City Of Chichester Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

16:45

City Of Chichester Handicap

Date 2023-08-27

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £25,770

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (3)	The Gatekeeper Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Charlie Johnston	J:Rossa Ryan T:Charlie Johnston	132	—	030220	94	108	99	3d	—	—	-3	27	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Good 2nd over C&D in a top handicap this month; fair run at York on Thursday; contender
6 (5)	Sudden Ambush Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	118	t	251612	86	108	92	9d	—	—	+9	30.2	0.50/1	3 33%
Progressive 3yo; another good run at Newmarket 9 days ago; should be involved; C&D winner
2 (1)	Escobar Bay J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	138	t	400080	100	112	84	3d	—	—	+1	17.2	0.75/1	4 25%
Down in weights and conditions won't be an issue; possible he'll bounce back to form
4 (4)	Ouzo Bay J:David Egan T:Jamie Osborne	J:David Egan T:Jamie Osborne	132	—	236620	94	111	81	7d	—	—	+5	19.1	1.00/1	5 20%
Good 2nd at Sandown last month and he had an excuse last week; likely to go well
5 (2)	Thunder Ball Chestnut J:Mohammed Tabti(5) T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Mohammed Tabti(5) T:Paul & Oliver Cole	125	—	2-0146	93	109	74	15d	—	—	+7	16.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Big improver this year and not seen to best effect last time; should give a good account
NR (6)	Bless Him Bay J:James Doyle T:David Simcock	J:James Doyle T:David Simcock	139	h	-67540	101	111	80	29d	—	—	+3	16.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Capable off this mark but this race not sure to set up ideally for him

Predictor

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

1st

Sudden Ambush

30.2

OR: 9 Form: 15 Odds: 6.2

2nd

The Gatekeeper

OR: 11 Form: 6.6 Odds: 9.4

7/4

3rd

Ouzo

19.1

OR: 11 Form: 4.1 Odds: 4

Escobar

17.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

Thunder Ball

16.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Bless Him

16.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bless Him	101	111	80
Escobar	100	112	84
The Gatekeeper	94	108	99
Ouzo	94	111	81
Thunder Ball	93	109	74
Sudden Ambush	86	108	92

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