May 27 / 14.05 Goodwood

14.05

Good

William Hill Harroways Handicap

  • Prize money: £38655
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 2
  • 13 runners
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William Hill Harroways Handicap

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.00
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 411-23 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Three 7f nursery wins last season (good/good to soft) came at a cost rating-wise, and beaten roughly 2l in his two appearances this year, over 1m (good to soft) and 7.5f (soft); on the plus side, he's well drawn to go forward and getting back on drier ground is no bad thing.
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6th

2

(5)

8th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:58 Nottingham

Urban Sprawl

9st 10lb

J: Archie Young

T: Charlie Johnston

Already a three-time scorer (around 1m) in 2025 and he comes here on the back of a very good second of 13 in 1m Newcastle handicap; must enter calculations off an unchanged mark.

9/2

2nd

5

(12)

28th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Urban Sprawl

9st 12lb

J: Archie Young

T: Charlie Johnston

Career win number eight when prevailing narrowly in a Class 4 at Beverley (extended 1m) and tends to find Class 2s too tough these days, so excused his Doncaster run; only 1-17 on the AW but could be a factor.

14/1

10th

12

(1)

13th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

13:15 Doncaster

Urban Sprawl

8st 9lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Charlie Johnston

Tough sort but has done his winning this year in Class 4, including at Beverley (8.5f, good to firm) last time when taking record to 8-55; faces a tougher task back up two grades.

14/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 514-21 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Won his novice here over 6f on good to soft; has returned this season in good heart with excellent efforts at Newmarket (6f, good; 7f; soft), and the form of his win there is already looking very solid; has a 6lb rise to deal with but very much going the right way.
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2nd

4

(7)

27th May 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:05 Goodwood

Yacowlef

9st 4lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Paul & Oliver Cole

Won his novice here over 6f on good to soft; has returned this season in good heart with excellent efforts at Newmarket (6f, good; 7f; soft), and the form of his win there is already looking very solid; has a 6lb rise to deal with but very much going the right way.

9/2

1st

1

(9)

6th May 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:50 Newmarket

Yacowlef

9st 10lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Paul & Oliver Cole

6f winner as a 2yo and ran well over same trip in Class 2 handicap at the Craven meeting here (good) on reappearance; looks ready for another crack at 7f and commands respect back down in grade.

11/4

2nd

10

(5)

20th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

13:50 Newmarket

Yacowlef

8st 7lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Paul & Oliver Cole

Built upon the promise of his first three runs (on good/good to firm) when readily winning a Goodwood maiden (6f, good to soft) at 4-9 last October; fair fourth of eight on nursery debut at Newbury (6f, heavy) 13 days later and he may have more to offer this year; not discounted.

14/1

3rd
11 (2)

100/30

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 631-3 BF

Last run: 36 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Out of a sister to Oaks/King George winner Taghrooda so did well to run to a smart level last season over 6f, winning the final time at Yarmouth; failed to justify favouritism on handicap debut at Newbury (7f) but travelled strongly for a long way and just couldn't pick up on the soft ground; could still prove himself to be nicely handicapped under these drier conditions.
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No Results Found

8/1

Form: 7-7421 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Highly tried at times but didn't really go on after last season's successful debut; nicely progressive this term and made all in a 7f handicap (good) at York's recent Dante meeting; only 3lb higher here but will have his work cut from stall 11 if he's to dominate this field in the same manner.
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14th

4

(13)

19th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 89y

Class 2

13:50 York

Dark Thirty

9st 8lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

Coaxed back to his best by the Quinns this year, winning 6f handicaps here and at Chester and then running a fine race in a hot sprint handicap at the Curragh last month; weakened in the closing stages of the Stewards' Cup, a race in which he was 5lb well in, and a personal best is needed to defy this highest mark of his career over the shortest trip he will have tackled.

18/1

13th

25

(8)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Goodwood

Dark Thirty

9st 0lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

Beat his 21 rivals at York in May and added a handicap at Chester (6f, good) last month; ran a fine race behind Sondad at the Curragh two weeks ago and is 7lb better off for half a length this time; officially the best handicapped horse in the race (5lb ahead of his mark) and another big run should be forthcoming.

