Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)

Middle-distance handicappers tackle a mile and a half at Glorious Goodwood, where a searching trip, the undulating downland track and a well-timed challenge all count in a competitive field. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.
Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)
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2027 Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Preview

This Class 2 handicap, which is run on the second day of Glorious Goodwood, is contested over one mile and four furlongs, with the race being restricted to three-year-old runners only.

Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Information:

If you are interested in other predictions at Goodwood, then head over to the Goodwood tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.

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How competitive is the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2009, when the race had an over-round of 107%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2027 Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Love Galore (2:34.05) in 2008
  2. Double Bluff (2:35.13) in 2014
  3. Infraad (2:35.45) in 2026

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap next time out, then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -9.90. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2027 Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:34.05 was set by Love Galore in 2008, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Johnny Murtagh, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2023 when The Goat won in a time of 2:49.13 for trainer Andrew Balding, who booked Jason Watson in the saddle.

What the expert says...
Those who ran in the King George V Stakes last time out have had a decent time of late in this race, with four of the last six winners coming from that, so do take note of those runners.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Past Winners

Here are the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. Also detailed is the stall from which the horse came and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2026
2:35.45
Infraad (IRE)
3yo 9-2 (3 of 8) 2/1F
Tom Marquand
William Haggas (GB)
2025
2:37.94
Omni Man (IRE)
3yo 9-9 (1 of 9) 8/1
Ryan Moore
Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE)
2024
2:35.72
French Duke (IRE)
3yo 9-5 (7 of 10) 16/5F
James Doyle
Roger Varian (GB)
2023
2:49.13
The Goat (GB)
3yo 8-8 (5 of 11) 25/1
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding (GB)
2022
2:36.54
Secret State (IRE)
3yo 9-9 (2 of 13) 11/4F
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2021
2:44.04
Nagano (GB)
3yo 9-3 (10 of 13) 4/1
David Egan
Roger Varian (GB)
2020
2:41.80
Mambo Nights (IRE)
3yo 8-12 (5 of 10) 9/1
Andrea Atzeni
Richard Hannon (GB)
2019
2:37.17
Sir Ron Priestley (GB)
3yo 9-4 (12 of 13) 6/1
Franny Norton
Mark Johnston (GB)
2018
2:36.95
Soto Sizzler (GB)
3yo 8-0 (4 of 10) 20/1
Jimmy Quinn
William Knight (GB)
2017
2:47.38
Londinium (GB)
3yo 8-0 (5 of 14) 9/1
Joe Fanning
Mark Johnston (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap have been based:

  • GB: 19 winners with an additional 40 placings from 239 runners
  • IRE: 1 winner with an additional 3 placings from 4 runners

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Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Regal Flush (2007), Verdant (2010) and Dartmouth (2015). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap are Andrew Balding (2 wins), William Haggas (2 wins) and Roger Varian (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Sir Michael Stoute11-3-8+13.25+11.99
Andrew Balding17-2-4+17.00+6.92
William Haggas9-2-4+0.00-0.77
Roger Varian4-2-2+5.20+2.42
Amanda Perrett10-1-5+2.00+10.01
Charlie Appleby7-1-3-3.25-1.11
Richard Hannon5-1-1+5.00+1.40
William Knight2-1-1+19.00+11.00
Joseph Patrick O'Brien2-1-2+7.00+4.75
Charlie Johnston9-0-1-9.00-6.30

Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Regal Flush (2007), Verdant (2010) and Omni Man (2025).

Here are some of the top Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Ryan Moore15-3-8+15.00+11.58
William Buick14-1-2-10.25-9.03
James Doyle10-1-4-5.80-4.04
Jim Crowley8-1-4+4.00+5.83
Franny Norton6-1-1+1.00-1.25
Tom Marquand6-1-3-3.00-1.86
Jimmy Quinn5-1-1+16.00+8.00
David Probert5-1-1+3.00+0.20
Andrea Atzeni4-1-1+6.00+2.40
David Egan3-1-2+2.00+3.00

2027 Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Runners & Shortlist

The runners and the final trends shortlist for the 2027 renewal of the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap will be added once the final declarations are confirmed, which are usually 48 hours before the race.

Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +34.20, is when runners had 0 wins in the past 90 days.

❌ The worst-performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Flat (AW) race on debut; when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-50.

Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2026: Winner in 3 (6,7) [8 Runners]
  • 2025: Winner in 1 (2,3) [9 Runners]
  • 2024: Winner in 7 (3,8) [10 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 5 (6,7) [11 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 2 (3,1) [13 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap is Ascot; there have been a total of 7 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Newmarket (July); there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) last time out.

The race is open to both sexes, with male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 228 runners, while female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 15 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap; that stallion, Dubawi, has produced 2 winners (2022,2015).

