15:15 Goodwood

Friday 1 May 2026

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Fitzdares Official Partner Of Season Opener Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   5f  |   Good  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:15  |   Winning time: 57.14s
1st
Horse silk
10
(2)
10/3f
T: R M H CowellJ: Edward Greatrex
Tracked leaders, travelled smoothly into lead 1f out, pushed clear final furlong, cosily op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
(5)
12/1
T: S C WilliamsJ: Jason Watson
Mounted in chute, midfield, shaken up over 1f out, headway approaching final furlong, went second final furlong, no match for winner op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
(3)
11/2
T: A M BaldingJ: Rob Hornby
Held up in touch, ridden and progress over 1f out, went third final furlong op 9/2 tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
11
(10)
11/2
T: R M H CowellJ: Saffie Osborne
Wore hood to post, prominent, asked for effort over 1f out, kept on one pace op 6/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
3
(4)
11/1
T: S HodgsonJ: Alistair Rawlinson
Mounted in chute and wore hood to post, prominent, pushed along to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, faded final furlong tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
1
4
(7)
59-3
40/1
T: R HannonJ: Tyrese Cameron (5)
Raced in last, outpaced after 1f, ridden 2f out, passed beaten rivals final furlong, never in contention op 50/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
2
(8)
9/1
T: A WatsonJ: Hollie Doyle
Midfield, asked for effort over 1f out, plugged on without threatening op 12/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ½
8
(11)
58-11
11/1
T: R A TealJ: Lewis Edmunds
Mounted in chute and went early to post, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, never involved op 9/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
1
(1)
5/1
T: R M H CowellJ: Daniel Muscutt
Wore hood and went early to post, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 9/2
10th
Horse silk
1
6
(9)
59-3
8/1
T: C HillsJ: Charles Bishop
Wore hood to post, held up in rear, short of room well over 1f out, asked for effort 1f out, never threatened op 9/1
11th
Horse silk
nk
5
(6)
33/1
T: A WatsonJ: Ashley Lewis (5)
Tracked leaders, pushed along and edged right 2f out, weakened 1f out op 28/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.50, £3.80, £2.20EX:£50.20Trifecta:£286.40Tricast:£221.17SF:£47.24Swingers:£7.30, £3.50, £14.40

Forecasts

Lexington Blitz (10/3), Democracy Dilemma (5/1), Tropical Storm (11/2), Rhythm N Hooves (11/2), Trefor (8/1), Spartan Arrow (9/1), Clearpoint (11/1), Rosario (11/1), King Of Light (12/1), Rogue Enforcer (33/1), Fandom (40/1)

Verdict

A useful sprint. Robert Cowell pair LEXINGTON BLITZ and Rhythm N Hooves arrive on the back of decent efforts at Musselburgh over Easter. The former was bang there from the off and gave best only towards the finish in that competitive race and is taken to resume winning ways now. Tropical Storm was behind the Cowell duo in that same Musselburgh contest but left the impression the outing will bring him on. King of Light could also have a say if fully primed for his first start since the autumn.

  1. LEXINGTON BLITZ (IRE)
  2. RHYTHM N HOOVES
  3. TROPICAL STORM

Previous Winners

2025
Rosario
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 4
14/1

Prize Money

1st: £23,193.002nd: £10,876.003rd: £5,440.004th: £2,718.005th: £1,359.006th: £680.00

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