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Goodwood

15:15

Date 2026-05-01

Distance 5f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £23,193

Weather Clear

Temp 13.2°C

Wind 9mph SE

Rain 0%

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
10 (2)	Lexington Blitz Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Robert Cowell	J:Edward Greatrex T:Robert Cowell	119	p	2219-3	88	116	100	27d	—	—	+2	16.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Resumed from five months off with good third at Musselburgh; likely player off same mark
1 (1)	Democracy Dilemma Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Robert Cowell	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Robert Cowell	135	v	613-30	104	114	107	27d	—	—	+4	17.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Good Lingfield listed third; not at best at Musselburgh (soft) since but can bounce back
7 (3)	Tropical Storm Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	126	—	0009-8	95	116	105	27d	—	—	+1	15.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Encouraging return at eighth at Musselburgh given hampered start; not without interest
11 (10)	Rhythm N Hooves Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Robert Cowell	J:Saffie Osborne T:Robert Cowell	119	p	35-445	88	116	110	27d	—	—	0	13.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
In decent form, fifth of 14 at Musselburgh latest; ought to be thereabouts once more
6 (9)	Trefor Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Charles Hills	J:Charles Bishop T:Charles Hills	129	—	13210-	98	114	93	230d	—	—	+18	27.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
A three-time winner (around 6f) last term; has gone well fresh so in the mix on return
3 (4)	Clearpoint Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Simon Hodgson	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Simon Hodgson	131	—	112-22	100	116	82	41d	—	—	+7	14.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
In fine form this spring, runner-up at Southwell latest; enters calculations back on turf
8 (11)	Rosario Chestnut J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roger Teal	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roger Teal	123	p	3203-6	92	117	106	17d	—	—	+5	12.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Took this last year; solid sixth at Newmarket on return so he's no forlorn hope
2 (8)	Spartan Arrow Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	131	p	1-7880	100	115	109	24d	—	—	+15	21.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
A four-time scorer in 2025 but yet to fire this term; tried in a change of headgear here
9 (5)	King Of Light Chestnut J:Jason Watson T:Stuart Williams	J:Jason Watson T:Stuart Williams	122	tp	79014-	91	113	104	209d	—	—	+12	19.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ended 2025 better than ever; yard is going well so very much one to consider on his return
5 (6)	Rogue Enforcer Bay J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Archie Watson	J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Archie Watson	129	b	81921-	98	111	90	201d	—	—	+26	29.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Scored three times in France/Italy in 2025; gelded and not ruled out on debut for new yard
4 (7)	Fandom Bay J:Tyrese Cameron(5) T:Richard Hannon	J:Tyrese Cameron(5) T:Richard Hannon	129	—	590-22	98	110	95	68d	—	—	+10	12.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
A useful 5f US winner in 2024; twice second for Olly Murphy in Saint Moritz in February

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Lexington Blitz	4/1	4/1	4/1
Democracy Dilemma	9/2	9/2	9/2
Tropical Storm	5/1	5/1	5/1
Rhythm N Hooves	11/2	6/1	11/2
Trefor	15/2	8/1	8/1
Clearpoint	9/1	9/1	9/1
Rosario	10/1	10/1	10/1
Spartan Arrow	11/1	11/1	11/1
King Of Light	11/1	11/1	11/1
Rogue Enforcer	33/1	28/1	33/1
Fandom	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Rogue Enforcer

29.3

OR: 12 Form: 16.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

2nd

Trefor

27.1

OR: 12 Form: 12.4 Odds: 2.7

8/1

3rd

Spartan Arrow

21.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

11/1

King Of Light

19.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Democracy Dilemma

17.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Lexington Blitz

16.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Tropical Storm

15.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Clearpoint

14.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Rhythm N Hooves

13.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Rosario

12.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Fandom

12.6

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Democracy Dilemma	104	114	107
Clearpoint	100	116	82
Spartan Arrow	100	115	109
Trefor	98	114	93
Rogue Enforcer	98	111	90
Fandom	98	110	95
Tropical Storm	95	116	105
Rosario	92	117	106
King Of Light	91	113	104
Lexington Blitz	88	116	100
Rhythm N Hooves	88	116	110

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rosario	17d ago	Fit
Spartan Arrow	24d ago	Fit
Lexington Blitz	27d ago	Fit
Democracy Dilemma	27d ago	Fit
Tropical Storm	27d ago	Fit
Rhythm N Hooves	27d ago	Fit
Clearpoint	41d ago	Fit
Fandom	68d ago	Fresh
Rogue Enforcer	201d ago	Long break
King Of Light	209d ago	Long break
Trefor	230d ago	Long break