Ed Walker’s INTO BATTLE will be much better suited to this 10f trip after being found out over 9f last time. I have no doubt he is well handicapped, I just hope the gelding operation changes his fortunes.
The Richmond Stakes is a really deep race I feel and the favourite is rightly quite short. However, I don’t think BILLBOARD STAR should be 6/1 as his form stands up to the closest inspection. He looks a classy type and connections are quite bullish about his chances today, like me, they feel he is a very solid play here.
I didn’t anticipate EL BURHAN to turn up in nursery this season I must admit but an opening mark of 90 should hopefully be exploitable so I can see why connections have taken this path. A canter at Beverley was preceded by a cosy success at Yarmouth after a promising debut at Newmarket. All of that form has been franked and it is a question today of whether or not he is better than a mark of 90. I think he is.
Goodwood 1.50 – Approval / Into Battle
Goodwood 2.25 – Billboard Star
Goodwood 4.10 – El Burhan
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