Bets 31/07/2026

 Lion of Alba was far too left field. Apparently Call Margot found ground too quick and was found lame, so we'll never know. I very keen on chances. I'm most gutted about My A'Ali Baba, no space, hung a bit and then massively hampered and not recovered. Would have at least placed. Donna Beauty, may have placed if wasn't so free and hanging all over the place but either way -8 for the day which is never nice, but that's the danger of playing on big prices!

1.50 - I think it's quite hard to find anything confidently to beat Valiancy. Ran super well at RA from a poor draw.

Valiancy 11/4

2.25 - Talk of New York is very short, but rightly so. 7lb clear and rock solid form. Deffo acca uplift job

3.00 - Ancient Rome is best on numbers but looks regressive now. I have little doubt O'Meara is working Darkness's mark back down. 6lb down now since a decent run at Haydock. Three rides at York an all poor, including the last two, which helped 4lb....Loves conditions over C&D here and feels big to me. Tribal Chief and Indalo are strong on trends so can't be ignored. Both are drawn low, Tribal Chief can fluff lines but Indalo is 2lb well in and so worth a play

Darkness 40/1ew, Indalo 6/1ew

3.35 - Couple of 3 year olds with a good chance in this with Spicy Marg and Aspect Island, but I like Night Raider more. Spicy Marg looks out of form and not as good over 5f as Night Raider even with 3yr old allowance. Aspect Island will have to improve a lot, so sticking with Night Raider who was done by the draw at RA.

Night Raider 3/1

4.10 - Haatem and Galen are joint top on numbers, but course form edges it for me

Haatem 5/2

4.45 - Jaijai 14/1ew, Sky Secret 16/1ew

5.20 - Into The Light 11/4

Valiancy, Talk of New York, Night Raider, Haatem, Into The Light 5 fold 300/1... Played 4 folds also (Total 1pt). For example if 1pt = £25, £5 on the five fold + 4 x 5bets on the four folds = £25 total

Bets 30/07/2026

Draw hurt Sir Garfield today. Was quite keen on it. Very close with Under The Starlight, but anyway only a couple points down as Pershaada won at 4/1.

Going wild today. 

1.50 - Going left field with this. I found holes with most I liked so rather look for a bigger priced one. Step up in distance should be fine.

Lion of Alba 20/1ew 

4.10 - Anyone who followed me on Call Margot at 25s at Epsom will remember how unlucky we were. Just like that race I have no idea why is so big at 20's today. Goodwood and Epsom are pretty similar and Call Margo once again is going to get Nana's Shadow helping to set the pace like at Epsom. Call Margot should have beaten Nana's Shadow easily and this time gets a 17lb pull with the decent claimer included. 17lb!!!

 Wasn't a huge amount of money for it at Epsom, so not worried if drifts and I put a line through lto on slower ground. If Call Margot doesn't get too keen, surely has a huge chance. Stable in good form, draw is fine, pace is fine, numbers are good. Fingers crossed. 

Call Margot 20/1ew

4.45 - I liked Cash Cove in this, but his draw means shouldn't play with fire. Another big price that has some value is My Aali Baba. Got course form under belt and the winner of that now has a G1 entry. Gelded before last race and well enough. Should come on again. I like jockey booking and A'Ali is 23% in 2yr old handicaps....I think the Supreme King would have won today if drawn the other side (Sir Garfield was also impacted), but means think stable form is good too.

My A'Ali Baba 22/1ew

5.20 - Yes it's a 2year old non-handicap (not by speciality), but So Lovely and Avalon Queen set the standard, but I think there's a space for a big ew. Only 3 others have race course experience. 8/10 winners all ran 1 race before winning this. Starspangledbanner 2year olds are 29% here at Goodwood. Johnston's have always loved this meeting and throwing her straight into a decent maiden at the guneas meeting must mean they thought something of her (came back lame), so why not play a huge long shot of 50/1 with Donna Beauty. Note I wouldn't do this if wasn't 14 odd points up.

Donna Beauty 50/1ew

5.55 - Might post one tomorrow.

I put a treble on Flann Sunna, Enceladus an Friendly Soul 25/1

Bets 29/07/2026

18 points up for Day 1.

