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Highclere Castle Gin Handicap

Goodwood · Sat 2nd May 2026 · 15:20

📏 5f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £5,574 🐎 Flat

2nd

Spring Bloom

5/1

Darragh Keenan

1st

The Thames Boatman

9/2

Finley Marsh

3rd

No Data

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Class

Class 5

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Distance

🌿

Going

Good

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£5,574

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Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

11/4 The Thames Boatman, 5/1 Rory Rocket, 6/1 Solvency, Sandscreendeliverd, 7/1 Tiger Tulip, 8/1 Serenity Dream, 9/1 Spring Bloom, 12/1 Tanjen, Faustus

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
4	Solvency Form: 00367-	4y 135 lbs	Paddy Bradley James Owen	75	12/1
1	Em Four Form: 351431	4y 140 lbs	William Carver Jamie Osborne	80	–
12	Rainbow Sorbet Form: 3-87	4y 112 lbs	Jim & Suzi Best	52	–
🥇 1st	The Thames Boatman Form: 146292	6y 134 lbs	Finley Marsh Richard Hughes	74	9/2
3	Silver Wraith Form: 44321-	4y 134 lbs	David Probert Emma Lavelle	74	–
9	Tiger Tulip Form: 55402-	5y 133 lbs	Cieren Fallon Heather Main	73	100/30F
🥈 2nd	Sandscreendeliverd Form: 319-42	4y 132 lbs	Tom Queally Peter Crate	72	15/2
8	Serenity Dream Form: -16263	5y 131 lbs	Jack Doughty Tony Carroll	71	4/1
5	Tanjen Form: 35120-	4y 129 lbs	David Allan Tim Easterby	69	11/1
🥈 2nd	Spring Bloom Form: 737-26	9y 128 lbs	Darragh Keenan John Butler	68	5/1
7	Faustus Form: 858-56	8y 125 lbs	Joe Leavy Rachel Cook & John Bridger	65	25/1
6	Rory Rocket Form: 86-001	4y 122 lbs	Sam Hitchcott Gary & Josh Moore	62	11/1

The vote goes to THE THAMES BOATMAN who had a near-miss at Bath on Monday and is on the same mark here.

Racing Post Pick

The Thames Boatman

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

Racecard ›

Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

Racecard ›

Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.