12/1

2nd

6

(20)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 63y

14:50 Curragh

Dark Thirty

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

Ex-Richard Hannon; off the mark for the Quinn team when making virtually all in a 22-runner handicap at York Dante meeting (6f, good); bounced straight back from a lesser run at Thirsk when second at Ripon; made all for a 6f Chester win three weeks ago; stable won this with Mr Wagyu in 2022.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 23125-

Last run: 217 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Fulfilled earlier promise when making all in Yarmouth novice (6f, good to firm; long odds-on) and then improved again to finish second in first-time cheekpieces at Salisbury (7f); can be forgiven his final failure at Listed level on account of racing too freely in first-time blinkers on heavy ground; debatable whether he's well handicapped but open to improvement at three.
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1st

2

(4)

1st Oct 2023

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 4

17:45 Epsom

Bresson

10st 0lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: John & Thady Gosden

raced in second

7/1

10th

6

(11)

9th Sep 2023

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

16:55 Ascot

Bresson

9st 5lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Choicely bred but he's beginning to look exposed, beating just one rival in 6f handicap at Windsor when last seen in June; cheekpieces return today, replacing blinkers; others have less to prove.

12/1

10th

2

(7)

5th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 3

19:15 Windsor

Bresson

9st 8lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

prominent on outer

11/2

6th
6 (10)
Classic

10/1

Form: 4213-0 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Soft ground reportedly to blame for his no-show in the Greenham (25-1), although he did win on soft in his first season during which he also pushed Dante winner The Foxes to a neck in one of his maidens; wouldn't be without hope if able to shrug aside that latest disappointment.
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3rd

8

(12)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Goodwood

Classic

9st 6lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

Prevailed by a neck from Indalo at Newbury in May but has been unable to confirm the placings in the Royal Hunt Cup and Coral Challenge; current mark is stiffer than the one off which he finished sixth, amid traffic issues, in this race two years ago.

16/1

8th

6

(5)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:25 Sandown

Classic

9st 1lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

Prevailed by a neck from Indalo at Newbury in May; unable to confirm the placings in the Royal Hunt Cup but wasn't disgraced; successful on this card in 2023 (7f handicap) and 2025 (this race); solid claims back here.

10/1

33/1

Form: 21426 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 3lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
7f novice winner on the AW; only narrowly denied in a 1m Kempton handicap on his penultimate run but that was a Class 5 and he faded into sixth in a Class 4 here (1m, good to soft) three weeks ago; might see this out better on drier ground but others appeal more.
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9th

6

(7)

16th Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Saturnalia

9st 9lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: J S Moore

Couple of absences in recent times and he has regressed (well drawn when faring better in a soft-ground handicap last time); goes well here, though, and holds each-way claims.

12/1

4th

4

(7)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

19:25 Chepstow

Saturnalia

9st 6lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: J S Moore

Both wins came on AW in 2023 when trained by Richard Hughes; has gone into freefall since and was last of 11 at Bath last month.

12/1

11th

4

(9)

4th May 2026

Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

13:45 Bath

Saturnalia

10st 11lb

J: Miss Scarlett Dorricott

T: J S Moore

Well handicapped on last season's best forrm (AW) but he ended the year with a whimper and returns from a 135-day break with an inexperienced amateur booked.

33/1

Form: 2146- D

Last run: 231 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Finished within a length of Guineas winner Chaldean on his Newbury debut and then comfortably went one better; never figured at a loftier level afterwards (1m Listed/6f Group 2) but should have a future in handicaps off this sort of mark.
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4

(8)

1st Jul 2023

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 2

15:42 Chester

Seeking Gold

9st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Tom Clover

Won 7f Yarmouth novice (good to firm) last summer; not up to Listed/Group company in the autumn but he didn't shape too badly when eighth in a warm 7f Goodwood handicap on his reappearance five weeks ago, fading in the closing stages having raced keenly up with the pace; entitled to come on for the outing.

9/1

8th

8

(1)

27th May 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:05 Goodwood

Seeking Gold

9st 2lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Tom Clover

Finished within a length of Guineas winner Chaldean on his Newbury debut and then comfortably went one better; never figured at a loftier level afterwards (1m Listed/6f Group 2) but should have a future in handicaps off this sort of mark.

9/1

4th

6

(2)

3rd Sep 2022

Good To Firm

1m 0f 37y

Class 1

13:15 Haydock

Seeking Gold

9st 4lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: Tom Clover

took keen hold, towards rear but in touch with leaders, midfield 5f out, headway then pushed along on outer over 2f out, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, no extra and lost second towards finish

11/2

Form: 213-44

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Placed in last season's Group 3 Horris Hill (heavy) after winning his novice at Chepstow (soft); well held in the Craven and a conditions race here this year with stamina for 1m looking a bit shaky; entitled to fare better back at 7f but clearly goes well on soft ground and he's got a rotten draw.
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17th

14

(14)

7th Oct 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Ascot

Ancestral Land

8st 13lb

J: William Cox

T: Clive Cox

Record is 1-8; gelded prior to substandard effort last month; ran creditably in cheekpieces the time before and that headgear is reapplied today; however, he has something to find on balance of handicap form.

