GOODWOOOD RACES

GOODWOOD 3.40 ... JIMMY STYLES / IVER BRIDGE LAD

Iver Bridge Lad was highly tried as a 2Yr Old and has been running in decent contests this season. His run at York in June giving 11lb when behind Victoire de Lyphar is working out extremely well with that one coming second to yesterdays winner Joseph Henry in the consolation race for this event. Another from that contest, Astrophysical Jet who was another 5 length behind, has won since before finishing a credible 3rd to Borderlescott (rated 112) albeit over 5fl in the King George Stakes (group 2) on Thursday.

Alan Munro been up for last 6 outings where he was drawn low in the SkyBet dash and was hampered his penultimate run. Gave Parisian Pyramid and Prohibit 5lb each their last encounter and meets them on 5lb & 2lb better terms here for 2 length and 1 length deficits respectively. Another form that contest brings Edge Closer into the equation but he always seems to find trouble in running and looks held by a few of these from his Wokingham encounter.

Palace Moon comes out best at the weights for me from the Wokingham runners and of those drawn far side under Keiren Fallon will no doubt be thereabouts.
Jimmy Styles meets Palace Moon on 6lb better than last season in a Listed contest with John Fahy taking off 5lb for the half length margin beaten which from a handicap perspective should reverse the positions.
Last season the draw here was a mix from the stalls positions and where the pace was, so from Stall 6 he should get a good tow into the contest from Parisian Pyramid who is drawn on the fence and normally likes to race prominent.
Jimmy Styles wears 1st time blinkers, having been running in cheekpieces since winning the Ayr Gold Cup, and at the revised weights holds a hatful of these on the form he showed there and should come home in front granted an equally clear passage.

Jimmy Styles 1 Pt @ 28/1 Generally
Iver Bridge Lad 1 Pt E/W @ 50/1 S.James ... 40's others

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