15:00 Goodwood

Sunday 9 October 2022

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

William Hill Handicap

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 11.64s

(1)

Chiefofchiefs^v²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C Fellowes| OR: 93| D

9/2

Winless since the 2020 Wokingham consolation but he often runs with credit in big-field handicaps. Gets little respite from the assessor owing to his consistency but this is not as hot as the races he usually contests and yard saddled the winner of this in 2020.

Form: 6-30400

(6)

Mokaatil^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Planas⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 87| D

14/1

Back in the winning groove at Sandown in August and recent third at Ripon (6f, good) was a decent enough. Now 1 lb lower and each-way claims with a capable apprentice in the hot-seat.

Form: 401563

(10)

Full Authority^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 86| D

14/1

Just touched off in a valuable Epsom handicap in June but subsequent efforts not so good and you have to go back to October 2020 for when he last got his head in front.

Form: 264250

(5)

Lovely Breeze^v²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: H Palmer| OR: 85| CD

10/3

Enhanced good record here when landing a C&D handicap in decisive fashion last month. Failed to make an impact in the Ayr Silver Cup next time but she's 1 lb lower than when runner-up in this race in 2021 and a bold show is likely.

Form: 043810

(11)

Dora Penny^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: P D Evans| OR: 86| D

17/2

Won 4 on the bounce in July/August and, following a couple of reverses, she proved that her progression hasn't stalled when scoring at Ffos Las (6f, soft) recently. 4 lb rise looks fair and this 3-y-o has to enter calculations.

Form: 111041

(12)

Spanish Star¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: P R Chamings| OR: 85| CD

10/3

Reliable type who registered his latest success in this race off a 3 lb lower mark 12 months ago. Promising to come good again with another solid effort in defeat at Salisbury (6f, good) 10 days ago and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 374334

(3)

Crazy Luck¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Oliver Searle⁽⁷⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 83| D

15/2

Hit a purple patch during first half of the campaign, landing back-to-back 6f handicaps at Newbury/Chester. Form has rather tailed off since, though, and she looks vulnerable.

Form: 119647

(7)

A Sure Welcome^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: J L Spearing| OR: 82| D

33/1

Hit the target off this mark at Windsor in June but he finished stone last at Wolverhampton recently and others make more appeal on balance.

Form: 014200

(8)

Indian Creak¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: David Egan| T: M R Channon| OR: 82| C| D

18/1

Now 3 lb below the mark off which he struck at Windsor during the summer but the handicapper's mercy is commensurate with a string of poor efforts.

Form: 270040

(4)

Lihou^v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P D Evans| OR: 77| D

10/1

Capitalised on drop in grade when making all at Salisbury (5f) in June. Has performed with credit on each of his 3 visits to this course in 2022 but his record suggests that he's not quite as effective at this trip. Visor refitted.

Form: 174765

Non-Runners

(9)

Punchbowl Flyer⁴⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Charles Bishop

(2)

Marshal Dan²²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: H Main J: Ray Dawson

Forecasts

Spanish Star (10/3), Lovely Breeze (10/3), Chiefofchiefs (9/2), Crazy Luck (15/2), Dora Penny (17/2), Lihou (10/1), Marshal Dan (10/1), Mokaatil (14/1), Full Authority (14/1), Punchbowl Flyer (16/1), Indian Creak (18/1), A Sure Welcome (33/1)

This represents a drop in class for CHIEFOFCHIEFS, who is often seen in top 6f/7f handicaps and he was a fine fifth in the 2021 Stewards' Cup over C&D off a 6 lb higher mark on his sole previous visit here. The 9-y-o is taken to get his head back in front. Lovely Breeze likes it here and is next on the list ahead of Spanish Star, a rival she was beaten by in this race 12 months ago but renews rivalry on 4 lb better terms this time round. The progressive Dora Penny also merits respect.