33/1

6th

3

(4)

17th Sep 2023

Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 2

14:25 Doncaster

Ancestral Land

9st 5lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Clive Cox

Seems to handle any ground; ran creditably in first-time cheekpieces at Sandown (7f) in June when last seen; possibilities if he's helped by subsequent gelding operation and change of headgear (now blinkered).

12/1

3rd

2

(7)

17th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:25 Sandown

Ancestral Land

9st 9lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Clive Cox

raced in second, ridden 2f out

10/1

10/1

Form: 519-44 CD

Last run: 27 days

W: 8st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Enjoyed a fruitful eight-race campaign at two (kept to 6f/7f), including a nursery win at the big meeting here in July off 5lb lower; has made a quiet start to this season (6f/1m) and this is a tough race in which to steady the ship.
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10th

11

(7)

24th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Prairie Falcon

9st 4lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Michael Dods

Better effort when a front-running fourth at Newcastle last week (1m); returning to 7f no problem but others appeal more for win purposes.

10/1

4th

3

(6)

15th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Prairie Falcon

9st 9lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Michael Dods

Winless since his 2yo days; went close off 4lb higher here in March (7f) but he hasn't matched it in six runs since; stamina not proven.

12/1

11th
9 (12)

20/1

Form: 411-0

Last run: 38 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Looked promising in winning twice on the AW (1m novices; held up/made all) but there wasn't much to take from his handicap debut at Newmarket (1m, good to soft); will do well to bounce back here from his wide stall.
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No Results Found

Form: 1012-0 C

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Won two of her four races last season and her defeats came at Group 3 and Listed (runner-up) level; barely sighted in one of the 1,000 Guineas trials but she was a 28-1 chance and this should reveal more about her future prospects at three; the only filly in this field.
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12th

7

(4)

27th May 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:05 Goodwood

Fully Wet

9st 3lb

J: P J McDonald

T: John & Thady Gosden

Won two of her four races last season and her defeats came at Group 3 and Listed (runner-up) level; barely sighted in one of the 1,000 Guineas trials but she was a 28-1 chance and this should reveal more about her future prospects at three; the only filly in this field.

20/1

11th

4

(12)

22nd Apr 2023

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

14:05 Newbury

Fully Wet

9st 2lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

took keen hold, held up in rear

20/1

2nd

6

(6)

22nd Oct 2022

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:30 Newbury

Fully Wet

9st 2lb

J: Martin Harley

T: John & Thady Gosden

towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and went second 1f out, kept on final furlong, no match for winner

13/2

20/1

Form: 168-26

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Won his novice on fast ground; had Tafreej and Dark Thirty behind when second at Newbury (7f, soft) in April and perhaps found 1m a stretch when not so clever at Newmarket; solid each-way claims on that penultimate effort, especially with new pilot Alec Voikhansky good value for his 5lb claim.
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3rd

8

(5)

31st Aug 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell (AW)

Hectic

9st 5lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Liam Bailey

Inconsistent and hard to win with; better over C&D early in the month but typically failed to build on it at Wolverhampton a fortnight ago (said to have been unsuited by racing wide throughout from stall 9); Dicko The Legend looks his yard's best shot.

16/1

9th

6

(9)

17th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

19:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Hectic

9st 7lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Liam Bailey

Just 3-34 but ran better when third of ten at Southwell (6f, AW) 11 days ago; place possibilities.

13/2

3rd

4

(6)

6th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

19:16 Southwell (AW)

Hectic

9st 6lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Liam Bailey

C&D winner in October 2024 and 5lb lower than when last successful, but hasn't lately shaped like a winner waiting to happen (underwent wind surgery before penultimate outing); stable also runs Ottawa.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £34.80
Straight Forecast £34.49
Tricast £105.15
Trifecta £162.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Tafreej

The Times:

Yacowlef

The Guardian:

Dark Thirty

LAMBOURN:

Ancestral Land

RP RATINGS:

Tafreej

TOPSPEED:

Tafreej

POSTDATA:

Tafreej

NEWMARKET:

Tafreej

Telegraph:

Tafreej

D Express:

Tafreej

Daily Mirror:

Tafreej

Daily Mail:

Yacowlef

The Sun:

Yacowlef

Daily Record:

Yacowlef

The Star:

Dark Thirty