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The Sun
29-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Glorious Goodwood day two: Betting odds and race rundown
AFTER an exhilarating day one of the Qatar Goodwood Festival, we are set fair for another cracking day of racing. Field Of Gold, who has been nothing but impressive in winning his Group 1s this season, takes on his elders today and is a short price to take care of them. But will it all be plain sailing for this superstar miler? Win singles and each way bets from the best horse racing betting sites: 1:20 Coral Pipped At The Post Winners Handicap (3yo 0-105) - 1m4f Joseph O'Brien sends over Omni Man on the back of his fifth-place finish at Royal Ascot. He may have gotten closer if it wasn't for slight interference over two furlongs out, and he looks sure to be in the mix. Sing Us A Song was behind Omni Man at Royal Ascot, and there is no apparent reason why he will finish in front of the Joseph O'Brien runner here. The progressive KURAKKA winning run came to an end with a staying on third at Newmarket, and it was clear that he was crying out to be stepped back up in trip again. His Newmarket third was over one mile two furlongs, and this trip, which he claimed the second of his two wins, looks his ideal distance now. He's been hit with a two-pound raise for his latest run, which seems harsh, but even so, he will be the one running to hopefully run down the leaders. He's unexposed over this distance and has a massive chance of getting back in the winner's enclosure. 2024 Winner: French Duke J: James Doyle T: Roger Varian Odds: 16/5Fav Our pick: KURAKKA 1:55 Group 3 HKJC World Pool Oak Tree Stakes (3yo+) - 7f Bright Thunder arrives here on the back of an impressive win at Listed level in France. That win didn't come out of turn as he finished second to the now Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed Crimson Advocate. She's given massive respect here and can find the required improvement to be involved. Tabiti took her form to a new level when a two-length third at Royal Ascot. That was on the back of a 252-day break, and if she doesn't bounce after that run, then she is a leading player. Betty Clover was pulled up at Royal Ascot and can be given another chance to redeem herself. Silver Ghost is well worth a crack at this level and can go well at big odds. However, a chance is taken on ARABIAN DUSK at a price. She ran as well as could have been expected in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup, and that race has been working out well since. She has since finished fourth in a Group 3, and ran like a filly who is ready for a crack at seven furlongs again. She can put in a strong showing at a backable price. Our pick: ARABIAN DUSK 2:30 Group 3 HKJC World Pool Molecomb Stakes (2yo) - 5f This revolves around the Ger Lyons-trained LADY IMAN as she looks to get back to winning ways after being outstayed over six furlongs in a Curragh Group 2. She has always looked like a ball of speed, and the drop to the minimum trip should be enough to get this talented filly back to winning ways. Ameeq ran well above market expectations in the Norfolk Stakes, and if she can prove that that run was not a fluke, she could be the one who can chance home the selection. 2024 Winner: Big Mojo J: Silvestre De Sousa T: Michael Appleby Odds: 25/1 Our pick: LADY IMAN 3:05 Group 1 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (3yo+) - 1m A slow pace in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes was the downfall of Rosallion not getting his head in front at Royal Ascot. He took a keen hold throughout and seemed to take an age to get into top gear, and when he did, he ran out of track to reel in Docklands. This is no easier than what he faced at Royal Ascot, and he will need to be at his very best here if he is to make up for his narrow loss last time out. The one that they all have to beat is arguably the colt of the season in FIELD OF GOLD. This hugely talented son of Kingman has only tasted defeat once this season, when he failed to reel in Ruling Court in the 2000 Guineas, and would have done so if his then jockey Kieran Shoemark had been switched on to what was going on around him. Field Of Gold went on to leave the disappointment of Newmarket behind him when winning the Irish 2000 Guineas, and then bolted up at Royal Ascot leaving Henri Matisse over three lengths back in second. He gets the weight-for-age allowance here, and should this not be one race too many this season, it's hard to see him not