Hollie Doyle was on the scoresheet again with 14/1 chance Prairie Falcon in a bunched finish to the seven-furlong Jaeger-LeCoultre Nursery Handicap.
The Michael Dods-trained winner responded well to Doyle’s urgings to edge ahead in the final strides and make a winning handicap debut, just 35 minutes after the rider had landed the feature Qatar Nassau Stakes aboard Nashwa.
Runner-up X J Rascal (10/1) did well to go down by a head having completely blown the start, while fast-finishing Surely Not (28/1) – just a nose away in third – would have won in another few strides.
Doyle said: “I did not get to speak to Michael Dods. The head lad gave me my instructions. It all worked out well, thankfully.
“I had watched all his previous runs and it looked like he was crying out for the trip. He had run some very respectable races and this extra furlong really helped.
“He actually jumped a bit slow so I had to take my medicine and ride the rail. Halfway down the straight he really took me there and it opened up, but I thought it was too soon. Thankfully, the Boughey horse on my inside came with me and we helped each other along. He was very tough towards the finish.”
Winning owner Terry Holdcroft, who runs Bearstone Stud, said: “Prairie Falcon is a lovely colt. He is a good looker and we ended up keeping him. He went to the sales and did not make a lot, only around 14,000gns.
“The plan was to come here and see what we can do. Hollie had trouble pulling him up. He will get a ‘normal’ seven furlongs and will be a nice three-year-old. He is scopey and has not made up yet. We have taken our time with him really.”
4.10pm Jaeger-LeCoultre Nursery Handicap
1 Prairie Falcon (Bearstone Stud Limited) Michael Dods 2-8-06 Hollie Doyle 14/1
2 X J Rascal (Fine If Partnership) George Boughey 2-8-12 William Buick 10/1
3 Surely Not (The Agincourt Partnership And Other) Dominic Ffrench Davis 2-8-06 Silvestre de Sousa 28/1
12 ran
Michael Dods – 2nd Qatar Goodwood Festival winner
Hollie Doyle – 6th Qatar Goodwood Festival winner