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Goodwood Racecourse

Goodwood Racecourse Six Furlong Marker
Photo © Colin Smith (cc-by-sa/2.0)

There can be few racecourses in England more stunningly situated than Goodwood, this Flat-only course being located close to the south coast city of Chichester on the glorious South Downs. This is without a doubt one of the finest racecourses in the British Isles and while the switchback nature of the track can cause many runners a few issues, this doesn’t prevent Goodwood from hosting one of racing’s annual flagship events.

Glorious Goodwood, officially known as the Qatar Goodwood Festival, is one of the quintessential race meetings of the summer, with the stand-out races over the five-day racing feast being the Sussex Stakes, Stewards Cup, Nassau Stakes and Goodwood Cup. Elsewhere in the racing calendar, three-day meetings also take place in May and August and Goodwood has an atmosphere quite unlike any other major track in the UK.

Racecourse Facts

Location
West Sussex
Country
England
Race Type
Flat
Track Surface
Turf

Upcoming Fixtures

Date Day Course Type Track
05/05/2023 Friday Goodwood Flat Turf
06/05/2023 Saturday Goodwood Flat Turf
26/05/2023 Friday Goodwood Flat Turf
See the full fixtures here

Goodwood Flat Course

Goodwood Racecourse Map

The track at Goodwood is one of the trickiest around and is undulating with two main bends, the lower bend being used for races of less than a mile and a quarter and the top bend in use for races of over 11 furlongs.

This is an especially difficult course for horses and jockeys, with hold-up horses tending to come up short in the straight, especially so when kept at the rail. Given the undulating nature of the track, horses that race close to the pace are at an advantage, especially in longer contests which involve a number of sharp turns, more than one of which are taken downhill making it hard to control a horse’s speed.

Goodwood is essentially a sharp, right-handed track for longer races with a tight triangular loop attached to a straight. The five-furlong course is extremely fast, so speedy sorts have an advantage here and the same is true of contests over six furlongs. Both of those distances are run on the straight course, the six-furlong straight being joined by a triangular loop which is run right-handed.

There are downhill gradients where the turn meets the straight tending to favour handy, nimble types more so than bigger long-striding runners, especially in the shorter distance races. Horses which tend to perform well on similar courses such as Epsom and Brighton usually tend to impress at Goodwood.

Mark Johnston holds a healthy lead at the top of the trainers’ table over recent years with a strike rate of almost 17% while pick of the jockeys at this course is Oisin Murphy with a strike rate of around 15% over the same period.

Draw Bias

In races of between two miles and 2m 5f, runners head the ‘wrong’ way along the straight away from the finish line, then they branch to the left at the lower bend, go right around the loop and head back to the winning post. In races of between 7f and 2m, horses use a variety of configurations of the track, meaning that how the course rides and what biases there are, are very much dependent on distance.

The effect of the draw is in evidence at Goodwood with a low draw offering some benefit in the shortest races on the straight course. In contrast, high numbers tend to be better on the round course, especially over distances of seven furlongs and one mile. However when it rides soft, jockeys head over towards the stand rail which alters that bias somewhat. Over the past few years, a high draw has been preferable in the Stewards’ Cup, however this usually depends on where the pace is coming from.

Full Fixtures

Date Day Course Type Track
05/05/2023 Friday Goodwood Flat Turf
06/05/2023 Saturday Goodwood Flat Turf
26/05/2023 Friday Goodwood Flat Turf
27/05/2023 Saturday Goodwood Flat Turf
09/06/2023 Friday Goodwood Flat Turf
11/06/2023 Sunday Goodwood Flat Turf
16/06/2023 Friday Goodwood Flat Turf
23/06/2023 Friday Goodwood Flat Turf
01/08/2023 Tuesday Goodwood Flat Turf
02/08/2023 Wednesday Goodwood Flat Turf
03/08/2023 Thursday Goodwood Flat Turf
04/08/2023 Friday Goodwood Flat Turf
05/08/2023 Saturday Goodwood Flat Turf
25/08/2023 Friday Goodwood Flat Turf
26/08/2023 Saturday Goodwood Flat Turf
27/08/2023 Sunday Goodwood Flat Turf
05/09/2023 Tuesday Goodwood Flat Turf
27/09/2023 Wednesday Goodwood Flat Turf
15/10/2023 Sunday Goodwood Flat Turf

Major Races at Goodwood

Last Run Race Grade Last Winner
27th Aug 2022 Celebration Mile Stakes Group 2 Jadoomi (10/3)
30th Jul 2022 Stewards’ Cup Class 2 Commanche Falls (25/1)
29th Jul 2022 Golden Mile Handicap Class 2 Orbaan (20/1)
29th Jul 2022 King George Stakes Group 2 Khaadem (8/1)
28th Jul 2022 Nassau Stakes Group 1 Nashwa (6/5)
27th Jul 2022 Sussex Stakes Group 1 Baaeed (1/6)
26th Jul 2022 Lennox Stakes Group 2 Sandrine (12/1)
26th Jul 2022 Goodwood Cup Group 1 Kyprios (6/4)

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