16:20 Goodwood

Saturday 23 May 2026

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:55

Avastra Funds Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 3m 1.30s

1^st

(7)

Valedictory

48-8

11/4f

T: J & T GosdenJ: Benoit D L Sayette

Wore hood to post, slowly into stride, headway to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, extended lead final furlong, ran on well op 13/8

2^nd

1 ½

(9)

Spinning Wheel

49-8

11/2

T: S & E CrisfordJ: Ray Dawson

Keen, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on and challenged gamely inside final furlong, held near finish op 13/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

(5)

Dancingwithmyself

58-11

11/2

T: M L W BellJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin

Wore hood to post, slowly away, last, ridden over 2f out, plugged on gamely and headway between horses inside final furlong, not reach winner tchd 9/2

4^th

3 ¾

(6)

Moon Over Miami

58-13

18/5

T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch

Keen in midfield, pushed along over 2f out, kept on without threatening leaders inside final furlong, took fourth at post op 6/1

5^th

(1)

Too Soon

48-11

17/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Rhys Clutterbuck

Prominent, shaken up over 3f out, challenged for lead over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, lost fourth at post op 12/1

6^th

(10)

Align The Stars

59-5

10/3

T: C JohnstonJ: Saffie Osborne

Wore earplugs to start, prominent, ridden to challenge leader over 2f out, plugged on same pace, faded inside final furlong tchd 4/1

7^th

(3)

Hipop De Loire

99-12

50/1

T: Nick ScholfieldJ: P Cosgrave

In rear of mid-division, asked for effort over 3f out, soon tailed off op 33/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Oneforthegutter²¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 7

T: Ian Williams J: S D Bowen

(4)

Finalise²⁴¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: W J Haggas J: Tom Marquand

(2)

Chilli Queen¹⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Non Runner

(8)

Peaky Blinder¹⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: A M Balding J: Rob Hornby

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£2.00, £2.80EX:£19.50Trifecta:£70.70Tricast:£77.03SF:£18.44Swingers:£3.20, £3.00, £3.70

Forecasts

Valedictory (11/4), Align The Stars (10/3), Finalise (7/2), Moon Over Miami (18/5), Spinning Wheel (11/2), Dancingwithmyself (11/2), Chilli Queen (6/1), Too Soon (17/2), Peaky Blinder (10/1), Oneforthegutter (25/1), Hipop De Loire (50/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but FINALISE starts 2026 on a lenient mark and William Haggas' improving filly is fancied to make a winning return. Chilli Queen also looks set for a good season after a promising reappearance second at Kempton and is next on the list. Valedictory should prove suited by this step up in trip and can have a say too.

FINALISE
CHILLI QUEEN
VALEDICTORY

Previous Winners

2025

French Master

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 4

J: R Havlin | T: J & T Gosden

5/4

Prize Money

1st: £25,770.002nd: £12,085.003rd: £6,045.004th: £3,020.005th: £1,510.006th: £755.00