recording his third Group 1 win in a row. 3:45 British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap (3yo+ 0-105) - 1m2f This has a wide-open look to it, and not many can be ruled out. Bintjeddah has been improving with experience and ran her best race of the season when staying on strong to grab second place at Newmarket. She takes a step up in trip which looks set to unlock even more improvement. She is one of many that has a clear chance, but a chance is taken on handicap debutant WONDER STAR. The William Haggas filly was an impressive winner on her seasonal debut at Ascot, and backed that up with what was a disappointing run at listed level at Newbury. A lot more was expected from her on the day, and the fact that she hasn't been seen since would suggest that all was not right. She gets in here off a mark of 82, and given the promise of her maiden win, she could have been let in lightly here. 4:20 British Stallion Studs EBF Alice Keppel Fillies' Conditions Stakes (2yo) - 5f There could be a bit of an upset here with so many unexposed types lining up, but it would be disappointing if ZELAINA wasn't able to make it two wins from three starts. She was an impressive winner on debut and bettered that performance when finishing just over three lengths off True Love at Royal Ascot. She will improve from that experience, and given that she was sent off at 5/1 on the day, a lot more was expected. This represents a considerable drop in class, and she will prove a tough nut to crack. Luna Mia wasn't beaten over six furlongs in a Group 2 at the Curragh, and the drop to five furlongs with the addition of blinker looks the right move. Our pick: ZELAINA 4:55 World Pool Bet With The tote Handicap (3yo+ 0-95) - 7f Defence Minister's keenness got the better of him at Sandown when he failed to reel in Mudbir. The setup here should help him settle and comes with a live chance. The fellow Wathnan Racing-owned Native Warrior must defy top weight, but he has a solid level of form that entitles him to massive respect here. Nine-time winner and course and distance winner Rhoscolyn is the type that can suddenly bounce back to form and is on a mark that he is capable of winning off. However, the one who is given one more chance is BILLYJOH. He has been sending out signals that he could be about to win one of these of late, and even though he comes here on the back of a run that saw him finish eighth, he had a few excuses. He's now back to a mark that saw him finish a clear second at Royal Ascot last season, and if he gets the breaks, he will be bang there at the finish. Our pick: BILLYJOH 🕔 Qatar Goodwood day two schedule TIME RACE DISTANCE 1:20 Coral Pipped At The Post Winners Handicap 1m4f 1:55 Group 3 HKJC World Pool Oak Tree Stakes 7f 2:30 Group 3 HKJC Pool Molecomb Stakes 5f 3:05 Group 1 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes 1m 3:45 British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap 1m2f 4:20 British Stallion Studs EBF Alice Keppel Fillies' Conditional Stakes 5f 4:55 World Pool Bet With The tote Handicap 7f 📺 How to watch day two of the Qatar Goodwood Festival Location: Chichester, England, United Kingdom Date/Time: Wednesday, 30th July 2025. 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Daily Mirror
29-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Goodwood tips: Newsboy's picks and 1-2-3 for every race on Wednesday on ITV
The feature Sussex Stakes, the Molecomb Stakes and the Oak Tree Stakes are all covered in Newsboy's unmissable column on day two of Glorious Goodwood Goodwood hosts its signature race on Wednesday when the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes takes place at one of the most picturesque racing settings in the world. The Qatar Goodwood Festival, also known as Glorious Goodwood, is one of the highlights of the summer when the crowds come out to the Sussex venue in the hope of fine racing and fine weather. Day two features the return of Field Of Gold, the year's top three-year-old miler, in the Sussex, and two Group 3 races, the HKJC World Pool Oak Tree and Molecomb Stakes. Newsboy, aka David Yates, will be providing daily and detailed guides on every race. 1.20 Coral Pipped At The Post Winners Handicap SUDU rattled the handicapper's cage with a runaway Epsom win - but may still find himself in credit with the British Horseracing Authority number cruncher. Roger Varian gave the son of Teofilo his first three starts over a mile and Sudu duly showed ability in maiden and novice-stakes company at Newbury, Newcastle and