May 26 / 16.45 Goodwood

16.45

Good

William Hill Handicap

  • Prize money: £10800
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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William Hill Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 212562 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Won three times on the AW during the winter; on quite a tough mark now and after finishing behind Lihou at Epsom she couldn't deal with Dream Composer here three weeks ago; has a 5lb pull with the latter but that may not be enough.
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2

(1)

15th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

15:25 Yarmouth

Angle Land

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Robert Cowell

No great love for softer surfaces these days, but her present good heart still carried her to second at Lingfield latest (good to soft); record of 13412 in C&D class 5s includes June's win (good to firm); chance.

7/2

2nd

4

(5)

22nd Jul 2025

Good

0m 4f 217y

Class 5

15:45 Lingfield

Angle Land

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Robert Cowell

Refound some form last two outings for first and second at Yarmouth; best efforts last year were better still but, despite form on testing ground earlier in career, she came last of six on last season's two runs on soft.

3/1

2nd

1

(1)

27th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

14:00 Yarmouth

Angle Land

10st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Robert Cowell

Won this race last year off a 5lb higher mark and came back to form when pulling away with one other over C&D a fortnight ago; has had her moments at the stalls and isn't the most consistent but will rightly be popular.

2/1

2nd
4 (2)
Lihou

9/2

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 311313 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Nothing wrong with his recent turf form (superior strike-rate on AW) and he's well-in with Dream Composer on last month's Newmarket clash, since when he's won at Epsom and finished third in a higher grade at Chester (again on soft); handles these conditions and the return of a visor is no negative.
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6

(5)

17th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lihou

9st 4lb

J: George Downing

T: David Evans

12-time winner split between turf and AW; his last success was off 3lb higher at Leicester (6f) last August and he showed signs of a revival with his late headway at Southwell (5f, Tapeta) last month; has each-way claims if he can build on that and yard is in good form.

16/1

3rd

1

(7)

24th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

19:45 Southwell (AW)

Lihou

9st 9lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: David Evans

Not won on AW for nearly two years and mainly below form since last win at Leicester in August; 2lb badly in and plenty to prove back in distance.

16/1

3rd

1

(7)

24th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

19:45 Southwell (AW)

Lihou

9st 9lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: David Evans

Not won on AW for nearly two years and mainly below form since last win at Leicester in August; 2lb badly in and plenty to prove back in distance.

16/1

Form: 0-3711 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Having his 31st start but has never been in better form following 5f wins on good to soft (goes on all ground) at Newmarket and here, latterly enhancing his solid record at this track; up another 4lb but plenty to like otherwise.
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4th

8

(7)

22nd May 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

17:27 Goodwood

Dream Composer

9st 3lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Tony Carroll

Regained the winning thread at Ripon (5f, good) on stable/seasonal debut when 5lb lower and rider took off 7lb; this seems a harder task but he remains well treated on peak form and is a dual winner at Goodwood; enters calculations.

9/2

1st

5

(1)

25th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:10 Ripon

Dream Composer

8st 10lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Tony Carroll

Ten-time winner down the years for James Evans; drew a blank in 2025 but runner-up twice off marks in the 90s, including reappearance, so well treated starting out for Tony Carroll (same owners); interesting to see what the betting makes of him.

14/1

Form: 9-6723 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Multiple winner at this trip and ran well over the 6f at Lingfield latest (AW; following wind surgery); tends to ply his trade at a lower level and it's not ideal being 7lb out of the weights.
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3rd

10

(1)

25th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

14:42 Lingfield (AW)

The Defiant

8st 9lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Luke Dace

Not the force of old and, although he retains some ability, others in this field have more pressing claims.

10/1

4th

3

(5)

12th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

15:08 Lingfield (AW)

The Defiant

9st 1lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Luke Dace

Multiple 5f winner down the years, including over C&D, but his powers appear to be on the wane; a couple of respectable efforts last month but more will be needed to win.

8/1

OUR TIP

6/1

Form: 02-054

Last run: 4 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
10lb higher than for the last of his three handicap wins during 2022 but he surpassed himself when close up in a 5f AW Listed event in February, and it could be that he needed the run after three months off when a well-held fourth at Windsor earlier this week; not ruled out.
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9th

5

(1)

9th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

20:15 Kempton (AW)

Watchya

9st 9lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: George Baker

Prominent racer; ran well for second at Epsom in July (6f, good to soft); less convincing in his three starts since, albeit latest run on heavy is easy to excuse; risky but not impossible that this first taste of a Class 5 handicap will prompt a revival.

16/1

9th

4

(2)

25th Sep 2024

Heavy

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Goodwood

Watchya

9st 9lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: George Baker

Prominent racer; ran well for second at Epsom in July (6f, good to soft); less convincing in his two starts since and plenty to prove on this ground; cheekpieces now tried.

20/1

8th

2

(4)

9th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 215y

Class 4

16:00 Brighton

Watchya

9st 13lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Made a bold bid when runner-up off a reduced mark at Epsom (6f, good to soft) last month but he failed to beat a rival in a big field at Windsor (behind Supreme King) last time; has something to prove again after that and his last win was over two years ago.

12/1

Form: 3-5170 D

Last run: 46 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Only 2lb higher than when impressing over 6f on his second run for this yard at Wolverhampton in March; excuses since then on account of 7f and a slow start, but whether 5f is his trip remains to be seen; fine on turf.
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5th

1

(3)

16th Aug 2024

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

16:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Dubai Station

9st 11lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Robert Cowell

reluctant to load, ducked right start, pressed leader, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakening when eased inside final 110yds

4/1

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Payout
Exacta £18.00
Straight Forecast £25.75
Trifecta £36.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Dream Composer

TOPSPEED:

Lihou

Daily Mail:

Angle Land

NEWMARKET:

Dubai Station

Daily Mirror:

Angle Land

Daily Record:

Angle Land

RP RATINGS:

Dream Composer

The Times:

Dream Composer

D Express:

Dream Composer

The Sun:

Dream Composer

The Star:

Dream Composer

POSTDATA:

Lihou

Telegraph:

Lihou

The Guardian:

Lihou