Naff day for big handicaps. Last two races are big fields but they are class 3 and class 4 races. i.e. Naff.

1.50 - 9 runners and can make a case for a few of them. You'd expect the KG form to shine through but Hatteen also looks ahead of mark. No bet.

2.25 - No betting opinions as Wild Blossom is fave and best on numbers. No bet

3.00 - Flora of Berumda is top on numbers, but Zanthos is decent. Can make all today. Ignoring last two runs due to draw.

Zanthos 5/1ew

3.35 - Another non handicap but I had Pershaada marked down post Ascot and think has a fave's chance and at 4s happy to play.

Pershaada 4/1

4.10 - No betting opinions. No bet

5.00 - I don't follow formlines for C3 and below so it's much harder for me to assess a field like this. Under The Twilight is best on numbers and nearly won at Glorious Goodwood last year. Worthy fave on paper, but Sir Garfield beat Amazing Journey two races back and Lipsink was close enough to Twilight Calls lto and they bring the best formlines. Born Slippy is dangerously handicapped but first run back and I think better with cut in ground.

Sir Garfield can front run from a good draw and go close and Under the Twilight is best on numbers

Under the Twilight 7/1ew

Sir Garfield 12/1ew

5.40 - You could back many of these with good rationale, and there will be so many plot jobs that you can't see on paper. Bobby Bennu drops in class and should be winning a race like this. Problem I have is this race 90% of the time goes to an exposed horse dropped to a winning mark. Yesterday in haste I did put an ew double with Bobby Bennu and Pershada, but I have to follow trends and numbers Rhoscolyn is best on numbers by a long way, even on GF, but surely needs softer ground? DivineLibra second best on numbers. The Fingal Raven is on my tracker and I think is going to win soon, but not sure in right form atm. The Liffy went from 98 to 86 and now won 4 of last 5 races and clearly a stinky job from a good draw. Goldmoyne brings the best c3 form here and with prominent racing style can go close. Pelitory ties in with this formline but will stick with Gold due to draw.

Divine Libra 20/1ew. 

Goldmoyne 9/1ew

Bets 28/07/2026

Health Warning before start posting my thoughts for this week. Goodwood has been tough for me over the years. I went through my last 14 years of Glorious Goodwood betting and only made profit in 8 of the years. Worst meeting was -28 which isn't too bad in the grand scheme of things. Last year I did not a winner until Day 4 when had a 20/1 and 12/1 winner but I remember those first 3 days. Painful. I found a betting slip from 2012 to remind me it's possible to smash it though :) Either way do not get carried away with life changing accas and don't chase this meeting.

1.50 - This tends to go to an improving 4 year old who has won over at least 1m2f. I think this is quite tough to be confident on the winner as most of the top 6 in the market have a serious chance.

Yabher meets all the trends. Won by 6l over CD. Won't get an easy lead again but looked decent when hit go and interestingly is 0/4 with left hand tracks so can maybe forgive York. 

Midak was 9/1 for the Derby and is ahead of mark. If breaks cleanly and doesn't run too free, can go close. 

Diego has been well backed. Entered in a G3. Form is good and Lyons is 1/1 here.

Al Ali I backed in Dubai believing was well handicapped and bolted up lto very easily. Something has clicked.

Quai De Bethhune won well at Ascot but not sure what's happened since. Has the talent to win though.

Twisting Physics is very interesting on trends and very unexposed for a 5 year old with a very good 5lb claim, but Cole has no record at Goodwood, so have to pass this one.

Diego is no price now, but must be a lot of confidence behind it. Going with Yabher for C&D form and Al Ali for potential I saw in Meydan that now might be unlocked. This was also have one high and one low draw.

Yabher 8/1ew

Al Ali 8/1ew

3.35 - Trawlerman now has the fitness and 1lb pull, which is the margin I need to give him the vote to win

Trawlerman 2/1

4.10 - Race has changed format so trends in the bin. Keeping it simple. Twinlight Calls and Seven Questions are the best on numbers. Twinlight cruised to win lto and Seven Q's was given a magic ride by Spencer over C&D in May but had lbs in hand. Taterstalls was not next best on numbers but his C&D form is very good, just a question of whether low enough mark to win. Rappers Delight frustrated me couple times in Meydan but is no doubt going to win soon but Twinlight had the full measure of him lto. Jasour is well handicapped on graded form and could easily win this if turns up. Toca Madera is impossible not to back though given draw, front running style and previous glorious goodwood form and again helps cover low and high draw now.

