All the action from the fifth and final day of the Glorious Goodwood festival. Trainer Sir Michael Stoute got third successive Nassau Stakes win with Favourable Terms in the big race on Saturday.
Stoute was successful in the Group One contest last year with Russian Rhythm and with Islington in 2002. In the other big event, the Vodafone Stewards' Cup, joint 7-1 favourite Pivotal Point stormed home to win the a six-furlong sprint.
1720 Vodafone Apprentice Handicap (7f)
1. Ringsider (Lisa Jones) 4-1 Fav
2. Ocean of Storms (S Hitchcott) 33-1
3. Artistic Style (T Eaves) 10-1
12 ran. Dist: �, 1�
Gerard Butler, who went so close with Nayyir in the Sussex Stakes, took the closing handicap with Ringsider.
His 4-1 favourite scooted up the far rail for Lisa Jones and had too much firepower for outsider Ocean Of Storms.
1645 Vodafone Nursery Handicap (7f)
1. Keep Bacckinhit (Lisa Jones) 20-1
2. Justaquestion (K Fallon) 7-1
3. Lady Chef (T E Durcan) 8-1
9 ran. Dist: Shd, 1
Keep Bacckinhit, ridden by Lisa Jones, prevailed narrowly as the race proved as tight as it had looked on paper.
Plenty had their chance but the winner, ridden by Lisa Jones for trainer Gary Moore, showed the better turn of foot, while a frustrating week continued for Kieren Fallon, who had to settle for yet another place aboard Justaquestion.
1610 Vodafone Racegoers Club Nursery Handicap (6f)
1. Easy Feeling (R L Moore) 13-2
2. Bibury Flyer (S Hitchcott) 10-3 Fav
3. Come Good (R Smith) 14-1
9 ran.
Easy Feeling, ridden by Ryan Moore, claimed his first victory for trainer Richard Hannon as afternoon wound down on Saturday.
The two-year-old filly from Ireland held off a challenge from 10-3 favourite Bibury Flyer finished strongly to claim second having endured a troubled passage, while Come Good, also trained by Hannon finished third.
1535 Vodafone Stewards' Cup (6f)
1. Pivotal Point (S Saunders) 7-1 CF
2. Fantasy Believer (D Holland) 10-1
3. Hight Reach (K Fallon) 7-1 CF
28 ran. Dist: 1�, neck
The Peter Makin-trained Pivotal Point lived up to his hefty market support, storming to victory down the stands side to win the biggest betting race of the day.
Jean-Pierre Guillambert was unshipped from Nick Littmoden's Peruvian Chief as the stalls opened, while Royal Storm and High Reach were prominent in the early exchanges but Pivotal Point was always at the fore.
1505 Vodafone Nassau Stakes (1m 1f 192yd)
1. Favourable Terms (K Fallon) 11-2
2. Silence Is Golden (J Fortune) 12-1
3. Chorist (D Holland) 6-4 Fav
6 ran. Dist: Nk, short head
Favourable Terms just holds off Silence Is Golden by a nostril to hand trainer Sir Michael Stoute his third successive win in the Nassau Stakes.
It seemed to be a straight contest between Favourable Terms and favourite Chorist before Silence Is Golden surged up on the outside to prompt a photo finish.
1430 Vodafone Thoroughbred Stakes (1m)
1. Fong's Thong (J Fortune) 6-4 Fav
2. Mandobi (L Dettori) 5-2
3. Kings Point (D O'Neill) 33-1
9 ran. Dist: 2, short head
Favourite Fong's Thong romped home to give rider Jimmy Fortune his first win of the day, having missed out in the first race.
The ex-American colt stretched out really well with a couple of furlongs to run and had little trouble holding off the challenge of Mandobi by two lengths.
1400 Vodafone Fillies Stakes (1m 6f)
1. Astrocharm (N Callan) 12-1
2. Pongee (J Fortune) 11-8 Fav
3. Summitville (L Dettori) 3-1
7 ran. Dist: �, 4
Astrocharm, landed the spoils in the opening race at Glorious Goodwood on Saturday to give Newmarket trainer Mark Tompkins his first winner of the week.
Jimmy Fortune on favourite Pongee looked to have done enough entering the final furlong having shaken off the strong challenge of Frankie Dettori on Summitville but had to settle for second.