The horse racing broadcaster makes his picks for the primary day on the Qatar Goodwood Competition, together with one in Tuesday’s characteristic race, the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup.
The Qatar Goodwood Competition will get underway on Tuesday with ITV masking 4 races, the characteristic being the Group 1 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup at 15:35. The primary race is the 10f Coral Chesterfield Cup that includes a sometimes huge subject, and with a doubtlessly regular tempo, the probability of the standard visitors points getting a run can current. This has been mitigated in latest seasons by a cutaway rail on the one and a half furlong level for days 1 and a couple of, transferring again to a few and a half for days three earlier than being eliminated for the final two days.
The important thing line of type appears to be like to be the John Smith’s Cup received by ENFJAAR / (13:50 Goodwood), and he can win once more right here. There have been just a few laborious luck tales within the race, notably for Twin Id and to a lesser diploma Tony Montana, however the tempo had been stable, favoring the closers, and that doesn’t appear like being the case right here. The Johnston pair of Wadacre Gomez and Killybegs Warrior may dictate issues and will outrun their odds, however Enfjaar has taken his type to a brand new stage since being gelded, and with the Varian horses in good type, can win a last handicap earlier than being compelled into Group races on account of his rising mark.
The characteristic 2yo race of the day is the Classic Stakes the place all eight runners have tasted success. The under-rated one at a good worth could possibly be ARABIAN SUN / (14:25 Goodwood), who additionally has expertise of the monitor, having completed 2nd right here on debut in Could. As I’ve talked about on many events, Goodwood is an especially tough monitor to win at on debut as a result of its early downhill run means any greenness and debutantes find yourself too far again. Arabian Solar adopted up that Goodwood debut by successful at Salisbury for Stratusnine, and that type appears to be like to have some substance to it.
The 7f Group 2 Lennox Stakes is subsequent up, and right here there may be the basic alternative between an bettering horse who has been successful handicaps in English Oak and the ‘been there performed it’ horse in KINROSS / (15:00 Goodwood). Wathnan Racing had a profitable Royal Ascot, and English Oak was a powerful winner of the Buckingham Palace, and given the Qatar connection, will probably be very eager for his or her horses to acquit themselves this week. Kinross excels, nevertheless, over 7f and received this race final yr, having completed 2nd the yr earlier than. With the bottom prone to dry all week, there must be sufficient juice in it on day one for him to attain once more.
Final however definitely not least, the Group 1 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup the place KYPRIOS 8/15 (15:35 Goodwood) dominates the division, and I count on no distinction right here. Al Qareem’s presence ought to make sure the race is run at a good gallop and permit issues to be fairly easy tactically for Ryan Moore, as Kyprios can fall asleep a bit in his races, so a muddling gallop can be his potential Achilles heel. He’s an aesthetic stayer although, who Ryan is aware of properly, and has overwhelmed the vast majority of this subject on many events.