Southwell, without suggesting he is out of the ordinary. But a gelding operation, a step up to a mile and a half and a switch to the handicap sphere have combined to show my selection in a different - and better - light. Two starts ago, Sudu took on 11 opponents at Newbury and was persistently denied daylight before running on to take fourth to Circus Of Rome. And he showed what he could do with a clear run at Epsom at the start of this month, powering away for a seven-length supremacy from Navid over the Derby course and distance. The assessor was never going to take that performance lying down and Silvestre de Sousa's partner must race from an 11lb higher mark of 86 today. But it could have been worse - the Epsom runner-up has since gone one better and Sudu will compete from 88 in the future. Sing Us A Song is another with more to offer at this distance and is feared most, ahead of Kurakka and Jupiter Ammon. 1.55 HKJC World Pool Oaks Tree Stakes SILVER GHOST is fancied to outrun her odds despite taking a step up in class. Her official rating of 95 gives the Emma Lavelle-saddled three-year-old plenty to find as she locks horns with Group 3 opposition for the very first time. But forgive a below-par effort at Royal Ascot last month and Phoenix Of Spain's daughter has the profile of an improving filly capable of making her mark outside the handicap realm. Silver Ghost drew a blank on the first six outings of her career before coming good in a seven-furlong handicap on Newmarket's 2,000 Guineas undercard in May. Put up 6lb for that win, my selection followed up over this afternoon's course and distance three weeks later, sweeping through from the back of the 14-runner line-up under Marco Ghiani - Tom Marquand is at the controls today - to account for Miss Nightfall by two and a half lengths. Things didn't work out going up to a mile for the Sandringham Fillies' Handicap as the grey returned ninth of 25 behind Never Let Go. But it's early days to be writing her off and, back at a track where she produced a career best, Silver Ghost can reward each-way support - at the least. Last year's 'winner' Jabaara, placed second by the stewards for interference, is in the mix, along with Cloud Cover and Tabiti. NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3: 1 SILVER GHOST, 2 JABAARA, 3 TABITI 2.30 HKJC World Pool Molecomb Stakes LADY IMAN rates a worthy favourite to take her career tally to four wins from five visits to the track. It's fair to assume Starman's daughter came to hand early for trainer Ger Lyons - she went off a well-backed 4-6 favourite for her debut in a five-furlong maiden at Dundalk on March 28. Lady Iman didn't disappoint, scoring by a comfortable three and a half lengths to earn a step up to Listed level at the Curragh, where she proved a length and a quarter too strong for subsequent Queen Mary Stakes heroine True Love, at the beginning of May. Group 3 company was the next logical move and my selection defended her unbeaten record by holding Green Sense by three-quarters of a length over six furlongs at Naas 13 days later. The winning run came to an end in the Group 2 Airlie Stud Stakes over the same distance back at the Curragh last time as Lady Iman went under by two lengths to Beautify. The evidence of that defeat is that coming back to five furlongs is the right policy and, with Ryan Moore standing in for the suspended Colin Keane, a 3lb penalty for the Naas success may not stop Lady Iman from returning to winning ways. Ameeq, Dickensian and Argentine Tango are all speedy juveniles who have podium claims. NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3: 1 LADY IMAN, 2 AMEEQ, 3 ARGENTINE TANGO 3.05 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes FIELD OF GOLD is an outstanding miler and it will rank as a major shock if the three-year-old's first clash with his seniors ends in defeat. There was much promise in the John and Thady Gosden trainee's juvenile campaign - Field Of Gold stepped forward from a maiden score at Newmarket in July 2024 to land Sandown Park's Group 3 Solario Stakes the following month before a fourth to Camille Pissarro in the top-level Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère at Longchamp in October. A three-and-a-half-length comeback win in the Group 3 Craven Stakes at Newmarket in April saw the grey son of Kingman sent off the 15-8 favourite for the 2,000 Guineas but, like his sire 11 years earlier, Field Of Gold met with an agonising reverse. That half-length beating by Ruling Court cost Kieran Shoemark his job as the