Five year focus on Goodwood’s corresponding meeting:
Corresponding Placepot dividends:
2016: £865.90 – 6 favourites – 1 winner – 1 placed – 4 unplaced
2015: £75.80 – 6 favourites – 2 winners – 1 placed – 3 unplaced
2014: £35.90 – 7 favourites – 4 winners – 2 placed – 1 unplaced
2013: £32.60 – 7 favourites – 2 winners – 3 placed – 2 unplaced
2012: £605.70 – 7 favourites – 4 winners – 1 placed – 2 unplaced
Average Placepot dividend: 323.18
33 favourites – 13 winners – 8 placed – 12 unplaced
Favourite & SP details during the study period:
35 races – 14 winning favourites – 27/35 winners scored at a top price of 8/1
Leading trainers during the study period:
4 winners—Richard Hannon (7/1, 7/4*, 6/4* & 4/11*)
3 runners today: War Whisper (2.55) & Flying North & Braztime (3.10)
3 winners—John Gosden (9/2, 10/11* & 4/6*)
3 runners: Alnaas (3.10) & Khalidi & Monarchs Glen (3.45)
Race-by-race stats and facts for today’s meeting:
2.35 - Four-year-olds have won three of the last four renewals whilst four of the last five gold medallists carried a minimum burden of nine stones. War Whisper could prove to be the pick of a quartet of vintage representatives, though four of the five winners thus far have scored at 18/1, 16/1, 16/1 & 7/1.
3.10 - Four of the five winners have carried 9-4 or more. Two winning favourites have been recorded to date whilst a top priced winner at 13/2 emerged.
3.45 - All ten winners during the last decade have won at a top price of 13/2, statistics which include three winning favourites. John Gosden (Khalidi & Monarchs Glen) has saddled three of the last six winners when represented.
4.55 - Three of the last four winners have prevailed at 25/1, 16/1 & 14/1, whilst four-year-olds and six-year-olds have both recorded four victories during the last decade.
5.25 - Five of the last six winners carried 9-2 or more. Four clear market leaders and one joint favourite have obliged during the last decade during which time, a top priced winner at 8/1 emerged.
Leading trainers at today’s other flat venues:
BATH:
5/13—Richard Hannon (10/1, 11/2, 7/2, 3/1 & 7/4) – 5 runners:
Campion (2.10), Al Jawza, Hippocampus & Kitsey (3.20) & Zaishah (3.55)
4/8—Richard Hughes (6/1, 6/1, 9/2 & 15/8*) – 2 runners:
Gold Filigree (2.45) & Meteoric Riser (3.20)
3/6—Brian Meehan (7/2, 3/1* & 8/11*) – 2 runners:
Go Bananas (2.10) & Atalanta Queen (2.45)
2/4—Clive Cox (7/4* & 13/8*) – 3 runners:
Awesome (2.10), Heartache (2.45) & Prince Of The Dark (3.55)
HAYDOCK:
3/6—Tom Dascombe (8/1, 5/1 & 7/2) – 5 runners today:
Finneston Farm (2.55), Full Intention (3.30), Sidewinder (4.40), Baker Street (5.10) & Star Of Rory (5.40)
MUSSELBURGH:
4/21—Keith Dalgleish (6/1, 11/4, 2/1* & 15/8) – 6 runners:
Sebastian’s Wish (6.40), Glengarry (7.40), Falcon’s Fire (8.10), Lady Molly & Hollywood Harry (8.40) & Amy Blair (9.10)
PONTEFRACT:
Five trainers have saddled two winners at Pontefract this season