Twinlight Calls 8/1ew

Seven Questions 16/1ew

Toca Madera 16/1ew

5.20 - 3year olds have farmed this race and Annastarzy looks a solid improver and a C&D winner. Proposal was interesting but has to overcome a difficult draw. Liked Crazee Icon and Wid also but stick with one given price.

Annastrzy 4/1

5.55 - Beaujolais Nouveau is a mental price at 40s when compared to Bintaryana. Can make all from Draw 1 and get a very soft lead as not many front runners drawn low. Machadadrop looks a likley big improver and main danger.

Machadrop 9/2

Beaujolais Nouveau 40/1ew. (For transparency I've backed at 50's on exchanges and laid out in running at 10s to get my 40s. I placed a Top 5 bet separately. If front runs and gets a soft lead odds should drop to below 10s on the exchanges 1 - 2 furlongs out).

Bets 27/07/2026

 One flat bet at Galway worth playing.

7.50 - Nod of Approval 12/1ew is good value to turn tables on the fave Darius Dark given is effectively 1 stone better off. They should be a similar price. Came from the back last time out and had to check left so many times, but once finally got clear powered home. If Nod of Approval is ridden closer to the pace can win this. It's a race Harrington has won 3 times in the last 5 years.

Bets 25/07/2026

None of these races are classed as 'festivals' so you know the score. There's a fair bit of alignment with HQ today though.

Ascot 1.10 - Never Enough 6/4 should be enough

Ascot 2.20 - Disappointing if Touleen 4/5 can't win this given what has shown

Ascot 2.55 - Mentioned had few on the radar for today. Touleen was the first and the other was Amazing Journey. In my great wisdom, when was 50/1, decided I'd wait for the draw. On Thursday was 12/1 and panicked and backed it. It's now 8/1, but I'm not convinced it's got the best draw.

However, it's not a max field so Saffie will have more than enough time to line this highly progressive 3year old up to win on on part of track needs to. Blitzed the field last time out with very strong turn of foot, race time and is technically 5lb ahead of mark on paper, but visually a lot more.

Shame the price has gone, but I'd not back anything else ahead of it and hopefully 50s into 8s is a positive sign the stable fancy it.

Amazing Journey 8/1ew

Ascot 15.35 - Calandagan 13/8 best horse on numbers and worth backing Never Enough, Touleen, Calandagan Treble 10/1+)

Ascot 4.45 - Hickory is best on numbers and back to form lto. Could be an Osbourne double...

Hickory 11/1ew

Ascot 5.20 - Rythmn N Hooves is best on numbers and I deleted Kylian from my tracker, but is second best on numbers. Given Cowell likes to target the race and his horses are #1 and #2 on numbers have to back them both

Rythmn N Hooves 15/2ew

Kylian 11/1 ew

York 2.00 - Commache Falls is best on numbers and Rousing Encore is going to win a race soon enough and the price today is worth finding out if it's today

Commache Falls 25/1ew

Rousing Encore 20/1ew

Bets 24/07/2026

 Ascot 2.20 - Cut and Sew 14/1ew. Classic Walker 2nd time out 2year old profile?

Ascot 4.05 - Al Azd the one to beat for sure, but Theory of Tides could be the one to give most to think about stepping up in trip. Theory of Tides 9/1ew

Ascot 5.12 - Kilavia 9/2ew should be winning a race like this or I'd give up on it

York 5.32 - Orne 11/1ew nearly setup Lir Speciale perfectly for us lto. Today can make all low side and maybe, just maybe hold on, in a poorish race.

York 6.05 - Vaguely Royal 8/1ew back in good form.

York 7.15 - Fiscal Policy 33/1ew if assume last run was poor due to draw looks a decent ew price

York 8.25 - Go Vince Go 3/1 race to lose