18:24 Goodwood

Friday 10 June 2022

All17:1517:4918:2418:5919:3420:09

Wiiliam Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap

Off time: 18:24 | Winning time: 3m 11.66s

(7)

Whitehaven²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: T E Whelan| T: H Morrison| OR: 86

12/1

Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Off since finishing down the field in November Handicap at Doncaster. Ravens Ark looks the stronger of yard pair.

Form: 022130-

(2)

Fox Vardy^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 85

14/1

11/2 and cheekpieces on first time, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Chester (13.5f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 2/766-33

(3)

Twisted Reality^p1,t1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Hayley Turner| T: D Menuisier| OR: 85

50/1

Useful for Ralph Beckett but tailed off in Ayr Listed on reappearance and that leaves her with a fair bit to prove. First-time headgear combination tried now as well as a longer trip.

Form: 1/4087-8

(10)

Auriferous³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 84

5/1

Finally came good at cramped odds in a Southwell novice in March and runner-up in 2m handicaps on next 2 starts. Seemingly failed to stay 18.5f at Chester latest and treated as if still in form.

Form: 72-1228

(8)

Ravens Ark²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: H Morrison| OR: 83

4/1

Five wins from 18 Flat runs, the latest on Lingfield reappearance in May. 9/1, good fourth of 8 over C&D since. Should give another good account.

Form: 3162-14

(4)

Happy¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 82

5/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Beverley in April. Creditable fifth of 18 in handicap (11/1) at York (12f, good) 19 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Enters calculations.

Form: 273-135

(6)

Saratoga Gold²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: C Hills| OR: 79| CD

9/1

C&D winner on seasonal return in April. Failed to stay when 11¼ lengths fifth of 8 to Aggagio over 2m here since and return to shorter in favour.

Form: 1533-15

(9)

Downsman^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 79

10/1

Two heavy-ground wins last year. Creditable fourth on Leicester reappearance and presumably unsuited by the surface when well held on AW debut since. Better can be expected back on the grass.

Form: 1717-46

(1)

Aggagio²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 78| C

11/4

Two hurdle wins this spring prior to making a successful Flat return over 2m here last month. Well suited by the increase in trip on that occasion so the return to slightly shorter is a slight concern.

Form: 15313-1

Non-Runners

(5)

Diamond Bay²¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: T Ward J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Aggagio (11/4), Ravens Ark (4/1), Happy (5/1), Auriferous (5/1), Saratoga Gold (9/1), Downsman (10/1), Whitehaven (12/1), Diamond Bay (12/1), Fox Vardy (14/1), Twisted Reality (50/1)

A really tight staying event. RAVENS ARK's latest C&D fourth appeals as solid form and he gets the nod. Happy simply went off too hard at York last time and remains a middle-distance stayer with potential so he's feared most ahead of Auriferous, who didn't get home over a marathon trip at Chester last month and is treated as if still in good form.