May 23 / 15.50 Goodwood

15.50

Good

BetGoodwin Festival Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £34026
  • 1m 1f 197y
  • Class 1
  • 9 runners
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BetGoodwin Festival Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 212-53

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Soft-ground Cambridgeshire winner who still has something to prove on good to firm; posted a solid Group 3 effort (behind the subsequent Lockinge winner) last October; looks like he's about to hit top form judged on this year's runs; has the best chance at the weights.
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4th

4

(3)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

13:25 Newbury

Liberty Lane

9st 2lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Usually races prominently; a mostly solid 2025 included 1m2f Listed wins in May and November; 2026 started in downbeat fashion (similar to last year) in Listed race and his top three ratings have been registered on softer than good; this is also a new trip (unraced beyond an extended 1m2f) but he's bred to get it and has a chance on best form; ground the chief worry.

10/1

1

(4)

1st Nov 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Newmarket

Liberty Lane

9st 9lb

J: Shane Gray

T: K R Burke

Won the Cambridgeshire here (1m1f, soft) last autumn; also scored in a Listed race at Goodwood (1m2f, good) this May and respectable 2l fourth of six to Damysus in 1m1f course Group 3 (good to firm) three weeks ago; unlikely to be far away despite his 3lb penalty.

7/2

10/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 1447-5 C

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Successful in this grade at Goodwood (1m3f, good) a year ago and is interesting back here with Ascot reappearance (over an inadequate 1m) under his belt; needs improvement judged on ratings but the location may facilitate a new level of form.
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3rd

3

(4)

6th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 1

13:35 Kempton (AW)

Meydaan

9st 7lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Creditable second in Group 3 contest at Glorious Goodwood (1m4f) last time but this is a better race for the grade; inconsistent otherwise this term; returns to AW for first time since debut win.

14/1

2nd

5

(5)

2nd Aug 2025

Soft

1m 3f 218y

Class 1

13:20 Goodwood

Meydaan

9st 3lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Well below form in his sole run on softer than good (on soft in France last September); last year's best shows were at 1m3f-1m6f but he delivered a big career best this May when close second in 1m2f Goodwood Listed race; two backward steps over 1m2f since see him back up in trip today; form chance relies on that one performance three starts back, so others look more solid.

4/1

5th

5

(2)

19th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

13:50 Newbury

Meydaan

9st 8lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Well below form on his sole run on softer than good; last year's best shows were at 1m3f-1m6f but a big career best this May when close second in 1m2f Listed race at Goodwood; held up and never got into it in 16-runner Listed event at Royal Ascot next time; chance relies on that one Goodwood run.

8/1

OUR TIP

11/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 133-12 BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Very smart performer who has seen a lot of the world; Group 3 scorer in Britain and Group/Grade 2 winner in UAE/USA; beaten favourite in the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket most recently but wasn't disgraced on form; major contender back down in class, even with 7lb penalty.
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3rd

1

(8)

23rd May 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 1

15:50 Goodwood

Silver Knott

9st 10lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Very smart performer who has seen a lot of the world; Group 3 scorer in Britain and Group/Grade 2 winner in UAE/USA; beaten favourite in the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket most recently but wasn't disgraced on form; major contender back down in class, even with 7lb penalty.

11/4

3rd

1

(8)

23rd May 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 1

15:50 Goodwood

Silver Knott

9st 10lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Very smart performer who has seen a lot of the world; Group 3 scorer in Britain and Group/Grade 2 winner in UAE/USA; beaten favourite in the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket most recently but wasn't disgraced on form; major contender back down in class, even with 7lb penalty.

11/4

2nd

3

(1)

2nd May 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

16:05 Newmarket

Silver Knott

9st 5lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

travelled strongly, raced in second, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final 110yds

11/8

10/1

Form: 9/43-6

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 6yo who is capable of very useful form; gelded prior to stiff task on seasonal debut; drops back in grade and could go well but record (0-8 since debut win) suggests he's set for another supporting role.
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2nd

1

(10)

13th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

13:15 Doncaster

Cash

9st 12lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: David Simcock

Handicap debutant who is unlikely to defy top weight judged on 2025 efforts; however, very useful on his day and he's is on a handy mark based on the pick of his Listed/Group form.

8/1

6th

7

(8)

1st Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 11y

Class 2

15:45 Goodwood

Cash

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: David Simcock

Ran respectably in Listed race here (1m2f, good; more to prove on softer) on penultimate start, a race won by Liberty Lane; made it 0-10 since debut win when last of six in Listed race at Sandown four weeks ago, which he needs to bounce back from; others appear to have the edge.

12/1

Form: /325-7 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Progressive in 2023 and showed solid form at Newmarket last autumn, including a Group 3 effort that ties him in with Liberty Lane; went close in Listed grade next time; one for the shortlist with Sandown reappearance (faced quite a difficult task) under his belt.
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5

(10)

1st Nov 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Newmarket

Peace Man

9st 6lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Edged out by Bolster in this race on soft ground 12 months ago; below that level in three outings this year, although he might have needed it after a break when behind Bolster and Okeechobee at Goodwood latest; first-time cheekpieces go on.

14/1

5

(10)

1st Nov 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Newmarket

Peace Man

9st 6lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Edged out by Bolster in this race on soft ground 12 months ago; below that level in three outings this year, although he might have needed it after a break when behind Bolster and Okeechobee at Goodwood latest; first-time cheekpieces go on.

