Goodway starts today, signalling the start of five days of thrilling racing. No matter what form of racing you like, Glorious Goodwood has it all, and the eyes of the racing world and millions at home will be enjoying the action. We highlight a major race each day and which horses and riders to watch out for.
Glorious Goodwood – Tuesday – 3.35: Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group 1)
Glorious Goodwood gets underway today, and the first race is the Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap that is due off at 1:50. However, the race most fans are looking forward to is the – 3.35: Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes. The legendary Stradivarius will bid for a remarkable fifth win in the race. Andrea Atzeni will ride the horse instead of Frankie Dettori. A P O’Brien-trained Kyprios is the favourite at 13/8, ahead of Trueshan (5/2). Stradivarius is the third favourite at 11/4.
Wednesday – 3.35: Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1)
Baaeed is the horse to watch in the 3.35: Qatar Sussex Stakes. He is unbeaten in eight and had won four successive Group 1 wins for Crowley and William Haggas. Baaeed is priced at 1/6 with a big jump in odds to last year’s winner Alcohol Free who is available at 10/1. Also priced at 10/1 is Order Of Australia who has attracted backing and is down from 20/1.
Another race to catch is the Group 2 Japan Racing Association Vintage Stakes (2.25). Holloway Boy made the headlines while priced at 40/1 when taking the Listed Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot. The K R Burke-trained horse is priced at 9/4 to win. Mysterious Night has placed in all three races run (2,1,3) and is priced at 9/2.
Glorious Goodwood – Thursday – 3.35: Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1)
Thursday’s £600,000 feature race is the 3.35: Qatar Nassau Stakes. The John & Thady Gosden-trained Nashwa is the horse to beat. Despite finishing third in the Oaks, the horse bounced back to win the Prix de Diane last month. The 3-year-old is available at 4/7, ahead of Lilac Road (11/2) and My Astra (10/1).
Friday – 3.35: King George Qatar Stakes (Group 2)
£150,000 Coral Golden Mile race for three-year-olds at 3 pm should be a great race with many punters backing the Saeed bin Suroor-trained Shinning Blue to make it four wins in a row. The featured race is the 3.35 King George Qatar Stakes and the Michael Appleby-trained Raasel, who leads the betting at 5/1. The five-year-old has won three of its last four, finishing second behind Fine Wine at York in May.
Glorious Goodwood – Saturday – 2.45: Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes (Group 2)
The £170,130 Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes is the featured race on the final day, and four-year-old Sea La Rosa leads the early betting and is priced at 6/1. The William Haggas-trained horse has placed in the last five and won at Lingfield in October and Haydock in May. The horse finished 2¼ lengths behind the John & Thady Gosden-trained Free Wind in July at Haydock. The Anthony Mullins-trained Princess Zoe is attracting a fair bit of interest. However, the horse only finished sixth in a field of nine at Ascot in the Gold Cup in June.
ITV will broadcast the first six races at Goodwood every day on ITV 1. Racing TV has all the races.
