Our timefigure guru Graeme North looks ahead to the fifth and final of the Qatar Goodwood Festival.
Just the two Group races on a rather thin-looking final day of Goodwood kicking off with the Glorious Stakes (13:50) that has attracted a less-than-glorious field of five. Phantom Flight could get his own way in front given the propensity of the other four to be held up just as he did last time when beating the re-opposing Al Aasy at Newbury but he’s well behind on the clock on other bits of form.
There have been only three occasions since 2019 that Paul Mulrennan hasn’t ridden Euchen Glen but for all a mark of 92 is a fair bit lower than he ran off in this same race (14:25) last year when third, he probably needs to drop a few more pounds to get back on the winning trail again in a race this competitive now he’s partnered by Rossa Ryan.
Free Wind has a 4lb advantage on time in the Lillie Langtry (15:00) and will find underfoot conditions much more to her liking this time than twelve months previously when bogged down in heavy ground.
Albasheer has his quirks but on six-furlong form still looks best treated on the clock despite a 6lb penalty in the Stewards’ Cup (15:35) and these large-field sprints bring out the best in him (would surely have won the Ayr Gold Cup last season with better luck in running).
Top-on-time Zabriskie Point hasn’t been done any favours by the draw in the seven-furlong handicap (16:10) which might leave the door open for second top Cuban Tiger who hasn’t had things go his way in three turf handicaps but has a good spot here in stall two and should appreciate the drop back to seven furlongs.
The Coventry Stakes form looks a bit substandard this year but even so ninth-placed Angelo Buonarroti ought to take a fair bit of beating dropped into a maiden in the penultimate race over seven furlongs (16:45), while Dutch Decoy is clearly on a fair mark still judged on his Golden Mile second and looks to have been crying out for another run beyond a mile for some time, so ought to go very close if turned out again in the concluding nine-furlong handicap (17:20).
Published at 1615 BST on 02/08/24
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