18:40 Goodwood

Friday 13 June 2025

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Goodwood Horseracing Club Membership Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 18:43 | Winning time: 3m 1.99s

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(10)

Orchard Keeper²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 80

4/1

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap (8/1) at this course (12f, good) 21 days ago, keeping on when hampered well inside final 1f. Best treated as still in form and no surprise to see her thereabouts.

Form: 423-326

(6)

Percy Shelley^v¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: George Wood| T: James Owen| OR: 79| BF

12/1

Still without a win on these shores but his mark is easing and he wasn't seen to best effect when sixth of 12 in handicap (7/2) at Chester (15.9f, good) 13 days ago. Not one to write off for stable who do well particularly well with new recruits.

Form: 625-736

(12)

Macari²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Rose Dawes⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S West| OR: 78| D

15/2

Latest win at Salisbury (14.2f) in May. Good fifth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm, 12/1) 25 days ago, no extra only late on. Consistency is very hard to knock in this sphere and no reason why he won't go well again.

Form: 21-5315

(11)

Zealandia^v³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Ian Williams| OR: 78| CD

16/1

Useful form when winning at Newcastle (16.2f) first start last year but hasn't gone on from that since, well beaten back at that venue in January and no better when eighth in Chester Plate (18.6f) 5 weeks ago. Visor goes back on in place of cheekpieces but others more persuasive.

Form: 7036-78

(3)

Cock And Bull²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: M L W Bell| OR: 78| BF| D

4/1

Posted a career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Nottingham (14f) in April. Not seen to best effect in a slowly-run race when fourth of 6 in handicap at Doncaster (14.5f) latest and he's not dismissed out of hand from this mark.

Form: 743-614

(1)

Mighty Bandit¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Charles Bishop| T: W Greatrex| OR: 78

10/1

Ran well on the back of wind surgery when fourth at Leicester (11.8f) in April and excuses both subsequent runs, seeming unsuited by the track when sixth of 10 in handicap at Chester (12.3f) 13 days ago. Remains unexposed at this trip so not one to write off.

Form: 632-406

(5)

Kotari^p1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: G & J Moore| OR: 77

12/1

Rattled off a quick-fire hat-trick last spring but doesn't arrive in same form this time around, last of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Stable won this 12 months ago.

Form: 5440-90

(4)

Media Mogul^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: George Downing| T: E Walker| OR: 71| BF| D

9/1

Improving 4-y-o who was fitted with cheekpieces when opening his account at Wolverhampton and followed up at Redcar (14f) in April. Far from disgraced in a muddling affair when 1 length third of 5 to Macari in handicap at Salisbury (14.2f) 29 days ago and he's one of the likelier types here.

Form: 542113

(7)

Poncho^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Darragh Keenan| T: G & J Moore| OR: 70| BF

10/1

Temperamental sort. 15/8, creditable second of 5 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 8 days ago, not stretching it to say he may have won if knuckling down properly. Evidently on a workable mark but he's certainly not straightforward.

Form: 643382

(9)

Golden Flame¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Jack Doughty| T: T Faulkner| OR: 68| D

10/1

Hasn't got his head in front since 2021 but holding his form well in recent months, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (14f, good) 12 days ago. Should give another good account from same mark.

Form: 294233

(8)

Al Khawaneej River¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: T E Whelan| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 65

15/2

Held his form well at 3 yrs (successful at 11.5f) and improved after 9 months off when good third of 11 in handicap at Chepstow (12f, good to firm) 14 days ago, nearest finish. Still unexposed at this sort of trip and worth a chance to confirm the promise of that run here.

Form: 21343-3

Non-Runners

(2)

Cello³⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: A M Balding J: David Probert

Forecasts

Orchard Keeper (4/1), Cock And Bull (4/1), Al Khawaneej River (15/2), Macari (15/2), Media Mogul (9/1), Mighty Bandit (10/1), Golden Flame (10/1), Poncho (10/1), Percy Shelley (12/1), Kotari (12/1), Cello (14/1), Zealandia (16/1)

Hard to rule out most in this competitive staying handicap but AL KHAWANEEJ RIVER found some improvement after 9 months off when third over shorter at Chepstow 2 weeks ago. Still unexposed over this sort of trip, he's selected to confirm the promise of that effort. Media Mogul and Orchard Keeper are others to consider. Cock and Bull and Golden Flame are others worthy of respect.