Glorious Goodwood

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Tariq Shows Tremendous Turn Of Foot To Land Betfair Cup
31/07/07

1st 12 Tariq 7/2 2F
2nd 4 Asset 5/2
3rd 5 Dunelight 12/1

Tariq showed a tremendous turn of foot to lift the highlight of day one of Glorious Goodwood 2007, the £150,000 Group Two Betfair Cup over seven furlongs.

Dunelight looked to have stolen the race from the front but the Kerrin McEvoy-ridden winner came with a great run to win by a length and a quarter from Asset.

Winning trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam said: “I was quite confident coming into the race and my main worry was whether he would handle the track.

“He has now won two Group Two races over seven furlongs (Tariq earlier won the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot) and he could now go anywhere between six furlongs and a mile. The race I’d love to go for is the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group One, a mile, Ascot, September 29).

“Wherever he goes next, it will be in Group One company.

“He just didn’t really come to himself before he won at Newmarket this year but he has now shown what he is capable of.”

Chapple-Hyam also had new of Derby winner Authorized: “He worked for the first time since the Eclipse this morning with River Alhaarth. He was a bit fresh, as you would expect after a break, and I am looking forward to running him at York in the Juddmonte International.

“There is still a lot of the season to go, although I don’t think I can be champion trainer now. We’ve had a few near misses which have cost us.”

Kerrin McEvoy added: "Peter wanted me to peg him back and switch him off. It's probably lucky that we missed the break slightly. We got back in behind and saved his energy for that kick. It's the first time I've ridden him but he picked up really well.

"Initially, two out, I thought hang on is he going to pick up', but once I'd given him a reminder off he went and he did it easily.

"They went a nice pace early and luckily my lad travelled really well. He travelled like the winner the whole way.

"He was a little bit keen in stages but if he did settle on the bridle then a mile wouldn't be out of the question."

ASSET “BEATEN BY BETTER HORSE”

Harry Herbert, managing director of Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, offered no excuses after their Cricket Ground syndicate’s Asset, the 5/2 favourite, finished second to Tariq in the Group 2 Betfair Cup.

“We were beaten by a better horse, pure and simple,” said Herbert. “He was perhaps slightly hitting a flat spot at times and may need freshening up or even blinkers - we’ll leave that to Richard (Hannon) to decide. He’s also a very good horse fresh.

“We’ll have a good look at (the Betfred Sprint Cup) Haydock and be careful with ground about where we run next. If it’s fast ground there then that’s probably his race.”

Clive Cox, trainer of third-placed Dunelight, added: “I’ve got a job to be able to talk because I thought he’d won at one stage. Another couple of days of drying weather would have just helped but I can’t knock the condition of the track.

“The ground is the key to him and the Celebration Mile back here would be an option.”

3.25pm BETFAIR CUP
Class 1, Group 2, £150,000 guaranteed, 7f, for 3-y-o+; Weights: 3-y-o colts and geldings 8st 9lb; fillies 8st 6lb; 4-y-o+ colts and geldings 9st 2lb; fillies 8st 13lb; Penalties: after September 1, 2006, a winner of a Group 2 race 4lb; of a Group 1 race 7lb (races won as 2-y-o not to count for penalties); Weight for age: 3 from 4-y-o 7lb; Entries: 20 pay £1,275; Penalty value 1st: £85,170; 2nd: £32,280; 3rd: £16,155; 4th: £8,055; 5th: £4,035; 6th: £2,025

1 TARIQ (Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar) Peter Chapple-Hyam 3-8-09 Kerrin McEvoy [2] 7/2
2 ASSET (Highclere Thoroughbred Racing XXVI) Richard Hannon 4-9-02 Ryan Moore [5] 5/2F
3 DUNELIGHT (Mr & Mrs P Hargreaves) Clive Cox 4-9-02 Philip Robinson [7] 12/1
4 THOUSAND WORDS (Khalid Abdulla) Barry Hills 3-8-09 Richard Hughes [11]
5 ARABIAN GLEAM (Saeed Suhail) Jeremy Noseda 3-8-09 Seb Sanders [3]
6 FINICIUS (R Stokes) Eoin Griffin 3-8-10 Johnny Murtagh (1ow) [9]
7 DARK ISLANDER (Donald Kerr) John Hills 4-9-06 Eddie Ahern [10]
8 ROYAL OATH (Will Farish & Will Farish Jnr) John Gosden 4-9-02 Jimmy Fortune [6]
9 DUBAI'S TOUCH (Salem Suhail) Mark Johnston 3-8-09 Joe Fanning [12]
10 ASSERTIVE (A Ilsley, Ken Ivory & Lady Whent) Richard Hannon 4-9-02 Dane O'Neill [13]
11 MUTAWAAJID (Hussain Nasser Abdullah Lootah) Mick Channon 4-9-06 Hugh Bowman [8]
12 MISU BOND (Reg Bond) Bryan Smart 4-9-02 Royston Ffrench [4]
13 LEVERA (Four Mile Racing) Alan King 4-9-02 Ted Durcan [1]

