BetGoodwin Festival Stakes (Listed Race) – Goodwood

Goodwood

15:50

BetGoodwin Festival Stakes (Listed Race)

Date 2025-05-23

Distance 1m1f197y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £34,026

Winning Time 2m 6.59s (slow by 1.39s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Liberty Lane (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	3/1	Won
2nd	Meydaan (IRE) Harry Davies · Simon & Ed Crisford	9/1	0.3
3rd	Silver Knott (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	6/4F	2.75
4th	Cash (IRE) Jamie Spencer · David Simcock	11/1	0.3
5th	Peace Man (GB) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	5/1	1.75
6th	Jeff Koons (IRE) Faleh Bughenaim · Hamad Al Jehani	66/1	3.25
7th	Exoplanet (FR) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	14/1	0.2
8th	Sir Busker (IRE) Callum Shepherd · William Knight	28/1	3.25
9th	Savvy Victory (IRE) David Probert · S Woods	28/1	6

Runners (9)

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
1 (8)	Silver Knott Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	136	—	133-12	115	125	77	21d	—	—	-10	28.8	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Very smart globetrotter; major contender back down in class, even with 7lb penalty
5 (3)	Liberty Lane Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	129	—	212-53	113	128	96	14d	—	—	-1	23	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Looks like he's about to hit top form judged on this year's runs; leading contender
7 (2)	Peace Man Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	129	—	/325-7	108	124	91	28d	—	—	+6	17.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ties in with Liberty Lane on solid Group 3 effort last autumn; enters calculations
3 (7)	Exoplanet Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	129	—	/232/2	107	123	-	32d	—	—	+13	21.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Record of 0-5 since debut success but has largely progressive form; possibilities
2 (5)	Cash Grey J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	129	—	9/43-6	107	121	102	28d	—	—	+8	16.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Capable of very useful form but is 0-8 since debut win; supporting role likely
6 (6)	Meydaan Bay J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	129	—	1447-5	102	118	104	23d	—	—	+7	15.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Successful in this grade at Goodwood a year ago and looks interesting back here
9 (9)	Sir Busker Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:William Knight	J:Callum Shepherd T:William Knight	129	p	1408-9	107	122	97	23d	—	—	+12	15.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Veteran who has scored only twice since 2020, both times at York
8 (4)	Savvy Victory Bay J:David Probert T:S Woods	J:David Probert T:S Woods	129	p	541-40	106	123	98	35d	—	—	+12	14.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Listed winner in 2023 but this is a stronger race for the grade; well exposed
4 (1)	Jeff Koons b/br J:Faleh Bughenaim T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:Faleh Bughenaim T:Hamad Al Jehani	129	—	8-0142	103	114	61	43d	—	—	+11	14	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Campaigned mostly in Qatar for current yard, winning twice; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Silver Knott	6/4	7/4	13/8	13/8	13/8
Liberty Lane	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Peace Man	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Exoplanet	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Cash	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Meydaan	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Sir Busker	28/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Savvy Victory	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	28/1
Jeff Koons	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Silver Knott

28.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

7/4

2nd

Liberty Lane

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

Exoplanet

21.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Peace Man

17.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Cash

16.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Meydaan

15.5

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Sir Busker

15.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Savvy Victory

14.9

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Jeff Koons

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Silver Knott	115	125	77
Liberty Lane	113	128	96
Peace Man	108	124	91
Exoplanet	107	123	—
Cash	107	121	102
Sir Busker	107	122	97
Savvy Victory	106	123	98
Jeff Koons	103	114	61
Meydaan	102	118	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Liberty Lane	14d ago	Fit
Silver Knott	21d ago	Fit
Meydaan	23d ago	Fit
Sir Busker	23d ago	Fit
Peace Man	28d ago	Fit
Cash	28d ago	Fit
Exoplanet	32d ago	Fit
Savvy Victory	35d ago	Fit
Jeff Koons	43d ago	Fit