14/1

8th

6

(5)

24th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 1f 197y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Peace Man

9st 4lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Below par in last three appearances, latest over C&D four months ago; progressive previously and ties in closely with Bolster on Newmarket Listed running (1m2f, soft) last November; possibilities if back to that form.

10/1

Form: 8-0142 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Reached a useful standard for the Gosdens; campaigned mostly in Qatar for current stable, winning twice; runner-up in local Grade 1 last time but that form is difficult to evaluate; others preferred.
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11th

2

(2)

30th Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

15:00 Sandown

Jeff Koons

10st 0lb

J: William Buick

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Scored twice in Qatar for these connections; question mark about ground softer than good, despite the official going at Goodwood last time when he was second in a strong conditions stakes; in good form in Britain on last three outings now but that does not mean he looks well handicapped.

11/1

2nd

9

(5)

1st Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 11y

Class 2

15:45 Goodwood

Jeff Koons

9st 7lb

J: Faleh Bughenaim

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Below form two years ago on sole start on softer than good (soft); scored twice (1m2f/11.5f) in Qatar for these connections; looked in top form in the Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot (1m; eighth) and Listed race at Sandown (1m2f; third of six) on last two outings but a fair bit extra is needed to win this.

25/1

4

(5)

4th Jul 2025

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 1

16:10 Sandown

Jeff Koons

9st 9lb

J: James Doyle

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Has scored twice in Qatar for current connections; came up short in Listed grade returned to British soil but ran creditably in the Royal Hunt Cup since; difficult task at the weights returned to this level.

10/1

6/1

Form: /232/2

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 5yo; good second in Group 3 at Royal Ascot in 2023, then was absent until filling same position in AW Listed contest at Kempton (again over 1m2f; debut for new yard) last month; 0-5 since debut success but his form is largely progressive; possibilities.
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7th

3

(7)

23rd May 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 1

15:50 Goodwood

Exoplanet

9st 3lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Lightly raced 5yo; good second in Group 3 at Royal Ascot in 2023, then was absent until filling same position in AW Listed contest at Kempton (again over 1m2f; debut for new yard) last month; 0-5 since debut success but his form is largely progressive; possibilities.

6/1

7th

3

(7)

23rd May 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 1

15:50 Goodwood

Exoplanet

9st 3lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Lightly raced 5yo; good second in Group 3 at Royal Ascot in 2023, then was absent until filling same position in AW Listed contest at Kempton (again over 1m2f; debut for new yard) last month; 0-5 since debut success but his form is largely progressive; possibilities.

6/1

2nd

4

(3)

21st Apr 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 1f 219y

Class 1

14:55 Kempton (AW)

Exoplanet

9st 3lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Absent since running very well in 1m2f Group 3 at Royal Ascot in 2023 (final start for Roger Varian); gelded later that year and sold for 18,000gns last October; betting may prove instructive.

20/1

Form: 1408-9 C

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Veteran who finished behind Meydaan at Ascot on seasonal debut; successful only twice since 2020, both times at York; smart on his day but doesn't look the percentage call.
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15th

2

(1)

23rd Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

17:20 York

Sir Busker

9st 12lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: William Knight

Good C&D record includes a win in this last year off 5lb higher; back on form when narrowly denied at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) and things went wrong from the start (stumbled) when well behind Westridge at Goodwood since; could bounce back.

18/1

6

(16)

29th Jul 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 2

13:20 Goodwood

Sir Busker

9st 3lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: William Knight

Has a mixed 1-6 record at Goodwood, with the win in 2019, but he won a 17-runner race at the York Ebor meeting last August and went down by a neck at Sandown this month, both over 1m2f on good to firm but the ground was not an issue previously; now a 9yo but 4lb lower than for that York win; drawn wide but likely to be delivered late anyway.

20/1

2nd

4

(3)

5th Jul 2025

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:15 Sandown

Sir Busker

9st 11lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: William Knight

Resilient 9yo who can still give it plenty in competitive handicaps, as when beating 16 rivals at York (about 1m2f, good to firm; off 5lb higher) last August; however, he has less obvious claims on subsequent handicap runs, including back at York in June.

12/1

25/1

Form: 541-40 CD

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Thoroughly exposed 6yo; Listed winner in 2023 but this is a stronger race for the grade and he gained most recent success in an AW handicap; never figured when an outsider in Good Friday event last time.
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7th

3

(11)

21st Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 5y

Class 2

15:27 Pontefract

Savvy Victory

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: S Woods

His form deteriorated last year and he went 0-9; however, he's dropped down the weights and could improve for his recent comeback in a Listed race at Kempton (fourth); this C&D winner is not ruled out.

15/2

4th

5

(1)

6th Apr 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 1f 219y

Class 1

14:55 Kempton (AW)

Savvy Victory

9st 3lb

J: James Doyle

T: S Woods

Useful handicapper on his day including on AW, but unplaced in all nine starts since reappearing a year ago and would be receiving weight from all his rivals in a handicap.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £34.50
Straight Forecast £29.31
Trifecta £97.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Liberty Lane

LAMBOURN:

Exoplanet

TOPSPEED:

Meydaan

NEWMARKET:

Silver Knott

Daily Mail:

Exoplanet

Daily Record:

Exoplanet

RP RATINGS:

Liberty Lane

POSTDATA:

Liberty Lane

The Times:

Liberty Lane

Telegraph:

Liberty Lane

The Guardian:

Liberty Lane

D Express:

Liberty Lane

Daily Mirror:

Liberty Lane

The Sun:

Liberty Lane

The Star:

Liberty Lane