Good morning/evening everyone, I hope we have all enjoyed the week of racing so far at Goodwood and Galway with the former mentioned ending today. As always we end with Stewards Cup day... Oh wait sorry, I meant 32Red Cup day, catchy name isn't it!! The card is headed by the Group One Nassau Stakes which for me is a bit disappointing, but there are many more betting opportunities on the card.
As always we have a preview video prepared for you however only the two of us were on the panel this week with myself and @Adamwebb121 as we cover Newmarket and Goodwood. We hope you enjoy the show and thanks to all who got in touch with us to make the show it's normal banterous self... Ahem...
But onto the all important weekly selections!
Normal service can be resumed today with Dandy Nicholls saddling a Goodwood sprint handicap winner to take after his brilliant sprinter Zuhair who made this course his own in the late 90s and early thousands. Barnet Fair can continue that trend after connections elected to come here instead of taking up an engagement over five furlongs earlier in the week. He built on a few good runs to finish second, last Sunday at Ascot when finding only Racy too good (Which is something that can't be said too often). I can say how well he looked after seeing him in person that day, and he may have been a little unlucky as the field seemed to carry him towards the rail in the final furlong. Once he found the rail he started to stay on and was closest at the finish after fighting past Peterkin who will be mentioned on the blog later on. The main argument against his chances will be stamina as all his best form is over the minimum trip of five furlongs, however he ran a good enough race in the Stewards Cup last year off a higher mark. For that reason we take Barnet Fair to land today's opener. (14/1)
2:40 Goodwood - Kings Fete
You won't need me to remind you how highly I rate King's Fete if you follow me on Twitter (@Lukeelder13) after his eye-catching Maiden victory at Sandown. Sir Michael Stoute then decided to put him into Handicap company off a mark of 90 which he made look a bit easy despite the short winning margin. That has to be taken into account with his antics in the prelims as he behaved poorly when bolting going down to post and worrying his followers. This didn't improve much in the race as he still pulled for his head for the early part of the race, something that would have beaten a lesser horse. He wears a hood for the first time to correct any quirks but despite all of that on his step up to 12 furlongs, he managed to hold off Mighty Yar who is fancied in the Ebor later on this season. Kings Fete was raised six pounds in the handicap after that win, however James Doyle put up a pound overweight which effectively reduces that to five pounds. Kings Fete to continue his progression and prove himself a valid St. Leger contender. (9/4)
3:50 Goodwood - Intrinsic
Robert Cowell will be feeling pretty good about himself at the time of writing this after he opted to wait instead of having a run to higher Intrinsic's handicap mark, this means he can run off a potentially lenient mark of 95. However the plan didn't work in the Wokingham as he missed the cut but this time the risk has paid off and he arrives with a huge chance. We last saw him when winning over course and distance as he caught Ashpan Sam on the line who benefited from an enterprising ride by Ryan Moore. However Intrinsic didn't exactly receive a good winning ride from Richard Hughes as he gave our selection a lot to do in the final furlong, nobody will be complaining about the if they backed Instrinsic however. Robert Cowell to bag his first winner this week with only his second runner after Kingsgate Native yesterday. (8/1)
5:35 Goodwood - Peterkin
It has been hard to ignore the form of Mark Johnston's yard lately as he has been amongst the winners and scarcely had a poor performance, including two Glorious Goodwood winners courtesy of Lyn Valley and Sennockian Star. He can round off the meeting with a winner in the shape of Peterkin who has recently refound his winning form after two successful visits to Chester. However he came unstuck last time out at Ascot behind Racy (Seriously that is twice in one blog!!) and Barnet Fair, although he ran with credit that day to be third. There aren't too many similarities between Chester and Ascot and the same goes for Ascot and Goodwood, so it could just be that he needs a really sharp five furlongs instead of a stiff trip. He is all about speed is what I am trying to say and that will come into full effect today and round off a good week for Mark Johnston and Joe Fanning. (6/1)
Nap - Kings Fete
Nb - Peterkin
Good luck and as always, happy punting!
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