August 26 / 15.15 Goodwood

15.15

Good

William Hill Handicap

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

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 009210 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Has form on most surfaces and very reliable on this track over the years, although he never had much hope after getting caught on the rail over 1m here at the Glorious meeting, which followed a C&D win two days earlier; possibly not quite the horse he was but his mark compensates; good chance.
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11th

7

(4)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 218y

Class 2

14:40 Thirsk

Rhoscolyn

9st 3lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: David O’Meara

Last year's Golden Mile win at Goodwood (strong record there) shows he's still smart on his day; respectable return to action when fifth in good conditions race over 7f here three weeks ago but he's gained the vast majority of his ten career wins on slower ground than he's likely to encounter this afternoon.

14/1

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100/30

  • Place: £1.60

Form: -22613 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Handles most ground; unraced on this track but has long been a good marker at this level, as when a close third in a big 7f handicap at Ascot last month; back up 2lb but can have a say again, all things being equal.
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12

(10)

19th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:35 Ascot

Star Of Orion

8st 12lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Effective here (and on various ground); placed three times in a row this August/September (1m/7f) but only seventh of 18 in the Challenge Cup here (7f, soft) a fortnight ago and needs a bigger performance today.

33/1

10

(3)

5th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Ascot

Star Of Orion

9st 4lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Returned in July from ten months off and has run well in his last three starts, third of nine at Sandown (7f, soft) last time, but he has managed to win only one of his last 25 starts and is still 5lb higher; addition of a tongue-tie needs to make a difference.

25/1

3rd

1

(2)

13th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:15 Sandown

Star Of Orion

9st 10lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Shaped well on reappearance (found trouble) and bang there in his subsequent races, over 1m at Newmarket and C&D 13 days ago (first-time cheekpieces); hard to offer any excuses on either occasion and, now 3-31, he's looking a hard horse to catch right.

100/30

5/1

Form: 137120 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Has led; vulnerable in leading handicaps at 1m and 7f last year but a different proposition when racing clear at York in May (7f, good to firm) and good to soft ground may not have been ideal when well held in the Bunbury Cup at Newmarket in July (7f); can race freely so a good pace would suit.
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No Results Found

Form: 319369 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
In the picture on his front-running C&D win in May (good to firm) and an excellent third of 29 in the 1m Britannia at Royal Ascot but well below best on last two starts at Newmarket and this is more competitive than the latest of them.
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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

Form: -13105 BF

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Progressive against his own age group, winning two of his first three starts (1m, soft/about 7f, good) before having a troubled run in the Britannia at Royal Ascot; however, he wasn't the same horse at Newmarket in July and an easy 7f may be a bare minimum for him.
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4th

6

(2)

8th Sep 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:10 Ascot

Saxon King

9st 5lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Charles Hills

In good form after returning in May including wins at Newmarket (1m, soft) and Chester (7.7f, good), but out of the frame in his last three starts; may not want the ground to dry out too much and probably needs further than this now in any case.

3/1

5th

9

(7)

26th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:15 Goodwood

Saxon King

8st 4lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Charles Hills

Progressive against his own age group, winning two of his first three starts (1m, soft/about 7f, good) before having a troubled run in the Britannia at Royal Ascot; however, he wasn't the same horse at Newmarket in July and an easy 7f may be a bare minimum for him.

5/1

Form: 17-619 D

Last run: 91 days

W: 8st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Multiple winner at 7f and about 1m on a variety of surfaces in France but never going the gallop on debut for new yard behind Shining Blue at York in May (7f; in cheekpieces, discarded); has much to prove off the same mark.
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7

(1)

30th Sep 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Sluzewiec

9st 8lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Ex-French; mainly disappointing for present yard and has plenty to prove at present having finished last on his two most recent starts.

20/1

Non-runners

Bless Him, Ramazan, Ropey Guest, Crazy Luck

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Payout
Exacta £9.70
Straight Forecast £9.63
Tricast £30.58
Trifecta £32.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bless Him

Telegraph:

Ramazan

RP RATINGS:

Rhoscolyn

TOPSPEED:

Saxon King

The Times:

Urban Sprawl

The Sun:

Star Of Orion

NEWMARKET:

Ropey Guest

LAMBOURN:

Saxon King

Daily Mirror:

Ramazan

Daily Record:

Ramazan

The Guardian:

Rhoscolyn

Daily Mail:

Rhoscolyn

POSTDATA:

Bless Him

D Express:

Bless Him

The Star:

Bless Him