13:30 Goodwood

Saturday 25 May 2024

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William Hill Harroways Handicap

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 1m 25.94s

(17)

Starlore³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P J Dobbs| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 98| D

22/1

Bred to be smart and won on debut over 7f at Sandown last July. Arguably hasn't quite kicked on as might have been expected in his 3 outings since but he ran well in a useful Newmarket conditions races on reappearance and there's still a sense of untapped potential with him. Draw could be tricky.

Form: 149-4

(11)

Dragon Leader¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: C G Cox| OR: 96| BF

11/1

Went 4-5 at 2, notably valuable 6f events at York and Redcar. Made a creditable return to action when third of 5 on 7f Ascot handicap debut 15 days ago.

Form: 11121-3

(5)

Gushing Gold³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 94| D

25/1

Marked step forward when winning 20-runner York nursery (7f) last August. Backed that up when second in 7f Doncaster listed race next time but she was down the field in the Nell Gwyn on reappearance. Likely vulnerable to less exposed types.

Form: 33127-9

(4)

Al Shabab Storm¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Harry Davies| T: A M Balding| OR: 90| BF| C

4/1

Won a 6f course novice on soft last autumn. Faded into sixth in Newbury handicap on reappearance but back on the up when narrowly denied in 6f Chester handicap 17 days ago, finishing well. Raised 4 lb for that but it shouldn't leave him handicapped out of things.

Form: 3214-62

(6)

Blue Prince^h¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: P D Evans| OR: 90

9/1

Course winner who enjoyed a productive spell on the AW for this yard over the winter. Bounced back from a couple of lesser effort on the grass this spring when third of 15 at York in a first-time hood (retained) last week. Should remain competitive from an unchanged mark.

Form: 323083

(8)

Kingdom Of Riches²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: R M Beckett| OR: 88| D

16/1

Landed a 7f novice at Leicester last summer. Good 2 lengths third of 5 to the reopposing Mission To Moon on C&D reappearance (soft) 3 weeks ago. Not obviously progressive enough to win a race like this, though.

Form: 2158-3

(9)

Qirat²³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 88| BF| D

8/1

Showcasing colt who confirmed debut promise when off the mark in a Kempton novice (7f) in August. Progressed again when second under a penalty at Salisbury (7f, heavy) in October. Appeals as very much the type to improve again at 3 and this sort of mark shouldn't be beyond him.

Form: 312-

(2)

Newsreader¹⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: K P De Foy| OR: 87| D

9/1

Progressive in 7f AW novices at Kempton over the winter, winning twice. Quite a useful effort to defy a penalty latterly and there's likely more to come now handicapping. Turf debut.

Form: 7-11

(3)

Robbo³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J Fanning| T: C Hills| OR: 85| D

9/1

Fairly useful form. Runner-up twice at 2 and got his head in front when making all in 7f Chelmsford novice on reappearance last month. Much tougher ask trying to dominate this field on handicap debut.

Form: 7223-1

(14)

Brunel Nation³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: George Rooke| T: R Hughes| OR: 83| D

12/1

Much improved when winning handicaps at Chelmsford (6f) and Newmarket (7f, good) in recent months. Second past the post at latter but awarded the race after suffering interference. Up another 5 lb but there could be more to come. On the shortlist.

Form: 868-611

(7)

Monfrid^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: A J Farragher| T: W J Haggas| OR: 82| D

20/1

Runner-up twice on AW last autumn and had more in hand a ½ length winning margin suggests in 7f Catterick novice on reappearance. Hard to argue an opening mark of 82 is generous but he almost certainly has more to offer for his leading stable.

Form: 22-1

(12)

Validated¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Joey Haynes| T: J Parr| OR: 82| D

25/1

Lost his way at the end of his 2-y-o campaign for Sir Mark Prescott but well and truly revitalised by his new stable with a ready 4¼-length win in 7f Brighton maiden on reappearance. More needed again now handicapping, though.

Form: 3259-1

(10)

So Quiet²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Hayley Turner| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 79| D

25/1

Confirmed debut promise to get off the mark in the style of a useful prospect in 7f Kempton novice in March. Well beaten switched to soft turf at Doncaster last month but he retains potential on his AW efforts. The stable bagged a big 3-y-o handicap last weekend.

Form: 418

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Non-Runners

(15)

Native American³⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: Non Runner

(13)

Balmacara²⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Charles Bishop

(16)

Mission To Moon²¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: R Varian J: Aidan Keeley

(1)

The Camden Colt²²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: Alec Voikhansky

Forecasts

Al Shabab Storm (4/1), Qirat (8/1), Blue Prince (9/1), Newsreader (9/1), Robbo (9/1), Balmacara (10/1), Mission To Moon (10/1), Dragon Leader (11/1), Brunel Nation (12/1), Kingdom Of Riches (16/1), The Camden Colt (16/1), Native American (16/1), Monfrid (20/1), Starlore (22/1), Validated (25/1), So Quiet (25/1), Gushing Gold (25/1)

An ultra-competitive 3-y-o handicap. QIRAT was clear of the rest when second under a penalty at Salisbury last autumn and an opening mark of 88 looks workable, particularly as there's almost certainly more to come from him this year. The Camden Colt, Brunel Nation and Newsreader are others for the shortlist. Balmacara could also have a big say.