1:25 Goodwood Tips

Progressed well as the season went on last year and ended the campaign with a decent run in a Group 3. Looks the type to keep improving and can go close here.

Clive Cox's string is in very decent form with 20% winners in the last fortnight, and his colt Shaman Champion could well be the one in this open handicap to go close. Last time out he was 7th of 14 at Newbury when too keen after over 200 days off the track. With that run blown away, the cobwebs should be expected to come off here. With the ground not being a factor, he should run into a place at least if returning to form.

Unexposed 3yo colt. Excuses last time out, but he's had a nice seven-week break since. He was a cosy novice stakes winner on his return and can bounce back in this handicap. He went close in a very valuable maiden race last Aug and followed that with a 4th of 30 in a Goffs £413K sales race. I think he has the ability to be better than his current 93 rating.

7lbs lower than when 3rd in turf debut, this horse has gone consistently well for some time now placing on 10 of her 12 starts so far. Horses with light weights have taken this many times in the past, and with Farmers 7lb claim she will be by far bottom weight here well below 8 stone. That could just have her outclassed, it she seems to have only one way of going, and with a genuine lack of obvious pace I’m hoping she can jump out and be giving free reign to make the most of her light weight.