Whispering Angel Handicap – Goodwood

Goodwood

3:45

Whispering Angel Handicap

Date 2025-08-02

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £38,655

Runners (20)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
17 (6)	Headmaster ch J:Mirai Iwata T:William Haggas	J:Mirai Iwata T:William Haggas	119	—	221	88	117	95	15d	—	—	+12	31.2	10/3 23%
Ready success in Haydock maiden last time; bred to prove much better than opening mark
12 (1)	Mudbir b J:Jim Crowley T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Jim Crowley T:John & Thady Gosden	122	—	2-151	91	118	101	28d	—	—	+2	18.8	4/1 20%
Suited by drop back to 7f at Sandown most recently; bred to do better still; respected
9 (12)	El Matador ch J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	123	—	2-11	92	110	71	64d	—	—	+6	17.3	13/2 13%
Odds-on for all starts, producing form figures of 211; brings potential to handicaps
7 (11)	Consolidation b J:James Doyle T:Ralph Beckett	J:James Doyle T:Ralph Beckett	126	—	231-10	95	115	106	44d	—	—	+1	15.3	13/2 13%
C&D success on reappearance; not disgraced in the Britannia since; remains of interest
3 (13)	Yah Mo Be There b J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Spencer	J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Spencer	130	—	01-585	99	116	91	42d	—	—	+7	14.2	11/1 8%
Ran respectably in the Jersey and that form has received several boosts; possibilities
4 (19)	Montpellier b J:Tom Marquand T:James Ferguson	J:Tom Marquand T:James Ferguson	129	—	112	98	115	90	38d	—	—	+24	30.9	14/1 7%
Couple of solid 7f wins prior to good effort over 6f; open to further improvement
18 (14)	Dance In The Storm b J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	118	h	5-1714	87	115	92	28d	—	—	+4	11.4	14/1 7%
Only fourth to Mudbir when bidding for Sandown double but can't be written off
5 (4)	Hallasan b J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	127	—	216749	96	112	81	23d	—	—	+9	15.1	16/1 6%
Has become exposed since his productive spell; came up short last time
15 (5)	Andesite b J:Connor Beasley T:K R Burke	J:Connor Beasley T:K R Burke	121	—	7-4865	90	113	101	7d	—	—	+6	11.6	18/1 5%
Campaigned at 6f but last two efforts suggest this new trip is worth exploring
19 (9)	Miami Matrix b J:Connor Planas(3) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Hugo Palmer	117	—	313711	86	113	88	22d	—	—	+26	30	22/1 4%
Two wins at Chester since being gelded, taking record to 3-6; open to further progress
16 (2)	Aurora Majesty ch J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	119	—	119661	88	112	91	31d	—	—	+19	22.4	28/1 3%
Back to form at Epsom last month; this is harder but he should take well to Goodwood
10 (20)	Shout b J:Robert Havlin T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Robert Havlin T:Simon & Ed Crisford	123	—	31-230	92	114	78	44d	—	—	+8	11.3	28/1 3%
Solid record prior to 1m defeat last time but likely needs improvement to win this
2 (10)	Pellitory b J:Mason Paetel(5) T:James Owen	J:Mason Paetel(5) T:James Owen	133	—	1-1947	102	108	84	42d	—	—	+18	20.8	33/1 3%
Successful at Doncaster in last handicap attempt but is now 20lb higher
13 (15)	Rare Change b J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	122	—	-11017	91	118	106	35d	—	—	+20	23	33/1 3%
Has a strike-rate of 3-5 this term, with plausible excuses for the two defeats
1 (7)	The Waco Kid b J:Jack Nicholls(7) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Jack Nicholls(7) T:Hugo Palmer	135	tp	10-706	104	111	74	57d	—	—	+11	14.3	33/1 3%
Group 3 winner last term; has much weaker claims on 2025 form; handicap debut
8 (8)	Columnist b J:David Egan T:Richard Fahey	J:David Egan T:Richard Fahey	124	—	3-8705	93	113	84	23d	—	—	+10	13.8	50/1 2%
Not particularly solid on 2025 handicap results; Wathnan second string
NR (18)	Wolf Of Badenoch ch J:NON-RUNNER T:Hugo Palmer	J:NON-RUNNER T:Hugo Palmer	127	p	246-50	96	114	-	44d	—	—	—	11.5	—
Ran well in the Vintage here last year but subsequent form isn't convincing
NR (3)	Spirit Of Farhh b J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	123	—	1-9241	92	111	95	14d	—	—	—	17.5	—
Won at Newmarket last time, taking record on ground softer than good to 2311
NR (16)	The Fingal Raven b J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	122	b	-33203	91	115	101	28d	—	—	—	17.3	—
Close third to Mudbir at Sandown; largely consistent but others are less exposed
NR (17)	Fondo Blanco br J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	116	—	31-227	85	113	102	68d	—	—	—	8.8	—
Latest effort has worked out well and he remains an unexposed sort; not dismissed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Headmaster	3/1	10/3	16/5	3/1	10/3
Mudbir	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
El Matador	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	13/2
Consolidation	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Yah Mo Be There	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Montpellier	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Dance In The Storm	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Hallasan	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Andesite	16/1	14/1	14/1	18/1	14/1
Miami Matrix	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Aurora Majesty	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1
Shout	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Pellitory	33/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Rare Change	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
The Waco Kid	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Columnist	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Wolf Of Badenoch	-	-	-	-	-
Spirit Of Farhh	-	-	-	-	-
The Fingal Raven	-	-	-	-	-
Fondo Blanco	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Headmaster

