William Hill Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

15:15

William Hill Handicap

Date 2023-08-26

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £38,655

Winning Time 1m 32.40s (slow by 8.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Rhoscolyn (GB) Cieren Fallon · David O'Meara	11/4	Won
2nd	Star Of Orion (IRE) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	5/2F	1.25
3rd	Shining Blue (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Saeed bin Suroor	11/2	2.5
4th	Urban Sprawl (GB) Connor Planas · Charlie Johnston	7/1	0.3
5th	Saxon King (GB) Saffie Osborne · Charles Hills	3/1	2.25
6th	Sluzewiec (FR) Elisha Whittington · Scott Dixon	50/1	8

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (1)	Rhoscolyn Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:David Omeara	J:Cieren Fallon T:David Omeara	121	t	009210	91	122	106	22d	—	—	+3	27	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Very reliable on this track; C&D winner this month then hampered 2 days later; thereabouts
3 (10)	Star Of Orion Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	127	—	-22613	97	116	81	28d	—	—	+7	31.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Unraced here; good marker in big 7f handicaps, close 3rd at Ascot latest; can have a say
9 (7)	Saxon King Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Charles Hills	J:Saffie Osborne T:Charles Hills	116	—	-13105	91	120	109	35d	—	—	+4	23.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Progressive earlier at 1m and about 7f but he wasn't the same horse at Newmarket last time
NR (5)	Bless Him Bay J:James Doyle T:David Simcock	J:James Doyle T:David Simcock	131	h	-67540	101	120	88	28d	—	—	0	18	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Capable off this mark but this race not sure to set up ideally for him
1 (4)	Shining Blue Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Saeed Bin Suroor	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Saeed Bin Suroor	138	—	137120	108	118	94	42d	—	—	+15	26.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Raced away with 7f York handicap (good to firm); good to soft may not have suited latest
8 (6)	Urban Sprawl Chestnut J:Connor Planas(3) T:Charlie Johnston	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Charlie Johnston	117	—	319369	92	121	96	14d	—	—	+6	17.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
In the picture on earlier C&D win and 3rd in 1m Britannia at Ascot; well below best since
NR (8)	Ramazan Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	126	—	-39191	101	117	88	16d	—	—	+20	31.5	1.25/1	6 17%
Won 2 of his last 3 over 7f; won on merit at Chepstow latest and 3lb rise not beyond him
7 (3)	Sluzewiec Grey J:Elisha Whittington(5) T:Scott Dixon	J:Elisha Whittington(5) T:Scott Dixon	118	—	17-619	88	112	64	91d	—	—	+7	10.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Multiple winner in France but never going the gallop on debut for new yard in May (7f)
NR (2)	Ropey Guest Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:George Margarson	J:NON-RUNNER T:George Margarson	130	v	010201	100	115	93	2d	—	—	+19	30.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Won sole C&D start; top form in 7f and 1m handicaps; penalised for York win on Thursday
NR (9)	Crazy Luck Bay J:Rose Dawes(5) T:Rod Millman	J:Rose Dawes(5) T:Rod Millman	114	—	-82778	84	115	94	19d	—	—	+1	13.7	6.00/1	25 4%
Capable on her day but she'll need to step up on this year's efforts to win

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Rhoscolyn	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Star Of Orion	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Saxon King	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	3
Bless Him	4	4	10/3	7/2	7/2
Shining Blue	11/2	7	7	15/2	7
Urban Sprawl	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	7
Ramazan	6	6	6	6	6
Sluzewiec	28	28/1	28/1	28	28
Ropey Guest	6	17/2	10	9	17/2
Crazy Luck	25	22	25	22	22

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Star Of Orion

31.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Ramazan

31.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 15.6 Odds: 3.2

3rd

Ropey Guest

30.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 14.5 Odds: 3.1

Rhoscolyn

OR: 10.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Shining Blue

26.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Saxon King

23.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 7.9 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Bless Him

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Urban Sprawl

17.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Crazy Luck

13.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.7

Sluzewiec

10.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shining Blue	108	118	94
Bless Him	101	120	88
Ramazan	101	117	88
Ropey Guest	100	115	93
Star Of Orion	97	116	81
Urban Sprawl	92	121	96
Rhoscolyn	91	122	106
Saxon King	91	120	109
Sluzewiec	88	112	64
Crazy Luck	84	115	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ropey Guest	2d ago	Quick return
Urban Sprawl	14d ago	Fit
Ramazan	16d ago	Fit
Crazy Luck	19d ago	Fit
Rhoscolyn	22d ago	Fit
Star Of Orion	28d ago	Fit
Bless Him	28d ago	Fit
Saxon King	35d ago	Fit
Shining Blue	42d ago	Fit
Sluzewiec	91d ago	Long break