FOUR winners yesterday for this column and Rusumaat was chinned on the line but it could not be much tougher today with the Stewards’ Cup and the Stewards’ Sprint on the final day of Glorious Goodwood. RIDGE RANGER (3.45) has a likeable profile in the Stewards’ Cup as she is improving rapidly. The mare is …[Read More]
LATHOM (5.30) has been steadily improving with each run this season and his moment in the sun could be in the devilishly difficult 5f handicap that closes day three of Glorious Goodwood on Thursday. Few horses are as unlucky as David O’Meara’s sprinter: he often finds trouble in running, in fact going back to his …[Read More]
THE countdown to Glorious Goodwood is underway, or rather the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Summer has finally arrived with a vengeance and, thankfully, the weather looks set fair for this coming week. The course is being watered to maintain ground that is good to firm (good in places) and after a soggy Ascot it will be …[Read More]
SHREWD punters tend to avoid the big festivals when they’re on and concentrate on the minor meetings. Finding winners at Cheltenham, Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood and Galway is more difficult than a routine card at, say, Ripon or Nottingham, so it usually pays to look elsewhere. With that in mind the two main tips are …[Read More]
HARDLY glorious weather for it, but one of the best week’s racing of the year starts today. Rain-softened ground isn’t ideal in the height of summer and it has already scared off Gleneagles and a few other big guns at Glorious Goodwood. The forecast is kind for the rest of the week and I suspect …[Read More]
by CELIA ROCHE AS July turns to August there is only one place to look as Glorious Goodwood stages one of British racing’s most iconic summer meetings. With five days of thrilling action on the turf at Goodwood just around the corner, we look back at some recent memories from the meeting and highlight the …[Read More]
KINGMAN is the star attraction at Glorious Goodwood on day two. I’ll be surprised if he fails to dispatch Toronado although tactics could play a pivotal role. One for the purists. Extremity did the business under a perfect Ryan Moore ride for this blog on day one. while Salutation and Dark Profit hit the crossbar. …[Read More]
FIVE fabulous days of top-class racing kick off tomorrow at Glorious Goodwood. The racing is as competitive and classy as you’d expect and the weather looks set fair for good fast ground. It’s a tricky card but these four horses stand out today… SALUTATION has two ways of running so he is a risky proposition. …[Read More]
MARCUS Tregoning rarely draws a blank at Glorious Goodwood. He has enjoyed a good record at the meeting with some high-profile victories down the years, including Sir Percy in 2005. Boom And Bust’s excellent third in the Lennox Stakes on Tuesday is the closest he has come to victory so far this week but he …[Read More]
THE so-called Duel on the Downs dominates day two of Glorious Goodwood, even though Declaration of War may well stick his oar in and upset the big two, Dawn Approach and Toronado. But one filly really takes my eye today, the titillatingly-named SAUCY MINX. This is a progressive animal who has improved with each race. …[Read More]
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