31.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 16 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Montpellier

30.9

OR: 12 Form: 17 Odds: 1.9

14/1

3rd

Miami Matrix

OR: 9 Form: 19.9 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Rare Change

OR: 10.3 Form: 12 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Aurora Majesty

22.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 12 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Pellitory

20.8

OR: 13 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Mudbir

18.8

OR: 10.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

4/1

Spirit Of Farhh

17.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

El Matador

17.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

The Fingal Raven

17.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Consolidation

15.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Hallasan

15.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 2 Odds: 1.6

16/1

The Waco Kid

14.3

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Yah Mo Be There

14.2

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Columnist

13.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

50/1

Andesite

11.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Wolf Of Badenoch

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Dance In The Storm

11.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Shout

11.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Fondo Blanco

8.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Waco Kid Top Rated	104	111	74
Pellitory	102	108	84
Yah Mo Be There	99	116	91
Montpellier	98	115	90
Hallasan	96	112	81
Wolf Of Badenoch	96	114	—
Consolidation	95	115	106
Columnist	93	113	84
El Matador	92	110	71
Shout	92	114	78
Spirit Of Farhh	92	111	95
Mudbir	91	118	101
Rare Change	91	118	106
The Fingal Raven	91	115	101
Andesite	90	113	101
Headmaster	88	117	95
Aurora Majesty	88	112	91
Dance In The Storm	87	115	92
Miami Matrix	86	113	88
Fondo Blanco	85	113	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Andesite	7d ago	Quick return
Spirit Of Farhh	14d ago	Fit
Headmaster	15d ago	Fit
Miami Matrix	22d ago	Fit
Hallasan	23d ago	Fit
Columnist	23d ago	Fit
Mudbir	28d ago	Fit
Dance In The Storm	28d ago	Fit
The Fingal Raven	28d ago	Fit
Aurora Majesty	31d ago	Fit
Rare Change	35d ago	Fit
Montpellier	38d ago	Fit
Yah Mo Be There	42d ago	Fit
Pellitory	42d ago	Fit
Consolidation	44d ago	Fit
Shout	44d ago	Fit
Wolf Of Badenoch	44d ago	Fit
The Waco Kid	57d ago	Fresh
El Matador	64d ago	Fresh
Fondo Blanco	68d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Fondo Blanco	Mid-Pack
Yah Mo Be There	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 20 runners classified.