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap despite multiple attempts:

  • Cape Cross (0 Wins from 7 runners)
  • Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 7 runners)
  • Frankel (0 Wins from 5 runners)
  • Halling (0 Wins from 5 runners)
  • Montjeu (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was The Goat in 2023, winning for Andrew Balding at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Jason Watson. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2027 Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap.

Route to the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap

Many trainers target races as preparation for the Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2026 - Infraad
Chester - 3rd of 8 (8/13)
ESL Export Handicap
2025 - Omni Man
Ascot - 5th of 19 (11/1)
King George V Stakes
2024 - French Duke
Ascot - 6th of 19 (10/1)
King George V Stakes
2023 - The Goat
Kempton (AW) - 3rd of 5 (5/1)
Unibet 3 Uniboosts Per Day EBF Novice Stakes
2022 - Secret State
Ascot - 1st of 19 (4/1)
King George V Stakes
2021 - Nagano
Ascot - 6th of 17 (12/1)
King George V Stakes
2020 - Mambo Nights
Ripon - 1st of 4 (11/4)
Follow @attheraces On Twitter Handicap
2019 - Sir Ron Priestley
Haydock - 1st of 7 (15/8)
bet365 Handicap
2018 - Soto Sizzler
Newbury - 3rd of 5 (11/1)
Thatcham Butchers Handicap
2017 - Londinium
Chester - 3rd of 7 (11/8)
Caldwell Construction Handicap

Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood

Here is the schedule for the five-day Glorious Goodwood festival for races which we cover with blogs. Each race will be linked to the race blog, and details of last year's winner are in the table below.

Tuesday at Glorious Goodwood

Part of the British Champion Series, the Goodwood Cup is the highlight on the opening day, a marathon over two miles where stamina is key.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Chesterfield Cup HandicapAl Aali (FR)
4yo - 11/2
George Scott
William Buick
Vintage StakesDr Rascal (GB)
2yo - 13/2
Oliver Cole
Kaiya Fraser
Lennox StakesLake Forest (GB)
5yo - 10/11
William Haggas
Cieren Fallon
Goodwood CupScandinavia (USA)
4yo - 6/5
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore

Wednesday at Glorious Goodwood

Run over a mile, the Sussex Stakes is the main race on the second day; this Group 1 is also part of the British Champion Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Glorious Goodwood 1m4f HandicapInfraad (IRE)
3yo - 2/1
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
Alice Keppel Fillies Conditions StakesWild Blossom (IRE)
2yo - 5/4
K R Burke
James Doyle
Oak Tree StakesFlora Of Bermuda (IRE)
5yo - 5/2
Andrew Balding
James Doyle
Molecomb StakesPershaada (IRE)
2yo - 11/4
Richard Hannon
Sean Levey
Sussex StakesBow Echo (IRE)
3yo - 10/11
George Boughey
Billy Loughnane

Thursday at Glorious Goodwood

The Group 1 Nassau Stakes is the highlight on Thursday, contested over 1m2f and restricted to only fillies and mares, the race is part of the British Champion Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Kincsem HandicapCiarrai Abu (IRE)
3yo - 100/30
Harry Eustace
George Wood
Richmond StakesMans Best Friend (IRE)
2yo - 11/2
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
Gordon StakesEnceladus (IRE)
3yo - 6/4
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Nassau StakesDiamond Necklace (IRE)
3yo - 4/6
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore

Friday at Glorious Goodwood

Friday features a couple of decent handicaps, with the Goodwood Handicap a stamina-testing race and the Golden Mile, which is a heritage handicap. The highlight of the day is the King George Stakes, a sprint run over five furlongs.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Goodwood HandicapDefiantly (FR)
4yo - 11/4
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Thoroughbred StakesShayem (IRE)
3yo - 17/2
K R Burke
Clifford Lee
Golden Mile HandicapArchivist (GB)
4yo - 16/1
Hamad Al Jehani
Callum Rodriguez
King George StakesAmerican Affair (GB)
6yo - 12/1
Jim Goldie
Paul Mulrennan

Saturday at Glorious Goodwood

Saturday is the day of one of the biggest handicaps on the flat, the Stewards Cup, 20+ runners over six furlongs compete in this heritage handicap.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Summer HandicapHopewell Rock (IRE)
4yo - 5/1
George Boughey
Ryan Moore
Glorious StakesEnfjaar (IRE)
6yo - 8/1
Roger Varian
Ray Dawson
Lillie Langtry StakesGoodie Two Shoes (IRE)
7yo - 8/1
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Stewards CupEvening Saigon (IRE)
4yo - 16/1
Hamad Al Jehani
James Doyle

Article Contributor Information

We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Glorious Goodwood 1m4f Handicap Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for Flat racing.

James Banting

James Banting

Expert Guide

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Association provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

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