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2024 Glorious Goodwood Trends – Day Five (Sat 3rd August)

It's Panama hats, pimms, plus strawberries and cream galore at the start of August with the 5-day Glorious Goodwood Meeting (Tues 30th July - 3rd Aug 2024). As always, the West Sussex track can expect monster crowds throughout the week with a whole host of top-notch contests each day for punters to get stuck into.

So we'll be on-hand throughout the whole meeting to take you through the key trends for each day’s LIVE ITV races.

We continue on Day FIVE with four LIVE ITV races, including the super-competitive Stewards' Cup.

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Goodwood Horse Racing Trends (ITV/RacingTV)

DAY FIVE - Saturday 3rd August 2024

 

1.50 – Coral Glorious Stakes (Group ) Cl1 1m4f ITV

13/13 – Returned 15/2 or shorter in the betting
13/13 – Ran in the last 6 weeks
12/13 – Placed in the top 3 last time out
10/13 – Didn’t win last time out
10/13 – Rated between 110-114
10/13 – Aged between 4-6 years-old
10/13 – Had won over at least 1m4f before
10/13 – Placed favourites
9/13 – Drawn between 3-8 (inc)
8/13 – Had run at the track before
8/13 – Irish bred
6/13 – Winning favourites
3/13 – Trained by Sir Michael Stoute
3/13 – Ridden by Ryan Moore
Hamish won the race in 2023 (5/6 fav)

2.25 – Coral Summer Stakes (Handicap) Cl2 1m6f ITV

20/21 – Had won at least twice before
19/21 – Had won over at least 1m4f before
18/21 – Had raced within the last 4 weeks
17/21 – Aged either 4 or 5 years-old
14/21 – Returned 9/1 or shorter in the betting
14/21 – Rated between 89-100
13/21 – Placed favourites
12/21 – Carried 9-6 or more
11/21 – Came from the top three in the betting
7/21 – Ran at Newmarket last time out
6/21 – Trained by the Johnston yard
6/21 – Winning favourites
5/21 – Won last time out
3/21 – Ran at Ascot last time out
2/21 – Ridden by Ryan Moore
No winner from stall 1 in the last 18 runnings
9 of the last 16 winners came from stalls 10-14 (inc)
Sweet William (9/4 fav) won the race in 2023

3.00 – Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares) Cl1 1m6f ITV

18/21 – Had won over at least 1m4f before
17/21 – Had raced 2 or more times already that season
16/21 – Finished in the top three last time out
16/21 – Returned 15/2 or shorter in the betting
15/21 – Aged 3 or 4 years-old
12/21 – Had run at Goodwood before
11/21 – Won last time out
11/21 – Unplaced favourites
7/21 – Winning favourites
3/21 – Ran at Newmarket last time out
3/21 – Ridden by Tom Queally
3/21 – Ridden by Jim Crowley (3 of the last 10)
3/21 – Trained by John Gosden
9 of the last 18 winners came from stalls 4-6 (inc)
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has NEVER won the Lillie Langtry Stakes
Sumo Sam (25/1) won the race in 2023

3.35 – Coral Stewards´ Cup (Heritage Handicap) Cl2 6f ITV

21/21 – Had won over 6f before
20/21 – Aged 6 or younger
20/21 – Had at least 3 previous career wins to their name
19/21 – Had 3 or more previous runs that season
14/21 – Raced at either Ascot, York or Newmarket last time out
13/21 – Aged either 4 or 5 years-old
12/21 – Carried 9-1 or less
11/21 – Placed favourites (top 4)
11/21 – Placed 1st or 2nd last time out
10/21 – Raced at Goodwood before
6/21 – Favourites (1 joint, 1 co)
3/21 – Winning 3 year-olds
2/21 – Trained by Michael Dods
2/21 - Trained by David O'Meara
2/21 – Trained by Roger Charlton
2/21 – Trained by William Haggas
2/21 – Trained by Charles Hills
6 of the last 7 winners carried 9-1 or more in weight
15 of the last 19 winners came from a double-figure draw
Aberama Gold (18/1) won the race in 2023
Commanche Falls won the race in 2021 and 2022
Summerghand won the race in 2000

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Returning PJ McDonald ‘fit and hungry’ after Flora Of Bermuda wins Summer Stakes

PJ McDonald’s patience was rewarded when Flora Of Bermuda provided him with a significant success at York following an injury-enforced absence.

A fall at Wolverhampton in February saw the rider dislocate his shoulder, and the injury proved a severe one that required a complex operation.

The operation was followed by extensive physiotherapy, undertaken at Jack Berry House, and the four-and-a-half months McDonald spent recuperating could easily have been longer given the extent of the injury.

He took his first ride since the fall at Carlisle on Thursday and then headed to York to partner Flora Of Bermuda in the Group Three William Hill Summer Stakes on Friday afternoon.