Clarehaven stable jockey, and Colin Keane enjoyed an armchair ride when Field Of Gold humbled Cosmic Year by three and three-quarter lengths for the Irish version at the Curragh three weeks on. My selection then put up one of the performances of a vintage Royal Ascot as he scorched to victory from Poule d'Essai des Poulains hero Henri Matisse in the St James's Palace Stakes. That three-and-a-half-length supremacy established Field Of Gold, on whom William Buick takes over from the suspended Keane, as a genuine star and he's confidently expected to emulate his father by supplementing his Curragh and Ascot triumphs with success in the Qatar Goodwood Festival's feature race. Rosallion lost out by a nose to Docklands in Royal Ascot's opening Queen Anne Stakes - Carl Spackler was back in sixth - but is most likely to profit should the market leader fail to come up to expectations. Don't miss a FREE £2 William Hill shop bet inside your Mirror every day of Glorious Goodwood Festival Pick up your Mirror every day of the Goodwood festival to get your hands on 12 page pullouts packed with insight from the punters you trust, plus FREE William Hill shop bets every day of the festival from Tuesday July 29 until Saturday August 2, 2025. Find out more here. 3.45 British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap WONDER STAR appears leniently treated for her maiden voyage into handicap waters. Rain-softened ground could have been to blame when William Haggas's daughter of Sea The Stars failed to fire at Doncaster last October - Wonder Star went off the 3-1 second favourite in a field of eight for her debut but beat just two rivals home behind Janey Mackers. However, upped from a mile to 10 furlongs and on better terrain, she proved a different proposition at Ascot in May, justifying 6-4 favouritism by a comfortable three lengths from Spirited Style. Eight days later, Wonder Star's sights were raised to Listed level for the Fillies' Trial at Newbury, but things didn't go to plan as she over-raced during the early stages and beat a retreat through the final quarter mile en route to an eighth-of-10 finish behind Qilin Queen. There is still the scope for progress, however, on her fourth career start and an opening British Horseracing Authority mark of 82 looks within range. In an open contest, Model Yuko should appreciate the chance to tackle a mile and a quarter and warrants a second look, as do Quebella and Music Star. NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3: 1 WONDER STAR, 2 MODEL YUKO, 3 QUEBELLA 4.20 British Stallion Studs EBF Alice Keppel Fillies' Conditions Stakes ZELAINA has been found a gilt-edged opportunity to double her career tally. The daughter of Mehmas obviously impressed when put through her paces before the Goffs UK Breeze Up Sale at Doncaster in April - she emerged as the top lot after going under the hammer for £650,000. Put into training with Karl Burke by Wathnan Racing, Zelaina led the market at even-money for a five-furlong fillies' maiden at Nottingham at the start of June, and hit the ground running with a two-and-three-quarter-length success from Secret Oath. That win triggered a step up to Group 2 level for Royal Ascot's Queen Mary Stakes, with James Doyle's partner going off the 5-1 second choice in a 23-strong line-up. On paper, an eighth placing is underwhelming, but Zelaina showed plenty of pace to lead the field before fading once headed inside the final furlong. With that in mind, a speed-favouring five furlongs at Goodwood looks ideal and stepping down from Pattern company to a conditions event makes for a less demanding assignment. Spicy Marg and Revival Power, also dropping in grade, are taken to fight it out with Beverley debut scorer Temple Of Athena for the minor medals. 4.55 World Pool Bet With the Tote Handicap LEADMAN evidently hasn't been an easy horse to get to the track, but there's no doubting what's under the bonnet. Now five years old, the son of Kingman has had just 10 career starts, landing one from seven when in the care of Andrew Balding. Switched to David O'Meara for 2025, Leadman improved on in-the-frame efforts at over the final seven furlongs of Newmarket's Rowley Mile in May for a half-length handicap score from Up The Pace over the same trip on the July Course 19 days ago. Third home Two Tribes gave the form a significant boost at Ascot on Saturday, so a 6lb rise in the weights looks manageable. In a race of myriad possible outcomes, Blue Prince, Mr Chaplin and Native Warrior are names worth throwing into the melting pot.
