ARTEMIS GOODWOOD CUP (GROUP 2) (CLASS 1) (3yo+) Winner £56,770CH4
Good To Firm 2m Number of runners: 12
| year | age | Prv wins | wgt | price | horse | Last run | No of runs |
| 2009 | 6yo | 12 | 9-7 | 6/4 | | Disq 2nd prince wales nmkt | 2 |
| 2008 | 7yo | 12 | 9-12 | 8/15f | Yeatss | Won last 2 inlc gold cup ascot | 2 |
| 2007 | 4yo | 3 | 9-5 | 8/1 | | Btn 22l yeats ascot gold cup | 3 |
| 2006 | 5yo | 5 | 9-10 | 10/11 f | Yeats | Won ascot g/cup | 1 |
| 2005 | 6yo | 4 | 9-5 | 11/4 | | 3rd ascot g/cup | 2 |
| 2004 | 6yo | 4 | 9-4 | 11/8f | | 3rd asct g/cup | 3 |
| 2003 | 10yo | 16 | 9-4 | 7/2 | Persian punch | Won esher stakes sand | 3 |
| 2002 | 5yo | 3 | 9-2 | 10/1 | | 9th ascot g/cup | 4 |
| 2001 | 8yo | 12 | 9-5 | 6/1 | Persian punch | 2nd gld cupasct | 3 |
| 2000 | 4yo | 3 | 9-2 | 10/1 | | 2nd chal cup leop | 4 |
| Recent Form |
| 9 of 10 winners finished 1st or 2nd last time out ( 1 disqualified) |
| 8 of 10 winners ran in the ascot gold cup |
| 9 of 10 winners had run between 3 and 4 times that season |
Trainers
Aidan O’Brien (2 wins)
Saeed Bin Suroor (1 win)
Price 6 of 10 winners have come with the favourite( very strong trend is that they all ran in the Ascot gold cup that year.
winners have come from the first 4 in the betting with only 2 double figure animals and they both had run listed races
Summary – Gold cup at ascot is the strongest trend with 6 yr old and 4 yr olds carrying a slight edge if they ran in it. These three ran in it this year
The current favourite Age of Aquarius ran second to Rite Of Passage - Johnny Murtagh rode him positively and managed to gain an advantage on his rivals into the home straight. The winner was just too strong in the final stages, but there was no hint that Aidan O´Brien´s colt shirked the issue and he has plenty of time to make his mark at this level over extended distances. Perhaps the Goodwood Cup will be the race for him - that´s where Yeats went after his first Gold Cup.
There was a gap back to Purple Moon, who had been beaten by wide margins on his two outings this season. He looked to be going nowhere quickly heading to the home bend but, under a strong ride, he keptgoing nicely at the one pace. The step up in trip on going he thrives on brought out the best in him, and he is likely to stick to staying trips. According to Luca Cumani he could aimed at races likes the Goodwood Cup and the Lonsdale Cup, and he´ll probably be entered for the Melbourne Cup again as well.
Kite Wood is carrying 9-10(carried to victory only once in the last ten years was given every chance once the tempo lifted, albeit he was forced wide, but he struggled to get involved. He had got very warm beforehand, something he did on occasions last year, and that probably compromised his chance.
Of the rest – Hannon is very sweet on the chances of the Queens horse won well at York group 1 1m6f - The front two drew a few lengths clear in this Listed handicap, despite it appearing to have been run at an ordinary gallop until the tempo lifted rounding for home.
FREE AGENT struggled to make an impact as a 3yo, having won the Chesham as a juvenile, but he shaped as though this trip may suit when fourth off a mark of 100 on his reappearance at Windsor, and really came strong inside the final furlong, readily picking off Drunken Sailor and winning with a bit in hand. He remains an interesting horse, this being just his ninth start, and connections will presumably look for another Listed of Group 3 race now.
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