) (16) (£15000) 9-5 (3)
Gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Jellicle Ball (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Jockey: David Probert
Owner: Mr G. Smith-Bernal Trainer: John Ryan, Newmarket Breeder: Watership Down Stud Sponsor: Newsells Park Stud Limited Colours: PURPLE, ORANGE disc. Form: 144450
Successful at 7f and 1m 2f on the all-weather. Beaten 14l behind Contingency Fee at 15-2 when last of 9 on his latest outing at Newmarket over 1m 2f (good to firm) earlier this month. Below his best recently and has a bit to find. Official BHA Rating 67
3 CAPLA KNIGHT (IRE) (4) (£15000)
B g Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Rose Lilas (Cape Cross (IRE))
9-3 (1)
Jockey: Robert Havlin
Owner: Capla Developments & G Kelleway Trainer: Gay Kelleway, Newmarket Breeder: Tally-Ho Stud Colours: DARK BLUE, EMERALD GREEN hollow box. Form: 635056
Successful twice at 7f on the all-weather. Finished 8l behind Thunderclap when sixth of 10 at 33-1 on his latest outing at Kempton over 1m earlier this month. Has the headgear removed and not ruled out in this company. Official BHA Rating 70
4 EPIC PASS (IRE) (22) (£15000)
B c Awtaad (IRE) - Kanes Pass (IRE) (Clodovil (IRE))
9-3 (2)
Jockey: William Buick
Owner: Roofnet Limited Trainer: Brian Barr, Sherborne Breeder: Mrs E. Cosgrove Colours: MAROON, WHITE star and armlets, WHITE cap, MAROON star. Form: 045326
A winner at 1m 1f on the all-weather. Finished 11l behind Winterwatch when sixth of 7 at 11-2 on his latest outing at Lingfield over 1m 5f earlier this month. May be suited by the drop in trip and looks a leading contender. Official BHA Rating 74
NUMBER OF DECLARED RUNNERS 4
Hood worn by No. 1. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 2. Racing Post Standard Time: 2 min 20.50 secs Record Time: 2 min 22.77 secs BETTING FORECAST 7-4 Epic Pass (IRE), 9-4 Aggagio (FR), 10-3 Capla Knight (IRE), 9-2 Arthur’s Angel (IRE)
Race Result
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Distances: 1-2 ........... 2-3 ........... 3-4 ........... Time: Min . Secs
2020 WINNER: ELHAM VALLEY (FR) 3 9 3 Oisin Murphy 11-4 (Andrew Balding) 9 ran
A fair few of these have been out of form recently with Epic Pass getting the nod. He was disappointing last time but ran well here back in June and can hopefully bounce back. Down to a mark of 73, he should be able to get competitive and William Buick is an eye-catching jockey booking.
Onassis returns to Goodwood seeking Group breakthrough in Weatherbys Hamilton Supreme Stakes
ONASSIS WINS THE 2020 SANDRINGHAM STAKES AT ROYAL ASCOT
Royal Ascot winner Onassis will return to the scene of a Glorious Goodwood near-miss to launch another attempt at securing the Group victory that will enhance her breeding profile. The four-year-old filly, winner of the Sandringham Handicap last year, will line up in the Group 3 Weatherbys Hamilton Supreme Stakes over the same course and distance as last month’s Group 3 Oak Tree Stakes, in which she finished second. Onassis is among a six-strong field which also includes the Queen’s Tactical, winner of the Free Handicap in the spring, and recent Pontefract Listed winner Double Or Bubble. “She loves Goodwood,” said her Newmarket trainer Charlie Fellowes. “She is very well balanced and she has a very good record at Goodwood where seven furlongs is perfect. “The ground is going to be very different to the two times she ran there but she goes on any surface. She won on very quick ground in France last year so she is very versatile. “She has been knocking on the door at winning a Group race and if things fall right and they go a good gallop, then she will go with a massive chance on Sunday. ” Onassis won a Listed race at Goodwood last year and on her second visit last month she finished, crossing the line half a length down on Last Empire, but had Highfield Princess in third.
“They didn’t go quite quick enough,” said Fellowes. “The winner got a dream run through, box seat, perfect Goodwood run, and we just had too much ground to make up and didn’t quite get there. “The form has been well advertised with the filly that finished third running a blinder against Space Blues at York so I think it was probably a decent race. If she reproduces that form she should be bang there.” Onassis, owned by Triermore Stud and Peter Stanley, is a daughter of Dubawi out of Jacqueline Quest, the first past the post in the 2010 1,000 Guineas who was demoted to second for interference. Jacqueline Quest was beaten a short head in the Supreme Stakes in 2011. She has won four of her 16 starts and became the second of Fellowes’s three royal meeting winners when striking at 33-1 under Hayley Turner. “She is a very good filly with the kind of pedigree that I don’t often get a chance to train,” said Fellowes. ”She is as tough as anything. She is a pleasure to train with a wonderful attitude. She is a Royal Ascot and dual Listed winner and I am absolutely certain she can win a Group race. “She will definitely be retired at the end of the year. She is worth a lot of money as a broodmare but we would love to win a Group race before then and we have our eyes on hopefully going out with a bang in the Prix de la Foret at Longchamp. “That’s a race that should be perfect because often you get plenty of cut in the ground and seven furlongs should be ideal.” Turner has been an ever-present on Onassis in her last eight starts and will be in the saddle again on Sunday. “Hayley has ridden her beautifully, they are tailor made for each other,” said Fellowes. “She is very good on a hold-up horse. She is exceptionally good at riding one patiently which is not an easy thing to do. They are a very good partnership.” By Jon Lees

CHARLIE FELLOWES TRAINER OF ONASSIS.

