GOODWOOD

GOODWOOD 3.25 ... ROYAL DESTINATION / WEBBOW

Stable and Jockey each have around a 25% strike rate here and the likely strong pace should help keep this ones stamina in play. He ran here last season over 10 furlongs leading much of the way until the 107 rated Drumfire took it up to win, where he lost the 2nd spot close home for a 1/2 length defeat.
Drumfire then ran a 3 length 4th place to (Yesterdays Goodwood Cup & Sagaro Stakes winner) Illustrious Blue in the first race on this card, the Coutts Glorious Stakes (group 3) where, without an interrupted passage would have seen him closer to the winner making the form look strong.
This drop to 8fl shouldn't be too much of a problem for Royal Destination having 2 of previous 3 wins at the distance.
Ryan Moore one of the leading Jockey's at the course and though a high draw normally preferable his pitch in stall 10 not insurmountable, given that last years winner and 2 others from single figure stalls filled 3 of the first 6 places.
Spectait holds the course record winning this in 2006, and comes out slightly better at the weights with Webbow for his 2nd place last year, but Webbow, the 4th home last season didn't get the best of runs switching his position's from the first bend, yet ran on strongly after checking between the 2fl and 1fl marks, and with a better run would have finished in front of Spectait IMO and off bottom weight is worth a saver.

Royal Destination 1.5 Pts @ 20/1
Webbow 0.5 Pt @ 14/1

Royal Destinaton Lost
Webbow 3rd ... Full Result>>

GOODWOOD 2.45 ... JOSEPH HENRY / HAMOODY

Real tight at the weights this, and Sprint King Dandy Nicholls holds 5 entries and Joseph Henry has an admirable course record over this 6fl trip with a 3rd and 2nd place in the 2007-2008 runnings where Pearly Way ran up the double.
Only 1lb lower in the handicap for the former effort but 4lb lower than the later and been running well lately.
Won his race up the middle at Newcastle when the field split and found 7fl too far penultimate run. His run here in the Totesport Mile last season he was well there at the 6fl pole off a strong pace and is 12lb lower here and granted luck in running should be bang there at the line.

Hamoody, who won here over 5fl in the last yesterday bids to emulate Zuhair, who got the double up for the yard 11 Years ago taking this event after the preceding days win.
He missed the break in yesterdays race and ran on well to win by the narrowest of margins, but his track form of 2 wins and a 2nd place he has to be respected.
He ran here over 6fl last August with Aye Aye Digby another 2.25 length behind getting 4lb yet gets 8lb from him today. Pearly Way, the 2007 and 2008 winner of this was further in arrears so is not without a chance off this 6lb lower mark.

Of the 3Yr Old's, Pastoral Player comes out near the top on my ratings.

Hamoody 1.5 Pts @ 20/1
Joseph Henry 0.5 Pt @ 33/1

Hamoody Lost
Joseph Henry Won ... Full Result>>