13.30
GoodWilliam Hill Festival Stakes (Listed Race)
- Prize money: £34026
- 1m 1f 197y
- Class 1
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
5/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.00
- Place: £1.70
Form: 621-11
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (4) |
29th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
towards rear, switched left over 4f out, nudged along and headway over 3f out |
11/8 |
|
1st 3 (4) |
9th Jun 2024 Good 1m 3f 218y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
1m2f Listed race here (good to firm) last May was the last leg in a four-timer; no joy in his seven races since but he was pipped in Group 3 at Newbury (1m4f, good) on latest, form which gives him a big chance. |
6/4 |
|
2nd 5 (9) |
18th May 2024 Good 1m 4f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Won a 1m2f Goodwood Listed (good to firm) last May and also placed in 1m4f Newmarket Group 3 (heavy) on final 4-y-o start; below that level in his two outings this year, though he suffered interference when 7l fifth of sixth in the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket (1m4f) latest. |
8/1 |
5/4
- Place: £1.20
Form: 111- D
Last run: 308 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 9 (5) |
20th Jun 2023 Good 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Unbeaten in three starts as 3yo, producing a smart performance when 9l winner on 1m2f Newmarket handicap debut last July; not seen again until finishing a very promising neck second to King Of Conquest in a Goodwood Listed race (1m2f, good to firm) 24 days ago, not helping his cause by hanging left on the bend; lacks experience but surely has a bigger performance in him and he's weighted to turn the tables on King Of Conquest; has raced only on good/good to firm; cheekpieces are reached for. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 3 (5) |
27th May 2023 Good 1m 1f 197y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
dwelt start, in rear, hung left and raced wide 5f out |
5/4 |
|
3 (5) |
7th May 2023 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Has raced only on good/faster; impressively defied top weight in Class 2 handicap on the July course here (1m2f) when last seen, taking record to 3-3; debut win came in the Wood Ditton on this track; looks a potential Group performer; interesting contender. |
11/2 |
4/1
Form: 1317-3 D
Last run: 56 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 8 (5) |
20th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Enhanced his good strike-rate in Bahrain with Group 3 success in April; weakened into last of six (well below par) at Newbury since and it's nearly two years since he last prevailed on home soil; doubts are cemented by this difficult assignment back up in grade. |
66/1 |
|
6th 2 (6) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Four Listed wins before he added a 1m4f Group 3 success in Bahrain 15 days ago; stacks of smart form in his lengthy career and none of it better than that latest start, but a bit extra will be needed to win this. |
9/1 |
4/1
Form: /25-28 D
Last run: 63 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 (3) |
26th Aug 2023 Good To Firm 1m 0f 177y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Below par in a couple of Listed races at the start of the summer but back on track at the first time of asking for new trainer Karl Burke when going down by only a neck in a Haydock Group 3 (extended 1m2f, good to soft) a fortnight ago, collared in the final strides after travelling strongly and quickening to the front inside the final furlong; this shorter trip looks a help if anything (peak RPR achieved over 1m1f) and he looks the chief threat to Nostrum. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 3 (3) |
12th Aug 2023 Good To Soft 1m 2f 100y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
took keen hold, prominent, led over 1f out, headed towards finish |
12/1 |
|
4th 3 (4) |
16th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 0m 7f 192y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
raced in second, pushed along and challenging 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong |
11/8 |
12/1
Form: 42547- D
Last run: 178 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (4) |
19th Aug 2023 Good 1m 5f 61y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
0-8 since his novice wins but second of seven in Group 3 at Goodwood (1m4f, good to soft) two weeks ago was his best form, dictating the pace and keeping on stoutly; this extra 1f looks manageable but he needs better still to win this. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 5 (2) |
4th Aug 2023 Heavy 1m 3f 218y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Not disgraced in Ascot handicap (1m4f, good to soft) last month despite failing to settle; 0-7 since his novice wins but has useful C&D form, having finished fourth in the Gordon Stakes at this meeting last year. |
20/1 |
|
5th 1 (10) |
15th Jul 2023 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
took keen hold, held up in midfield, dropped to rear after 2f, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on |
14/1 |
6/1
Form: 31322- D
Last run: 195 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 (5) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 5f 188y Class 1 |
9st 0lb |
7yo who is 0-12 since winning at Meydan in January 2025; has run really well in plenty of Group races in the interim, including the last two runnings of the Yorkshire Cup over C&D, but he ran a stinker in C&D Listed event four weeks ago; bang there if he bounces straight back. |
6/1 |
|
6th 2 (1) |
13th Jun 2026 Good 1m 5f 188y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
0-11 since winning at Meydan last January but he has run really well in Group races in the interim, including the last two runnings of the Yorkshire Cup over C&D; drops into a Listed race today and could be bang there. |
7/2 |
|
4th 5 (3) |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 50y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Beaten in Group races on his last ten starts but went close in the Yorkshire Cup at York (1m6f, good to firm) last May and he was a good third in that same Group 2 a fortnight ago (good); he should be fine back up in trip and might not be far away. |
7/1 |
20/1
Form: 330-65 C
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 (8) |
26th May 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Well exposed but won on Tapeta at Wolverhampton last year; second to a subsequent improver over C&D in January; poor form since. |
33/1 |
|
8th 3 (6) |
23rd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Two minor wins on Flat in Britain; failed to build on C&D second in January; best of six subsequent runs when fourth in C&D claimer; well beaten here (7f) on latest; new headgear is tried now. |
25/1 |
|
9th 4 (13) |
10th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Two minor wins on the Flat in Britain; failed to build on a second placing over 1m here in January; best of four subsequent runs when fourth in a claimer; down the field over hurdles last time. |
12/1 |
Non-runners
Epic Poet, Imperial Fighter
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £8.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £7.98 |
| Trifecta | £24.50 |
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