13 ran
Time: 1m 26.93s
Distances: 1 1/4, 3/4, sh, ½, 1 1/4, hd, nk, 2½, 1 3/4, 3/4, 2½, 3/4
Breeder: D Botterill
Breeding: ch c Kyllachy - Tatora (Selkirk (USA))
Totes: Win £4.20; Places £1.90, £1.60, £3.30; Exacta £10.00

Winning trainer:-Name: Chapple-Hyam, Peter William Based: St Gatien, All Saints Road, Newmarket, Suffolk Date of birth: 2/4/63 Date of first licence:1991 Previous Occupation: Assistant to Barry Hills. Trained at Manton, now occupied by Brian Meehan. Returned from spell training in Hong Kong at the beginning of 2004 Other details: From Coventry but supports West Bromwich Albion FC Classic wins: (3) Stan James 2000 Guineas (1992 Rodrigo De Triano), Vodafone Derby (1992 Dr Devious, 2007 Authorized) Wins in a season (1991-2006): 27; 41; 52; 39; 37; 52; 37; 37; n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a; 30; 32; 40 Horses in training (1992-2007): 73; 79; 98; 96; 113; 84; 86; 96; n/a; n/a; n/a; n/a; 40; 71; 71; 74 Wins in 2007: 20 Other major wins include: Betfair Cup (2007 Tariq), Champion Stakes (1992 Rodrigo De Triano, 1995 Spectrum), Cornwallis Stakes (2005 Hunter Street), Dee Stakes (2004 African Dream), French 2000 Guineas (1998 Victory Note), Grand Criterium (1996 Revoque), Irish Champion Stakes (1992 Dr Devious), Irish 2,000 Guineas (1992 Rodrigo De Triano, 1994 Turtle Island, 1995 Spectrum), Italian Derby (1993 White Muzzle, 1997 Single Empire), Juddmonte International Stakes (1992 Rodrigo De Triano), July Stakes (2004 Captain Hurricane), Prix de l’Abbaye (1997 Carmine Lake), Prix de la Salamandre (1996 Revoque), Prix Morny (2006 Dutch Art), Racing Post Trophy (1998 Commander Collins), Richmond Stakes (2004 Montgomery’s Arch, 2006 Hamoody), Shadwell Middle Park Stakes (1991 Rodrigo De Triano, 2006 Dutch Art) First Goodwood winner: Cambrian Hills (June 14, 1991) Total Goodwood winners: 26 (4 at July Meeting)

Winning jockey:-Name: McEvoy, Kerrin Born: October 24, 1980, Streaky Bay, Australia Background: Father Philip was a jockey - he hails from the fishing hamlet of Streaky Bay, six hours west of Adelaide in Australia. He has partnered winners worldwide, has ridden in Dubai for the past three winters and also in Hong Kong. Appointed number two rider behind Frankie Dettori for Godolphin in March 2004 Big Race Victories: Betfair Cup (2004 Byron, 2007 Tariq), St Leger (2004 Rule Of Law), Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (2006 Excellent Art), Grosser Preis von Baden (2004 & 2005 Warrsan), Melbourne Cup (2000 Brew - second-youngest jockey to ever win Australia's premier race), Princess Royal Stakes (2006 Acts Of Grace), Prix Jacques le Marois (2005 Dubawi), Rheinland-Pokal der Sparkasse KolnBonn (2006 Cherry Mix), St James’s Palace Stakes (2005 Shamardal), UAE Equestrian And Racing Federation Falmouth Stakes (2006 Rajeem), Yorkshire Oaks (2005 Punctilious) First Ride In Britain: Realism, Haydock, Saturday, May 1, 2004, Freephone Stanleybet Flat vJump Jockeys Handicap, 3rd First Winner In Britain: Destination Dubai, Haydock, Saturday, May 1, 2004, stanleybet.com Maiden Stakes First Classic Ride in Britain: Sundrop, Sunday, May 2, 2004, Newmarket, UltimateBet.com 1000 Guineas (2nd) Winners (2004-2006): 44, 82, 74 Wins in 2007: 50 Royal Ascot Winners: (1) St James’s Palace Stakes (2005 Shamardal) First Goodwood Win: Papineau (M-Real Conditions Stakes, May 19, 2004) Total Goodwood wins: 16 (4 at July Meeting)