The grey is trained by Andrew Balding and usually ridden by Oisin Murphy, under whom she won the Alice Keppel at Goodwood last season before finishing second behind Big Evs in the Flying Childers at Doncaster.

This year she was most recently the runner-up of the Listed Scurry Stakes at Sandown, where she was beaten just a head by Rod Millman’s Adaay In Devon.

On the Knavesmire she was a 14-1 shot as the market favoured William Haggas’ Unequal Love, with Adaay In Devon also present in the field and a 7-2 chance.

Flora Of Bermuda was also stepping back up to six furlongs, a move that seemed to suit her as she was ridden patiently by McDonald and produced from the rear of the field in the final furlong to prevail by three quarters of a length from Millman’s filly.

“Andrew and Oisin were confident this filly was a lot a better than her mark. They were confident in her ability at this level,” said the winning jockey.

“Things haven’t gone quite her way, she got herself in a bit of a mess the first day (eighth in the Temple Stakes) and in another stride she would have won at Sandown the last day.

“Stepping up that furlong she gave me a lovely spin, and the race was very smooth which is important.”

Of his return to the saddle McDonald added: “It’s always a worry when you’re coming back and you don’t have a stable job to slot into.

“You wonder where the winners are going to come from and then, more to the point, where the good winners are going to come from.

“To come to York today and nick a Group race can really help me move forward. It’s a good confidence booster for myself.

“It was a nasty injury, it was just so complicated because there was so much damage done.

“I have to say hats off to Dan Henderson, the surgeon at Spire Health, he’s done an amazing job to get me back on track.

“The team at Jack Berry House and the Injured Jockeys Fund, I can’t thank them enough. I never can.

“That’ll give me a bit of momentum now, hopefully it’ll make my agent’s job a bit easier to get me some rides and let everyone know I’m back fit, hungry and ready to go.”



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Summer success in Unequal Love’s sights

Following an originally unplanned appearance and ultimate victory at Royal Ascot, Unequal Love returns to Plan A in the William Hill Summer Stakes at York on Friday.

A Listed winner on her seasonal debut at Newmarket, the daughter of Dutch Art then journeyed to Ireland where she finished a creditable fifth against hardened sprinters in the Group Two Greenlands Stakes.

Connections were initially minded to keep their powder dry for this week’s Group Three assignment on the Knavesmire – but on the request of Cheveley Park Stud owner Patricia Thompson, Unequal Love did turn up in Berkshire and the decision paid off as she claimed top honours in the Wokingham Stakes.

“This was the plan really, to go straight to York, but Mrs Thompson asked William (Haggas) if she could have the filly run on the Saturday of Royal Ascot and it was rather fun and a good giggle for everybody to see her win there,” said Cheveley Park’s managing director Chris Richardson.

“She showed her class and came out of the race really well. She’s an absolutely beautiful filly and while she’s by Dutch Art, she’s very much a Pivotal to look at and looks progressive.

“We were concerned about the quick ground and the draw at Ascot and it didn’t seem to be a problem at all. I think they’ve had a lot of rain at York, so it will be interesting to see what happens.

“She’s a classy filly in the making and the run in the Group Two in Ireland showed the class she has.”

One of Unequal Love’s biggest threats appears to be Great Generation, who is already a Group Three winner having lunged late to land the Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield in early May.

Great Generation (left) winning the Chartwell Fillies' Stakes at Lingfield
Great Generation (left) winning the Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield (Steve Paston/PA)

Marco Botti has since saved his three-year-old for this race and is confident of a bold showing.

He said: “This has been the plan for a while and as long as the ground doesn’t change dramatically, I think she’ll go, as she’s handled soft ground in the past.

“She’s in great order and the drop back from seven to six furlongs I don’t think is going to be an issue – she has plenty of speed.

“Obviously she carries a 3lb penalty, but she’s a nice filly who won well in the Chartwell Stakes.

“It’s not an easy race, but I’m sure she’s there with a good chance.”

Adaay In Devon has already enjoyed an excellent season for trainer Rod Millman, with three wins supplemented by placed efforts in Group Three and Listed company.

“At the start of the season, as she’d had such a successful season last year and had a handicap rating of 95, I did think she might struggle this year because of her mark. But she’s proved me wrong,” said the Devon-based trainer.

“She keeps improving every time we run her. She has won two Listed races and a valuable handicap and been placed in a Group Three. She keeps pulling out a little bit more.

“She’s had a nice break, a few weeks off, and has come back training very well. I took her for an away gallop last weekend – one of my fellow trainers here, Stuart Kittow, has got one of the best gallops around. It was just somewhere different to go and it did her good.

“She did a nice bit of work just to put her straight and I’m looking forward to a very good run. She likes soft ground, so any rain at York is a benefit to us.”

Unequal Love is one of two runners for William Haggas, along with another Listed winner in Pink Crystal.

Other contenders include the first and second from the Listed Cathedral Stakes at Salisbury, the Owen Burrows-trained Raqiya and Funny Story from Ralph Beckett’s yard.



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