Phase Eight Nursery Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

16:20

Phase Eight Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-07-31

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £30,924

Winning Time 1m 30.33s (slow by 6.03s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sir Albert (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	6/1	Won
2nd	Spinning Lizzie (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	14/1	0.3
3rd	Champion Island (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Johnston	16/1	1.25
4th	Hey Tru Blue (GB) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	9/2	1.25
5th	Amazing Journey (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	13/2	0.05
6th	Victorious One (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	100/30F	1.25
7th	Sovereign Bright (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	33/1	.5
8th	Steel Drum (FR) Georgia Dobie · Eve Johnson Houghton	14/1	1.25
9th	American Gulf (GB) Tom Marquand · Oliver Cole	11/2	5.5
10th	Goldwork (GB) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	12/1	1.25
11th	Gascony (GB) Hollie Doyle · Brian Meehan	16/1	4.25

Runners (11)

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
3 (6)	Victorious One Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	130	b	222	85	96	71	14d	—	—	+6	25.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Runner-up in all his races, failing odds-on backers the last twice; still not discounted
2 (11)	Hey Tru Blue Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	131	—	201	86	97	72	21d	—	—	+8	27.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Started slowly in the Norfolk but soon back on track with an easy win at Doncaster
1 (9)	American Gulf Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Oliver Cole	J:Tom Marquand T:Oliver Cole	135	—	10	90	91	85	44d	—	—	+6	21.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Impressed at Windsor and appeared to perform below expectations in the Coventry
5 (10)	Sir Albert Brown J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	129	—	4511	84	94	73	20d	—	—	+16	29.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Raised a fair 4lb for readily picking off Champion Island on nursery debut at Chester
7 (4)	Amazing Journey Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	126	—	411	81	93	69	19d	—	—	+17	27.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Emerged from last to win a York nursery with something up his sleeve; up 5lb
4 (5)	Goldwork gr/b J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	129	—	814	84	91	76	28d	—	—	+11	17.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Turned over at odds-on last time but looked good here the run before; well regarded
8 (2)	Champion Island Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Johnston	J:William Buick T:Charlie Johnston	122	—	5412	77	95	85	20d	—	—	+15	20.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
No match for Sir Albert at Chester but he's well drawn here for a front-runner
10 (1)	Steel Drum Grey J:Georgia Dobie T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Georgia Dobie T:Eve Johnson Houghton	117	—	6423	72	96	72	20d	—	—	+8	13.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Sat in last at Chester but was closing on Sir Albert and Champion Island at the finish
6 (8)	Spinning Lizzie Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	128	—	10	83	91	62	41d	—	—	+12	16.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Ripon debut winner who finished down the field in the Albany when 100-1
11 (7)	Gascony Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Brian Meehan	J:Hollie Doyle T:Brian Meehan	115	—	0542	70	92	85	14d	—	—	+6	11.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Saw out the 7f well when runner-up on nursery debut at Leicester; this is much stronger
9 (3)	Sovereign Bright Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	120	—	623	75	95	80	18d	—	—	+11	13.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Returning to 7f should be of benefit but 0-3 and others have more pressing credentials

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Victorious One	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Hey Tru Blue	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2
American Gulf	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Sir Albert	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Amazing Journey	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Goldwork	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Champion Island	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Steel Drum	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Spinning Lizzie	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	20/1
Gascony	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Sovereign Bright	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sir Albert

29.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 17 Odds: 3.6

6/1

2nd

Amazing Journey

27.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 17 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Hey Tru Blue

27.2

OR: 9 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Victorious One

25.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 11 Odds: 5.7

7/2

American Gulf

21.4

OR: 10 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Champion Island

20.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 12 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Goldwork

17.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Spinning Lizzie

16.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Steel Drum

13.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Sovereign Bright

13.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Gascony

11.6

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
American Gulf	90	91	85
Hey Tru Blue	86	97	72
Victorious One	85	96	71
Sir Albert	84	94	73
Goldwork	84	91	76
Spinning Lizzie	83	91	62
Amazing Journey	81	93	69
Champion Island	77	95	85
Sovereign Bright	75	95	80
Steel Drum	72	96	72
Gascony	70	92	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Victorious One	14d ago	Fit
Gascony	14d ago	Fit
Sovereign Bright	18d ago	Fit
Amazing Journey	19d ago	Fit
Sir Albert	20d ago	Fit
Champion Island	20d ago	Fit
Steel Drum	20d ago	Fit
Hey Tru Blue	21d ago	Fit
Goldwork	28d ago	Fit
Spinning Lizzie	41d ago	Fit
American Gulf	44d ago	Fit