13:50 Goodwood

Saturday 1 August 2026

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

Highclere Castle Gin Summer Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 2m 58.06s

1^st

(9)

Hopewell Rock

49-8

5/1

T: G BougheyJ: R L Moore

Towards rear of mid-division, going well 3f out, good headway over 2f out, soon pressed leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 11/2 tchd 6/1

2^nd

(11)

Small Fry

58-13

6/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Oisin Murphy

Front rank, not clear run and lost position over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, not reach winner tchd 11/2

3^rd

2 ¼

(5)

Aeronautic

59-4

11/4

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

In touch with leaders, steady headway over 3f out, still going okay but not clear run over 1f out, ridden and kept on well when in clear final furlong, went third towards finish op 10/3

4^th

(12)

Tarriance

49-12

20/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Colin Keane

Held up in mid-division, made headway going easily over 2f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, faded towards finish op 18/1

5^th

(6)

Valedictory

49-2

5/2f

T: J & T GosdenJ: W Buick

Wore hood to post, held up in rear of mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, steady headway over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge op 11/4

6^th

1 ¼

(4)

Sing Us A Song

49-4

6/1

T: R M BeckettJ: James Doyle

Prominent, led after 1f, pushed along 3f out, faced challenges over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 5/1 tchd 9/2

7^th

(10)

Align The Stars

59-8

20/1

T: C JohnstonJ: Daniel Muscutt

Chased leaders, shaken up and headway over 3f out, challenging over 2f out, ridden along and weakened gradually from over 1f out op 18/1 tchd 16/1

8^th

2 ¼

(3)

Stressfree

69-6

40/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Tom Marquand

Wore hood to post, stumbled start, midfield, ridden along over 3f out, made no impression tchd 33/1

9^th

1 ½

(8)

Bahadur

49-0

50/1

T: S WoodsJ: D Egan

Wore hood to post, midfield, shaken up and headway over 2f out, hung right when ridden over 1f out, soon no extra op 33/1

10^th

(13)

Nesthorn

49-4

100/1

T: George BakerJ: Benoit D L Sayette

Took keen hold, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened op 66/1

11^th

(7)

Burdett Road

69-8

25/1

T: James OwenJ: Mason Paetel (5)

Wore hood to post, slowly away, held up in rear, never on terms

12^th

1 ½

(14)

Nightime Dancer

49-4

50/1

T: R HannonJ: S M Levey

Led early, headed and prominent after 1f, ridden along 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 40/1

13^th

(2)

Incensed

58-12

33/1

T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: K Shoemark

Dwelt start, held up in rear, struggling 3f out, tailed off over 1f out op 22/1

Unlimited Replays

of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays

Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits Sporting Life Plus - Join For Free

Non-Runners

(1)

Too Soon⁵⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: Warren Fentiman

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.10, £2.10, £1.40EX:£46.50Trifecta:£194.70Tricast:£102.32SF:£33.49Swingers:£7.90, £4.80, £5.10

Forecasts

Valedictory (5/2), Aeronautic (11/4), Hopewell Rock (5/1), Small Fry (6/1), Sing Us A Song (6/1), Too Soon (14/1), Tarriance (20/1), Align The Stars (20/1), Burdett Road (25/1), Incensed (33/1), Stressfree (40/1), Bahadur (50/1), Nightime Dancer (50/1), Nesthorn (100/1)

SING US A SONG has taken his form up a notch this season, running well when fifth in the Copper Horse at Royal Ascot, and he could be ready to resume winning ways with more still to offer over this distance. Heading the list of dangers is Hopewell Rock, who is worth another chance to build on his Newmarket reappearance effort, ahead of Valedictory.

SING US A SONG (IRE)
HOPEWELL ROCK (IRE)
VALEDICTORY

Previous Winners

2025

Sam Hawkens

Weight: 8-10 |Age: 4

J: Tom Marquand | T: W J Haggas

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £61,848.002nd: £29,004.003rd: £14,508.004th: £7,248.005th: £3,624.006th: £1,812.00