16:55 Goodwood

Saturday 26 May 2018

All13:5514:3015:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Flying At Goodwood Veterans' Handicap

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 1m 10.60s

(3)

Bahamian Sunrise^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: J Gallagher| OR: 81

10/3

Suited to undulating tracks and appears to handle any ground. Improvement needed off this mark and he is yet to win over 6f.

Form: 27-4413

(4)

Englishman¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Keniry| T: J M Bradley| OR: 79| D

5/1

Back to form last time and only up 2lb. That leaves him nicely treated and he will not mind the easy ground.

Form: 4400-01

(2)

Rio Ronaldo¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M Murphy| OR: 79| D

5/1

Four of his five wins have come in this grade. More favourably treated having needed his comeback run which earned him a drop in the weights. Top rider booked but the forecast of soft ground raises doubts.

Form: 60314-7

(1)

Toofi^v²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: R Winston| T: J Butler| OR: 79| D

7/2

Beat Jallota in 2013 but has drawn a blank since and his carer record is now 1-30. Produced some decent efforts on soft ground last term, but he was poor on his reappearance and only market support would arouse interest.

Form: 76275-0

(5)

Shamshon^h1,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: S C Williams| OR: 79

11/2

Undoubtedly well-handicapped on last year's form and weighted to reverse Epsom form with Bahamian Sunrise. Like that rival his best has come at 5f/ New headgear combination employed.

Form: 462263

(6)

Pour La Victoire^p²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR: 67| CD

4/1

C&D winner who just found a well-handicapped stable companion too good here on Thursday. Clearly in great form and on a favourable mark with conditions in his favour.

Form: 235212

Non-Runners

(7)

Upavon¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 8

T: A W Carroll J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bahamian Sunrise (10/3), Toofi (7/2), Pour La Victoire (4/1), Englishman (5/1), Rio Ronaldo (5/1), Shamshon (11/2), Upavon (8/1)

This trip and ground ask questions of the majority but POUR LA VICTOIRE likes this 6f track and the conditions are obviously not a problem given his run here on Thursday. Englishman is feared having scored last time off a favourable mark and yet only going up 2lb. Shamshon is lurking on an attractive mark if staying this trip on ground this soft.