William Hill Most Top Price Runners Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

15:35

William Hill Most Top Price Runners Handicap

Date 2024-08-25

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £38,655

Winning Time 1m 28.67s (slow by 4.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Qirat (GB) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	9/4F	Won
2nd	Witness Stand (GB) Daniel Tudhope · Tom Clover	8/1	1
3rd	Blue Prince (IRE) Rossa Ryan · David Evans	15/2	1.25
4th	King's Lynn (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	17/2	.5
5th	Ouzo (GB) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	28/1	0.3
6th	Rebel Territory (GB) Jim Crowley · Amanda Perrett	9/1	0.2
7th	Embrace (IRE) Jamie Spencer · George Boughey	25/1	.75
8th	Telemark (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Simon & Ed Crisford	16/1	0.2
9th	Metal Merchant (IRE) David Probert · Jack Channon	7/1	.75
10th	Billy Mill (GB) Morgan Cole · Rod Millman	40/1	.75
11th	Darkness (FR) Daniel Muscutt · David O'Meara	14/1	0.05
12th	Rhoscolyn (GB) Cieren Fallon · David O'Meara	16/1	0.05
13th	Way To Dubai (IRE) Harry Davies · Charlie Fellowes	25/1	.75
14th	Inishfallen (IRE) Rob Hornby · Brian Meehan	40/1	6

Runners (14)

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
13 (4)	Qirat Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	122	—	12-165	92	116	98	43d	—	—	-8	18.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Record of 2-3 over 7f features a very solid win at this course in May; strong claims
5 (1)	Metal Merchant Bay J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	133	—	-12774	98	111	96	29d	—	—	+7	18.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Spring Cup winner; close fourth in major 7f handicap at Ascot last time; in the mix
1 (6)	Rebel Territory Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Amanda Perrett	J:Jim Crowley T:Amanda Perrett	138	—	65/11-	103	115	-	470d	—	—	+5	16.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
2-2 since dropped to 7f and looks interesting on return from 15-month absence
12 (7)	Blue Prince Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:David Evans	J:Rossa Ryan T:David Evans	123	—	833361	93	112	81	25d	—	—	+18	26.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Better than ever in competitive 7f event at Glorious Goodwood, adding to his 6f wins
6 (9)	King's Lynn Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	129	—	234253	94	113	95	24d	—	—	+11	19.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Useful sprinter; knocking at the door this year; possibilities if taking well to new trip
3 (14)	Witness Stand Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Tom Clover	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Tom Clover	135	p	2-5201	105	110	100	22d	—	—	+11	19.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Took well to first-time cheekpieces in 7f handicap at Glorious Goodwood; warrants respect
4 (11)	Rhoscolyn Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:David O'Meara	J:Cieren Fallon T:David O'Meara	134	t	061000	99	114	102	23d	—	—	+10	17.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Four wins at Goodwood include this race 12 months ago; far from consistent this term
9 (3)	Darkness Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Muscutt T:David O'Meara	125	v	031544	90	112	90	9d	—	—	+10	15	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Recent form includes a creditable fourth in major handicap here; frame possibilities
7 (5)	Telemark Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	126	t	5-8100	96	116	77	21d	—	—	+8	12.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Useful performance at Thirsk in June; two duck eggs since; big rebound is needed
10 (2)	Embrace Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:George Boughey	J:Jamie Spencer T:George Boughey	123	—	0388-8	88	112	96	119d	—	—	+6	10.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Drops back in grade on second start for new yard; market support should be heeded
2 (10)	Ouzo Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	138	—	1-1170	103	110	85	26d	—	—	+18	21.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Not crying out for this sharp drop back in trip, having done most winning at 1m-1m1f
14 (13)	Billy Mill Bay J:Morgan Cole(5) T:Rod Millman	J:Morgan Cole(5) T:Rod Millman	117	—	334341	82	109	83	30d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+18	20.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Productive sort who won at Ascot most recently; this is a stiffer assignment
11 (8)	Way To Dubai Bay J:Harry Davies T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Harry Davies T:Charlie Fellowes	123	p	058268	88	111	83	21d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+10	12.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Successful in Germany; inconsistent form in Britain; others preferred
8 (12)	Inishfallen Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Brian Meehan	J:Rob Hornby T:Brian Meehan	125	—	264-00	95	107	64	99d	—	—	+9	12	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Drops back in class but it's not clear whether he's trained on; gelded since last run

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Qirat	2/1	9/4	9/4	2/1	9/4
Metal Merchant	13/2	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1
Rebel Territory	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Blue Prince	9/1	17/2	17/2	10/1	17/2
King's Lynn	10/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Witness Stand	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Rhoscolyn	14/1	14/1	16/1	10/1	14/1
Darkness	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Telemark	22/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Embrace	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Ouzo	33/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Billy Mill	40/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	33/1
Way To Dubai	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Inishfallen	50/1	40/1	50/1	28/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Blue Prince

26.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 13 Odds: 2.4

10/1

2nd

Ouzo

21.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

33/1

3rd

Billy Mill

20.9

OR: 8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0.8

40/1

King's Lynn

19.5

OR: 11 Form: 6.1 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Witness Stand

19.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Metal Merchant

18.8

OR: 12 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Qirat

18.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Rhoscolyn

17.2

OR: 12.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Rebel Territory

16.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Darkness

OR: 10 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Telemark

12.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Way To Dubai

12.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Inishfallen

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Embrace

10.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Witness Stand	105	110	100
Rebel Territory	103	115	—
Ouzo	103	110	85
Rhoscolyn	99	114	102
Metal Merchant	98	111	96
Telemark	96	116	77
Inishfallen	95	107	64
King's Lynn	94	113	95
Blue Prince	93	112	81
Qirat	92	116	98
Darkness	90	112	90
Embrace	88	112	96
Way To Dubai	88	111	83
Billy Mill	82	109	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Darkness	9d ago	Quick return
Telemark	21d ago	Fit
Way To Dubai	21d ago	Fit
Witness Stand	22d ago	Fit
Rhoscolyn	23d ago	Fit
King's Lynn	24d ago	Fit
Blue Prince	25d ago	Fit
Ouzo	26d ago	Fit
Metal Merchant	29d ago	Fit
Billy Mill	30d ago	Fit
Qirat	43d ago	Fit
Inishfallen	99d ago	Long break
Embrace	119d ago	Long break
Rebel Territory	470d ago	Long break